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How Do You Find The Best Omega 3 Supplements?
Posted by: | CommentsYou’ve decided it’s time to start taking fish oil supplements, but how to find the best fish oil supplements?
It’s confusing isn’t it? There’s a whole lot of different fish oil supplements on the market and they differ a lot in price don’t they?
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.
Is Eating Fish The Best Way To Get Your Omega3 Fatty Acids?
Posted by: | CommentsNow that’s a good question. We all need more omega3 fatty acids in our diet, but should we eat fish. Fish is contaminated with mercury.
And if you shouldn’t eat fish how do you get that Omega3 in your diet?
You can get Omega3 fatty acids from some plant sources, but by far the best place to find good quantities of the right type of Omega3 fats if fish.
But surely there’s a problem with eating fish, because we all know that now fish is contaminated with mercury.
The EPA says that there is mercury contamination in all fish.
And you don’t want to be getting mercury in your body do you? It’s not something that your body gets rid of, and it’s not good for children in particular.
Can Omega 3 Cure Depression?
Posted by: | CommentsDepression is a terribly debilitating illness, putting the sufferer on an endless merry go round of doctors and treatments and pharmaceuticals. But there is now some evidence that Omega 3 cures depression, or at least that there is a strong link between Omega 3 and depression relief.
In the 1990s researchers started to discover a pattern. Societies that had higher rates of seafood intake had lower rates of depression and vice versa. Higher intake of seafood means a higher intake of Omega 3 fats.
And following that various studies were undertaken that have now confirmed a strong link between higher Omega 3 intake and lower depression. Of course there is always more to be studied, but to date results are very encouraging.
