Are You Using Fish Oil Capsules Yet?

by danbri

Once we used to get all of the Omega-3 fatty acids that we needed by eating two or more meals of fish per week. Now however the worlds oceans are full of pollution, containing toxins and heavy metals like mercury, lead and PCBs. These days we need to take Omega-3 fish oil capsules to obtain our essential fatty acids.

The term essential means that our bodies can not manufacture these fatty acids and we need to obtain them from the food we eat.

People used to say that fish is brain food, funnily enough our brain is composed of some sixty per cent fat and twenty grams of that is DHA fatty acids, which are found in fish oil. We need to replenish our DHA fatty acids to help rebuild our brain cells.

Talking about our brain, if the DHA fatty acids ever get low we can experience mood swings and bouts of depression, this is because our serotonin levels are tied to our DHA levels.

The fact that fish oil capsules also benefits our heart is becoming well known. Taking an Omega-3 fish oil supplement has been proved to help prevent heart attacks, and it you are unfortunate enough to have a heart attack, it should be less severe.

When you buy fish oil capsules you need to ensure that the oil has treated or purified by a process called molecular distillation. This process will give you the purest oil you can buy.

If you can spare the time, we suggest that you check out the manufacturers website to see where the oil is sourced from. The fish should be Hoki, salmon, mackerel or herring. Fish that can be found in the deep cold waters of the ocean. These fish are the highest in Omega-3 fatty acids.

Another benefit to us is the fact that the Omega-3 fats are naturally high anti-inflammatory’s. This is a great boon to those who suffer from arthritic problems.

Once when I was a young boy, my mother used to spoon feed me cod liver oil from a big brown bottle. It was horrible, yuk. These days all we need to do is take two soft gel capsules which are tasteless, but provide all the benefits of a purified Omega-3 fish oil. So I ask again, are you using fish oil capsules yet?