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With the increasing awareness in people about their health, more and more people are shifting towards essential omega-3 fatty acids. Unfortunately, our bodies cannot manufacture these essential fats, so we need to include them in our diet. There are basically two broad based sources of omega3 namely plants and animals; omega 3 greens are plant based. Omega 3 greens contain only ALA type of omega3 fatty acids. Since, body's conversion process of ALA to DHA and EPA (most readily absorbed omega three fats) is very complex and not very effective; our body remains deficient in essential omega 3 fatty acids even after having ALA. Another point to keep in mind is that, with the increase in pollution and usage of pesticides, quality of fruits and vegetable is deteriorating every day. As a result there is a decrease in content of ALA we get from them. Thus, to compensate for this deficiency -- either we have to take ALA fats in huge quantity or shift to a high DHA and EPA food source. Food sources containing omega 3 greens are broccoli, seaweeds, spinach, kale, spring greens, cabbage, brussels sprouts, parsley and dark salad leaves. Fish on the other hand is a rich source of DHA and EPA type of omega-3 fats. With oceans full of pollution; fishes caught from them are also contaminated. Hence, it serves no purpose to ingest these tainted fishes and wish for omega 3 benefits. On the contrary, consumption of these polluted fishes can result in many ailments like mercury and arsenic poisoning. The best thing to do is to take an Omega-3 fish oil supplement on a daily basis. You have to make sure that fish oil you buy has undergone molecular distillation process to remove the contaminants like lead, mercury and the PCBs. Scientific studies have proved that supplements prepared after mixing tuna oil and hoki oil increases the benefits by two and half times. Hoki is a less known fish found in pristine water of southern coast of New Zealand; it is naturally high in DHA. Fish oil thus extracted also has high DHA to EPA ratio; this means it is more effective and has better health benefits. In conclusion, Omega 3 greens are good only if you are a pure vegetarian; otherwise I would recommend you to look for an effective fish oil supplement as discussed above. If you need my assistance in finding one such effective fish gel, visit my website. Chuck Blake is an active researcher and consumer of fish oil products.Visit his website http://omega3brief.com today to learn more about the powerful benefits of omega-3 fish oils.
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