Just Ask Terry

Terry is happy to provide his opinion on diet and nutrition, supplements and lifestyle choices. This information is for educational purposes only. It is not meant to replace the advice of your physician and is not to be considered medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Should you have any concerns please contact your physician directly.

Q. Dear Terry, “My doctor wants me to take 6 grams of fish oil, but I can’t stand the taste and the continuing regurgitation of bad fish taste keeps coming up on me. Can you recommend something I can take that will help with the burping of fish oil?” Janice C., Grand Rapids, MI A. Dear Janice, I’m glad your doctor has recognized the value of omega 3 fatty acids. However, he may not know of a new, revolutionary, patented process called “vectorization” that extracts omega 3 fatty acids bound to phospholipids from salmon. This form of omega 3 fatty acid complex is far superior to fish OILS, as they are all commonly attached to triglycerides. The omega 3 fatty acids naturally bound to phospholipids from salmon create a superior delivery system with no regurgitation or burping. It is absorbed up to 50 times better than fish oils, and it is also superior in terms of purity and quality. One dose of the phospholipid-bound omega 3 fatty acid complex is equivalent to 4-6 grams of fish oils, or eating 6-8 ounces of fresh salmon. It may surprise you to know that this is the number one omega 3 fatty acid product sold in France, where it was developed through a sponsorship of the French government. Vectorization also yields an incredibly pure form of omega 3s. The French studies have indicated that in order to exceed the safe level of PCB’s, one would have to consume 150,000 tablets at one time. Because of the superior complexing of the omega 3 fatty acids DHA and EPA with phospholipids, this form of omega 3 fatty acid penetrates far more effectively into heart and brain tissue. A recent two-year study on over 2,000 people supplemented with fish oils had no measurable effect on brain function. The new French discovery of vectorization and phospholipid based omega 3 fatty acids is therefore found to be superior to all fish oils. Janice, you may want to share this with your physician and seek his or her approval to upgrade using this form of omega 3 fatty acids rather than the triglyceride-based fish oil, which is giving you the problem with “fish burps.”