Fish Oil: A Truly Remarkable Supplement

What is Fish Oil? Sounds [insert derogatory comment here].

Fish oil is, well, oil from a fish. It’s extracted and processed from the fatty acids of a cold-water fish (think tuna, salmon, albacore, and every other fat brother and sister fish). This oil provides omega-3 fatty acids, a rich source of fat which has innumerable health benefits.

What’s in it for me?

Well, for starters, by supplementing with fish oil, you can:

• Lower LDL (bad cholesterol).
• Increase HDL (good cholesterol).
• Reduce triglycerides in the bloodstream.
• Reduce blood pressure.
• Improve overall cardiovascular health and function.
• Prevent clot formation, thereby reducing risk of stroke or heart attack.
• Boost cognitive function, imemory capacity, and focus (brain power, baby!).
• Slap depression and anxiety in the face.
• Blunt breast, colon, prostate, and many other cancers.
• Relieve asthma symptoms.
• Reduce allergies.
• Prevent type-2 diabetes.
• Burn fat!
• Reduce inflammation in joints and muscles.
• Improve skin composition and tone.
• Ease Chron’s disease symptoms.
• Reduce or eliminate acne breakouts.
• Relieve PMS symptoms.
• Treat ADHD symptoms (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder).
• Reduce risk of contracting Alzheimer’s Disease.
• Maintain healthy hair.

What can’t fish oil do?

Unfortunately, supplementing fish oil won’t:

• Bring your dead grandma back to life.
• Make you rich (although you’ll be rich with good health!).
• Power your muscle car.
• Help you foresee the future.
• Grant you three wishes.

What’s the best fish oil product?

I’ve tried many different products and I’ve found that the best are available at health food stores like GNC and Vitamin Shoppe. I recommend a liquid version of fish oil because you get more omega-3’s per serving and its easier than swallowing handfuls of capsules every day.

MuscleBits recommends Health From The Sea Pure Fish Oil. This brand far exceeds any that I’ve seen or used and has a great price per serving. You get almost double the amount of omega 3’s per serving than you would with the generic, encapsulated forms of fish oil.