Nope.  Most people are worrying about the krill population becoming under-populated. 

Hi Bill–

Thanks for the heads up.  I’ll check it out.

Cheers–

MRE

I am so glad you are posting about Krill oil again.

This time I’m signing on as anonymous, because I’m going to discuss how Krill oil has helped me tremendously with severe PMS symptoms, and uh, I’m kinda shy going public with it.

I first learned about krill oil from your blog. I researched it as much as I could on the Internet and was intrigued by studies I found about Krill oil and pms depression, because I get SEVERE pms depression, only during that time of month. I’m fine the rest of the month.

I’ve been taking krill oil for about over a month and the results in such a short period of time have really been outstanding. Not only do I not cry uncontrollably anymore, but this month I did not get my pms depression. In fact, I’ve been in great spirits and as an added bonus, some moderate arthritis symptoms I had have all but vanished. The only thing I changed was adding krill oil to my supplements.

Why don’t we hear more about this wonderful form of fish oil?

Dr. Mike I cannot thank you enough for introducing me to krill oil. I take 1.5 grams a day (3 500 mg. soft gels), and I will take this wonderful “medicine” for the rest of my life.

I get a great deal over amazon.com, spending less than I do in the health food store.

My question is, some brands smell more “fishy” than others. Is this a sign of spoilage? I’ve read in my research that krill in general is a “smelly” oil to begin with and not to worry. Should I? Is this a sign of spoilage or a natural occurrence?

Thank you again for introducing folks to this wonderful form of fish oil. You have my biggest gratitude.

Hi Anon–

Thanks for the great story. I hope others can benefit from your experience.

It’s true that krill is a little ‘smelly’ but it shouldn’t smell like bad fish. All krill oil comes from one source, Neptune Technologies, so it is basically all the same. The difference is in how suppliers store them. If the caplets have been stored properly they should be a deep red and have very little smell. If they haven’t been stored properly, the caplets get a little sticky from the oil oozing out and they start to smell more strongly. Some people mistakenly put their krill oil in the refrigerator, which ends up making the caplets ooze the oil.

I’m glad that the krill oil has worked for you.

Best–

MRE

I see two ways for oxygen to enter the oceans and both occur at surface level:

1)By mixing with air (think air pumps in aquariums)
2)As a by product of the biomass production by the plankton that uses CO2, water and energy from the sun

Hi Mauro–

You are right about the oxygen. I must have had my head up my you know what when I wrote that. It is other nutrients that the krill bring up from below.

Thanks for correcting my error.

Best–

MRE