| Which comes out on top when you put Krill Oil vs. Fish | | | | In my opinion the most important advantage to using |
| Oil in a battle to be your main source of Omega-3? It | | | | krill-oil over fish-oil as a source of omega-3 is that the |
| turns out that krill oil is the winner. Here is why: Before | | | | krill oil does not contain mercury like many fish oils do. |
| we get into why krill-oil is a better choice as your main | | | | Krill oil is also more absorbable for us because the |
| source of omega-3 lets go over why omega-3 is so | | | | omega-3 fatty acids (EPA, DHA) are found in a double |
| important for your health. Omega-3 has been shown | | | | chain phospholipid structure in krill oil as opposed to the |
| to be beneficial in the following areas: | | | | triglyceride form in fish oil. Fats in human cells are in the |
| - Support for concentration, memory and learning | | | | phospholipid form, so the krill oil is a better option as |
| - Blood sugar health | | | | your source of omega-3 fatty acids. Krill-oil also |
| - Healthy joints, with an increase in joint comfort | | | | contains vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin D and |
| - Fighting signs of aging | | | | canthaxanthin, which is a potent anti-oxidant. Krill-oil has |
| - Protection for cell membranes | | | | been found to be about 48 times more potent than |
| - Cholesterol and other blood lipid health | | | | fish oil as an anti-oxidant. |
| - Healthy liver function | | | | Many people don't like taking fish oil because it causes |
| - Relief of normal PMS symptoms | | | | a nasty fishy aftertaste and can cause reflux, krill oil |
| - Bolstering your immune system | | | | does not leave the gross aftertaste and has never |
| - Healthy mood support | | | | caused me to have reflux or heartburn after taking it. |
| - Optimal skin health | | | | Another reason you should choose krill oil is because |
| Krill-oil is made from krill which are a small shrimp-like | | | | krill are a renewable source for omega-3. They are |
| crustacean that lives in cold oceans around the world. | | | | the largest biomass in the ocean and there is simply no |
| They are eaten by baleen whales, manta rays, whale | | | | risk of over-harvesting krill like there is with fish. The |
| sharks, seals, and a few seabird species. Although | | | | krill-oil also has a far longer shelf life than fish oil, lasting |
| they are small, krill make up the worlds largest biomass | | | | up to 2 years at room temperature before going |
| on the planet. They are low on the food chain and | | | | rancid. |
| don't absorb the mercury, radiation, heavy metals, and | | | | The battle is over, the score cards are in, and Krill-Oil is |
| other toxins like fish do. | | | | the winner by unanimous decision. |