| Omega 3 offers great benefits to the human | | | | downside, many specialists recommend good |
| body: it protects the heart, the brain, the skin and | | | | quality fish oils over flax seed oil as it gives you |
| the immune system. The main problem is that the | | | | directly the DHA and EPA fatty acids you need. |
| human body cannot naturally produce the | | | | However, there are some downsides of |
| necessary omega 3 fatty acids and you have to | | | | consuming large amounts of fish or fish oil. |
| acquire them from various sources, mostly from | | | | Nowadays, most of the fish used for acquiring |
| aliments. | | | | the fish oil lives in polluted waters and it is |
| Fish oils and flax seed oil are the richest natural | | | | relatively difficult to remove all the toxins from |
| omega 3 sources. There is a constant debate | | | | the fish. Specialists recommend the consumption |
| about which of these oils is more recommended if | | | | of limited amounts of fish because of that. There |
| you are looking for fatty acids sources. The | | | | are some measures you should be aware of |
| answer is not as simple as it may seem and you | | | | when buying fish oil. First, make sure you buy fish |
| need to know some more information about | | | | oil which is obtained from fish which have been |
| these oils. | | | | living in pristine waters. |
| The first difference between fish oil and flax seed | | | | There is a method of eliminating the toxins and |
| oil is the type of omega 3 each of them contains: | | | | the poisons from fish. It is called molecular |
| fish oil contains DHA and EPA fatty acids, while | | | | distillation. Be sure you buy only fish oil obtained |
| flax oil contains ALA. The human body cannot use | | | | through this method. |
| ALA and it needs to convert it to DHA and EPA. | | | | Remember, not all fish contain equal amounts of |
| Elderly people cannot transform ALA into DHA | | | | omega 3 fatty acids. Some of them are richer in |
| and EPA very easily and you have to be aware | | | | DHA and EPA than others. Cold water fish (wild |
| of this when you look for omega 3 sources. | | | | salmon, herring, mackerel, anchovies and sardines) |
| Flax seeds contain up to 6 times more omega 3 | | | | have the highest fatty acids concentration. |
| fatty acids than fish oils, but because of this | | | | |