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I am curious since I make soap as my business why did you do this? And was it

liquid or solid form?

Cheri

>

>

>

> This was published in the Natural Foods

> Merchandiser that went out today. I thought it

> to be of general interest. During the past

> couple of weeks I have been saponifying the

> omega-3 oils with calcium, potassium, cesium,

> gallium, lithium, zinc, etc. On completion my

> first major discovery was that my beakers were

> amazingly difficult to clean. Next time I'll try silicone muffin trays.

> My second major discovery is that there is

> nothing quite like a soap that smells like fish

> oil. I think I would have no problem selling it

> to olfactory handicapped, troglodytic, cat lovers.

>

>

> ----------------------

>

> Comparing omega-3s

>

> Eating cold-water, oily fish is flat-out good for

> you. Good for your heart. Good for your brain. Good for your eyes.

>

> Even the <http://fda.gov>U.S. Food and Drug

> Administration­not always a nutritional

> cheerleader­says the omega-3 fatty acids

> eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic

> acid (DHA) are good for cardio health, in

> particular by lowering triglycerides, making

> blood platelets less sticky so they don't form

> plaque and preventing sudden heart attacks. The

> agency says people can consume 2 out of 3 daily

> grams of omega-3s from supplements.

>

> Which is a good idea, because eating uber

> quantities of fish every day would deliver more

> than enough polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)

> contamination. The larger fish we rely so heavily

> on, such as tuna and farmed salmon from the

> Atlantic Ocean or China, accumulate heavy metals,

> like mercury, that can cause a whole host of

> health problems. And, apart from Eskimos, who can eat fish every single day?

>

> But which type of supplement to stock? The choice

> is expanding all the time, to the point where

> some stores have entire shelves dedicated to

> omega-3s. Here, we break the choices down to

> three areas: the fish oil standard, the

> up-and-coming krill source and vegetarian options.

>

> Fish

> At Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, Calif.,

> this year, an exhibitor had a ticker tracking the

> number of fish-oil servings consumed worldwide.

> At 10:30 a.m. on March 12, the count was up to

> 77,451,966,961, with an additional 536 servings tallied every second

afterward.

>

> Fish oil is the benchmark from which all other

> omega-3 oils are measured. That's because of the

> healthy quantity of EPA and DHA, traditionally in

> a 180-to-120 mg ratio, which mimics the ratio naturally found in wild fish.

>

> But studies demonstrate different health benefits

> for each omega-3. " EPA … fights inflammation,

> such as arthritis and low-grade chronic

> inflammation, which is harmful in the long term, "

> says Baldur Hjaltason, who oversees strategic

> business development for Norway-based fish-oil

> supplier <http://epax.com>EPAX. " DHA is a

> building unit and very important for healthy

> brain and eye development in infants. Poor memory

> has been associated with low concentration of

> DHA, so regular intake of DHA might be important

> to reduce the risk of memory loss in the elderly. "

>

> While many fish-oil suppliers are angling to get

> into the food world (and technologies are

> allowing that to happen without compromising

> purity standards or taste and odor), EPAX has

> taken a different route: high-dose concentrates

> with different ratios of EPA and DHA to address

> specific health conditions. So its eye-health

> formula has a greater than 7-to-1 ratio of DHA,

> while its joint health formula has a nearly 6-to-1 ratio, advantage EPA.

>

> Krill

> This tiny shrimp-like crustacean from the

> Antarctic Ocean is taking the omega-3 market by

> storm. Krill-oil sales doubled in 2009, and are

> looking to double again this year, to $50

> million, according to Mickey Schuett, director of

> sales and marketing at Boulder, Colo.-based

> krill-oil supplier <http://azantis.com>Azantis.

> This is maybe 2 percent of the fish-oil

> market­numbers not unlike the ratio of organic to conventional foods.

