Krill Oil: Better than Other Fish Oil? December 3, 2007
Posted by Joe in : Health and Fitness , trackback
I just put in an order online for some Krill Oil tablets.
If you’ve read my previous posts on fish oil, you’ll know that I take daily doses of the stuff to improve my general well-being. Fish oil is good for your circulatory system, skin health (see: no acne for months now), cellular activity, arthritis pain relief, and more. I tend to take a little more than the recommended daily dose to keep acne at bay, but there doesn’t seem to be a single side effect to fish oil (yet!).
Any way, I was browsing through some health articles and found some on krill oil. Krill is a shrimp you’ll find in the Antarctic. Apparently, oil extracted from kill is much more potent and absorbable than other fish oils. It also comes in the form of phospholipids, as compared to free triglycerides in other fish oils. What does this mean, in English?
Phospholipids are what make up your cell membranes and protect the cells from free radicals. Since krill oil’s Omega-3 fatty acids come in this form, they are more “bio-available” than other oils since our body uses them more easily and quickly than as free triglycerides. Why else does krill oil get absorbed more quickly and become more potent? It has natural antioxidants in it, unlike other fish oil, which helps guard against oxidization in the body (preventing the oil from turning into free radicals). This way, you don’t have an abnormal imbalance of antioxidants from taking fish oil.
The benefits to krill oil seem huge. Smaller dosages, amplified effects, and even no nasty fish burp after taking the pills! This is due to the brevity of the time it takes to absorb krill oil.
I first read about it on this site selling krill oil. Google it yourself to read more 
I will be sure to update on my consumption of krill oil in the next 4 weeks (give it some time to get into my system).
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