Now Omega 3 Softgels 100’s

NOW Omega-3, 360 mg EPA and 240 mg DHA per Serving

NOW Omega-3 helps keep your heart working normally, supplying 360 mg of EPA and 240 mg of DHA in a 2-softgel serving from 2,000 mg of molecularly distilled fish oil. 100 softgels to a bottle.

Those two figures are what an omega-3 is judged on, and this one is strong on both. Below you will find the full panel, how the daily number changes what you get, what molecular distillation is for, and the short conversation worth having with our pharmacist before you start. The honest headline is that this is the most EPA and DHA per shilling on our shelf.

What a Serving Supplies

Per 2-softgel serving, from the manufacturer’s own panel, with the full daily intake alongside.

• EPA 360 mg per serving, or 720 mg at the manufacturer’s full daily intake. Eicosapentaenoic acid, one of the two long-chain omega-3s the body relies on diet to supply.
• DHA 240 mg per serving, or 480 mg daily. Docosahexaenoic acid, the omega-3 concentrated in the brain and the retina.
• EPA and DHA together, 600 mg per serving and 1,200 mg across the day, which contribute to the normal function of the heart. That benefit applies at a daily intake of 250 mg, so a single serving carries more than twice over and the full intake nearly five times.
• DHA at 480 mg across the full daily intake contributes to the maintenance of normal brain function and to the maintenance of normal vision. Both of those apply at 250 mg of DHA a day, so they are reached at the full intake and not at a single serving, where the DHA is 240 mg. That is worth knowing if brain or eye support is your reason for buying, because the daily number decides it.
• Total fish oil concentrate 2,000 mg per serving, molecularly distilled. That process is what strips mercury and other contaminants out of the oil and concentrates the EPA and DHA, which is why 600 mg of the two fits into two softgels rather than four.
• The fish is anchovy, sardine and tuna, and the softgel shell is bovine gelatin with glycerin, carrying a little natural vitamin E from sunflower as an antioxidant to keep the oil fresh.
• 100 softgels, which at the full daily intake of 4 softgels is about 25 days, and at 2 softgels a day about 50. If you are buying for a child this is the wrong product, and a chewable omega-3 made for children from 3 years is the right one.

At the full daily intake this supplies 1,200 mg of EPA and DHA. Set against the other omega-3 products we carry, that is the highest daily amount at the lowest daily cost, and it is the reason we would point most adults buying purely for omega-3 at this one. If you would rather have a whole-fish oil with its own naturally occurring vitamin D and astaxanthin, our wild Alaskan salmon oil is the one to look at, and our pharmacist will put the two side by side for you.

How Many Softgels, and Why It Matters Here

The manufacturer’s instruction is 2 softgels twice daily with food. That is 4 softgels, which gives 1,200 mg of EPA and DHA. Please let our pharmacist confirm the number with you and write it down, because on this product the number changes what you get more than on almost anything else we sell.

Here is the arithmetic in plain terms, and it is the reason we would rather set it at the counter than leave it to a label. One softgel gives 300 mg of EPA and DHA, which clears the heart threshold. Two softgels give 600 mg. Four give 1,200 mg, and only at that point does the DHA reach the 480 mg that comfortably covers the brain and vision benefits. So a customer taking one a day is getting the heart benefit and little else, and a customer taking four is getting everything the product has.

Take them with a meal containing some fat. Omega-3s are fat soluble and absorption improves considerably with food. Splitting them across two meals is gentler on the stomach than taking four at once, which is exactly how the manufacturer has written the instruction.

Judge it over months. Omega-3 status in the body shifts slowly and the things it contributes to are not things you feel day to day. Take it steadily and judge it by what your doctor measures.

Who This Suits

Adults who want the most EPA and DHA for their money and are content with a straightforward concentrated fish oil. Anyone whose doctor has recommended omega-3 for heart health, on the amount that doctor has set. People whose diet is light on oily fish, which in practice is most of us. Anyone who has compared omega-3 products and learned to look past the fish oil weight to the EPA and DHA figures. Households buying for more than one adult, where a 100-softgel bottle goes further. And anyone who would rather have the amounts read out to them at a counter than guess from a label.

Is NOW Omega-3 Right for You?

Four things to settle with us first. The first two we raise as pharmacists rather than reading them off the carton, because at 1,200 mg of EPA and DHA a day they are worth putting to you.