>

> While it's easy to group krill oil in with fish

> oil because they both come from the ocean and

> both contain EPA and DHA, krill is an entirely

> different beast. It contains about 25 percent

> omega-3s (versus 30 percent to 85 percent in fish

> oil, depending on the concentrate in the specific

> product), but the real differentiator is 40

> percent phospholipids and a bit of astaxanthin,

> vitamin E and protein. Phospholipids are the

> bricks and mortar of cell walls, seen as having a

> trifecta of benefits: enabling efficient cellular

> communication, enhancing transport of omega-3s

> into cells and, as vital fats, making the brain

> tick. Astaxanthin is a carotenoid antioxidant

> that has been found to protect against retinal

> damage, and is also what gives krill­and species

> that feed on krill like salmon and lobsters­their

> distinctive red-orange color.

>

> Only a very limited number of human studies have

> been conducted on krill. One found that giving 90

> people 1 gram a day of krill oil reduced

> inflammation, as measured by C-reactive protein

> levels, and also helped arthritis symptoms.

>

> Another study hypothesized that since the

> omega-3s EPA, DHA and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA)

> have been shown to ameliorate insulin resistance,

> a hallmark of diabetes, that maybe krill oil

> could also be effective. Turns out it was even

> more effective for reducing blood-sugar levels

> and all blood-lipid parameters like cholesterol

> and triglycerides than either fish oil or placebo.

>

> Clearly more research is needed on the tiny but

> mighty Euphausia superba. There's also some

> concern about sustainability, since krill are the

> foundation of the marine food chain. (What would

> Willie say?) But more than 90 percent of all

> krill is harvested for the aquaculture industry,

> say krill suppliers, so shoppers should not be

> concerned that their personal supplement regime

> affects the krill population to any discernible degree at this point.

>

> Also, aboard every krill-harvesting ship is a

> representative from the independent Commission

> for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living

> Resources who monitors the catch and conducts research.

>

> egetarian sources

> There are no shortage of ways in which you can

> get your fish-oil benefits without actually

> consuming an aquatic animal. The option with the

> best bona fides is fermented algae that provides

> pre-formed DHA, meaning it doesn't need to be

> converted from ALA to DHA like some vegetarian

> omega-3 sources. This is the kind mostly found in

> infant formula. The catch: no EPA. However,

> <http://martek.com>Martek, the Columbia,

> Md.-based company that produces life'sDHA brand

> fermented DHA, announced at Expo West 2010 that

> it will begin producing EPA by the same fermentation technology.

>

> Flax has been the preferred vegetarian

> alternative to fish oil, but its omega-3s come

> solely from ALA. Like DHA and EPA, ALA is

> polyunsaturated, but it's a short-chain,

> 18-carbon fatty acid, versus the longer-chain

> 20-carbon EPA and 22-carbon DHA. The body has a

> challenge with ALA: It must work hard to convert

> it to the more beneficial EPA and DHA. Typically,

> ALA suffers from a poor conversion rate­along the

> lines of only 3 percent to 7 percent. Even so,

> flax oil and flaxseeds have been found to lower

> blood pressure, prevent heart conditions because

> of their lignan content and even manage hot flashes.

>

> One new vegetarian source is echium oil. A

> relative of borage oil, it has been sold in

> Canada for some time but is just now hitting the

> American market in earnest. " It's the coolest new

> oil because it has stearidonic acid, which

> converts to EPA at a 1-to-1 level, which gives

> you similar conversion rates to fish without the

> fish oils, " says Cameron Kupper, vice president

> of operations at Canadian oil supplier

> <http://bioriginal.com>Bioriginal. Apparently,

> echium oil does not convert to DHA.

>

> Finally, omega-3s have not gone unnoticed by

> purveyors of genetically modified organisms.

> Biotech companies like

> <http://monsanto.com>Monsanto and

> <http://dupont.com>DuPont are researching and

> developing seed crops that produce high levels of

> omega-3s. DuPont's New Harvest softgels, which

> contain vegetarian EPA derived from yeast, are

> already available at GNC stores.

