Should You Take Omega-3 Fish Oil Supplements?
There are 3 main types of omega-3 fatty acids: Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and Alpha-Linolenic acid (ALA). They are considered essential as they are not produced by the body and therefore must be derived from food. It is of the upmost importance for people to have a rich dietary intake of omega-3. Omega-3s especially EPA and DHA are found abundantly in marine oils. As a result many companies have developed fish oil supplements to provide consumers with the omega-3 that their diet lacks.
These fish oil supplements due to technological limitations and cost were formulated using the conventional way of extracting omega-3 from fish by applying heat and/or chemical solvents. It is now suggested that omega-3 fatty acids extracted this way might have isomeric byproducts (chemically altered components that form under heat) or residues from the chemical solvents.
It is also becoming increasingly apparent that while these supplements contain fish oil, they lack purity, which means that in most cases they contain only as little as 30% omega-3. And we know that it is omega-3 not fish oil that provides the extraordinary health benefits.
The good news is that there are now purer omega-3 fish oil products available. recoup|90 an omega-3 sports supplement, is produced with the most pure omega-3 fish oil in the world using environmentally friendly, proprietary super-critical fluid technology. This technology applies pressure instead of heat or solvents which allows for the production of omega-3 fatty acids of unsurpassed quality and purity, while ensuring that there is no risk of formation of isomeric byproducts, of exposure to contamination and of residual solvents in the end product.
To ensure the product is of the highest purity it is required to meet 50 stringent purity parameters. The main purity tests concern oxidation products such as peroxides, heavy metals such as cadmium, mercury and lead as well as pollutants such as PCBs, dioxins and pesticides.
Sports medicine experts have been among the first people to discover the huge disparity between pure omega 3 products and regular fish oils found in retail stores. As a result today an increasing number of athletes and active individuals take only high quality and pure omega-3 fish oil.
They have also discovered that unlike regular fish oil supplements, pure omega-3 fish oil products that contain as much as 300% higher concentrations of omega-3 deliver additional therapeutic benefits such as accelerated post workout recovery and a reduction in muscle and joint soreness.
Recognizing the value of pure omega-3 fish oils in sports, recoup|90 was developed and released as the world’s first omega-3 sports supplement. recoup|90 contains a remarkable 90% omega 3 making it the purest omega 3 sports supplement available. recoup|90 is a product of excellent and unsurpassed quality and purity. Its unique formulation not only provides active people with the well documented cardiovascular and health benefits but also due to its pronounced anti-inflammatory properties it effectively helps accelerate post workout recovery, and reduce muscle and joint soreness.