| Everyday more and more people are learning | | | | chemical contamination. |
| about the importance of fish oil to their health, | | | | As I have looked into this issue, I learned a |
| and for good reason. Fish oil is recommended by | | | | surprising fact. The cleanest oceans in the world |
| many doctors, the American Heart Association | | | | are not the North Pacific or North Atlantic, but |
| and other well-known medical organizations. Even | | | | rather are those waters between New Zealand |
| the drug manufacturers have jumped on the fish | | | | and Antarctica. |
| oil bandwagon. Yes, it is true. You can now get a | | | | 2. Potency-There is a wide range in the potency |
| prescription strength fish oil product from your | | | | of the products that are on the market today. |
| doctor. | | | | The two primary forms of omega-3 fatty acids |
| In this article I would like to discuss whether it | | | | are found in fish oil are DHA and EPA. The labels |
| really matters where you buy fish oil from. As | | | | on the products will list each of these separately. |
| you look into the various products that are | | | | DHA is the most important of the two because it |
| available you will find some that cost less than $10 | | | | can be easily broken down by the body into EPA. |
| for hundreds of capsules. At the other end of the | | | | The human brain is actually made up of more |
| spectrum are the companies that do such a good | | | | than 50% DHA fatty acid. When you go to buy |
| marketing job that they can charge $40, $50, or | | | | fish oil, look for a high DHA content. |
| even more for a simple 30 day supply. Is there a | | | | What about the expensive products on the |
| reason not to buy cheap omega 3 products? On | | | | market? Are they more beneficial? The truth is, if |
| the other hand, are the most expensive products | | | | you find a high DHA omega-3 product that has |
| necessarily the best? | | | | undergone a thorough molecular distillation |
| As is the case with so many things in life, there is | | | | process, it will provide the maximum benefit no |
| a middle ground you will want to look for. There | | | | matter what the cost. Don't allow yourself to be |
| are two major reasons that you do not want to | | | | misled by the marketing ploys of some of these |
| buy the least expensive product that you can | | | | companies that charge exorbitant amounts for |
| find. | | | | their products. |
| 1. Purity-The purity of fish oil products has | | | | To sum it up, you want to only buy fish oil |
| become a huge issue. There have been many | | | | products that have been proven to be safe and |
| government warnings regarding the safety of | | | | effective. Before you settle on one product, be |
| eating fish that are caught in the world's oceans. | | | | sure to check out their laboratory test reports to |
| One thing you can be sure of when you buy | | | | verify their potency and purity. Doing this will give |
| inexpensive products like this is that there is | | | | you the peace of mind that you should have |
| minimal concern regarding heavy metal and | | | | about all nutritional supplements you take. |