>

> Your customer's call

> Whichever omega-3 supplement source your

> customers choose, it's important not to lose the

> forest for the trees, says Adam Ismail, executive

> director of <http://goedomega3.com>GOED, the

> Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3.

>

> " Short-chain omega-3s like ALA typically come

> from plant sources and are considered essential

> for nutrition, while long-chain omega-3s

> typically come from sources like fish and algae

> and have been shown to reduce incidences of many

> chronic diseases, " he says. " The deficiency of

> omega-3s in the diet is so critical to solve for

> public health in the U.S. that consumers need to

> be seeking out more of each­it is not about a

> choice between the sources. " Thanks to the many

> options now available, consumers can now get

> their omega-3s from sources to suit their every whim.

>

>

>

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Ok in laymans terms that is pretty much why I do what I do. Thanks

Cheri

> >

> >I am curious since I make soap as my business why did you do this? And was it

liquid or solid form?

> >

> >Cheri

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I would urge all to think about the oil they consume and what that means for the

world. We have over fished the seas and now we are going to kill everything for

the oil. Krill is needed by the whales far more than we need it, we can get our

omega 3's from flaxseed and do not need to strip the oceans of it's

life......Please think about what this means.....

Thank you,

Vicki

>

>

>

> This was published in the Natural Foods

> Merchandiser that went out today. I thought it

> to be of general interest. During the past

> couple of weeks I have been saponifying the

> omega-3 oils with calcium, potassium, cesium,

> gallium, lithium, zinc, etc. On completion my

> first major discovery was that my beakers were

> amazingly difficult to clean. Next time I'll try silicone muffin trays.

> My second major discovery is that there is

> nothing quite like a soap that smells like fish

> oil. I think I would have no problem selling it

> to olfactory handicapped, troglodytic, cat lovers.

>

>

> ----------------------

>

> Comparing omega-3s

>

> Eating cold-water, oily fish is flat-out good for

> you. Good for your heart. Good for your brain. Good for your eyes.

>

> Even the <http://fda.gov>U.S. Food and Drug

> Administration­not always a nutritional

> cheerleader­says the omega-3 fatty acids

> eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic

> acid (DHA) are good for cardio health, in

> particular by lowering triglycerides, making

> blood platelets less sticky so they don't form

> plaque and preventing sudden heart attacks. The

> agency says people can consume 2 out of 3 daily

> grams of omega-3s from supplements.

>

> Which is a good idea, because eating uber

> quantities of fish every day would deliver more

> than enough polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)

> contamination. The larger fish we rely so heavily

> on, such as tuna and farmed salmon from the

> Atlantic Ocean or China, accumulate heavy metals,

> like mercury, that can cause a whole host of

> health problems. And, apart from Eskimos, who can eat fish every single day?

>

> But which type of supplement to stock? The choice

> is expanding all the time, to the point where

> some stores have entire shelves dedicated to

> omega-3s. Here, we break the choices down to

> three areas: the fish oil standard, the

> up-and-coming krill source and vegetarian options.

>

> Fish

> At Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, Calif.,

> this year, an exhibitor had a ticker tracking the

> number of fish-oil servings consumed worldwide.

> At 10:30 a.m. on March 12, the count was up to

> 77,451,966,961, with an additional 536 servings tallied every second

afterward.

>

> Fish oil is the benchmark from which all other

> omega-3 oils are measured. That's because of the

> healthy quantity of EPA and DHA, traditionally in

> a 180-to-120 mg ratio, which mimics the ratio naturally found in wild fish.

>

> But studies demonstrate different health benefits

> for each omega-3. " EPA … fights inflammation,

> such as arthritis and low-grade chronic

> inflammation, which is harmful in the long term, "

> says Baldur Hjaltason, who oversees strategic

> business development for Norway-based fish-oil

> supplier <http://epax.com>EPAX. " DHA is a

> building unit and very important for healthy

> brain and eye development in infants. Poor memory

> has been associated with low concentration of

> DHA, so regular intake of DHA might be important

> to reduce the risk of memory loss in the elderly. "

>

> While many fish-oil suppliers are angling to get

> into the food world (and technologies are

> allowing that to happen without compromising

> purity standards or taste and odor), EPAX has

> taken a different route: high-dose concentrates

> with different ratios of EPA and DHA to address

> specific health conditions. So its eye-health

> formula has a greater than 7-to-1 ratio of DHA,

> while its joint health formula has a nearly 6-to-1 ratio, advantage EPA.

