10-05-2016, 08:47
Nice post. In regards to the extra goodie at the bottom, algal oil is another good source of long chain n-3. It contains actually all 4 n-3's that can be obtained from food, ALA, EPA, DPA, and DHA, when the algae are nourished properly. Sadly, most algal oil is from algae that's being factory farmed in a manner that malnourishes that algae, and so all their n-3 gets converted entirely to the longest-chain DHA, this causes an EPA to DHA imbalance if you take supplements with only that DHA-only oil. Nordic Naturals is the only brand that carries a full-spectrum algal oil that I've seen.