I don’t take flax seed oil but I do eat 2 tablespoons of flax seeds a day. The advantage of the seed is you get fiber, protein and lignans as well as the omega 3’s (actually alpha-linolenic acid). Your body will convert the alpha-linolenic acid to EPA. Forget the oil and eat the seeds. You need to grind the seeds into meal before you eat them or better yet, just by flaxseed meal.