>

> Krill

> This tiny shrimp-like crustacean from the

> Antarctic Ocean is taking the omega-3 market by

> storm. Krill-oil sales doubled in 2009, and are

> looking to double again this year, to $50

> million, according to Mickey Schuett, director of

> sales and marketing at Boulder, Colo.-based

> krill-oil supplier <http://azantis.com>Azantis.

> This is maybe 2 percent of the fish-oil

> market­numbers not unlike the ratio of organic to conventional foods.

>

> While it's easy to group krill oil in with fish

> oil because they both come from the ocean and

> both contain EPA and DHA, krill is an entirely

> different beast. It contains about 25 percent

> omega-3s (versus 30 percent to 85 percent in fish

> oil, depending on the concentrate in the specific

> product), but the real differentiator is 40

> percent phospholipids and a bit of astaxanthin,

> vitamin E and protein. Phospholipids are the

> bricks and mortar of cell walls, seen as having a

> trifecta of benefits: enabling efficient cellular

> communication, enhancing transport of omega-3s

> into cells and, as vital fats, making the brain

> tick. Astaxanthin is a carotenoid antioxidant

> that has been found to protect against retinal

> damage, and is also what gives krill­and species

> that feed on krill like salmon and lobsters­their

> distinctive red-orange color.

>

> Only a very limited number of human studies have

> been conducted on krill. One found that giving 90

> people 1 gram a day of krill oil reduced

> inflammation, as measured by C-reactive protein

> levels, and also helped arthritis symptoms.

>

> Another study hypothesized that since the

> omega-3s EPA, DHA and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA)

> have been shown to ameliorate insulin resistance,

> a hallmark of diabetes, that maybe krill oil

> could also be effective. Turns out it was even

> more effective for reducing blood-sugar levels

> and all blood-lipid parameters like cholesterol

> and triglycerides than either fish oil or placebo.

>

> Clearly more research is needed on the tiny but

> mighty Euphausia superba. There's also some

> concern about sustainability, since krill are the

> foundation of the marine food chain. (What would

> Willie say?) But more than 90 percent of all

> krill is harvested for the aquaculture industry,

> say krill suppliers, so shoppers should not be

> concerned that their personal supplement regime

> affects the krill population to any discernible degree at this point.

>

> Also, aboard every krill-harvesting ship is a

> representative from the independent Commission

> for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living

> Resources who monitors the catch and conducts research.

>

> egetarian sources

> There are no shortage of ways in which you can

> get your fish-oil benefits without actually

> consuming an aquatic animal. The option with the

> best bona fides is fermented algae that provides

> pre-formed DHA, meaning it doesn't need to be

> converted from ALA to DHA like some vegetarian

> omega-3 sources. This is the kind mostly found in

> infant formula. The catch: no EPA. However,

> <http://martek.com>Martek, the Columbia,

> Md.-based company that produces life'sDHA brand

> fermented DHA, announced at Expo West 2010 that

> it will begin producing EPA by the same fermentation technology.

>

> Flax has been the preferred vegetarian

> alternative to fish oil, but its omega-3s come

> solely from ALA. Like DHA and EPA, ALA is

> polyunsaturated, but it's a short-chain,

> 18-carbon fatty acid, versus the longer-chain

> 20-carbon EPA and 22-carbon DHA. The body has a

> challenge with ALA: It must work hard to convert

> it to the more beneficial EPA and DHA. Typically,

> ALA suffers from a poor conversion rate­along the

> lines of only 3 percent to 7 percent. Even so,

> flax oil and flaxseeds have been found to lower

> blood pressure, prevent heart conditions because

> of their lignan content and even manage hot flashes.

