DHA from Calamari
I am a fan of getting my Omega-3's every day. Most people who know their Omega 3's know the reasons you want to get it into your diet, but I will reiterate the main reasons (Source: WebMD): Omega-3 fatty acids are considered essential fatty acids. We need them for our bodies to work normally. Because essential fatty acids (ALA,DHA,EPA) are not made in the body or are inefficiently converted from ALA to EPA and DHA, we need to get them from our diet. Omega-3s have a number of health benefits. Omega-3s are thought to play an important role in reducing inflammation throughout the body -- in the blood vessels, the joints, and elsewhere. However, omega-3 supplements (EPA/DHA) may cause the blood to thin and cause excess bleeding, particularly in people taking anticoagulant drugs. There are several types of omega-3 fatty acids. Two crucial ones -- EPA and DHA -- are primarily found in certain fish. Plants like flax contain ALA, an omega-3 fatty acid that is partially converted into DHA and EPA in the body. Algae oil often provides only DHA. Experts say that DHA and EPA -- from fish and fish oil -- have better established health benefits than ALA. DHA and EPA are found together only in fatty fish and algae. DHA can also be found on its own in algae, while flaxseed and plant sources of omega-3s provide ALA -- a precursor to EPA and DHA, and a source of energy. I can't always be eating fish so I take an Omega-3 supplement. I have tried fish oil but it makes me belch fish (yucky for me anyway). My wife takes krill oil which we purchase here on Amazon. That doesn't make me burp, but you have to take several tablets a day to get a decent amount of DHA/EPA. I found this supplement which supplies 550 mg of Omega-3 from a single gel tablet. It is sourced from calamari and doesn't make me belch. So, this is the one I take. It is a rather large gel tablet but it is long and being a gel tablet, it slides down pretty easily for me anyway. So, I have no problem taking it. I keep the bottle in the fridge as a precaution from the oil getting rancid. My wife keeps her krill oil in the fridge too. As with all supplements, you can't always say that it does what it says because you are in it for the long haul and hoping your supplements keep you going along a healthy path so you are around longer to enjoy life. I have a bevy of supplements I take every day and this is just one of them. However, I can state that I am 65 years old and I do not have to take any prescription drugs for anything. I just had my medicare physical and my blood pressure was 112/70, my cholesterol was 175, my blood glucose was 75, and my resting heart rate is 60. The doc did some heart tests and said my heart age was 47.2 years (remember I am 65) so it looks like I am in pretty good shape. I do wear a pedometer and try to get in 10,000 steps/day, but I am by no means an athlete. I like to think my supplement regimen and healthy lifestyle contributes to my good health. These omega-3 supplements are just another tool in my arsenal to keep me going for a while. So, that is my 2-cents worth on this supplement
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