• Monday January 23rd
  • How to Find a Good Quality Fish Oil

  • Let me ask you a question, are you concerned with how to find good quality fish oil? Since this oil contains so many essential nutrients we need to stay healthy, it's a great source for combating inflammation and enhancing your memory.

    Yet, the fish can be full of toxins like mercury and even PCB's. When these fish are used for supplements, they become full of these toxins too. Supplements made with farm-raised salmon is one of the worst culprits. You'll see why in a minute.

    How to Get Purity in Your Fish Supplements

    When looking to purchase good quality fish oil it is important to keep in mind that it should be an Omega three oil that is totally free of impurities.

    This works two ways.

    1) The fish is best wild caught since farm-raised fish is fed less high quality food. Farms are usually highly polluted with chemicals and waste. Farm raised salmon are often sickly and injected with a dye to turn them "salmon" pink.

    2) It should be molecularly distilled for maximum purity.

    Find out where your supplements rank on the International Fish Oil Standards Chart. You may be surprised. A high quality supplier will be able to show you the Certificate of Analysis proving the purity of their oil.

    Location Matters

    Look for supplements with named fish from clean waters. For example, the waters of the Pacific and British Columbia are far cleaner than the highly trafficked Atlantic. The waters around New Zealand are also quite clean.
     
    Hoki is a type of fish found near New Zealand and it's found to be clean and healthy. Some good quality supplements are made with a blend of this and tuna.

    Price Matters?

    Price matters only to a degree. Since fish supplements range from approximately $8.00/ bottle to $50.00+ you'd think there would be a huge discrepancy. But the truth is, you can find good quality fish oil for around $16.00.

    Do check to see what type of fish is used and the purification process is.

    The manufacturer of the fish oil must have high standards where they implement a cold pressing process and molecular distillation process. The purer the oil, the more it can benefit your mind, heart and mood.

    Now that you know what to look for in how to find good quality fish oil, please visit my website where I share about the supplements I recommend and use.