Fish Oil vs Salmon

Is taking fish oil enough, or do you need to eat salmon too?   If you take fish oil, how much salmon should you eat?  Here are some answers to these questions...  

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Salmon by itself isn't enough.  You need to take fish oil supplements. “When I say [take] high-dose fish oil, I mean it. You simply can't get enough fish oil from eating fatty fish like salmon, tuna, or mackerel, even if it's on a daily basis. Eating tuna salad for lunch or salmon steak for dinner will give you some benefits but not enough to truly control silent inflammation.” (1)

— Dr. Barry Sears
Biochemist and Author,
The Anti-Inflammation Zone

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You need to eat salmon AND take fish oil supplements. “[Simply] taking fish oil supplements is not as optimal as taking fish oil in addition to frequently eating [cold-water fish such as salmon]. Why should you eat fish even if you already take fish oil? Because it is the only animal protein that happens to be poor in omega-6 fatty acids. Eating fish further helps to undo the ravages of our excess consumption of omega-6 fats.” (2)

— Ivy Greenwell
Life Extension Magazine

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Here is a selection of some of the most popular fish oil brands with product descriptions from the companies that manufacture and market them as well as fish oil reviews and ratings from customers that buy fish oil: 

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Fish oil helps your brain and heart.  “[Y]ou can feel better in two weeks. If you walk 30 minutes a day for two weeks, you'll feel better. If you take DHA [the omega- 3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid, found commonly in fish oil] -- it's only 10 cents a day, $3 a month -- and it helps your brain and heart. There are really easy steps." (4)

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Coromega Omega-3 Supplement, Orange Flavor, Squeeze Packets. (90-Count Box).  “Guaranteed DHA & EPA content.  Pharmaceutical grade.  Colored with [beta-carotene].  No Sugar or artificial [sweeteners].  No dairy, yeast, starch , wheat or gluten.”  Read customer fish oil reviews of this product. — Buy fish oil. 

Carlson Laboratories - Lemon-Flavored - Carlson fish oil liquid. Lemon Flavor, 16.9 fluid ounces liquid.  Lemon flavored Carlson fish oil liquid “comes from deep, cold, ocean-water fish. It is processed and bottled in Norway to insure maximum freshness. Take by the teaspoonful, mix with foods, try it on salads! It has a refreshing lemon taste. This product is regularly tested (using AOAC international protocols) for freshness, potency and purity by an independent, FDA-registered laboratory and has been determined to be fresh, fully potent and free of detectable levels of mercury, cadmium, lead, PCB's and 28 other contaminants.”  See what other customers say about this product.  — Order fish oil.