| If you are like me you have heard about omega | | | | well, but you want high amounts of DHA. The |
| 3 and how they are supposed to be very good | | | | product I prefer has more than 25% DHA and |
| for your health. However, you may not know | | | | 12% EPA. Most other products I have found has |
| why they are good for you. I can explain some | | | | more EPA than DHA. |
| things you really need to know before you buy | | | | Best also indicates without impurities or poisons or |
| omega 3. | | | | anything else you do not want to put in your |
| But first let me tell a story about my first | | | | body. Any time you buy omega 3 make certain |
| purchase of omega 3 supplements. This was back | | | | the manufacturer uses molecular distillation to |
| when I new nothing about what was in fish oil. | | | | remove any poisons from the fish oil. This way |
| The bottle had all kinds of information on it, none | | | | you can avoid getting the mercury and other |
| of it meaningful to me. I figured that if it was | | | | poisons that you would get if you at enough fish |
| being sold in a major store chain then it had to be | | | | to get the same benefits.. Fish oil supplements are |
| good stuff, and who knows what the real | | | | a safer source than eating lots of sea food. This |
| difference is anyway. | | | | is also why I recommend you buy fish oil |
| Since then I have learned that not all fish oil | | | | supplements to get the omega 3 in your diet. |
| supplements are created equal. You see fish oil is | | | | I was very lucky that the first bottle I randomly |
| considered the best source of omega 3 fatty | | | | purchased did indicate that the manufacturer used |
| acids, the most important of which are called EPA | | | | molecular distillation. It was not something I even |
| and DHL. When you go out to buy omega 3 you | | | | looked for. Also my first bottle contained a lot of |
| are really shopping for the best product containing | | | | EPA, way more than the DHA. This allowed the |
| DHL and EPA. | | | | manufacturer to claim a high percentage of |
| Best means the best bang for your buck or the | | | | omega 3 per tablet without taking into account |
| most amino acids for each dollar spent and in the | | | | the usefulness of type of omega 3 fatty acid |
| correct proportions. DHA is required for brain | | | | contained in each soft gel.. At least one good thing |
| development it is now included in most baby food | | | | was the bottle did break out how much DHA and |
| formula since and some baby foods. DHA is the | | | | how much EPA were in the bottle. If you are |
| most researched and often seen as the most | | | | going to buy omega 3 and the bottle does not tell |
| beneficial amino acid providing the most health | | | | you the breakout of DHA and EPA, find another |
| benefits. Studies have shown you can use EPA as | | | | product. |