• IF YOU TAKE WARFARIN, ASPIRIN, CLOPIDOGREL OR ANY OTHER BLOOD THINNER, PLEASE SPEAK TO YOUR DOCTOR, OR OURS, BEFORE YOU START. Omega-3 at this sort of daily amount affects how readily platelets clump together, which is part of how it works. That is usually manageable and often perfectly fine, but it belongs with the doctor already managing your medicine rather than being decided alone. Bring us your list and we will go through it with you.
• IF YOU HAVE SURGERY OR A DENTAL PROCEDURE BOOKED, TELL YOUR SURGEON YOU ARE TAKING THIS. Many will ask you to stop a week or two beforehand for the same clotting reason. Give us the date and we will remind you when to pause and when to restart.
• This is a fish product in a bovine gelatin shell. The oil comes from anchovy, sardine and tuna, so it is unsuitable for anyone with a fish allergy, and the shell means it suits neither a vegetarian nor a vegan diet. If you need halal certification, please ask us rather than assume and we will check the supplier documentation before you buy.
• Adults only, and add up the omega-3 already in the house. The manufacturer restricts it to adults and asks you to consult a doctor if pregnant, nursing, taking medication or managing a medical condition. Fish oil also turns up in joint and bone formulas, so bring us what you have and our pharmacist will total it. If you are buying for a child, this is the wrong product and we carry two made for children — ask us.

Storing It

Keep the bottle tightly capped in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight, below 25 degrees, and out of reach of children. Fish oils oxidise with heat, light and air, which is the one real enemy of an omega-3, so a cupboard rather than a windowsill and never the shelf above the cooker. Note the date you opened it, and leave the desiccant in the bottle. If the softgels ever smell strongly rancid rather than faintly of fish, stop and bring them back to us.

Where to Buy OsteoMove in Kenya

Order online and we deliver countrywide, or collect from our pharmacy at Kahawa Sukari Shopping Center, Nairobi. We send orders to Nairobi and every neighbourhood around it — the CBD, Westlands, Parklands, Gigiri, Muthaiga, Runda, Rosslyn, Kitisuru, Lower Kabete, Lavington, Kileleshwa, Kilimani, Karen, Langata, South B, South C, Eastleigh, Buruburu, Donholm, Embakasi, Ngong Road, Kasarani, Roysambu, Zimmerman, Githurai, Ruaka, Banana Hill, Two Rivers, Village Market and Pride Lands — and across Kiambu, Thika, Juja, Ruiru, Kikuyu, Limuru and Ngong.

Beyond the capital we deliver to Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri, Machakos, Athi River, Kitengela, Kajiado, Naivasha, Narok, Kericho, Bomet, Kisii, Migori, Homa Bay, Siaya, Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega, Vihiga, Webuye, Kitale, Nandi Hills, Iten, Kapenguria, Embu, Meru, Chuka, Kerugoya, Murang’a, Othaya, Nyahururu, Nanyuki, Maralal, Isiolo, Marsabit, Moyale, Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Lodwar, Kitui, Mwingi, Makueni, Emali, Kibwezi, Voi, Taveta, Wundanyi, Mariakani, Diani, Ukunda, Kilifi, Watamu, Malindi, Lamu and Hola. At two tablets a day a bottle runs for a long time, so tell us the pack size you want and we will work out how many months that covers before you order.

Across Africa, ask us before you order. We have sent orders to Uganda, Tanzania, Somaliland and as far as Malawi, and we will quote for Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and the rest of the continent. Shellfish and bovine-derived ingredients occasionally need an import declaration, and this formula contains both, so tell us the destination and we will confirm the paperwork before the parcel leaves us.

Living abroad? Order from wherever you are and we deliver to your family here in Kenya. Kenyans in the UK, the United States, Canada, South Africa and the Gulf order from us regularly for parents and relatives at home. A joint supplement is a sensible thing to send, because the benefit builds over months and a steady supply matters far more than a single bottle. Two tablets a day is also the easiest regimen to keep up with. Tell us who it is for, how many months you want covered, and whether they have a shellfish allergy or avoid beef, and we will set up the repeat.

Why Buy Your OsteoMove from HealthAlone Kenya?

HealthAlone is a pharmacist-led health ecosystem licensed by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, and our stock is original, sealed and correctly stored. Kahawa Sukari is a real counter with real pharmacists behind it.

Our pharmacists will flag the shellfish and the bovine chondroitin before you pay, show you the shellfish-free or plant-derived option when that is the right answer, read you the amounts and say plainly which parts of the formula are doing the work, check it against warfarin, against any surgery you have booked and against your diabetes if you have it, and tell you honestly how long to give it. Our doctor is here too if you would rather have the whole question looked at properly.

It is one more step in our vision: building Africa’s most trusted health ecosystem, accessible to everyone, everywhere.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is NOW Omega-3 used for?

It is a concentrated fish oil supplement. A 2-softgel serving supplies 360 mg of EPA and 240 mg of DHA, and EPA and DHA contribute to the normal function of the heart. At the manufacturer’s full daily intake the DHA reaches 480 mg, which also contributes to the maintenance of normal brain function and of normal vision.

