by Freddie Logan If you are taking fish oil supplements chances are you have heard something about the concern of mercury poisoning. This is creating some confusion among people who want to do the best for their health but are uncertain about how to pick the best type of supplement. It turns out there is a lot to think about, even beyond the mercury issue. Fish oil obviously comes from fish. Yet, where the fish come from is a major concern not only when taking supplements but when consuming it as a food source as well.[youtube:_3K6yQ9RGDw;What's The Correct:[link:Fish Oil...

by Angela Giles Fish oil contains essential fatty acids that are useful for general health and also for developing the body’s defense against many diseases. Usana BiOmega supplement contains fish-oil with concentrated presence of omega-3 fatty acids. It is marketed by Usana Health Sciences, the country’s best nutritional supplements manufacturer. There are many varieties of fatty acids both saturated and unsaturated. Unsaturated fatty acids are beneficial for health. Omega-3 is one such family of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Two of its important members are DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and...

by Michael Byrd The EU (European Union) has recently recommended that women who are pregnant or nursing should take daily omega 3 DHA fatty acid supplements. The EU committee of more than 50 nutritional experts from the Perinatal Lipid Nutrition Group (PeriLip) and Early Nutrition Programming (EARNEST) unanimously agreed pregnant and nursing mothers should supplement their diets with 200 mgs/day of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) – a long chain omega 3 fatty acid found primarily in fatty fish such as salmon, sardines and tongol tuna/ The decision by the committee was based on the support of seven...

by Michael Byrd The EU (European Union) recently recommended pregnant and nursing women take daily omega 3 DHA fatty acid supplements. The EU committee of more than 50 nutritional experts from the Perinatal Lipid Nutrition Group (PeriLip) and Early Nutrition Programming (EARNEST) unanimously agreed pregnant and nursing mothers should supplement their diets with 200 mgs/day of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) – a long chain omega 3 fatty acid found primarily in fatty fish such as salmon, sardines and tongol tuna/ The committee, with the support of seven international scientific organizations, made its...

by Daniel Fittman Fish oil is being used in medicine for quite some time. Some of the extraordinary effects of taking fish oil have been proven to be nothing more that a myth, but on the other hand there is lots of health benefits that you get from drinking dish oil that are today accepted as a fact. Fish oil is therefore prescribed to patients that have Omega-3 fatty acids deficit, because it is very rich in those acids. We are what we eat or at least our diet has a bit part in how we feel and are. If our diet is unbalanced, if there is lack of Omega-3 fatty acids we can feel the consequences. The...