There are vast differences in the quality of marine omega-3 products on the market today. You need to be aware of what you’re getting. Here are the issues:

Because it is a very specialized process, most supplement companies do not make omega-3 oils themselves. Instead they purchase it from someone who specializes in the area. The quality from these manufacturers can vary widely, so you need to know where the oil in your supplement comes from.

The Omega-3 For Life marine oil is produced for Ohana Health by one of the world’s oldest and most respected manufacturers. Located in Norway, they have been refining marine oils since 1838, and introduced their first pure omega-3 product in 1982. Today they are recognized as a world leader in omega-3 R&D, technology, and manufacturing processes.

This world-class reputation stems from a commitment to research and innovation in omega-3 production. In fact, they were responsible for introducing the molecular distillation process, and today are a world leader in the production of omega-3 concentrates.

The Omega-3 For Life manufacturing site is one of the few certified by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the production of pharmaceutical-grade omega-3 concentrates.

More than 100 controlled clinical studies have been conducted worldwide utilizing these concentrates – making them the most studied, best documented omega-3 oils in the world (See Selected Clinical Studies).

Purity is the most important consideration when taking a fish oil supplement.

To achieve a consistently high quality, the omega-3 raw material must be superior. Omega-3 For Life marine oil is derived from fisheries of sardine, anchovy, and mackerel off the west coast of South America, where the nutrient-rich waters of the Antarctic run northward in the Humboldt Current, one of the purest ocean regions in the world. Oil from these fisheries is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, and very low in industrial pollutants.

These fatty fish feed directly on plankton – at the lower levels of the food chain – and contain significantly less contaminates in their tissues than fish such as tuna, cod or salmon.

The marine oil is then purified utilizing a unique state-of-the-art technology that effectively eliminates PCBs, dioxins, heavy metals and other man-made pollutants. An international patent application for this technology was published in 2005.

This proprietary technology is different from other available purification technologies, and results in a significantly purer oil. An additional distillation step has been added prior to the classical process for producing concentrated oils. This step efficiently removes all pesticides, PCBs, dioxins, bromintated flame retardants and other organic pollutants present in the oil. As a result, the oil is already highly purified before entering the traditional molecular distillation / urea precipitation process.

At this stage the processes of molecular distillation and urea precipitation are applied. Molecular distillation separates the long-chain fatty acids from the short-chain ones, while urea precipitation separates the polyunsaturated fatty acids from the saturated and the monounsaturated ones.

The resulting marine oil far exceeds all established purity standards, including those of the FDA and the Council of Responsible Nutrition’s voluntary fish oil monograph – which is now considered the industry standard. In fact, Omega-3 For Life is between 10 and 100 times more pure, as the following chart shows:

		CRN Voluntary Monograph	Omega-3 For Life
As Cd Hg Pb DDD DDE DDT HCB PCBs Dioxins	mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg mg/kg pg/g	0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.09 2	0.1 0.01 0.005* 0.05 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.01 1

*Limits of Detection Technology

It is important to understand that the amount of omega-3 in each gelcap is not equal to the total milligram size on the label. The total milligram size refers to the total amount of fish oil in the capsule. Depending on the product, the part of the fish oil that is omega-3 can be as little as 30% of that total.

Omega-3 For Life is highly concentrated and provides you with the greatest possible omega-3 levels in each gelcap:

• 71% total omega-3s
• 60% of the key omega-3s EPA and DHA (composed of 35% EPA and 25% DHA)
• 568 mg total omega-3s in each gelcap

This concentration offers a high degree of therapeutic value. 2-3 gelcaps a day gives you the optimum dosage recommended for achieving a wide range of health benefits.

Because many people find it difficult to swallow excessively large capsules, Omega-3 For Life comes in an easy to swallow 800 mg gelcap.

Many people don't like taking fish oil supplements due to the unpleasant taste or the awful fishy regurgitation that can occur afterwards. However, due to its unique purification process, Omega-3 For Life is virtually odorless, tasteless, and eliminates fishy regurgitation.