Choco Papa`s Health Note

  Three steps from capsule to aftertaste. Understand the mechanism, and the fix becomes obvious. Most people blame the fish. The real culprit is rancid oil, an empty stomach, and a capsule that opens in the wrong place. Three small changes fix it for good. [IMAGE 1 HERE — fish-oil-burps-oxidation-reflux-mechanism-infographic.jpg] A woman came into my shop last week holding a fish oil bottle at arm's length, like it had personally offended her. "I bought this three months ago," she said. "I took it for one week. The burps were so bad my husband made me sleep in the guest room." The bottle was almost full. It had been sitting in her bathroom cabinet since March. I asked her two questions. Where did she store it? When did she take it? Bathroom cabinet, on an empty stomach with morning coffee. There was the problem, before we even talked about the brand. Fish oil burps are one of the most common reasons people quit a supplement that could genuinely help th...