Great value and product

I lift a lot of weights and this product has helped my joints feel better and I have never had "fishy" burps that some of the other fish oil products can cause. Just use as directed.More detail ...

Enteric coating works!

I'd had to discontinue my use of regular fish oil capsules because they gave me not only the dreaded "fish belch" but also heartburn/indigestion. I've been taking this brand of enteric coated caps for several days now and have had no problems whatsoever. Shipping was quick packaging was good. Very satisfied!More detail ...

My children take their liver oil without complaint!

I am a mother of five and I have recently discovered fish oil to be very good for children's health. I use to hear stories by my mother whose own mother forced her to take her cod liver oil daily but it was this horrible experience because it tasted so bad. My children didn't like the sound of ingesting a fish's liver oil but when they tasted it they said it barely had any taste except that of lemons. They take their daily doses without complaining. I take it too and other than having a slight after-taste that lingers in my throat I recommend the Carlson brand.More detail ...

Chalk up one anecdotal success story.

I am a physician. I was on lipitor for about 4 years until I found out it was giving me rhabdomyolysis (muscle breakdown). The manufacturers of statins state that this is a rare side effect and I even counselled my patients that this is about a 1/200 incidence. Well after delving into the research a bit more it turns out that pretty much everyone taking statins has some degree of muscle pathology on biopsy with the majority being subclinical...but not insignificant. Being a work-out nut this could not be tolerated.



I stopped the Lipitor and went on a low fat diet (20% fat) with Mega Red. To be fair I am also taking a proprietary 3-6-9 omega oil blend as well (Udo's Blend) although it is not clear that this affects cholesterol levels and makes no claims to. I have been on the Mega Red for about 2 months and the low fat diet for about 2 weeks and got my levels rechecked. Total cholesterol went from 240 (pre-lipitor) to 179. LDL from 160 to 119 and HDL from 35 to 40. All as good or better than I got on 20 mg of Lipitor.



Now I no longer have to worry about muscle breakdown and my LFT's are normal for the first time in 4 years. As an added bonus I can get this locally for about $27 for a 4-month supply (with coupon and buy-1-get-1 deals) which is about 1/4 the cost of Lipitor. Well this is one anecdotal success story so take it for what it's worth. I have put a lot of energy into exercizing and going low fat as well so under those circumstances I can say that it seems to work for me andI am very happy with the results.More detail ...

This is a Winner if you're Cholesterol Concerned you Need it

Bottom Line: Fish Oil really works to prevent artery disease namely heart disease and strokes. It's not a bogus health food thing it really works.



You need the EPA and the DHA from the fish. The other omega-3's 6's etc. aren't the same. Skip the flaxseed etc. You want enough EPA and DHA you don't wanna be grossed out by the taste or get a fishy "repeat" and you don't wanna drink a bunch of unnecessary fat.



This stuff is good because: it has the right concentration of EPA/DHA: 1.3 g/teasp which is high. And it tastes good. Even Nordic Naturals a very respected company has a similar EPA/DHA level but tastes nasty.



Remember these supplements aren't regulated. Go to consumerlabs.com they test the supplements. This wasn't tested but Carlson capsules and cod liver oil were tested and passed so i assume and hope this passes also.



That's all you need to know. If you're 30 or older and you have high blood pressure and cholesterol like everyone else take in at least 2 grams of EPA/DHA a day your arteries will stay clean.More detail ...