Preliminary analysis revealed that Arctic Ruby® Oil was, by any measure, a far superior source of omega 3 fatty acids than fish oil or krill oil. Virtually pollutant free, Arctic Ruby® Oil seemed to magnify all the important benefits derived from fish oil and krill oil, dramatically. But that was just the beginning. As Dr. Raa looked deeper he was to discover components in the oil that literally stunned him, components that were present only in tiny amounts or not at all in other marine oils, but abundant in Arctic Ruby® Oil.
Example: Wax esters. In fish oil the omega 3 fatty acids are bound in triglycerides. In krill oil the omega 3 fatty acids are bound in phospholipids, but in Arctic Ruby® Oil the omega 3 fatty acids are bound in wax esters.
Why is this monumentally important? For starters the wax esters in Arctic Ruby® Oil are the most concentrated form of energy found in all of nature. The only marine oil that has predominantly wax esters is Arctic Ruby® Oil. Wax esters digest much slower than triglycerides and phospholipids. This means they are absorbed in the posterior part of the intestine where the important receptors are located that regulate fat distribution, glucose tolerance, and oxygen uptake.
Much has been made about how the phospholipids in krill oil make it a more bioavailable form of omega 3 fatty acids than fish oil. This in fact is true, but meaningless. The important point is not how much omega 3 fatty acids fish oil contains or how bioavailable the omega 3 fatty acids in krill oil may be, but where the omega 3 fatty acids become bioavailable, and what bioactivity they induce. This was little understood until recent ground breaking research was published showing the omega 3 fatty acids in Arctic Ruby Oil to have unparalleled bioactivity.
A point amply demonstrated by the fact that you just need two small soft gels of Arctic Ruby® Oil to deliver far superior health benefits than either fish oil or kill oil.
The wax esters in Arctic Ruby® Oil also contain a staggering amount of policasanols, ten times more than contained in pure policasanol supplements. Arctic Ruby® Oil is the only marine oil that has policasanols.
Policosanols have become a popular supplement because they can help improve heart health, glucose tolerance, endurance, recovery time, muscle mass and body composition, to name but a few of their health benefits.
Another example: Astaxanthin. Arctic Ruby® Oil contains more of this amazing health improving substance than any other marine oil. Astaxanthin is the world's most powerful antioxidant. Over 1000 peer reviewed clinical studies have shown astaxanthin can improve eye health, joint health, connective tissue health, skin health, cardiovascular health, and neurological health.
As the research continued it became apparent to Dr. Raa why Calanus finmarchicus was truly the life force of the most dynamic and diverse oceanic eco-systems in the world, the Arctic seas. The omega 3 oil contained in Calanus finmarchicus was absolutely the king of all omegas, and the most energy dense super food on the planet, capable of delivering health benefits that were almost unbelievable. Remarkably, until Dr. Raa, scientists had ignored Calanus finmarchicus as a source of health benefits!
Initial animal testing of Arctic Ruby® Oil showed improved glucose tolerance, endurance leaps, dramatic reduction of visceral fat even to animals that were purposely fed a high fat diet. These results were not lost on Hakun Olsen, a lab assistant.