Do you take fish oil? How are your omega-3’s? Have you thought about it before now?
It wasn’t that long ago that I had not given it any thought, even though I have trained for half marathons and marathons. Then I found out what omega-3’s can do for you.
It helps your cardiovascular health – you always want a healthy heart. Plus, it’s brain food to give you healthy mental function.
Another great benefit of omega-3’s is that it will help with healthy glucose and insulin metabolism.
My favorite plus side about taking fish oil is that it helps with my arthritis. I was starting to have problems with my fingers where they’d get really sore and stiff. However, I started taking fish oil. I found out that the arachidonic acid-derived eicosanoids in fish oil contain anti-inflamatory functions. Basically, this helps with the swelling and makes it easier to move my fingers – gotta have that so I can type.
How can you add omega-3’s into your diet? Those fish would include salmon, mackerel, anchovies, sardines and herring. There’s only one fish on that list that I like and that is salmon. I enjoy eating salmon, but also enjoy other foods. So, I will take a supplement.
Have you taken fish oil and it made you burp? Did it taste fishy? Guess what that means? It means that your fish oil was rancid. Yuck!
How do you find a quality fish oil? Do your research on where the fish is from and what testing they do on the fish oil. Also, is there a certificate of analysis that says it is what it says it is. I know this sounds like a lot of trouble, but I can help you.
I found a fish oil that the fish comes from Norwegian waters, which are the cleanest waters. It is tested for mercury, lead and PCB’s and is found to be free of them. Also, this fish oil is in the monoglyceride form, which is the highest bio-available form. Plus, it comes with a certificate of analysis.
Here’s an information sheet on Omega Max fish oil.
Here’s the certificate of analysis for the Omega Max.
Where do you get it? Click here to buy your own.
For more information on the arachidonic acid-derived eicosanoids and arthritis, please visit here.
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