Milton Haslam

Trying to find information on whole body inflammation can be time consuming because it is such a broad subject. You can narrow your search by focusing on the sources of inflammation. In other words, understand the causes before you worry about the effects.

If you want to know which fish contain omega 3, don't bother trying to find out in a health food store. The information is very limited at best. Other questions that get even fewer answers are: what are the best dosage levels and how pure is the fish oil? Omega 3 and omega 6 essential fatty acids are fundamental ingredients of the immune system. It would be wonderful if they were in equally balanced proportions. In the West, that is not likely to take place.

Looking for seafood in a major store can be time consuming. There can be so many choices. In addition to the usual questions of taste and calories, people now want to know - which fish contain omega 3? Another issue that has cropped up the past decade is what ocean pollutants are in the fish and what are safe consumption levels?

You may have seen the commercials. They just stated appearing the past few months because the F.D.A. approved launch of a prescription drug for fish oil. It seems to be a quality product but consumers are now asking - what is the difference between prescription fish oil and over the counter supplements? The short answer is not a lot – except the price.

What is fish oil? That is a question that has what looks like a direct answer - oil from fish. However, the answer is misleading because there is tremendous variety, not only in the various species, but in the health benefits each provide. Knowing the subtle differences makes you an informed consumer.

What does fish oil do is what more and more consumers are asking nowadays. People are concerned about nutritional deficiencies and this is why the number of fish oil supplements has been expanding so much. A little known fact is that, when asked in surveys, most shoppers did not really understand the reason they were getting the product.

Usually, when people start taking fish oil supplements, they concentrate on health benefits and the quality of the product. At some point they start wondering how much is too much fish oil. This article will touch on these three topics.

In the past, taking fish oil supplements was not a big concern. However, starting a decade ago, I started cutting back on the amount of seafood in my diet. The safety issue had become and still is an issue. Millions of people agree and if you are one of them, keep reading.

Even people who love seafood know that having omega 3 rich cold water fish five or six times per week is usually not practical - not to mention taking the risk of absorbing the various ocean pollutants the FDA and EPA warn us about. A simple and safer alternative is taking fish oil supplements.

When it comes to arthritis, people are willing to spend enormous amounts of money on any drug that will give them temporary relief. The keyword here is temporary. Consumers and their doctors have slowly accepted that long term relief does not come from prescriptions but supplements for arthritis. Which supplements, you ask? The one recommended by the Arthritis Foundation - omega 3 fish oil.