Fish oil is a great source of the omega-3 fatty acids we all need for good health. It’s also highly perishable. Consuming rancid fish oil can have negative health implications. Not to mention, it’s highly unpleasant in both taste and smell! That’s why, if you’re investing in a high-quality, fresh fish oil supplement, it’s important
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In 1937, surgeon M. B. Daver noticed something odd while using cod liver oil to treat burns and pus-filled sores. “Crude” cod liver oil helped his patients heal quickly. But refined cod liver oil did not have the same wound healing benefits. Did the refining process destroy the properties that made cod liver oil effective,
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It’s easy to get lost in the alphabet soup of the omega-3 fatty acid world. Acronyms like EPA, DHA, and DPA represent just a few of the members of the omega-3 family – and even that abbreviated list is enough to give consumers and health practitioners alike a headache. But what do all these omega-3
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I admit it. It’s hard for me to see my husband stretched out in the backyard on a lounge chair in his altogether, taking a 20-minute sunbath, when I thought he said he was going to clean out the garage. I really can’t complain though. After all, he’s loading up on the wonderful sunshine vitamin
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According to the National Center for Health Statistics, fish oil is now the most commonly used non-vitamin, non-mineral supplement in the USA (1). But just as omega-3 fish oil has grown in popularity, so has the misinformation and confusion surrounding this powerful nutrient. Let’s clear up 12 of the most common myths about omega-3 fish
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Omega-3 supplements have taken a publicity hit recently. In March, a much-cited JAMA meta-analysis found that omega-3 supplements provided no significant protection against “major vascular events.” And more recently, a study from the National Institute for Health (NIH) found that omega-3 supplements had no significant benefits for dry eyes compared to an olive oil placebo.
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Read any newspaper, check any grocery aisle, you can’t miss it: omega-3….you know, the stuff in fish that’s supposed to be so good for you. And it is. Truly. But almost no one knows just how good. Of all the omega-3 brands on the market, only one meets the medical standard for active natural bio-ingredients
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Last week, I called one of our new customers to see how she’d been doing with her Omega Cure®, our full-spectrum liquid fish oil. “It’s going fine,” she told me. “I’ve been taking it every day. But I’m unsure what makes Omega Cure worth the price, besides the fact that it is supposed to be
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Two years ago, I was giving a lecture to a cancer support group about omega-3 fatty acids. After my lecture on the benefits of omega-3 for cancer prevention (and as an adjunct to chemotherapy) one of the men came to speak with me. “I’m so inspired,” he said, “I’m going to WalMart this afternoon to
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Some time ago, I received a letter from an old patient of mine. He asked, “Is it true what research reports from Denmark are saying ? Does taking particular vitamins increase the risk of disease and dying?” The Vitamin B Paradox The letter brought back memories from many years ago when I was investigating the
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