Produtos Importados dos EUA
GLX3 Joint Support Extra Strength Omega-3 Supplement é um suplemento de óleo de mexilhão de lábio verde da Nova Zelândia, que oferece suporte superior de ômega-3 para o corpo. Diferente de outros suplementos de ômega-3, o GLX3 contém todos os 30 ácidos graxos livres (EPA, DHA, OTA, ETA e mais), sendo que o ETA é encontrado apenas nos mexilhões de lábio verde, tornando o GLX3 a escolha superior de ômega-3. O GLX3 é obtido de mexilhões de lábio verde cultivados de forma sustentável na Nova Zelândia, sendo uma fonte de ômega-3 mais biodisponível em comparação com óleo de peixe ou óleo de krill. Ao comparar com versões em pó baratas ou cápsulas de óleo de peixe, leve isso em consideração. O GLX3 contém ômega 3-6-9 em cápsulas poderosas, fáceis de engolir e sem refluxo.
Suporte para articulações e músculos para melhor mobilidade: O GLX3 OMEGA 3 DHA E EPA, OTA, ETA oferece suporte direcionado para a saúde das articulações, ajudando a manter a flexibilidade, mobilidade e conforto para aqueles que possuem um estilo de vida ativo ou estão na terceira idade. O ETA é o segredo do ômega-3 encontrado nos mexilhões de lábio verde GLX3. Volte a fazer o que você ama! Finalmente, uma alternativa livre de drogas para anti-inflamatórios não esteroides e sintéticos!
Qualidade premium, alta potência: Ao contrário de outros suplementos de ômega-3, o GLX3 não contém enchimentos, apenas óleo puro de mexilhão de lábio verde da Nova Zelândia, garantindo que você receba o máximo benefício de cada cápsula. O óleo de oliva da Nova Zelândia e o óleo de vitamina E da Nova Zelândia são benefícios adicionais e atuam como estabilizadores naturais para garantir a frescura (três ingredientes simples e naturais!).
Melhor absorção, melhores resultados: O ômega-3 do GLX3 é mais facilmente absorvido pelo corpo, proporcionando um suporte mais eficaz para a saúde das articulações. É hora de ir além dos óleos de peixe comuns que você pode ter experimentado antes e experimentar uma fonte superior da Nova Zelândia. O suplemento de ômega 3 GLX3 ETA, DHA, EPA promove conforto articular duradouro, saúde ocular, saúde cardíaca e recuperação muscular.
Cápsulas pequenas e fáceis de engolir + Sem refluxo de óleo de peixe! Odeia tomar pílulas enormes? Nós também. 2 cápsulas em gel minúsculas por dia, que cabem em cima de uma moeda, tornam a ingestão fácil. O American Journal of Clinical Nutrition descobriu que pode levar cerca de 3 meses para que os níveis de ômega-3 atinjam o equilíbrio dentro do corpo.
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- Fonte superior de ômega-3: O GLX3 contém todos os 30 ácidos graxos livres, incluindo o ETA encontrado apenas nos mexilhões de lábio verde, tornando-o a escolha superior de ômega-3.
- Suporte para articulações e músculos: O GLX3 oferece suporte direcionado para a saúde das articulações, ajudando a manter a flexibilidade, mobilidade e conforto.
- Qualidade premium e alta potência: O GLX3 contém apenas óleo puro de mexilhão de lábio verde da Nova Zelândia, garantindo o máximo benefício em cada cápsula.
- Melhor absorção, melhores resultados: O ômega-3 do GLX3 é mais facilmente absorvido pelo corpo, proporcionando um suporte mais eficaz para a saúde das articulações.
- Cápsulas fáceis de engolir: As cápsulas em gel minúsculas do GLX3 são fáceis de engolir e não causam refluxo de óleo de peixe.
