Fulvic Acid, Omega3's & Cognition

[dave partington]

I've long wondered if the lack of Fulvic Acid (not to be confused with Folic Acid) , from the original source Leonardite, is missing from the diet of the modern farm raised mouse. Leonardite is a layer of deep deposits of mineral substances, common in soils which have not been chemically altered.

Fulvic acid is common in the unplowed, unaltered nature; on any land which has been Never chemically fertilized. There are many minerals present in Fulvic Acid which are no longer in human foods, but addition of Fulvic Acid is known to cure many conditions found within the modern human. You can search it.

Omega3's are found, typically in seafood, It increases cognition. It is also found in the Chia seed (as in the "Chia Head" as seen on TV); it is a species of Salvia. As seed, it is around 15 times less expensive than feeding on fish, and presents no mercury poisoning risk. Tuna scenting (which is a cooked meat, like chicken is sometimes), seems to invoke something in the processing center of some reluctant cornSnake neonates.

Most vertebrae species seem to ingest whatever their bodies can extract from said ingredients, and expel the rest.

If a female snake is fed a diet high in Omega3's and then is bred, will her offspring have higher cognition?

There have been studies on higher vertebrae which suggest so; I am curious if anybody has tried ither of these two supplements upon their wards.

thanks,
dp

 

[vetusvates]

Dave, I take a vast array of vitamins, stopping just short of 'unprocessed soil'. I figure as long as I am urinating deep yellow, all of my organs, brain included, are being bathed in a high supplement broth. High in all B's, high in E, and other things. Both for my youthful accordance and mental concordance.
I do not know if mum took supplements responsible for making me so brilliant, but I am doing everything I can to remain so.

But seriously, I do think the Omega-3's improve awareness, mental multi-tasking, and memory (short and long term). In humans. Especially with all the good B's.
In snakes, I do not think anything would be passed on to young (except a very well-developed and well-nourished hatchling), unless the young were fed additional supplements, say during their first year, or beyond.
Yes, I am aware of the argument that organisms only absorb what they can use, etc., etc. However, on the molecular level, in a given cell, a given biochemical reaction is only going to take place if all factors, enzymes, co-enzymes, trace elements, etc.,...are all present at the same time.
And yes, I am aware that there are vitamins and supplements (and drugs for that matter) that are stored in body fat (to human detriment, for example); and, other vitamins and supplements that are hepato-toxic to snakes, for example.

I would suggest, on this subject as well as on any other, that individuals do their own research.

 

[Teddy Roosevelt]

If you feel your snake could benefit from this, by all means! Make a control group and an experiment group and give us the rsults in the mouse, the mother, the young, the mother/young 5+ years from now, etc... This hobby is built on trial and error and for all we know (and don't), you could've just stumbled on a realization as important as "heat rocks suck at heating and are better at burning". I wouldn't expect many people to jump on board with this with you unless you see some quantifiable good results first, though.

 

[bitsy]

If a female snake is fed a diet high in Omega3's and then is bred, will her offspring have higher cognition?

Interesting proposition, but not sure how you'd measure cognition in a snake. They act mainly on instinct rather than reasoning cause-to-effect in the same way that a cat/rat/dog.

Am I safe, Am I the right temperature, Am I hungry, Am I thirsty and (in the breeding season) Do I have something to mate with? Beyond those, I'm not sure what criteria you could use as an indicator of cognition or how you'd go about measuring them.

I now have a mental picture of a snake doing a crossword against the clock!

 

[Teddy Roosevelt]

Interesting proposition, but not sure how you'd measure cognition in a snake. They act mainly on instinct rather than reasoning cause-to-effect in the same way that a cat/rat/dog.

Am I safe, Am I the right temperature, Am I hungry, Am I thirsty and (in the breeding season) Do I have something to mate with? Beyond those, I'm not sure what criteria you could use as an indicator of cognition or how you'd go about measuring them.

I now have a mental picture of a snake doing a crossword against the clock!

You could teach them to count by striking a certain amount of times! Or push triangle-shape into triangle-hole to get moosey!