| If you are looking to buy fish oil, be cautious | | | | oil was the freshest at the time of the |
| regarding the quality of the supplements you | | | | encapsulation. This could also be checked from the |
| intend to buy. If you do not mind the quality, you | | | | smell of the product. If it smells artificial or like |
| have a high chance of wasting money on useless | | | | something rotten, return it. |
| things or you might even damage your health. | | | | The omega 3 content- |
| Make sure at all costs that the supplement you | | | | Another thing the COA provides is how much the |
| buy has low oxidation levels, has high omega 3 | | | | omega 3 content is on the product itself. Some |
| content, great anti-inflammatory traits and of | | | | companies selling fish oil even list the information |
| course, free of contaminants. | | | | on the label of their product, whilst other |
| You should keep the following in mind when you | | | | manufacturers only list the fish oil amount inside |
| purchase fish: | | | | every capsule. |
| Check it for contaminants- | | | | Although not all the oils in each capsule are omega |
| Even if the company you get your fish oil from | | | | 3, they try to buy fish oil which renders around |
| says that they only sell products which are free | | | | five hundred milligrams of omega 3 per thousand |
| from contaminants and even mercury, you should | | | | milligrams of oil. |
| make them prove what they are saying. Test by | | | | Judge the anti-inflammatory activity- |
| independent laboratories to have a COA or official | | | | The companies sometimes pay having their |
| certificate of analysis can prove a lot of things. | | | | products tested scientifically for the activity |
| The certificate or just a copy should be on the | | | | regarding anti-inflammatory. Most manufacturers, |
| website of the company. Keep this rule in mind: | | | | especially in the US, do not undergo through all |
| no COA, no order. Even if the fish oil you buy has | | | | those, they do not bother at all. |
| the cheapest price you can find anywhere, you | | | | This may be for the reason that the companies |
| need guarantees. We all do. | | | | there do not usually disclose information regarding |
| The oxidation- | | | | activities on anti-inflammatory, also for the reason |
| The COA also provides the information on the | | | | that it makes it a medicinal benefit. As much as |
| oxidation of the product. High levels of oxidations | | | | possible, try to buy fish oil which has great |
| should be avoided as much as possible. Oxidation | | | | anti-inflammatory activity. |
| means something that involves whether the fish | | | | |