The majority of fish oil takers obtain only a fraction of the recommended dose because they just take what is indicated on the label of the bottle. When taking a food grade quality fish oil you need to take anywhere from five to ten softgels of fish oil per day to obtain the optimal amount.

Pharmaceutical grade fish oil supplements like that from Doctor's Holistic Rx contain a much higher concentration of omega 3 fatty acids. You can take just 2 1000 mg softgels of pharmaceutical grade fish oil per day to get the optimal amount of omega 3 fatty acids.
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