Dr. Bill Harris

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

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

the FDA did a huge disservice to American women by telling them to not eat more than like 12 ounces of fish because they're worried about the mercury. And that has driven so many women, pregnant women away from eating any fish at all, which they, to their detriment, because the DHA is really important for baby's birth, baby's development. They're so afraid.

the FDA did a huge disservice to American women by telling them to not eat more than like 12 ounces of fish because they're worried about the mercury. And that has driven so many women, pregnant women away from eating any fish at all, which they, to their detriment, because the DHA is really important for baby's birth, baby's development. They're so afraid.

the FDA did a huge disservice to American women by telling them to not eat more than like 12 ounces of fish because they're worried about the mercury. And that has driven so many women, pregnant women away from eating any fish at all, which they, to their detriment, because the DHA is really important for baby's birth, baby's development. They're so afraid.

of a whisper of mercury in a fish that they will avoid all the benefits just because they're afraid of that. I mean, we published a paper last year looking at the relationship between cognitive outcomes in babies and kids and fish intake. And regardless of the mercury in the fish, high or low, made no difference, the more fish you ate, the higher your IQ. in the kit.

of a whisper of mercury in a fish that they will avoid all the benefits just because they're afraid of that. I mean, we published a paper last year looking at the relationship between cognitive outcomes in babies and kids and fish intake. And regardless of the mercury in the fish, high or low, made no difference, the more fish you ate, the higher your IQ. in the kit.

of a whisper of mercury in a fish that they will avoid all the benefits just because they're afraid of that. I mean, we published a paper last year looking at the relationship between cognitive outcomes in babies and kids and fish intake. And regardless of the mercury in the fish, high or low, made no difference, the more fish you ate, the higher your IQ. in the kit.

And, you know, I'm a bit of a, I'm not standing on a soapbox, but because that I think was a real disservice to scare people away. It's kind of the same category you're talking about, scaring people away from something that's really good because of some tiny little risk, whether it's financial risk, your pocketbook, or here in this case, it's worried about mercury.

And, you know, I'm a bit of a, I'm not standing on a soapbox, but because that I think was a real disservice to scare people away. It's kind of the same category you're talking about, scaring people away from something that's really good because of some tiny little risk, whether it's financial risk, your pocketbook, or here in this case, it's worried about mercury.

And, you know, I'm a bit of a, I'm not standing on a soapbox, but because that I think was a real disservice to scare people away. It's kind of the same category you're talking about, scaring people away from something that's really good because of some tiny little risk, whether it's financial risk, your pocketbook, or here in this case, it's worried about mercury.

So don't worry about the mercury, eat the fish, eat the oily fish. They're very, very low in mercury anyway. So wherever we work.

So don't worry about the mercury, eat the fish, eat the oily fish. They're very, very low in mercury anyway. So wherever we work.

So don't worry about the mercury, eat the fish, eat the oily fish. They're very, very low in mercury anyway. So wherever we work.

Because of what the military feeds them. That's why. I mean, and just to back up... The two groups that have the lowest omega-3 levels in our experience, in our research, are vegans and US soldiers. Deployed in Iraq is when we did the study. But it was pitiful how low the omega-3 levels were in those soldiers. And you're right, they're not vegans. It's not because they're choosing that.

Because of what the military feeds them. That's why. I mean, and just to back up... The two groups that have the lowest omega-3 levels in our experience, in our research, are vegans and US soldiers. Deployed in Iraq is when we did the study. But it was pitiful how low the omega-3 levels were in those soldiers. And you're right, they're not vegans. It's not because they're choosing that.

Because of what the military feeds them. That's why. I mean, and just to back up... The two groups that have the lowest omega-3 levels in our experience, in our research, are vegans and US soldiers. Deployed in Iraq is when we did the study. But it was pitiful how low the omega-3 levels were in those soldiers. And you're right, they're not vegans. It's not because they're choosing that.

It's just the military is not feeding them a healthy diet. And I know the military writ large knows about this, is concerned about this, and wants to do something about it. Exactly what they're going to do, I don't know. They have some kind of aversion to supplements in the military.

It's just the military is not feeding them a healthy diet. And I know the military writ large knows about this, is concerned about this, and wants to do something about it. Exactly what they're going to do, I don't know. They have some kind of aversion to supplements in the military.

It's just the military is not feeding them a healthy diet. And I know the military writ large knows about this, is concerned about this, and wants to do something about it. Exactly what they're going to do, I don't know. They have some kind of aversion to supplements in the military.