USAGE GUIDELINES: Take 1 to 2 capsules per day or as advised by a health professional.
Do not exceed the recommended daily intake. Food supplements should not be used as a
substitute for a varied diet and healthy lifestyle. Consult your doctor before taking any food
supplement or changing your diet.
Our Antarctic Krill Oil is of the highest grade and is sustainably-sourced from fisheries in the Antarctic through Aker BioMarine™, who work with World Wildlife Foundation Norway. This 500mg supplement contains omega 3 fatty acids (DHA and EPA) and phospholipids - “good” fats that are required for a healthy body and mind. It also contains the powerful antioxidant, astaxanthin. Antioxidants protect our cells from damage by harmful free radicals - unstable substances that are thought to contribute to certain chronic diseases. Unlike many other antioxidants, astaxanthin crosses the blood-brain barrier, where it can protect the eye, brain and central nervous system from free radical damage. People use krill oil for the same reasons they use fish oil, flax oil or other omega-3 fatty acids. However, unlike fish oil, krill oil does not cause fishy burps or leave an after-taste, a common side effect of fish oil. Krill oil is also more easily absorbed by the body and contains higher amounts of astaxanthin than fish oil.
Antarctic Krill Oil is Beneficial for:
 High cholesterol
Heart disease
High blood pressure
Skin health
Liver function
Blood sugar health
Brain function
Blood lipid health
Vision
Premenstrual syndrome
Depression
Immune function
Healthy joints
Inflammation
Memory and concentration
Fighting the signs of ageing
Protection for cell membranes
Nervous system function
Unlike fish oils, krill oil carries omega 3s in the form of phospholipids - liposomes that deliver the fatty acids directly to the body's cells. Scientific evidence to date has shown that the safest and most effective carriers of EPA and DHA are these phospholipids. Standard fish oils (and inferior krill oil brands) lack this phospholipid complex. Phospholipids are important because they are the building blocks of cell membranes, regulating cellular transport by functioning as “gate-keepers”. In this role, they protect cell membranes from free radical attack. This unique relationship between the phospholipids and omega-3 fatty acids greatly facilitates the passage of the fatty acid molecules through the intestinal wall. This is beneficial in two ways: • It makes the omega 3 fats in high grade krill oil significantly more bioavailable than those in fish oil, by allowing EPA and DHA to directly enter cells. • It improves the omega 3 to omega 6 ratio. Although some omega 6 fats are good for health, the balance of omega 6s to omega 3s is crucial. Most people today consume an over-abundance of omega 6 fats.
Antioxidant power Antioxidants protect our bodies' cells from damage by free radicals - unstable substances that are thought to contribute to certain chronic diseases and the ageing process. Krill oil has an extraordinary oxygen radical absorbance (ORAC) capacity and the antioxidant properties are over 40 times more powerful than those of fish oil. The EPA part of the phospholipids in krill oil contains the antioxidant astaxanthin. The algae that krill eat produces the bright red pigment astaxanthin, which gives them and other crustaceans (such as lobsters and shrimp) their reddish-pink colour. Unlike many other antioxidants, astaxanthin crosses the blood-brain barrier, where it can protect the eye, brain and central nervous system from free radical damage. It can also protect your skin against the harmful effects of UV rays and the reduction of collagen, among other things.
Premenstrual syndrome Taking krill oil supplements can have very beneficial effects on the health and well-being of women. In particular, it can alleviate the symptoms of dysmenorrhoea (a gynaecological medical condition characterised by severe uterine pain during menstruation), as well as the emotional symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS).
Cholesterol Krill oil is being studied as a natural remedy for high cholesterol and is thought to boost levels of HDL or “good” cholesterol and reduce the harmful effects of LDL or “bad” cholesterol significantly. Combined with the omega-3 fatty acids naturally present in it and its anti-inflammatory properties, krill oil can act to reduce the risk of heart attacks and support the cardiovascular system by helping to: • keep cholesterol at healthy levels • reduce bad cholesterol • avoid the chronic inflammation that is known to increase the risk of heart disease • reduce the deposition of fat in the coronary arteries and generally keep them clean and in good condition.
Arthritis Krill oil demonstrates significant anti-inflammatory properties and it can help to reduce chronic inflammation, such as rheumatoid arthritis and other joint pains. It is thought that this is because krill oil acts by inhibiting inflammatory mediators like thromboxane, prostacyclin and leukotrienes produced by cells in response to inflammation.
Weight management Krill oil can promote weight loss by controlling blood sugar levels and lowering high cholesterol. The omega-3 unsaturated fatty acids contained within it are considered likely to support a phenomenon known as "fuel partitioning" (the storage of glucose as glycogen in muscle), while at the same time diverting fatty acids away from fat synthesis and into oxidative pathways. In other words, omega-3 fatty acids stimulate the use of fatty acids as fuel instead of in fat deposition (i.e. krill oil can help burn fat).
Depression Krill oil is used in the treatment of resistant depression and cognitive disorders, but it is not just in the treatment of depression that EPA has beneficial effects: taking pure EPA supplements also has benefits for concentration, ADD (attention deficit disorder), ADHD (attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder), OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), mood, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder (formerly known as manic depression).
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