Ultra Omega-3 500/250

Ultra Omega-3 500/250 by Protocol for Life – Cell Membrane Support Fish Oil

Ultra Omega-3 500/250 softgels by Protocol for Life provide concentrated fish oil in an enteric-coated softgel, with 500 mg EPA and 250 mg DHA per serving. This formula supplies two long-chain omega-3 fatty acids directly, rather than relying on the body's conversion of plant-based omega-3 fats.

The distinction between total oil and individual fatty acids matters when comparing products. Each softgel contains 1 g of fish oil concentrate, while the separately listed EPA and DHA amounts identify its principal functional components. The fish source is anchovies and sardines, and the capsule contains bovine gelatin, so this is not a vegetarian option.

Key Ultra Omega-3 500/250 Benefits

• Supports cell membrane structure, helping cells maintain the flexible boundaries needed for normal communication throughout the body.
• Provides EPA and DHA for nutritional cardiovascular support as part of a balanced dietary pattern.
• Supplies DHA, a structural fat concentrated in brain and retinal membranes, for normal nervous system and visual function.
• Contributes EPA to normal cellular signaling pathways.

How Ultra Omega-3 500/250 Works

Cell membrane support begins with the fats incorporated into the outer boundary of each cell. EPA and DHA become part of that boundary, influencing how readily it bends and how membrane proteins function. Those proteins help cells receive and pass along messages. DHA is particularly concentrated in nervous system tissue, which connects its structural role to normal brain health and retinal function.

EPA also provides material for lipid messengers involved in normal immune signaling. These complementary roles explain why this formula combines both fatty acids instead of supplying only one.

Key Functional Ingredients Include:

• Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA): Supports normal cellular communication by contributing to membrane fats and serving as a starting material for lipid messengers. These messengers help coordinate the body's normal immune responses. EPA complements DHA's structural role rather than acting as a substitute for it.
• Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA): Helps maintain the flexible membranes surrounding nerve cells and retinal light-sensing cells. Membrane flexibility supports the work of proteins that receive and transmit signals, connecting DHA's nutritional role to normal nervous system and eye function.

Ultra Omega-3 500/250 Is Formulated For

• Adults seeking a fish-derived source of both EPA and DHA in a softgel.
• People comparing clearly stated fatty acid amounts rather than total fish oil weight alone.
• Those comfortable with fish ingredients, soy-derived tocopherol, and a bovine gelatin capsule.

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Recommendation: Take 1 softgel 1 to 2 times daily with food, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.

Serving Size: 1 Softgel
Servings Per Container: 90-softgel bottle: 90; 180-softgel bottle: 180.

Other Ingredients: Softgel Capsule [bovine gelatin (BSE-free), glycerin, enteric coating, water] and d-alpha Tocopherol.

Contains: Contains fish (anchovies, sardines).
d-alpha Tocopherol from non-GMO soy.

Does Not Contain: Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, milk, egg or shellfish ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.

Natural color variation may occur in this product.
Fish oil is product of Peru, Morocco.

These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.