Sunday, July 26, 2009

Super Omega3—Is it Really The Best Choice?

When it comes to super omega3, many companies falsely claim that theirs is when in fact it isn’t! Here are the essential factors to look for to make sure you end up with genuine super omega3.

If you don't take the time to evaluate your supplements before you buy them, you can end up wasting money. Or, even worse, end up with a product that causes health problems.

Many so-called super omega3 oils are contaminated with mercury, lead, arsenic and PCB's that the fish pick up in their flesh and have not been removed by molecular distillation. This process ensures that these toxins are removed leaving only pure and safe oil with a higher concentration of omega 3.

Many companies avoid this as it is expensive and time consuming, and are more interested in their profits than their customer's health.

The next factor to understand is that of the two important omega 3 fatty acids DHA and EPA, DHA has now been proved to be the responsible for most of the benefits, so a super oil should have at least double the amount of DHA to EPA with a guide amount of at least 250mg of DHA per capsule.

You can tell if a supplement is super omega3 and pure or not by cutting one open and smelling the contents; there should only be a faint ocean aroma and nothing more. If you can smell a strong fish odor, fragrance or if an enteric coating is present then the oil is either stale or rancid and offers little benefit.

Finally regarding price it seems that it is no indicator of quality as many $40 per month products contain far less DHA and far more toxins than a good quality one costing less than $20 per month.

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