Finding The Best Fish Oil Supplements.
So you know all about the many benefits of Omega 3 supplements, but you're a little stuck trying to work out which are the best fish oil supplements.
I can understand that, it's confusing. There's so many Omega 3 capsules around, and they differ so much in price. More capsules in the bottle, less capsules. More expensive, less expensive.
But isn't fish oil just fish oil? Aren't they all basically the same so you buy the cheapest? No.
Basically it boils down to 4 things. The amount of DHA in the supplements, the freshness of the oils used, the purity of the oil and it's effectiveness at combating inflammation. Lets look at these one by one.
1. The quantity of the DHA.
DHA is the primary fat in your brain, and the most important of the Omega 3 fatty acids to your health. Most fish oil supplements are 18/12, meaning that you get 18% DHA and 12% EPA, the second most important Omega 3 fat. So from a 1000 mg capsule you get 180 mg of DHA and 120 mg of EPA.
But how do you find out how much DHA is in your capsules? Read the label. If it's not listed on the label don't buy them because it isn't there for a reason. There isn't a lot, if there was they'd tell you.
2. Freshness of the oils.
Fish oil can go rancid, or oxidize. When you take a capsule and it "repeats" on you, or burps up, it's probably because it's rancid. Oxidized fish oil is high in free radicals and isn't good for you, as any free radicals aren't good for you.
3. Purity of the fish oils used.
Fish come from oceans that are contaminated with nasty toxins that we humans have put in their water. The contaminants come from the land, via rivers that flow into the sea, and other means, like oil rigs. And these chemicals end up in the flesh of the fish.
There are a range of international standards for contamination, all voluntary, all varying. And different methods of decontamination, some better than others.
4. Effectiveness of the supplements.
Believe it or not some supplements are more effective than others. For example one of the major health benefits of the best fish oil supplements are their anti inflammatory effect. (Much more effective than aspirin). But not all are as effective against inflammation as others.
So there's 4 things to think about when choosing your Omega 3 supplements. Are you even more confused now? Sorry.
But there is good news. There is one brand of Omega 3 supplements that fulfill all these criteria. They have 28% DHA, they use oil from fish caught in the cleanest ocean in the world, the southern ocean. They purify it using molecular distillation, the most effective purification method. Then they take each batch of fish oil to an independent lab to test it, and publish the results on their website to customers can check.
And they have test results showing effectiveness against inflammation at around 2 1/2 times more than other omega3 supplements.
They aren't the cheapest, but then at 28% DHA you need less capsules anyway. Hopefully I've convinced you that price isn't the only consideration when it comes to buying Omega 3 fish oil capsules.
So now you know what things you need to look for when choosing the best fish oil supplements.
But if you'd prefer to find out exactly which fish oil supplements meets each of these 4 requirements visit my website to find out.