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The CardioTabs Brand: A Fish Oil Review

About the Company: The CardioTabs brand is one of the few companies to produce a fish oil product that has been “developed by cardiologists”. They have been making nutrition supplements for over 10 years and their products are distributed by Good Things Health. What Makes Them Different: The company sent over two products for us…

Vegetarian Omega-3: A Detailed Review of Ovega-3 Featuring life’sDHA

Most people think omega-3 comes from fish, but that’s not entirely true. It actually comes from tiny algae. The fish eat the algae, you eat the fish, and voila…you get the omega-3s. Until recently, it’s just been too time-consuming and expensive to make omega-3 supplements directly from algae. But Martek seems to have figured it…

Is the BP Gulf Oil Spill Affecting Fish Oil Supplements?

The recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has a lot of Americans worried about the safety of available seafood, especially on the east coast of the country. Sure, it’s easy enough to curb your consumption of fresh shrimp from the bayou… but, what about your fish oil? Is fish oil at risk? Quite…

Lawsuit Exposes Unsafe PCB Contamination of Several Popular Fish Oil Supplements

A California environmental group is suing several producers of popular fish oil products for excessive contamination in their fish oils. The group, Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation, found that fish oil supplements from CVS Pharmacy, Nature Made, Rite Aid, GNC, Solgar, Twinlab, Now Health, Omega Protein and Pharmavite contained excessive levels of PCBs. California law requires that consumers…

Fish Oil Supplements: A Consumer Guide

Innumerable studies in recent years have underscored the importance of omega-3s for health. Our bodies cannot manufacture omega-3s, so we must get them in our diet. The most common way that people consume omega-3 is by eating fish (read about other sources here). However, this guide will explain the problems with deriving omega 3 fatty…

Fish Oil Improves Language and Learning Skills For Autistic Children

A study sponsored by Nordic Naturals, a supplement company, found that omega-3 fish oil significantly boosted autistic children’s scores in 8 different areas on language and learning tests. The article states that, “Investigators also noted the importance of fish oil purity,” and that Nordic Naturals “…is working to set exacting standards for freshness, purity, and…

Fish Oil Supplements SUPPOSEDLY Free of Contaminants

According to a recent report by Consumer Labs, 41 brands of omega-3 fish oil were found not to contain mercury and polychlorinated byphenyls (PCBs). Skeptical? I am, and I’ll tell you why. The page states:

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