Dr. Bill Harris
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Yeah, yeah. And again, I think... So many people miss the point. They see 1,000 milligrams on a label of a fish oil pill, not realizing that that's the fish oil, that's not the omega-3. Right. You need to look at the label, see how much omega-3 EPA, DHA you're getting, and then get 1,000 of that, which might take 3,000 milligrams of fish oil to get 1,000 milligrams of EPA, DHA, if it's-
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Well, yeah. First of all, just because you get up to 8% by taking 1,000 milligrams, it ain't going to stay there if you stop taking it.
Well, yeah. First of all, just because you get up to 8% by taking 1,000 milligrams, it ain't going to stay there if you stop taking it.
Well, yeah. First of all, just because you get up to 8% by taking 1,000 milligrams, it ain't going to stay there if you stop taking it.
that's number one number one yeah so you can't you're not you're not getting cured of low omega-3 by taking a bunch now and fixing your level everything's turning over all the time so you got to keep going with it whether you need to be at nine percent ten percent eleven percent twelve percent omega-3 index we don't really know um there is some partly because
that's number one number one yeah so you can't you're not you're not getting cured of low omega-3 by taking a bunch now and fixing your level everything's turning over all the time so you got to keep going with it whether you need to be at nine percent ten percent eleven percent twelve percent omega-3 index we don't really know um there is some partly because
that's number one number one yeah so you can't you're not you're not getting cured of low omega-3 by taking a bunch now and fixing your level everything's turning over all the time so you got to keep going with it whether you need to be at nine percent ten percent eleven percent twelve percent omega-3 index we don't really know um there is some partly because
There are so few populations or people around the world that have levels that high. We really can't study them. It's hard to, you know, you've got 20 people that have an omega-3 index of 16. What are you going to do with them? I mean, you can't do a big study on those folks.
There are so few populations or people around the world that have levels that high. We really can't study them. It's hard to, you know, you've got 20 people that have an omega-3 index of 16. What are you going to do with them? I mean, you can't do a big study on those folks.
There are so few populations or people around the world that have levels that high. We really can't study them. It's hard to, you know, you've got 20 people that have an omega-3 index of 16. What are you going to do with them? I mean, you can't do a big study on those folks.
So, I mean, there's some evidence from Japan that even within the Japanese framework, having an omega-3 index of, say, 11%, 12%, is associated with a little bit lower risk of cardiovascular disease than having one at 7% or 8%. So I think there is some evidence that higher is better to a point, but I don't see any point going behind above 12%. Omega-3 index.
So, I mean, there's some evidence from Japan that even within the Japanese framework, having an omega-3 index of, say, 11%, 12%, is associated with a little bit lower risk of cardiovascular disease than having one at 7% or 8%. So I think there is some evidence that higher is better to a point, but I don't see any point going behind above 12%. Omega-3 index.
So, I mean, there's some evidence from Japan that even within the Japanese framework, having an omega-3 index of, say, 11%, 12%, is associated with a little bit lower risk of cardiovascular disease than having one at 7% or 8%. So I think there is some evidence that higher is better to a point, but I don't see any point going behind above 12%. Omega-3 index.
So anywhere 8 to 12, I think would be great. Back to your point, let's just get up to 8 first. That would be great. If you can do that and maintain it, that's spectacular. If you want to be in the top 1%, then you can push it if you want to. But I'm not going to guarantee you're going to get any more additional benefit above the 8%.
So anywhere 8 to 12, I think would be great. Back to your point, let's just get up to 8 first. That would be great. If you can do that and maintain it, that's spectacular. If you want to be in the top 1%, then you can push it if you want to. But I'm not going to guarantee you're going to get any more additional benefit above the 8%.
So anywhere 8 to 12, I think would be great. Back to your point, let's just get up to 8 first. That would be great. If you can do that and maintain it, that's spectacular. If you want to be in the top 1%, then you can push it if you want to. But I'm not going to guarantee you're going to get any more additional benefit above the 8%.
Yeah, my omega-3 index, the last time I measured is around 10%, kind of in that zone. We use my blood here at the laboratory to, you know, we always run a high and a low control blood of omega-3. So mine is a high and I got to keep it high. It's for the business to keep going.