Newfoundland Omega-3

David Health Newfoundland Omega3 products are made of pure harp seal oil from Newfoundland, Canada.

-100% Natural, Chemical Free
-GMP Certified
-NPN Registered

Available in 3 sizes:
 

Directions (Adult):
Take 2 capsules 2 times daily or as directed by a health care professional.
Contains no artificial preservatives or colours, dairy, sweeteners, starch, wheat, or yeast. Consult a health care practitioner prior to use.

About Omega3

n-3 fatty acids (popularly referred to as w-3 fatty acids or omegalpha-3 fatty acids) are a family of unsaturated fatty acids that have in common a final carbon-carbon double bond in the n-3 position; that is, the third bond from the methyl end of the fatty acid.

Nutritionally important n-3 fatty acids include alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), all of which are polyunsaturated. The human body cannot synthesize n-3 fatty acids de novo, but it can form "long chain" 20-carbon n-3 fatty acids (like EPA) and 22-carbon n-3 fatty acids (like DHA) from the "short chain" eighteen-carbon n-3 fatty acid alpha-linolenic acid. The short chain n-3 fatty acids are converted to long chain forms (EPA, DHA) with an efficiency of approximately 5% in men, and at a greater percentage in women.

These conversions occur competitively with n-6 fatty acids, which are essential closely related chemical analogues that are derived from linoleic acid. Both the n-3 alphalpha-linolenic acid and n-6 linoleic acid must be obtained from food. Synthesis of the longer n-3 fatty acids from linolenic acid within the body is competitively slowed by the n-6 analogues. Thus accumulation of long-chain n-3 fatty acids in tissues is more effective when they are obtained directly from food or when competing amounts of n-6 analogs do not greatly exceed the amounts of n-3.

 

Role of omega3
 

- DPA (docosapentaenoic acid) is naturally present in human milk. It is postulates to be and essential fatty acid for infant nutrition and development. Seal oil is one of the few know natural sources of DPA. In contrast, fish oils have little or no DPA. Recent studies show that DPA is involved with the healing process associated with cardiovascular disease, namely atherosclerosis and thrombosis.

- DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) has been identified as an essential fatty acid in brain, nerve and eye tissue. It is especially important in the development of infant's cisual acuity and motor skills. DHA is supplied naturally through breast milk and more recently, through DHA supplemented formula. Harp Seal oil is an excellent source of DHA

- EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) reduces inflammation and blood clots within the cardiovascular system. Clinical tests have shown people with diets rich in EPA are less prone to inflamed joints (Rheumatoid arthritis), inflammation of the intestine (Chron's disease), lupus, asthma, multiple sclerosis and skin disease.

Benefits of seal oil

As early as 1908 the Danish doctors Krogh and Krogh studied the "Greenland" diet.

They demonstrated that Greenlanders were the most meat-eating population known that time. The Danish doctors Bang and Dyerberg confirmed this in the studies they made between 1970 and 1979.
They found that certain polyunsaturated fatty acids, omega-3 fatty acids, are rich represented in the diet which consists mainly of seal meat, blubber and small whales. These polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids may explain the low incidence of cardiovascular diseases in this population. In 1958, research conducted by C.M. Harlow et al., at the Dalhousie University Medical Research Committee revealed that a further lowering of cholesterol could be obtained by adding 50 grams of seal oil (450 calories) to the diets of ten patients with atherosclerosis and hypercholesterolemia, who were already on a low-fat diet (5%)

David health international omega3

We have produced Canada's finest pure harp seal caps since 2002.

We are the manufacturer of Pharmaceutical-Grade Omega-3 EPA/DHA/DPA products, from harp seal, marine mammal found abundantly in the ice-cold waters of Newfoundland and Labrador.Because of their environments, harp seals have unique biological characteristics which make them interesting as a renewable resource to be harvested for human consumption. Harp Seal Oil Capsules contain all three components of Omega 3: EPA, DPA, DHA and in the same proportions that are found naturally in the human body.