A few years ago, the F.D.A. approved a drug called Lovaza. They say that it is contaminant free and has a high concentration of omega 3s. These are the same statements made by several high quality over-the-counter products that can be bought on the Internet. These claims are all true, but there is a difference - cost. Your bank account will hardly notice the price of an over-the-counter supplement. You can buy Lovaza or put a down payment on a set of chairs and couches. Let’s see if there are any other differences.
People have been eating fish oil for thousands of years. Over the past four decades, there have been numerous studies of coastal dwellers from all over the world. They are from radically different cultures yet there are two common threads.
1] They all suffer less from Western diseases such as depression, cardiovascular problems, joint problems and inflammation.
2] Few of them take any prescription drugs.
What is given at least partial credit for these benefits are the two omega 3s found chiefly in wild cold water fatty fish. - DHA and EPA. When you see any fish oil supplement with the name omega 3 on it, DHA and EPA are what they are referring to. Another common omega 3 is ALA. It comes from flax. It is not in the prescription fish oil or needed in the OTC kind.
Currently the only prescription fish oil drug is Lovaza, which used to be called Omacor. It has 840mg per capsule of omega 3 which is a big dose for one capsule. Besides price, that is really the main difference between Lovaza and a quality over the counter [OTC] product - dosage.
The drug company claims that they really purify their oil but so do the best OTC companies. Some of them actually can prove it. Go to the website. Look for a Certificate of Analysis from an independent laboratory. It will tell you exactly what is and what is not [chemical additives] in the capsule.
The FDA considers omega 3s to be nutritional supplements, not medications. It is not necessary to pay high prices to get food from a drug company. If you go to a restaurant, do you ask for the FDA approved evening special?
Now, back to price. In order to get the same DHA and EPA as the prescription fish oil, I have to take two soft gel capsules of my OTC supplement. Despite that, I still save at least one hundred and fifty [$150] dollars per month. Also, the purity is at least as good.
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