>

> One new vegetarian source is echium oil. A

> relative of borage oil, it has been sold in

> Canada for some time but is just now hitting the

> American market in earnest. " It's the coolest new

> oil because it has stearidonic acid, which

> converts to EPA at a 1-to-1 level, which gives

> you similar conversion rates to fish without the

> fish oils, " says Cameron Kupper, vice president

> of operations at Canadian oil supplier

> <http://bioriginal.com>Bioriginal. Apparently,

> echium oil does not convert to DHA.

>

> Finally, omega-3s have not gone unnoticed by

> purveyors of genetically modified organisms.

> Biotech companies like

> <http://monsanto.com>Monsanto and

> <http://dupont.com>DuPont are researching and

> developing seed crops that produce high levels of

> omega-3s. DuPont's New Harvest softgels, which

> contain vegetarian EPA derived from yeast, are

> already available at GNC stores.

>

> Your customer's call

> Whichever omega-3 supplement source your

> customers choose, it's important not to lose the

> forest for the trees, says Adam Ismail, executive

> director of <http://goedomega3.com>GOED, the

> Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3.

>

> " Short-chain omega-3s like ALA typically come

> from plant sources and are considered essential

> for nutrition, while long-chain omega-3s

> typically come from sources like fish and algae

> and have been shown to reduce incidences of many

> chronic diseases, " he says. " The deficiency of

> omega-3s in the diet is so critical to solve for

> public health in the U.S. that consumers need to

> be seeking out more of each­it is not about a

> choice between the sources. " Thanks to the many

> options now available, consumers can now get

> their omega-3s from sources to suit their every whim.

>

>

>

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While I don't think krill oil is all it's cracked up to be (not one person my

friend and I muscle tested had a positive result), there is plenty of it in the

ocean. There's not enough fish to eat it. There's an abundance of krill and it

reproduces quickly unlike fish. If anything, using krill would be helpful to

the environment and economy. Now if only someone would devise a better

packaging method! All those little, half-full bottles of supplements really are

a waste of resources.

Has anyone looked into Sacha Inchi oil?

Sharon

> >

> >

> >

> > This was published in the Natural Foods

> > Merchandiser that went out today. I thought it

> > to be of general interest. During the past

> > couple of weeks I have been saponifying the

> > omega-3 oils with calcium, potassium, cesium,

> > gallium, lithium, zinc, etc. On completion my

> > first major discovery was that my beakers were

> > amazingly difficult to clean. Next time I'll try silicone muffin trays.

> > My second major discovery is that there is

> > nothing quite like a soap that smells like fish

> > oil. I think I would have no problem selling it

> > to olfactory handicapped, troglodytic, cat lovers.

> >

> >

> > ----------------------

> >

> > Comparing omega-3s

> >

> > Eating cold-water, oily fish is flat-out good for

> > you. Good for your heart. Good for your brain. Good for your eyes.

> >

> > Even the <http://fda.gov>U.S. Food and Drug

> > Administration�not always a nutritional

> > cheerleader�says the omega-3 fatty acids

> > eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic

> > acid (DHA) are good for cardio health, in

> > particular by lowering triglycerides, making

> > blood platelets less sticky so they don't form

> > plaque and preventing sudden heart attacks. The

> > agency says people can consume 2 out of 3 daily

> > grams of omega-3s from supplements.

> >

> > Which is a good idea, because eating uber

> > quantities of fish every day would deliver more

> > than enough polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)

> > contamination. The larger fish we rely so heavily

> > on, such as tuna and farmed salmon from the

> > Atlantic Ocean or China, accumulate heavy metals,

> > like mercury, that can cause a whole host of

> > health problems. And, apart from Eskimos, who can eat fish every single day?

> >

> > But which type of supplement to stock? The choice

> > is expanding all the time, to the point where

> > some stores have entire shelves dedicated to

> > omega-3s. Here, we break the choices down to

> > three areas: the fish oil standard, the

> > up-and-coming krill source and vegetarian options.

