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Which supplements are fully plant-based (Vegan)?

Updated on February 28, 2017 in Nutrition
3 on February 12, 2017

I want to buy appropriate supplements to support brain health, but am not sure which of the supplements offered here are or are not fully plant-based.

Note my “why,” please:  I follow as much as I can get organized (Current Brain Type: 8) Caldwell Esselstyn’s biases toward nutrition.  It’s been great for my blood pressure, cholesterol, and seems to be great for lowering any emotionally aggressive tendencies I have been able to easily correlate with eating animal proteins.  Though we (my wife is a cardiac nurse – my family has a high incidence of heart disease and cancer has killed everyone in every generation in her family tree that she is aware of) believe that up to 5% animal proteins is about where we humans are on the evolutionary scale and above that enhances the chances of cardiovascular disease and cancers, we eat virtually no animal proteins.

 
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1 on February 15, 2017

Dr. Kidd, our supplement scientist, informed me that all are vegan except for the following:
Omega-3 Power, Brain & Body Power, Brain & Body Power MAX, and ProBrain Biotics. Thanks for the question!

on February 27, 2017

Does that leave any brain products for Vegans?  I realize Amen believes in fish based Omega 3s.  Alternatives?

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0 on February 28, 2017

Algae oil can be used as an alternative. The ratio of EPA to DHA is not as ideal as our fish oil supplement, but is better than none at all! 🙂  – Coach Zoe

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