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Krill oil

Despite what you may have heard, the tiny, shrimp-like food for whales is sustainably harvested (only 0.3 percent of the allowable population is taken every year). It has fish oil’s EPA and DHA, plus astaxanthin and phospholipids that increase the body’s absorption of the omegas.

Three early human studies set krill apart from fish oil. One found 1–3 grams per day of krill oil was better than 1 gram of fish oil that contained 180 mg of EPA and 120 mg of DHA (which is a standard, non-concentrated dose in fish oil) at lowering cholesterol and blood sugar levels. Another head-to-head study comparing 2 grams of either krill or fish oil found the krill better ameliorated PMS symptoms.

A third study looking at 300 mg of krill against a placebo found the krill better eased arthritis symptoms within two weeks.