> >

> > Fish

> > At Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, Calif.,

> > this year, an exhibitor had a ticker tracking the

> > number of fish-oil servings consumed worldwide.

> > At 10:30 a.m. on March 12, the count was up to

> > 77,451,966,961, with an additional 536 servings tallied every second

afterward.

> >

> > Fish oil is the benchmark from which all other

> > omega-3 oils are measured. That's because of the

> > healthy quantity of EPA and DHA, traditionally in

> > a 180-to-120 mg ratio, which mimics the ratio naturally found in wild fish.

> >

> > But studies demonstrate different health benefits

> > for each omega-3. " EPA � fights inflammation,

> > such as arthritis and low-grade chronic

> > inflammation, which is harmful in the long term, "

> > says Baldur Hjaltason, who oversees strategic

> > business development for Norway-based fish-oil

> > supplier <http://epax.com>EPAX. " DHA is a

> > building unit and very important for healthy

> > brain and eye development in infants. Poor memory

> > has been associated with low concentration of

> > DHA, so regular intake of DHA might be important

> > to reduce the risk of memory loss in the elderly. "

> >

> > While many fish-oil suppliers are angling to get

> > into the food world (and technologies are

> > allowing that to happen without compromising

> > purity standards or taste and odor), EPAX has

> > taken a different route: high-dose concentrates

> > with different ratios of EPA and DHA to address

> > specific health conditions. So its eye-health

> > formula has a greater than 7-to-1 ratio of DHA,

> > while its joint health formula has a nearly 6-to-1 ratio, advantage EPA.

> >

> > Krill

> > This tiny shrimp-like crustacean from the

> > Antarctic Ocean is taking the omega-3 market by

> > storm. Krill-oil sales doubled in 2009, and are

> > looking to double again this year, to $50

> > million, according to Mickey Schuett, director of

> > sales and marketing at Boulder, Colo.-based

> > krill-oil supplier <http://azantis.com>Azantis.

> > This is maybe 2 percent of the fish-oil

> > market�numbers not unlike the ratio of organic to conventional foods.

> >

> > While it's easy to group krill oil in with fish

> > oil because they both come from the ocean and

> > both contain EPA and DHA, krill is an entirely

> > different beast. It contains about 25 percent

> > omega-3s (versus 30 percent to 85 percent in fish

> > oil, depending on the concentrate in the specific

> > product), but the real differentiator is 40

> > percent phospholipids and a bit of astaxanthin,

> > vitamin E and protein. Phospholipids are the

> > bricks and mortar of cell walls, seen as having a

> > trifecta of benefits: enabling efficient cellular

> > communication, enhancing transport of omega-3s

> > into cells and, as vital fats, making the brain

> > tick. Astaxanthin is a carotenoid antioxidant

> > that has been found to protect against retinal

> > damage, and is also what gives krill�and species

> > that feed on krill like salmon and lobsters�their

> > distinctive red-orange color.

> >

> > Only a very limited number of human studies have

> > been conducted on krill. One found that giving 90

> > people 1 gram a day of krill oil reduced

> > inflammation, as measured by C-reactive protein

> > levels, and also helped arthritis symptoms.

> >

> > Another study hypothesized that since the

> > omega-3s EPA, DHA and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA)

> > have been shown to ameliorate insulin resistance,

> > a hallmark of diabetes, that maybe krill oil

> > could also be effective. Turns out it was even

> > more effective for reducing blood-sugar levels

> > and all blood-lipid parameters like cholesterol

> > and triglycerides than either fish oil or placebo.

> >

> > Clearly more research is needed on the tiny but

> > mighty Euphausia superba. There's also some

> > concern about sustainability, since krill are the

> > foundation of the marine food chain. (What would

> > Willie say?) But more than 90 percent of all

> > krill is harvested for the aquaculture industry,

> > say krill suppliers, so shoppers should not be

> > concerned that their personal supplement regime

> > affects the krill population to any discernible degree at this point.