How much EPA and DHA does it contain?

Per 2-softgel serving: EPA 360 mg, DHA 240 mg, from 2,000 mg of molecularly distilled fish oil concentrate. At the manufacturer’s full daily intake of 4 softgels that is EPA 720 mg and DHA 480 mg, so 1,200 mg of EPA and DHA a day. We print these because they are the only figures worth comparing between omega-3 products.

How many softgels should I take a day?

The manufacturer says 2 softgels twice daily with food, which is 4 a day. Please let our pharmacist confirm it with you. The number matters here: one softgel gives 300 mg of EPA and DHA and clears the heart threshold, while four gives 1,200 mg and brings the DHA to the level at which the brain and vision benefits apply. If you have seen a one-a-day instruction for this product somewhere, it is a quarter of what the maker advises and we would rather set it with you properly.

Is this the best value omega-3 you carry?

On EPA and DHA per shilling, yes, and we would rather tell you plainly than let you work it out. At the full daily intake it delivers 1,200 mg of EPA and DHA, which is the highest daily amount of any omega-3 on our shelf at the lowest daily cost. Our wild Alaskan salmon oil reaches 800 mg a day and is a whole-fish oil carrying its own vitamin D3 and astaxanthin, which is a different proposition rather than a worse one. Tell our pharmacist what you are after and we will put them side by side.

What does molecularly distilled mean?

It is the process that removes mercury and other contaminants from the oil and concentrates the EPA and DHA at the same time. It is why 600 mg of the two fits into two softgels rather than four, and it is a mark of a properly made fish oil rather than a marketing word.

Does it help with cholesterol or triglycerides?

We would rather give you the accurate answer. What EPA and DHA properly contribute to is the normal function of the heart, and this product carries that comfortably. The recognised benefit relating to blood triglycerides applies at 2,000 mg of EPA and DHA a day, which is beyond even the full intake here, and there is no recognised cholesterol claim for omega-3 at any amount. If your doctor has recommended omega-3 specifically for your blood lipids, bring that in and our pharmacist will work out what reaches the amount they have in mind.

Does it help with joint pain?

Not a claim we can make, and we will not make it. There is no recognised omega-3 joint benefit at any dose. People do take fish oil for joint comfort and many feel it helps them, which is a reasonable thing to try, but if joints are your main reason for buying, come and talk to us about what we carry for that specifically.

Can I take it with my blood pressure or heart medicine?

Bring us your list first. Omega-3 at 1,200 mg of EPA and DHA a day affects how readily platelets clump together, which is part of how it works, so it needs checking against blood thinners such as warfarin, aspirin and clopidogrel in particular. Speak to the doctor already managing your medicine, or to ours, and our pharmacist will go through the list in a minute.

Do I need to stop before surgery?

Tell your surgeon you are taking it, and many will ask you to stop a week or two beforehand for the same clotting reason. The same applies to a dental procedure. Give us the date and we will remind you when to pause and when to restart.

Which fish is it from, and is it suitable for vegetarians?

Anchovy, sardine and tuna, so it is unsuitable for anyone with a fish allergy. The softgel shell is bovine gelatin, which means it suits neither a vegetarian nor a vegan diet. If you need halal certification please ask us rather than assume, and we will check the supplier documentation for you before you buy.

Can children take it?

No, the manufacturer restricts it to adults and the amounts are set for an adult. Your child should have a product made for children: we carry a measured omega-3 syrup dosed by age for younger children and a chewable capsule from 3 years. Tell us your child’s age and we will point you at the right one.

Where can I buy NOW Omega-3 in Kenya, and what does it cost?

From HealthAlone, online for delivery countrywide or over the counter at Kahawa Sukari Shopping Center, Nairobi. The current price is shown at the top of this listing. We deliver across Nairobi — the CBD, Westlands, Parklands, Gigiri, Muthaiga, Runda, Kitisuru, Lavington, Kilimani, Karen, Langata, South B, South C, Eastleigh, Kasarani, Roysambu, Githurai, Ruaka and Banana Hill — and to Kiambu, Thika, Juja, Ruiru, Kikuyu, Limuru, Ngong, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri, Machakos, Kitengela, Naivasha, Narok, Kericho, Kisii, Migori, Homa Bay, Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega, Kitale, Embu, Meru, Nanyuki, Nyahururu, Isiolo, Marsabit, Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Lodwar, Kitui, Makueni, Voi, Taveta, Mariakani, Diani, Ukunda, Kilifi, Watamu, Malindi and Lamu. Outside Kenya we have delivered to Uganda, Tanzania, Somaliland and Malawi, and we quote for Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and the rest of Africa on request.