Omega 3’s

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Not All Omega-3s Are Created Equal

We hear a lot about the overwhelming benefits of omega-3 Fatty Acids—TV ads, infomercials, and grocery store aisles. But most importantly, doctors all over the country are recommending omega-3 supplementation. What do they know that the average person doesn’t?
Well, for a starter, there are currently over 12,300 published medical reports from all over the world touting the health benefits of this amazing Essential Fatty Acid (or EFA). There are nearly 1,300 on the benefits to the brain alone and over 1,250 on the benefits to the heart. If fact, when you scan the current published research, you find that there is significantly more information on omega-3s than nearly any other supplement.

A swarm of krill

Worldwide epidemics call for a better omega-3
Our society faces one of the largest health crises in history. The epidemics and escalating diseases of our day—obesity, diabetes, arthritis, various cancers, Alzheimer’s, depression, ADHD, autism and more—all have two things in common…inflammation and oxidation. The diseases of our day are sometimes “preventable degenerative diseases.” That is very hopeful news because it implies the question, “How can we control symptoms, reverse them, or even prevent them?”\

Western diets are the cause of most degenerative diseases
More and more people are aware that a lot of the blame for our health problems goes to the way we eat. While science has made great advances in helping us live longer; the cheap, empty calories and unhealthy fats we consume in the Western diet, have produced epidemics as serious to our quality of life as any in history. A hundred years ago, deaths from cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease were almost unheard of. Our ancestors ate foods rich in omega-3 fats from fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes and animal protein from animals raised on natural grasses. We have replaced the healthy foods and lifestyle of our forefathers with highly processed food products which are much lower in omema-3s. We may be living longer now but the truth is we’re actually “dying longer” on various “life-support” systems—costly drugs, machines and surgeries.

According to recent studies, cardiovascular diseases and Cancers are now the two leading causes of death in most Western nations. Arthritis afflicts one in three Americans…double those affected only two decades ago. Our degenerative plagues today include Arthritis, Alzheimer’s, Autism, ADD/ADHD, Depression, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, just to name a few. Auto-immune and Inflammatory Diseases have exploded affecting virtually every function of the body —brain, nerves, glands, skin, digestion, bones, joints, heart, arteries, immune system, etc. Research is confirming that in some cases they may be reversible, and the symptoms may be able to be controlled with a high quality, bio-available omega-3 supplement.

Ocean life to the rescue
One of the most remarkable nutritional discoveries of our time comes from the remote, crystal clear and pristine oceans of the Antarctic where the Euphausia Superba is found.
E. Superbia is a species of a small shrimp-like crustacean called krill. Krill has one of the largest biomasses on the planet. They live in large schools called swarms, sometimes reaching densities of 10,000 to 30,000 per cubic meter. They are a key species in the Antarctic ecosystem. They are, in terms of biomass, probably the most successful animal species on the planet.

Why the fish oil absorption rate is so low
Fish oils deliver omega-3s bonded to triglycerides. Since triglycerides do not dissolve in water, they must be dissolved by bile salts and formed into micelles. Until they are dissolved they cannot be absorbed through the villi of the small intestines and enter the bloodstream.
Because this process takes time, the fish oil, in many cases, sits in your digestive system and goes rancid. This is why many people experience unpleasant fishy belches.
It is also the reason why much less of the beneficial omega-3s reach the bloodstream. They simply pass through the digestive tract and are eliminated.
Then once the omega-3 triglycerides are in the bloodstream, they must be converted to a form that the cells of the body can use.
When you take fish oil, the body must convert the triglycerides to phospholipids so they can get through the cell wall and deliver the precious omega-3s to the mitochondria of the cell. With so much processing needed by the body, very little of the important omega-3s get through.

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