Your Gateway to Good Health
Here's Why Gateway Omega-3 Is The Best Omeaga-3 You Can Buy
Gateway seal oil omega-3 contains high potency EPA, DHA and DPA, which are all essential polyunsaturated fatty acids. Omega-3 are considered essential because our bodies need them to function optimally at every age. It’s important that we get enough Omega-3 in our diets because our body doesn’t naturally produce them.
When we are born, we have an Omega-6 to Omega-3 ratio of 1:1. Mother’s milk, considered ‘nature’s perfect food’, contains an Omega-3 to Omega-6 ratio of 1:1.
THE DANGEROUS IMBALANCE
Too Much Omega-6
Due to high amounts of Omega-6 in our modern diets, the ratio in our bodies has soared to an average of 20:1 and even as high as 40:1, leading to what many experts have called ‘the dangerous imbalance’ of Omega-6 to Omega-3.[1]
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The Dangerous Imbalance
This dangerous imbalance is suspected to have serious long-term health effects, including:
- Chronic Inflammation
- Increased Risk of Heart Disease
- Increased Risk Of Leptin Resistance and certain Autoimmune Diseases
- Reported increases in the pathogenesis of Cancer.[2]
Balance of Omega-3 & Omega-6
Fixing this imbalance with Omega-3 supplementation is truly your gateway to good health. Since Omega-3 cannot be produced in sufficient quantities by human body, we require Omega-3 supplementation to restore the balance.
Omega-3 Supplementation can improve the long-term health of your eyes, brain, joint, bones, heart and nervous system. It truly is a critical step towards a healthy lifestyle.
NOT ALL OMEGA-3 SUPPLEMENTS ARE CREATED EQUAL
FACTS ABOUT FLAX SEED OIL
While it is common to see brands tout ‘Omega-3’ in their eggs, bread and other items – the reality is that Flaxseed only converts to true Omega-3 (converts to DHA and EPA fatty acids) 10% of the time. The remainder of the ALA (the Omega-3 source in Flax) is just burned up as energy or metabolized. [3]
Of the approximate 10% that does become EPA and DHA – that small percentage is not a complete source of Omega-3, as it lacks DPA fatty acid.
HERE’S WHAT’S FISHY ABOUT FISH OIL
- While Fish Oils have high levels of DHA and EPA, they only have trace amounts of DPA – making it an incomplete source of Omega-3.
- In order to get high levels of DHA and EPA in fish oil supplements, concentrated fish oils are chemically altered through ethylation.
- Fish oils, though a better source of Omega-3 then Flaxseed, are mostly chemically altered. The World Wildlife Organization has identified overfishing as one of today’s largest threats to our planet; fish is an overall unsustainable source of Omega-3, and is not a complete source of Omega-3.
WHY SEAL OIL IS THE MOST COMPLETE SOURCE OF OMEGA-3
Only Harp Seal Oil contains potent levels of EPA and DHA with a third essential fatty acid: DPA fatty acid.
Research into the benefits of DPA Fatty Acid in Omega-3 began with a groundbreaking discovery in a 1980 study. The study found that the 70-year-old Inuk had a healthier heart than the 20-year-old Dane. [4] Since then, research has linked DPA fatty acid to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease. [5] Harp seal as a source of Omega-3 contains EPA, DHA and DPA. Studies have shown that the presence of DPA in Omega-3:
- Is better absorbed [6] Studies have found that DPA Omega-3 is over 22% more effective at increasing Omega-3 levels in the body.
- Is 10X More Effective [7] DPA is 10X more effective than EPA at repairing damaged blood vessel cell walls.
- Enhances EPA + DHA [8] The presence of DPA in Omega-3 has shown to enhance the heart and brain boosting benefits of EPA and DHA.
- Benefits Memory and Cognitive Health [9] Studies show that DPA Omega-3 possesses nonrestorative effects that offer benefits for memory and cognitive health.
WHY GATEWAY OMEGA-3 IS YOUR GATEWAY TO GOOD HEALTH
Gateway seal oil contains the world’s most complete source of Omega-3 (EPA + DHA + DPA).
- As a supplement, seal oil is sustainable, naturally potent, and preferred by those who experience negative side effects from fish oil like fish burps and upset stomach.
- As a brand, Gateway has been manufactured and distributed in Canada since 1996. You can find us in stores across Newfoundland and Labrador.
- Our refining process is one of the most thorough in the industry. We’ve even worked with Canadian and international governments on industry wide standards for quality testing and assurance.
- It’s why Canadian families have trusted Gateway for over 25 years. Our quality assured and all-Canadian Omega-3 is the best supplement you can buy for everyone in the family. We’re proud to say it.
- [1] Simopoulos, AP 1991, ‘Omega-3 fatty acids in health and disease and in growth and development’, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 54, pp. 457-458.
- [2] Simopoulos, AP 2002, ‘The importance of the ratio of omega-6/omega-3 essential fatty acids’, Journal of Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy, 56(8): 365–379.
- [3] Kaur, Cameron-Smith, et al., Docosapentaenoic Acid (22: 5n-3): A review of its Biological effects, 2010
- [4] In 1992, the International Atherosclerosis Project (IAP) analyzed the coronary arteries of 23,000 deceased persons from 16 different countries.
- [5] Kaur, et al., Progress in Lipids Research, 2011 Ethan M. Balk and Alice H. Lichtenstein, et al., Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular disease: Summary of the 2016 agency of healthcare research and quality evidence review, 2017
- [6] Dr. Ackman and Dr. Holub – Safety of Seal Oil
- [7] Kanayasu-Toyoda, Morita, Murota, et al., Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids, 1996
- [8] Nauroth, Liu, Lipids, et al., Lipids, 2010 & Bakken, Hervig, et al., Platelets, 1995
- [9] Kelly, et al., Neurobiological aging, 2011