| Before you buy fish oil supplements, make sure | | | | are two kinds of fatty acid that are normally |
| you understand what you are buying. Do the | | | | indicated, which are DHA and EPA. DHA is required |
| research or buyer beware is often the attitude in | | | | for brain development and may also explain the |
| the world of supplements. That is why I did the | | | | mental benefits of this fatty acid. There has been |
| research and probably why you are reading this | | | | more research done on DHA that the other fatty |
| article. | | | | acids which have shown it to be the most |
| After doing the research, I now understand how | | | | beneficial amino acid providing the most health |
| important the writing on the bottle indicating the | | | | benefits. Studies have found benefit for EPA as |
| methods of purification used to remove any | | | | well, but DHA can be easily converted to EPA by |
| toxins from the fish oil. I was very lucky that the | | | | your body.. The product I buy has more DHA |
| first bottle I randomly purchased did indicate that | | | | than EPA by more than twice as much. This is |
| the manufacturer used molecular distillation. | | | | the only product I found with more DHA than |
| Molecular distillation is the process used to remove | | | | EPA and is one of the reasons I buy it. |
| the toxins from any fish oil used for fish oil | | | | Now that you know, use this knowledge to make |
| supplements. | | | | an informed decision on the products you use. If |
| For fish oil, the "best product" means the most | | | | you want to learn more from my research check |
| omega 3 for each penny spent. Best also means | | | | out my website and take advantage of what I |
| the right type of fatty acid. You should look at | | | | have learned and what products I purchase when |
| the types of fatty acids included and see if they | | | | I buy fish oil supplements. |
| are in the optimal amounts of each kind. There | | | | |