Dr. Bill Harris

And by the way, you won't find mercury in any fish oil pill. Mercury, if it's there at all in the fish, and that's pretty rare actually, it's going to go away when they separate the oil from the water in the flesh. The oil doesn't have any mercury in it.

Anyway, people will measure omega-3 content in different fish oil types, and then they'll write a paper on it and say, X percent of these met their label claim. Most of the time, they're pretty close to their label claim. They're not far off. There's always variability batch to batch. Rarely does anybody have any of the oxidation products, breakdown products.

Anyway, people will measure omega-3 content in different fish oil types, and then they'll write a paper on it and say, X percent of these met their label claim. Most of the time, they're pretty close to their label claim. They're not far off. There's always variability batch to batch. Rarely does anybody have any of the oxidation products, breakdown products.

Anyway, people will measure omega-3 content in different fish oil types, and then they'll write a paper on it and say, X percent of these met their label claim. Most of the time, they're pretty close to their label claim. They're not far off. There's always variability batch to batch. Rarely does anybody have any of the oxidation products, breakdown products.

If they do find it, that's what makes news. But when they do the studies and everything looks great, then it never gets on the news, of course, because it's not news. It's what you'd expect. So I'm not worried. I don't go out of my way to get really, really high-end, really, really pure fish oils because those are so much more expensive.

If they do find it, that's what makes news. But when they do the studies and everything looks great, then it never gets on the news, of course, because it's not news. It's what you'd expect. So I'm not worried. I don't go out of my way to get really, really high-end, really, really pure fish oils because those are so much more expensive.

If they do find it, that's what makes news. But when they do the studies and everything looks great, then it never gets on the news, of course, because it's not news. It's what you'd expect. So I'm not worried. I don't go out of my way to get really, really high-end, really, really pure fish oils because those are so much more expensive.

Honestly, I don't see the point because you're getting something, even some of the stuff you can get at the big box stores. Again, I get the higher concentrated forms, not the low concentrations. Those products don't worry me. They provide the omega-3s in a safe and pretty well standardized form.

Honestly, I don't see the point because you're getting something, even some of the stuff you can get at the big box stores. Again, I get the higher concentrated forms, not the low concentrations. Those products don't worry me. They provide the omega-3s in a safe and pretty well standardized form.

Honestly, I don't see the point because you're getting something, even some of the stuff you can get at the big box stores. Again, I get the higher concentrated forms, not the low concentrations. Those products don't worry me. They provide the omega-3s in a safe and pretty well standardized form.

Yeah, exactly. I mean, you look at farm-raised salmon, for example. That 10, 15 years ago got a bad rap because it had high levels of PCBs in them, things like that. That's all been cleaned up. That was a wild extrapolation of the data anyway back then. But anyway, farm-fed salmon has got about as much omega-3 as wild-caught salmon. because that's how much they feed them.

Yeah, exactly. I mean, you look at farm-raised salmon, for example. That 10, 15 years ago got a bad rap because it had high levels of PCBs in them, things like that. That's all been cleaned up. That was a wild extrapolation of the data anyway back then. But anyway, farm-fed salmon has got about as much omega-3 as wild-caught salmon. because that's how much they feed them.

Yeah, exactly. I mean, you look at farm-raised salmon, for example. That 10, 15 years ago got a bad rap because it had high levels of PCBs in them, things like that. That's all been cleaned up. That was a wild extrapolation of the data anyway back then. But anyway, farm-fed salmon has got about as much omega-3 as wild-caught salmon. because that's how much they feed them.

And it's less than it used to be, to your point. They're starting to feed them other vegetable oils to supplement the calories, that fish oil. Fish oil is getting expensive because of podcasts like this. They can't feed it to the fish. They're finding new ways to make omega-3s for fish food. But, you know,

And it's less than it used to be, to your point. They're starting to feed them other vegetable oils to supplement the calories, that fish oil. Fish oil is getting expensive because of podcasts like this. They can't feed it to the fish. They're finding new ways to make omega-3s for fish food. But, you know,

And it's less than it used to be, to your point. They're starting to feed them other vegetable oils to supplement the calories, that fish oil. Fish oil is getting expensive because of podcasts like this. They can't feed it to the fish. They're finding new ways to make omega-3s for fish food. But, you know,

If you're not going to eat salmon because you can't afford wild-caught coho, and so therefore you can eat a hamburger, you're not winning anything. Buy the cheaper type of salmon, or canned salmon is great. Albacore tuna is great. Those are really good sources of omega-3. Of course, sardines. Some people love them. I can't say I'm one of them.

If you're not going to eat salmon because you can't afford wild-caught coho, and so therefore you can eat a hamburger, you're not winning anything. Buy the cheaper type of salmon, or canned salmon is great. Albacore tuna is great. Those are really good sources of omega-3. Of course, sardines. Some people love them. I can't say I'm one of them.

If you're not going to eat salmon because you can't afford wild-caught coho, and so therefore you can eat a hamburger, you're not winning anything. Buy the cheaper type of salmon, or canned salmon is great. Albacore tuna is great. Those are really good sources of omega-3. Of course, sardines. Some people love them. I can't say I'm one of them.

But yeah, I think you've got to be smart about it and don't let a little bit of a downside here stop you from doing the right thing. I mean, that really plays out, I think, and you haven't asked about pregnancy and omega-3 and mercury and all that. But