It seems that lately, anytime I flip through a magazine at the store, there is at least one article about the benefits of omega-3.  In fact, in a recent issue of Shape magazine, I counted 3 different articles – one on heart health (which specifically mentioned PharmaOmega Cardio), one on reducing pain and inflammation after exercise, and one on mental acuity – and they all emphasized the importance of taking omega-3.    It’s nice to see that the general population is finally getting educated about the benefits of omega-3. 

Before I started working here, I was pretty clueless when it came to omega-3.  I had heard that it was good for me, but I didn’t really know why or how.  It wasn’t until I had gone through my first box of PharmaOmega Life that I realized how much physically better I felt after taking the omega-3 fish oil supplement.  (Not to mention all the benefits to my heart and circulatory system that I couldn't feel.) The more I learned, the more I realized that everyone should be taking a high-quality omega-3 fish oil supplement.  Now, everyone in my family (from my 72 year old father to my 3 year old nephew) takes one of our omega-3 products.  I guess you could say we are all one big, happy, healthy family! J

Growing up close to the Gulf of Mexico, I ate plenty of seafood especially shrimp, flounder, and grouper.  I was pretty confident that I received plenty of omega-3 during that time.  However, I never really knew how much omega-3 I was getting until I received an email asking about the amount of omega-3 in shrimp.  So, I decided to look it up, and I was shocked to find out that both flounder and grouper have just 100 mg EPA per serving, and shrimp only has trace amounts.  All along even though I was getting 2 servings of fish per week, I still wasn’t getting close to the minimum amount of omega-3 that is recommended. 

That is why, even if we have the best intentions and try our hardest to be healthy, there’s still more we can do – we must supplement to get the omega-3 that our bodies need.  I still eat seafood often, but I depend on the 3 Life softgels I take daily to keep me healthy. 

I have to admit it - this summer I've been less than stellar about sitting down with my children to practice math facts, writing, and reading. I always say that I'll do it at the end of the day, but by then, my children are so worn out by swimming, riding their bikes, and playing outdoors, that I can hardly get them to wash the bug spray off before they crash in their beds.  It's comical to think that they'll sit down and look at "school work."

Yesterday, when they were eating their daily scoop of ice-cream, I started thinking that not only have we been slack in school-work, but we haven't been eating as well as we should.  Of course it's summer, so some of that is to be expected, but it occured to me that not only were they eating a bunch of junk they didn't need, but they were not getting one of the most important vitamins that their growing bodies did: omega-3.  

During the school year, both my children took 2 PharmaOmega Learn capsules (omega-3 fish oil for school-aged children) every morning with breakfast.  Since summer started, we have not followed that routine because of sleeping late and crazy schedules.  However, when I think about the difference in my children's school-work (especially handwriting) once they started taking PharmaOmega Learn, I realized that taking a summer break from essential nutrition is not an option.  Not only have I personally experienced the benefits of omega-3, but I have seen first-hand the positive changes it has made in my children. 

I'm happy to say that this morning we were all back on track with taking our omega-3.  Now we'll all be ready for school to start (especially me!)