Omega-3 with vitamins D3 & K2 (120 Softgels) A crucial asset to your health! Omega-3s are one of the most important dietary supplements for professional and elite athletes as they provide a wide range of health benefits. The typical North American diet has become deficient in omega-3s, thus the need for supplementation of these critical fatty acids has seen a subsequent rise. This holds especially true in elite athletic populations. That said, all omega-3 supplements are not created equal and special consideration should be given before choosing which product is best for you! Enter GenEthix OMEGA-3, the highest quality omega-3 supplement on the market. It surpasses other brands and provides a unique and innovative formula combining omega-3s with vitamins D3 and K2. The minimum daily intake (3 capsules) contains 900 mg of EPA, 600 mg of DHA, 990 IU of vitamin D3, and 90 MCG of vitamin K2. OMEGA-3 is the culminated work of several experts in the field and has been to provide maximal health benefits.
For example, vitamins D3 and K2 work synergistically to maintain strong bones and ensure optimal health of the heart and arteries. Vitamin D3 promotes calcium absorption and retention, while vitamin K2 removes calcium deposits from the arteries and relocates them to their necessary areas. This process helps strengthen the bones and reverse the arterial calcification process, a leading cause of myocardial infarction (heart attack). Increases the growth hormone rate (promotes muscle growth) Protects against cardiovascular disease Improves cellular sensitivity to insulin (helps to eliminate body fat) Reduces risk of several cancers Promotes proper brain function Supports mood and energy Contains pharmaceutical quality fish oil (i.e. filtered and purified) and is tested for heavy metals. Women: consume 3 to 4 softgels daily, preferably with food Men: consume 4 to 6 softgels daily, preferably with food Omega-3s: These fatty acids lower the risk of heart disease by reducing blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels, preventing the creation of blood clots, protecting artery walls, and lowering blood pressure.
They are also known to help in the prevention of certain types of cancers (specifically colon and prostate cancers) and mental illnesses (depression, dementia, and bipolar disorder). Omega-3s also promote post-concussion recovery. Vitamin D3: In addition to its vital contribution to the mineralization (strengthening) of the bones and the prevention of osteoporosis, vitamin D3 helps to prevent certain cancers (breast, colon, and prostate cancers) and autoimmune diseases (multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and inflammatory bowel diseases). Vitamin K2: Vitamin K2 improves the cellular response to insulin, reducing insulin resistance which normally precedes the development of diabetes. This vitamin also prevents calcification of the arteries and consequently, cardiovascular disease. It is also associated with the prevention of osteoporosis, and certain types of cancers (lung, liver, prostate, and bone marrow) and mental diseases (including but not limited to dementia). Rosemary extract: Rosemary is known as a powerful antioxidant.
It delays the oxidation of fish oil and thus improves its shelf life. It also improves blood flow in the brain and increases DHA levels, a component of omega-3s that plays a vital role in maintaining brain health. Omega 3 with D3 & K2Ritual sells clear vitamin capsules in clear glass bottles. They arrive at your door in a sunny, white and yellow box sporting icons for the wellness perks you expect of vitamins (improves mood, protects skin) and the slogan, “The future of vitamins is clear.” The packaging is a deliberate metaphor for company founder Katerina Schneider’s mission. Schneider, a former partner at angel fund AF Square, got the idea for Ritual more than a year ago after a fruitless search for prenatal vitamins that didn’t contain things like food coloring. She imagined a vitamin that offered only essential nutrients and detailed information about what they do and where they come from. “We expect that kind of transparency from a lot of other products we ingest or put on our bodies, but it’s kind of a maze in the vitamin world,” she says.
Ritual’s first product, the Essential for Women daily vitamin, contains nine ingredients: iron, magnesium, omega-3, folate, boron, and vitamins K2, D3, B12, and E. That’s fewer than leading brands; the Vitamin Shoppe’s daily multivitamin for women contains 41, and One a Day for Women has 55—if I’m counting correctly, which is hard to do with these labels. Even SmartyPants, a vitamin that boasts no fillers and nothing artificial lists more than 20 ingredients. With Ritual, it’s easy enough to count to nine, but you also see the individual ingredients floating in tiny beads within each capsule—a handy mascot for the company’s goal. Ritual employs three doctors, and at least three more serve as advisors. They helped Schneider choose the nine nutrients Ritual deems most essential to the average female diet. Research and clinical trials informed decisions on dosages, which don’t dangerously exceed the recommended daily allowance. In keeping with its ethos of transparency, Ritual shares much of this information online.
Want to know why Essential for Woman contains, say, boron? Because it makes Vitamin D receptors more efficient, and supports bone, joint, and hormone health. Want to know where it’s from? It’s from Futureceuticals, in Illinois. Want to nerd out even more? Ritual has links to six studies on the effects of boron. The approach is admirable but, also, inevitably fraught. Some quarters of the medical community are increasingly skeptical of multivitamins because of a dearth of evidence that they offer any benefit, and because there is little regulation or oversight. “In theory, vitamins have to be held to a labeling standard. But the FDA doesn’t have the manpower to really regulate that,” says Paul Offit, a pediatrician and author of Do You Believe in Magic? Vitamins, Supplements, and All Things Natural: A Look Behind the Curtain. “For all intents and purposes, it’s a system that goes on trust,” Offit says. One way to earn trust, Offit says, is to obtain United States Pharmacopeia verification that what’s on the label is actually in the pill.
Ritual lacks this mark. It did have Covance, a third-party testing facility, confirm that the label accurately represents the contents of the bottle, and that capsules do not contain traces of heavy metals, allergens, and pathogens. Still, outfits like Pharmacopeia and Covance cannot vouch for health claims. And although vitamin- and supplement-makers can’t tout specific benefits—“Guaranteed to ease arthritis pain!,” for example—they can offer vague claims about boosting your energy, balancing your mood, and the like. These tantalizing promises work: Americans spend billions annually on unregulated vitamins and dietary supplements. Offit chalks that up to marketing, specifically the kind that advertise supplements as replacements for fruits and vegetables. Often that happens right on the label, in the form of pictures of real foods. To be sure, Ritual makes bold, broad claims too. “We need all these nine ingredients,” says Kathleen M. Fairfield, an internal medicine physician at Maine Medical Center.
“But there’s very little science to say a person should be taking a multivitamin of this composition. I don’t think there’s much science at all that suggests we’re not getting enough Vitamin K, for instance.” In this light, Ritual’s product probably isn’t harmful—but it isn’t demonstrably essential, either. Its offerings also comes wrapped in some heavy-handed branding. This is where Schneider is trying something new. She deliberately chose to publish photos of nutrients in powder or liquid form. “I think there’s this common misconception that vitamins are all coming from plants,” Schneider says. “There’s actually a complicated process that goes into synthesizing vitamins, to get them into the forms the body needs. This is the way they look coming out of a lab.” Along with that, Ritual’s website also tells you which real foods contain the nutrients in the Essential for Women vitamin. This doesn’t change the fact that vitamins have a legitimate credibility problem, but it does rethink how information about them can be presented.