Dr. Bill Harris

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.

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.

So some companies years ago figured out which specific species of these little micro, we're not talking about seaweed here. This is, microalgae is not seaweed. Microalgae is something you don't eat, but they can be grown in a big vat. They can be fed sugar. They can then produce omega-3s, and then the company will harvest them and take the EPA and DHA out that they're making and put it in a pill.

So some companies years ago figured out which specific species of these little micro, we're not talking about seaweed here. This is, microalgae is not seaweed. Microalgae is something you don't eat, but they can be grown in a big vat. They can be fed sugar. They can then produce omega-3s, and then the company will harvest them and take the EPA and DHA out that they're making and put it in a pill.

So some companies years ago figured out which specific species of these little micro, we're not talking about seaweed here. This is, microalgae is not seaweed. Microalgae is something you don't eat, but they can be grown in a big vat. They can be fed sugar. They can then produce omega-3s, and then the company will harvest them and take the EPA and DHA out that they're making and put it in a pill.

And it's exactly the same stuff that's in a fish oil pill. So I don't have a problem with that. What I have a problem with is people taking alpha-linolenic acid from flaxseed oil or chia seed oil or things like that and thinking that they're getting the good omega-3s when they're not.

And it's exactly the same stuff that's in a fish oil pill. So I don't have a problem with that. What I have a problem with is people taking alpha-linolenic acid from flaxseed oil or chia seed oil or things like that and thinking that they're getting the good omega-3s when they're not.

And it's exactly the same stuff that's in a fish oil pill. So I don't have a problem with that. What I have a problem with is people taking alpha-linolenic acid from flaxseed oil or chia seed oil or things like that and thinking that they're getting the good omega-3s when they're not.

Yeah, right. And then to that point, I really want to recommend people test before they start supplementing because they're, I mean, it's not the end of the world. If you say, I know I'm going to be bad, I know I'm going to be awful, so I'm going to take some pills before I do my test. Fine, you know, but get some kind of baseline.

Yeah, right. And then to that point, I really want to recommend people test before they start supplementing because they're, I mean, it's not the end of the world. If you say, I know I'm going to be bad, I know I'm going to be awful, so I'm going to take some pills before I do my test. Fine, you know, but get some kind of baseline.

Yeah, right. And then to that point, I really want to recommend people test before they start supplementing because they're, I mean, it's not the end of the world. If you say, I know I'm going to be bad, I know I'm going to be awful, so I'm going to take some pills before I do my test. Fine, you know, but get some kind of baseline.

It's good to know what the effect on your body is of the supplement you're taking.

It's good to know what the effect on your body is of the supplement you're taking.

It's good to know what the effect on your body is of the supplement you're taking.

Sure. First of all, there are several forms. I obviously walk into a drugstore, Walmart, Costco, whatever, and you're going to see lots of different types of omega-3. And it's very confusing to people. I think the most important thing is to look at the label and buy the product that's got, well, I would say the most EPA and DHA per capsule. Those are gonna be the most expensive.

Sure. First of all, there are several forms. I obviously walk into a drugstore, Walmart, Costco, whatever, and you're going to see lots of different types of omega-3. And it's very confusing to people. I think the most important thing is to look at the label and buy the product that's got, well, I would say the most EPA and DHA per capsule. Those are gonna be the most expensive.

Sure. First of all, there are several forms. I obviously walk into a drugstore, Walmart, Costco, whatever, and you're going to see lots of different types of omega-3. And it's very confusing to people. I think the most important thing is to look at the label and buy the product that's got, well, I would say the most EPA and DHA per capsule. Those are gonna be the most expensive.

The ones that, I mean, one of the cheaper things like at Costco is something like 1200 milligrams, it says on the front, 1200 milligrams of fish oil, but it's only got 300 milligrams of EPA and DHA. So it's only 25% of that pill is omega-3. The other 75% is not omega-3. It's just other regular fats. That's a cheap product because you aren't getting much omega-3.

The ones that, I mean, one of the cheaper things like at Costco is something like 1200 milligrams, it says on the front, 1200 milligrams of fish oil, but it's only got 300 milligrams of EPA and DHA. So it's only 25% of that pill is omega-3. The other 75% is not omega-3. It's just other regular fats. That's a cheap product because you aren't getting much omega-3.

The ones that, I mean, one of the cheaper things like at Costco is something like 1200 milligrams, it says on the front, 1200 milligrams of fish oil, but it's only got 300 milligrams of EPA and DHA. So it's only 25% of that pill is omega-3. The other 75% is not omega-3. It's just other regular fats. That's a cheap product because you aren't getting much omega-3.