| With all the news coverage lately of contaminated | | | | |
| waters, you may think it is impossible to find a | | | | Find a good fish oil product by identifying the type |
| good fish oil that is safe to consume. There is still | | | | of fish that was used and the area in which it |
| hope! | | | | was harvested. An area that is still considered to |
| | | | | be relatively unpolluted is a region in the South |
| Fortunately, we do still have some unpolluted | | | | Ocean off the coast of New Zealand. One |
| areas in our seas. As a further precaution, some | | | | deep-sea fish that is unique to these waters is |
| dietary supplement manufacturers have | | | | the hoki, which is naturally high in the omega-3 |
| developed a wonderful scientific procedure to | | | | essential fatty acid DHA. |
| remove contaminants from the fish oil while still | | | | |
| keeping the nutrients intact. This method that | | | | Also, all fish do not have the same amounts of |
| separates and discards toxins yielding a safe and | | | | omega-3 fatty acids that help with cardiac health |
| pure product is a process called molecular | | | | and other areas of our body. Hoki is a fish that |
| distillation. | | | | has adequate amounts. |
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| It is well worth the extra effort to search out | | | | Another factor to consider is whether the fish are |
| and find a good fish oil because the omega-3 | | | | farmed or are wild. Two common favorites in the |
| fatty acids that they contain are so beneficial in | | | | United States are farmed catfish and tilapia. These |
| maintaining a healthy body. These essential fatty | | | | fish are not recommended, as they are high in |
| acids, namely DHA and EPA, have been found to | | | | omega-6 and low in omega-3 fatty acids. Various |
| help in brain development, sustaining proper heart | | | | health problems start to happen when an |
| circulation, as well as relieving arthritis pain and | | | | omega3-6 ratio imbalance occurs. The eicosanoids |
| stiffness. In fact the American Heart Association | | | | produced by an overabundance of omega-6 has a |
| advises patients who have had heart problems to | | | | tendency to generate many negative side effects. |
| consume one gram of EPA+DHA per day either | | | | Blood clotting may increase and cause a heart |
| by eating fish or by taking a fish oil dietary | | | | attack or stroke. It also suppresses the immune |
| supplement in capsule form. | | | | system, multiplying the possibility of infection. |