Had success with fish oil? Which brand did you use?

For those of you that have had success with using fish oil, which brand did you use?

Here are some guidelines I found:
* Your fish oil must list the specific species of fish used to make the oil. Salmon, tuna, sardines and anchovies are the richest sources.
* Your fish oil must contain omega 3 fatty acids - not just "fish oil". They are not the same thing.
* It should list the total amount of EPA and DHA on the label. This should add up to the total amount of oils in the product. If they don't, you're being sold a bunch of filler oils (yuck!)
* The oil should be pressed from only the flesh of the fish. Don't accept products that are pressed from heads, tails or internal organs. Why would you want oil from the parts of the fish that humans don't eat?
* The fish used for the oil should be health screened and disease free. Make sure that the manufacturer knows exactly where their fish are coming from.
* Your fish oil should be guaranteed to be 100% pure. That means absolutely no toxins, heavy metals or pesticides.
* Stay away from fish oil that has been molecularly distilled. The distillation process alters the natural form of the oil. Yes, it may remove some of the toxins, but the oil is no longer in it's natural state. As a matter of fact, molecular distillation causes the oil to be oxidized and there's nothing worse for you than an oxidized oil. If your fish oil is molecularly distilled, you should be wondering how polluted the fish oil was to start with that they had to use such an aggressive purification process on it.

I take Fisol from Nature's way. It meets all the criteria except the last, and yes, I'd like to see a source on that. It has the additional benefit of being about 1/3 the size of the horse capsules most of the oils come in, because it has no fillers.


No objective evidence, but subjectively I feel it's helped both my digestive system and my joints.

I went with the Fisol from Nature's Way - thanks Judy2