| When you buy fish oil supplements be sure you | | | | molecularly distilled, because this will ensure any |
| are getting the best ones available. The benefit of | | | | contaminates like PCP's and mercury are |
| supplementing your diet with these is the Omega | | | | destroyed. These dangerous toxic substances are |
| 3 fatty acid components. There are three | | | | found in the ocean and the fish oil contains them |
| different types of fatty acids that you can find in | | | | because that is where the fish live. |
| capsule form, and those are DHA, EPA and ALA. | | | | You should be able to read a COA or Certificate |
| Our bodies don't produce Omega 3, so we must | | | | of Analysis that will tell you whether or not any |
| get them from the foods we eat or by taking | | | | of these toxic heavy metals are detected in the |
| supplements. ALA comes from plant sources, | | | | finished product. That COA should be from an |
| such as nuts, flax seed, or spinach. DHA and EPA | | | | independent laboratory and readily available for |
| are found in fish or when we buy fish oil products. | | | | you the consumer to find. |
| Our brain is made up of 60% fat, with almost half | | | | The fish oil you buy should also have low levels of |
| of that being DHA. The nervous system also | | | | oxidation to ensure freshness of the fish used. |
| needs Omega 3 fatty acids to function properly. | | | | When you buy fish oil look for the purest, thus |
| The best fish oil to buy is one that has DHA in it, | | | | the safest one you can buy. It should also be the |
| because DHA can be converted to EPA, but not | | | | most effective so you receive the highest |
| the other way around. | | | | benefits available. |
| So when you buy fish oil be sure the percentage | | | | The product I take is in the form of ester fish oil. |
| of DHA per capsule is adequate. Many | | | | This one allows for bioavailabiliy for my body to |
| manufacturers will use more EPA because it is | | | | readily absorb it for the greatest benefits. To find |
| easier to produce so their capsules may be less | | | | out more about this fish oil and how you can |
| expensive, but you aren't getting as much of the | | | | benefit from taking it, check out my web site. |
| best kind of Omega 3 - the DHA. | | | | You'll find a lot of great information for better |
| You also want to buy fish oil that has been | | | | health. |