– Sugestão de Uso:
Recomenda-se tomar 2 cápsulas em gel do GLX3 por dia, de preferência com uma refeição. Consulte um profissional de saúde antes de iniciar qualquer suplementação.
alyssa –
Ok, a little math: Previously I was taking 2 servings of 1290mg of fish oil for 900mg of Omega-3s per day, for a total of almost 2600mg of fish oil and 1800 mg of Omega-3s each day. This is, unfortunately, so far nearly impossible to compare to GLM oil, but i’ll try. We have 100mg of GLM oil per serving of GLX3 per day. According to one article, GLM contains ETA which is “hundreds of times more potent than the EPA found in fish oil”. But what % of the 100mg is ETA? Who knows. They don’t tell you the mg of Omega-3s, probably because they are afraid you will compare it by weight to the Omega-3s in fish oil. However, hiding that information, along with the % of ETA, makes it very hard to judge whether i am getting the correct amount of Omega-3s.
From another article:
1,000 mg freeze-dried green-lipped mussel powder contains:
Omega-3 EPA + DHA: 9–28 mg
Omega-3 ETA: 0.3 mg
-Study: Hielm-Björkman et al. (2007) and Murphy et al. (2003)
And another article mentioned that the oil can be multiplied by 12 to get the estimated amount of powdered form. 100mg x 12 = 1200mg of powdered GLM. But these are guesstimates, keep in mind.
So if 1 serving (2 capsules) of GLX3 is roughly equivalent to 1200mg freeze-dried powder, it contains only about 22mg of regular omega 3s, plus around 0.3mg of ETAs. If ETAs are infact “hundreds” of times more powerful (let’s say 500), then that would be equivalent to around 150mg of omega 3s. That’s far below the 1290 or so from fish oil. The fish oil cost me $12 for 45 servings ($0.26/serving)), GLX3 costs $54 for 30 servings ($1.80/serving). So there’s a mark up of 692% per serving (each serving is 6.92 times more expensive). Is it worth it? Hard to tell since 500 was just a guess at what “hundreds” meant.
Now there is a study on the GLM website that states that GLM oil ” is 158 times more effective in reducing inflammation than fish oils”. They also claim that their capsule with 100mg GLM oil is roughly equivalent to a large 1000mg fish oil capsule. If that’s true, then normalizing my previous fish oil with 1290mg of fish oil per serving or 58050mg (45 servings) per bottle, you’d divide by 158 and get 367mg/bottle, vs GLX3’s 3000mg of GLM per bottle. Wow that sure flips things around. If you look at the cost per mg then, my previous supplement was about $0.032/mg, and GLX3 is about $0.018/mg, which is 0.56% or roughly half the cost. But, here’s the thing. The study actually tested “A lipid-rich extract, preparared by supercritical fluid extraction of fresh stabilized mussel powder (Lyprinol),” i.e. it sounds like it wasn’t testing just GLM oil, but an extract from it (from a competitor called Lyprinol), which would of course be more powerful. So can you trust the claim the company is making? Maybe in essence, but the actual numbers not so much. I’d like to hear more about what portion of GLM oil contains the same extract, and to see a study comparing GLM oil directly to fish oil
I believe GLM oil does have additional benefits above and beyond fish oil. But a transcript from Ben Greenfield Fitness podcast (he is a biohacker) from episode 132 on March 5, 2014 mentioned in relation to a *different* supplement: “the reason that they put the green-lipped mussel in there is that apparently, it provides a source of vitamins, minerals, proteins, enzymes and carbohydrates, particularly something called a mucopolysaccharide, which is kind of a long-chain carbohydrate that could be good for your cartilage. You can get most of that stuff from less expensive foods that you eat, and I remember that at 1 point, someone sent me a big jar of pearl extract to improve bone mineralization and to help with calcium intake and I wrote back and I said, “Is there any evidence to this, if there’s any better than me popping like a calcium supplement or maybe drinking milk, eating yogurt, having some dark leafy greens and there’s absolutely no studies that compared this stuff to just taking in real food or less expensive calcium sources, and it’s kind of the same thing with this; if I’ going to pay for green-lipped mussel, I want to see the study that says that the mucopolysaccharide carbohydrates and the green-lipped mussel are any better than the type that I would get from say, going out and grabbing some oysters or taking in some inexpensive sea food. So, the idea is that you just want to go look at the research and I couldn’t find any research that says that the green-lipped mussel is superior to anything else.” This information is outdated, but he makes a good point that for these side benefits for cartilage, there may be less expensive ways to get the same benefits.
