Krill Extracts
Krill Complete: not just another fish oil
Omega-3 (you may sometimes see it written as n-3 or w-3) is the name given to a family of polyunsaturated fatty acids, found in fish and certain plant oils. EPA and DHA, two of the most important fatty acids, are crucial in cardiovascular health and brain function, as well as in normal growth and development. Scientists have therefore concluded that EPA and DHA should be obtained from diet since our bodies do not produce these essential fatty acids well.
Maintaining a well-balanced, healthy diet is of great concern today. Antarctica Select Krill Oil helps ensure that you are consuming the recommended level of Omega-3s every week. There is peace of mind in knowing that you and your family are receiving the proper amounts of EPA and DHA.
Regular fish oils only carry omega-3s in a simple triglyceride form, making them less beneficial for the human body. However, Krill Complete provides omega-3 to your body in the the form of phospholipids, delivering EPA and DHA directly through your body's cell membranes.
Phospholipids are the building blocks for your cell membranes. Acting like a barrier to the inside of the cell, phospholipids regulate transportation of compounds in and out of the cell. In this role, they protect cell membranes from free radical attack which can damage cells and are believed to accelerate the
progression of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and age-related diseases.
Unlike typical fish oil supplements that carry almost
no phospholipids, much of the DHA/EPA in krill
oil is linked to phospholipids, particularly phosphatidylcholine (PC) and in lesser amounts to phosphatidylethanolamine (PE). The PC phospholipid is made up of Choline which can be particularly important for fetal and infant brain development in pregnant and nursing women.
This relationship between the phospholipids and omega-3 fatty acids is unique and greatly helps the absorbtion of essential fatty acids through your intestinal wall. More absorbtion means less reflux or "burping" that is often a side-effect of taking traditional fish oils.
Antarctica Select Krill Extracts are guaranteed to contain 100% pure Antarctic krill oil. We do not add any perservatives or additives to Krill Complete. Made solely from Antarctic Krill (Euphausia Superba), Krill Complete is pure and natural.
To add to the many benefits derived from Krill Extracts, the presence of Astaxanthin in krill oil gives you yet another reason to take Krill Complete.
Astaxanthin is an antioxidant naturally found in krill due to their feeding on phytoplankton. Astaxanthin exhibits strong free radical scavenging activity and protects cell membranes, cells, and tissues against lipid peroxidation and oxidative damage of LDL-cholesterol. Astaxanthin also gives krill oil it's beautiful red color.
It is suggested that the mercury content in fish oil may cancel out any benefits derived from it, but krill oil is free of all toxic elements. Antarctic Krill come from the clean cold Antarctic Sea and feed on the blooms of phytoplankton which do not contain harmful chemicals.