Chapter4

The Superiority of Seal Oil

Omega-3 Seal Oil, made in Canada from pure Harp Seal Oil, is nature's ideal blend of EPA, DHA & DPA. Omega-3 Seal Oil offers superior properties, easier digestibility and better assimilation than other Omega-3 sources. Laboratory analyses comparing the quality of Omega-3 with other Omega-3 products, have found that Omega-3 Seal Oil provides substantially higher levels of EPA, DPA and DHA than those of using other sources such as fish or flaxseed oil.

Omega-3 Seal Oil offers the following health benefits:

Excellent source of the most important essential fatty acids: EPA, DHA and DPA. Essential fatty acids play a vital role in maintaining the integrity and fluidity of the membrane that surrounds human cells, protecting the cell from damage caused by free radicals or the process of oxidation within the body as well as loss of receptivity to hormones and their ability to relay chemically encoded instructions for cellular repair.

Superior source of Omega-3 fatty acids compared to flaxseed and fish oils. The body's adsorption of Omega-3 from seal blubber is faster and more thorough than is the case with flaxseed and fish oils, due in part to the molecular configurations of the EPA and DHA in seal oil. Seal oil includes a high level of DPA (up to 10 TIMES that of fish oils). Evidence suggests that DPA is the most important of the essential fatty acids in keeping artery walls soft and plaque free. It is more stable than fish oil and less vulnerable to the natural process of oxidation.

Flaxseed oil contains no EPA, DHA or DPA but rather contains linolenic acid - a building block enabling healthy people to manufacture EPA. Evidence indicates that the rate of metabolic conversion can be slow and unsteady, particularly among those with impaired health. Fish oils vary considerably in the type and level of fatty acid composition depending on the particular species and their diets. Aquaculture raised fish tend to have lower levels of Omega-3 fatty acids than those in the wild. Research has shown that seal oil is more beneficial than fish oil to those at risk of heart disease and diabetes. This is likely due to the relative absence of DPA in fish oil and the slower rate at which the body is able to extract and utilize the EPA and DHA content of fish oil.

Lowers serum cholesterol without the side effects associated with prescription drugs and reduces platelets in the blood, providing an alternative to aspirin in the prevention of stroke.

Restores blood circulation to the extremities, which is a chronic problem among diabetics. Omega-3 seal oil, together with other dietary measures and exercise, can also help prevent the onset of diabetes among those at risk.

Helps to alleviate symptoms of diabetes, arthritis, psoriasis and hypertension.

Seal oil is a superior source of omega-3 compared to fish in many ways. DPA is present at very low levels in fish oils relative to EPA or DHA but is almost as important as either the EPA or the DHA. Seal oil can supply up to ten times more DPA than fish oils. About a third of the long-chain omega-3 fatty acids circulating in human blood is attributable to DPA. Because of this, DPA has become of interest to medical researchers in both France and Japan. It seems that in the blood vessel walls, EPA may actually be converted to DPA as the effective agent. Japanese researchers at the Tokyo Medical and Dental University in Tokyo have shown that the one stimulating effect of EPA on endothelial cell migration occurs via DPA, which may act as a powering anti-atherogenic factor. Although it has been believed that EPA is the key in producing prostaglandin that keeps the artery wall soft and free of plaque, this study indicates that DPA may be 10-20 times more powerful than EPA in this effect. Seal oil is the ONLY supplement rich in natural DPA.

With the exception of seal oil, the highest incidence of DPA is in human breast milk. Deficiencies in omega-3 PUFA's such as DPA may result in impaired development of visual acuity and motor skills, according to several studies. The relative proportions of omega-3 PUFA in most fish oils does not correspond well with that of human breast milk, but seal oil has a more similar compositional structure. The absorption of seal oil into the human body is easier and more thorough than fish oils. In seal oil, the omega-3 fatty acids are in the -1 and -3 positions of the triglyceride molecule (same as humans) while in fish oil they are in the -2 position. The omega-3 content of seal oil is 20%-25%, which is higher than most fish oils, making seal oil capsules a much more effective source of omega-3 than fish itself. Seal oil is virtually free of cholesterol, while many fish and fish oils are relatively high in cholesterol.

Fish oil is susceptible to oxidization whereas seal oil is more resistant to natural oxidative processes. Preliminary experiments by Drs. Nakhla and Davis have shown that the extent of oxidization of omega-3 PUFA in seal in vitro was less than half observed in fish oils.