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Thought I would post this up for any one that takes or is thinking of taking Omega 3 Fish Oil supplements and wanted to get one of the best ones. Like with anything, not all companies make equal products and there are quite a lot of differences. I don't normally eat a lot of seafood so I dare say my Omega 3 levels would be low hence why I wanted to find one of the better ones (hell if i'm going to the effort of taking a supplement I may as well get the most beneficial one).

I spent a little bit of time researching what the ins and outs of these supplements are and what the best was. Without rewriting what I have read I will simply link one of the better articles I found and show a little extract.

http://www.truthaboutomega3.com/omega.html?pg=idx,

It is a good read if you have the time and shows how different a simple Fish Oil supplement can be.

Especially for Busy People -- Here's the Punchline of this Page: Omega 3 is the single most important essential nutrient that is almost entirely missing from our diets today.

There is now overwhelming evidence from thousands of clinical studies that Omega 3 can improve health and help prevent disease -- including lowering triglycerides, general heart benefits, improving brain functioning, as well as helping with diabetes, strokes, depression, arthritis, allergies, circulation problems, ADHD, Alzheimer's, skin disorders, gout, and many others.

The problem is that it's very difficult to get Omega 3 -- which is available in fish oil -- in a pure form... without high levels of dangerous contaminants.

Unless the fish oil is molecularly distilled, it most likely contains high levels of hazardous contaminants.

I have found a molecularly distilled fish oil that comes from a special cold deep water fish known as the 'Hoki.' The Hoki live in the pristine southern ocean off New Zealand -- where the water is extremely pure.

The fish oil is then refined through extensive molecular distillation processes to remove any form of contamination. And, a company I've come to know and trust over the past 3+ years has achieved making the product very affordable.

So here is the website where you can buy them from directly:

http://www.xtend-life.com/product/Omega_3_DHA_Fish_Oil.aspx?id=1001444

Pretty good price really and you only have to take two pills a day (unlike some others I have seen which can be 6 a day). Normally I just take ones from Coles/Woolworths but will be ordering some of these instead.

They also make a premimum and ultra version (which contains the same fish oil amounts) however add in a few extra benefits.

Hope this helps some of you if you wanted to take Omega 3 pills but weren't really sure what to take :)

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I take a one a day type with 300mg EPA/200mg DHA. Its a personal preference through research that I go for that ratio rather than higher DHA.

I do stick to certain brands for an omega-3 devoid of toxicity elements.

No indigestion or aftertaste.

Do I notice a difference? I only use it to maintain short term memory by oxygenating myelin sheaths of nerve cells, so I guess I'll never know unless it fails. I'm just trusting.research I know.

Have you actually ordered it?

Any indigestion etc?

Fishy aftertaste etc?

Nah not yet. Going to order some this weekend for myself and my parents aswell, just going to show them first and have a look at the ones they take. They might order those ULTRA ones since it seems to have some extra benefits for older adults.

I dare say there will be a fishy after taste. All the ones I have taken do. As long as these are not any worse I can put up with it lol. I find taking them with some food helps a lot.

EDIT: Just read this:

Because of their purity, many people have noticed no burping, reflux or after taste from these capsules.

So maybe they will taste fine?

Says to take 2/day? Each bottle is ment to be a months supply.

Or do you mean because multiple people will be using the same pack?

I think that's the only size they sell. However you get free shipping if you order over $60. There is also some sort of loyalty program where if you continue buying with them you get better discounts or something. Havn't really read into that to much.

What about this Krill Oil shit i keep hearing about...anyone recommend it? Supposedly alot better than your standard fish oil.

Not really true. I looked into that aswell and the best article I found was this one:

http://healthyomega3.com/krill-oil-vs-fish-oil/

my whole family uses fish oil... even my bro-in-law who says it helps with his gout, but I'm allergic to fish so its a no-go for me... what are some other sources of omega-3 I can try to fill that hole in my diet?

Unfortunately there really is no other "great" sources. You can get it from flaxseed oil, hemp oil and algae. However our bodies don't use the fatty acids in plants as efficiently as from seafood.

I get indigestion, I have tried different ones, they always cause problems for me.

Ye this is why im wondering.

I can eat 1 200g tin of tuna a day and thats about my limit.

But I've certainly read that the more "pure" they are, the better in that regard. So you certainly get what you pay for in that area.

As terry stated the thing you need to know with fish oil is that the active ingredients are EPA and DHA. These are your 2 fatty acids that you get from fish.

In most of the shelf 1000mg capsule fish oils, the ratio is 180mg epa and 120m dha. Some are more concentrated giving 300mg epa and 200mg dha for eg for a 1000mg fish oil capsule, these will be more expensive however. These are usually labelled as high strength or one a day fish oils, which is complete crap. If there was a one a day cap you wouldn't be able to swallow the big f*cka ;)

In most studies you'll find that excellent benefits came from epa/dha when they are using around 2-4g of each. In your normal fish oil, that is 10-20 normal fish oil capsules at least. So as you can see there is a massive difference between doses used in studies and off the shelf levels. If you want to take less then as said look at the higher strength ones, which are more concentrated, or look at the liquids, which may sound bad but they are pretty good.

In terms of toxicity all fish oils sold in australia are tested and have to pass levels for mercury, so i wouldn't worry too much, but if you are then go a practioner product such as the biouceuticals range or metagencis, as they do come from the better manufacturers over in europe. They're availabe at most good health food stores or a naturopath.

In terms of indigestion, many people do get that. Pretty random really, i can take 10 a day no worries but my mate gags off a couple. What you need to do is get enteric coated fish oil capsules. There are a couple available off the shelf(bio-organics for example) and the ones i listed above are also, and with that coating they won't break down till a long way down your gut, getting rid of the reflux/fishy taste. Again, they are bit more expensive due to the enteric capsules, but well worth it if you can't swallow normal ones.

And you'll get good fatty acids from eating fish, but no where near the levels listed above.

Now im not saying you need to take this much fish oil daily, for general well being eating fish and taking a few caps would do you fine. However all studies done in reducing cardiovascular disease, reducing inflammtion etc have been done using those higher doses, so i guess best is to do your own research if you are interested and make up your own mind, cause i know if some random started telling me to take 20 capsules of something that i was previously taking 2 off, i would definately do my research before doing it.

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