I do love that these supplements are SO tiny. It’s really great for travel, provided you have a smaller tinted glass container (around 60% of the glass container is EMPTY when you order 60 capsules — i.e. the bottle is much larger than i needs to be, merely to accommodate the label and to compete for shelf space with your other supplements).
Sadly there aren’t that many studies yet on GLM. Most of the information out there also tends to still be in the pet world (because in America, we care more about our pets than ourselves, it seems!). The biggest red flag to me about this company, GLX3 is their fluff articles. Their articles frequently come up in search results due to being keyword optimized. However, they 1) rarely answer the question they pose!! 2) are highly repetitive (in order to come up in results) 3) are *badly written* (Beyond simply not answering the question, they make really obvious mistakes like “there are only 2 other ingredients: ” lol). It’s clear that a marketer, rather than a scientist, is writing these articles.
1. Do I believe that GLM is superior to fish oil? Yes
2. Is there a way to accurately know your intake of Omega-3s from GLX3? Not really…
3. Is GLX3 worth the cost? Yes, if you’re traveling and have a smaller medicine-appropriate bottle. Otherwise rather hard to tell due to #2. As you can tell from above I got wildly different calculations based off different information.
4. Is GLX3 reputable? Their questionable business practices/marketing may not reflect the quality of their product. So even though there’s a lack of transparency, and a lot of horrible fluff SEO articles, it could technically still be a good product.
5. Is their dosing accurate? Hard to tell and you just have to trust them. Their dosing can vary from 2 capsules 1x/day to 3x/day. Without information on how much this gives you in Omega 3s, it’s hard to tell how often you should take it.
I have posted several questions asking 1) what is the % of their GLM oil that is made up of omega-3s and 2) what % is made up of ETA. I will update this review if I receive that information. I’d also like to know if they have a study available on how much more powerful ETA is compared to other Omega 3s. Because that’s seemingly the main thing that could help make this product stand up to the competition.
P.S. They have mentioned that their GLM oil is more bioavailable — i’d like to see an estimate of how much of a benefit this is compared to a typical fish oil as well. There are concentrated fish oils that are supposed to help with this as well. Even estimates would be helpful, at least to determine how often i should take a serving.
Matthew –
I’ve been a little apprehensive to take anything for a couple of reasons. One, I don’t typically like taking pills of any kind (hate swallowing them), and two, I wasn’t ready to admit I needed them.
I’ve taken other joint supplements on and off over the years, but never saw any benefit.
PROS:
I can honestly say that the gel capsules are so easy to take and I’ve never experienced any kind of fishy burps or negative flavors/ smells.
I’ve been taking 2 pills daily for the last couple of months and I can already tell a HUGE difference in my stiffness and pain levels. The stiffness and pain levels in my left knee and left hip have been reduced by up to 80%, and I’m confident that it will increase over time.
No recurring tennis elbow pain since I started GLX3.
CONS:
I wish I would have found GLX3 sooner!
I’m so thankful I took a chance on GLX3, and thankful they made a high quality product that’s helping so many people!
alyssa –
These gel capsules are super easy to swallow due to their size and have no bad aftertaste. While I am only 30 and fairly active, I do suffer from joint pain, especially when walking up a flight of stairs or standing for long periods of time (I am in anesthesia school and am on my feet > 12 hours a day). My pain is most notable after 12 hour shifts and when I try to stretch my legs after a work out. Knowing the risks associated with long-term NSAID use (such as kidney damage and GI bleed), I was looking for an alternative to Aleve or Ibuprofen (which is my usual routine for joint pain flare-ups). I came across Green Lipped Mussel Oil on Amazon and figured I would give it a shot after reading all the positive reviews. I used to be a gymnast, so stretching has always been an important way for me to relieve stress and tension. Over the years, stretching has become nearly impossible without straining a muscle, even with slight movements. After three weeks, this little capsule allowed me to stretch my muscles without pulling them, which has been nearly impossible to avoid until now!! I also noticed a significant improvement in my knee pain/stiffness when I would walk up the stairs to my apartment. I have only been taking this supplement for a month but would like to encourage those who are skeptical to give it a try and be patient. I noticed an improvement around week 4 and anticipate even greater results as time goes on. Hopefully it works for you like it has for me!
Cons: took about 3 weeks to start seeing effects