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Omega-3s do so much good it’s one supplement we recommend EVERYONE take. The researched benefits speak for themselves, but not all fish oil’s and other omega-3 supplements are created equal. Heavy metal contamination, diluted products, and low dosing are all realities for many fish oil supplements, but this episode will help you pick the right omega-3 for your needs.

Meet Amber:

This week we’re excited to welcome back Amber Vitale. Amber is a certified nutritionist and Regional Educator for Garden of Life and we chat about why omega-3s are so vital for our well-being, what to look for in a quality supplement, and some new fish oil products being offered by Garden of Life.

Some Points We Discuss:

• The importance of testing your omega-3 levels (3:31)
• What should we look for when selecting an Omega-3 supplement? (10:07)
• What types of fish produce the best quality fish oil? (21:40)
• What is the best dosage of Omega-3 for adults? (23:32)
• Garden of Life recently released some new Omega-3s. What makes those different? (31:34)

Some Key Takeaways From This Episode:

• Don’t sacrifice quality for the sake of price when it comes to Omega-3. (6:00)
• We are finding more and more about the benefits of Omega-3s far beyond cardiovascular health. (7:13)
• Certifications and understanding what the labels reveal are critical when selecting a good quality Omega-3. (20:38)
• We need a high level of Omega-3s to compensate for the poor quality oils and excessive omega-6 oils in our diets. (26:48)

Products + Resources:

• Garden of Life Omega-3s
• Omega-3 Test
• Other Podcasts With Amber Vitale

Get Social with Amber:

• Instagram @amberlynnvitale
• Facebook @amberlynnvitale
• Website: https://www.amberlynnvitale.com

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL SHOW TRANSCRIPT

Brian Strickland: [00:00:00] Today's episode is brought to you by Garden of Life. Garden of Life is the number one brand in the natural products industry and they’re fanatical about food and whole food supplements. Regardless of the product, they always use organic, non-GMO food as a starting point. They are dedicated to not only providing the cleanest, whole food supplements out there but to complete traceability so that you know where each and every ingredient in their products comes from. They offer a wide variety of products from multi vitamins, protein powders, fish oil, probiotics, and even CBD. To learn more visit gardenoflife.com Hello friends and welcome back to The Holistic Navigator Podcast where we believe in the body's capacity for self healing if it's given the proper nutrients and care deserves. I'm Brian Strickland the producer of the show and here with me in the studio as always is our host Ed Jones on today's episode. We have the pleasure of speaking with Amber Vitale once again. [00:01:00] Amber is a certified nutritionist and currently a full-time Regional Educator for Garden of Life and she's going to walk us through why Omega-3s are so important to our health and tell us a little about their new line of fish oils. We've got a fair amount of ground to cover, so let's go ahead and jump right in. Here's the host of the show, Mr. Ed Jones.

Ed Jones: Thank you Brian very much. And today we have one of the topics that is near and dear to my heart because I understand the absolute importance of the the topic at hand, which is omega-3. And I am welcoming one of the experts that I really trust as far as information and research to guide us down this really jungle because there's a lot of confusion as to so many questions with Omega-3s. Can we get it from food alone? What kind of supplements should we use if we do? Blood testing? Quality? Dosage? What does [00:02:00] it do? How does it work? I mean there's you could easily talk for 2 to 3 hours for omega-3 information and I will say that again the most general practitioners and people in the medical field just simply aren't schooled on it. They don't mean not to know this but they didn't learn it in school. So you have to access things like, you know, The Holistic Navigator in order to find the nitty-gritty. But today we have Amber Vitale from Garden of Life. She's the educator for the North American part of Garden of Life and I've met her before and we've had her on the Holistic Navigator on two different...