Cocoa Bean vs Omega-3 Fish Oil Source

Sacred Mesoamerican tree whose beans are used medicinally for cardiovascular health, mood enhancement, and as a nutritive food. Raw cacao has very different properties from processed chocolate.

Marine-derived essential fatty acids for cardiovascular and brain health.

theobromine, caffeine, anandamide, flavanols

EPA, DHA, Resolvin precursors, Protectin precursors

Sacred Aztec and Mayan food medicine, Ceremonial use in Mesoamerica, Cardiovascular tonic, Mood enhancement

Heart disease, Inflammation, Brain health, Depression, Eye health

Cardiovascular protection, Antioxidant, Cognitive enhancement, Anti-inflammatory

Triglyceride-lowering, Anti-inflammatory, Cardioprotective

Raw cacao 20-40g daily or 500mg flavanol extract

1000-4000mg EPA+DHA daily

Migraine (theobromine trigger in sensitive), Kidney stones (oxalate), Caffeine sensitivity

Anticoagulants, Fish allergy, Surgery

Headache in sensitive individuals, GI upset, Insomnia

Fishy burps, GI upset, Bleeding risk at high doses