> >

> > Also, aboard every krill-harvesting ship is a

> > representative from the independent Commission

> > for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living

> > Resources who monitors the catch and conducts research.

> >

> > egetarian sources

> > There are no shortage of ways in which you can

> > get your fish-oil benefits without actually

> > consuming an aquatic animal. The option with the

> > best bona fides is fermented algae that provides

> > pre-formed DHA, meaning it doesn't need to be

> > converted from ALA to DHA like some vegetarian

> > omega-3 sources. This is the kind mostly found in

> > infant formula. The catch: no EPA. However,

> > <http://martek.com>Martek, the Columbia,

> > Md.-based company that produces life'sDHA brand

> > fermented DHA, announced at Expo West 2010 that

> > it will begin producing EPA by the same fermentation technology.

> >

> > Flax has been the preferred vegetarian

> > alternative to fish oil, but its omega-3s come

> > solely from ALA. Like DHA and EPA, ALA is

> > polyunsaturated, but it's a short-chain,

> > 18-carbon fatty acid, versus the longer-chain

> > 20-carbon EPA and 22-carbon DHA. The body has a

> > challenge with ALA: It must work hard to convert

> > it to the more beneficial EPA and DHA. Typically,

> > ALA suffers from a poor conversion rate�along the

> > lines of only 3 percent to 7 percent. Even so,

> > flax oil and flaxseeds have been found to lower

> > blood pressure, prevent heart conditions because

> > of their lignan content and even manage hot flashes.

> >

> > One new vegetarian source is echium oil. A

> > relative of borage oil, it has been sold in

> > Canada for some time but is just now hitting the

> > American market in earnest. " It's the coolest new

> > oil because it has stearidonic acid, which

> > converts to EPA at a 1-to-1 level, which gives

> > you similar conversion rates to fish without the

> > fish oils, " says Cameron Kupper, vice president

> > of operations at Canadian oil supplier

> > <http://bioriginal.com>Bioriginal. Apparently,

> > echium oil does not convert to DHA.

> >

> > Finally, omega-3s have not gone unnoticed by

> > purveyors of genetically modified organisms.

> > Biotech companies like

> > <http://monsanto.com>Monsanto and

> > <http://dupont.com>DuPont are researching and

> > developing seed crops that produce high levels of

> > omega-3s. DuPont's New Harvest softgels, which

> > contain vegetarian EPA derived from yeast, are

> > already available at GNC stores.

> >

> > Your customer's call

> > Whichever omega-3 supplement source your

> > customers choose, it's important not to lose the

> > forest for the trees, says Adam Ismail, executive

> > director of <http://goedomega3.com>GOED, the

> > Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3.

> >

> > " Short-chain omega-3s like ALA typically come

> > from plant sources and are considered essential

> > for nutrition, while long-chain omega-3s

> > typically come from sources like fish and algae

> > and have been shown to reduce incidences of many

> > chronic diseases, " he says. " The deficiency of

> > omega-3s in the diet is so critical to solve for

> > public health in the U.S. that consumers need to

> > be seeking out more of each�it is not about a

> > choice between the sources. " Thanks to the many

> > options now available, consumers can now get

> > their omega-3s from sources to suit their every whim.

> >

> >

> >

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Actually due to global warming krill are not doing that well. Many creatures

depend on krill Penguins, whales, seals and many sea birds.....So it not

environmently helpful for us to consume them. We cannot continue to plunder what

ever and where ever we wish.

http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/big-ideas/krill/

Vicki

>

> While I don't think krill oil is all it's cracked up to be (not one person my

friend and I muscle tested had a positive result), there is plenty of it in the

ocean. There's not enough fish to eat it. There's an abundance of krill and it

reproduces quickly unlike fish. If anything, using krill would be helpful to

the environment and economy. Now if only someone would devise a better

packaging method! All those little, half-full bottles of supplements really are

a waste of resources.

>

> Has anyone looked into Sacha Inchi oil?

>

> Sharon

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