Do You *Really* Need to Take Omega-3 Supplements?
This is why opting for cold-processed oils like flax oil, fish oil, and krill oil from a reputable brand is a good idea.
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Omega 3: Krill, Sardines. Triglyceride Form signals high quality fish oil. Go for 2-4g. Also 2g of EPAs.
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While flax is the most common offering and is high in omega-3, recent research suggests that the predominant type of omega-3 found in flax oil, alpha-linoleic acid (ALA), is difficult to assimilate in the body. It must be enzymatically converted into the more useful omega-3 fractions: docosahexanoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentanoic aicd (EPA). Even t
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F-acids are the perfect case in point: pharmaceutical companies have been trying to distill and extract purer and purer concentrations of EPA omega-3s from fish to create super-potent fish oil, but they don’t always show the expected anti-inflammatory benefit.