Dr. Bill Harris
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And that's data we've got from other studies that we've reduced to an equation that says most people who are at 5% need about another 1,000 milligrams a day of EPA and DHA to get average 8%. That's a good place to start. So that's part of the report that you get back from OmegaQuant, our lab.
There are other levels of testing that I think to me that's the most important test to get is the Omega-3 Index. That's the basic, that's the cheapest thing that we offer, which is around 50 bucks for that test. But you can, if you want, you can get more information, omega-3 and omega-6 ratios, EPA-AA ratios, trans-fat ratio. I think that's kind of important, too.
There are other levels of testing that I think to me that's the most important test to get is the Omega-3 Index. That's the basic, that's the cheapest thing that we offer, which is around 50 bucks for that test. But you can, if you want, you can get more information, omega-3 and omega-6 ratios, EPA-AA ratios, trans-fat ratio. I think that's kind of important, too.
There are other levels of testing that I think to me that's the most important test to get is the Omega-3 Index. That's the basic, that's the cheapest thing that we offer, which is around 50 bucks for that test. But you can, if you want, you can get more information, omega-3 and omega-6 ratios, EPA-AA ratios, trans-fat ratio. I think that's kind of important, too.
The trans-fatty acids are the ones that we don't want to be eating, the ones in donuts and pastries. So we can measure that in your red cells and we report that. The third level of tests that we'll call our complete test, which gives you like around 24 different fatty acids, your blood levels and where they rank in relative to the general population where you are. So that's the complete test.
The trans-fatty acids are the ones that we don't want to be eating, the ones in donuts and pastries. So we can measure that in your red cells and we report that. The third level of tests that we'll call our complete test, which gives you like around 24 different fatty acids, your blood levels and where they rank in relative to the general population where you are. So that's the complete test.
The trans-fatty acids are the ones that we don't want to be eating, the ones in donuts and pastries. So we can measure that in your red cells and we report that. The third level of tests that we'll call our complete test, which gives you like around 24 different fatty acids, your blood levels and where they rank in relative to the general population where you are. So that's the complete test.
But for my money, 80% of the bang comes from the omega-3 index. get that first, that's the most actionable one, I think of all of our tests.
But for my money, 80% of the bang comes from the omega-3 index. get that first, that's the most actionable one, I think of all of our tests.
But for my money, 80% of the bang comes from the omega-3 index. get that first, that's the most actionable one, I think of all of our tests.
Thank you. And you're right. I just have to echo what you said. And I love your little your dollars and pennies thing. I hadn't heard that before. That's good.
Thank you. And you're right. I just have to echo what you said. And I love your little your dollars and pennies thing. I hadn't heard that before. That's good.
Thank you. And you're right. I just have to echo what you said. And I love your little your dollars and pennies thing. I hadn't heard that before. That's good.
It's so easy to get distracted by a million little supplements or I mean, if you look at the big things, exercise is a huge thing. Huge. Huge. And people won't do that. Why bother with all the other stuff if you won't even move? Just move. You know, I mean, that's half the battle. Eat less, move more. And that solves so many of our problems. And take more omega-3.
It's so easy to get distracted by a million little supplements or I mean, if you look at the big things, exercise is a huge thing. Huge. Huge. And people won't do that. Why bother with all the other stuff if you won't even move? Just move. You know, I mean, that's half the battle. Eat less, move more. And that solves so many of our problems. And take more omega-3.
It's so easy to get distracted by a million little supplements or I mean, if you look at the big things, exercise is a huge thing. Huge. Huge. And people won't do that. Why bother with all the other stuff if you won't even move? Just move. You know, I mean, that's half the battle. Eat less, move more. And that solves so many of our problems. And take more omega-3.
That's great. That's great. And it's great advice. Good for you.
That's great. That's great. And it's great advice. Good for you.
That's great. That's great. And it's great advice. Good for you.
Yeah, they do. If it's an algae-based EPA and DHA, again, I mentioned that omega-3s are born in the ocean, and they're born inside the bodies of these single-celled, what we'll call plankton. zooplankton, phytoplankton, just tiny, tiny little organisms that will take sunlight and sugar and make fatty acids, make omega-3s. And then they formed the basis of the food chain.