0:43: 🐟 Increasing intake of oily fish and omega-3 is advised for heart health, but its effectiveness is debated.
3:20: 💡 Omega-3 fatty acids, particularly EPA and DHA found in oily fish, have important roles in cell membranes, brain development, vision, and heart health.
6:18: 🐟 There is conflicting evidence on the benefits of omega-3 from fish oil supplements for cardiovascular health.
9:21: 🔑 EPA and DHA omega-3 have consistent benefits for individuals with high triglycerides or low fish oil intake.
12:19: ✅ Omega-3s, specifically EPA and DHA, have numerous health benefits including reducing blood pressure, improving blood vessel function, and having a potent anti-inflammatory role.
15:36: 🐟 Consuming omega-3 from fish sources may not be necessary if individuals have an overall healthy diet.
18:37: 💡 The episode discusses the challenges of giving nutritional advice and the potential benefits of incorporating EPA and DHA from sea plants into our diets.
Recap by Tammy AI

My daughter who is Neuro Diverse and takes high doses of Omega 3 to aid concentration for at least 10+ years.
We experimented over one summer and stopped taking the omega 3 for a two weeks. We noticed a deterioration within a few days in her concentration and processing information.

It works for us and we don’t have to give her ADHD meds.

Obviously she has a omega 3 rich diet too.

Fish get their omega from eating algea. Humans don't need to eat the fish to get their omegas, just eat like the fish ... eat the algae.

I found it very amusing when Jonathan said “I know lots of people who  don’t eat any fish at all but yet they are still alive! “. Good on you Jonathan.

My triglycerides was at 578 . Used fish oil but plus berberine for 4 months now  number is at 87 .

Very little mention of brain health. Remember when our grandmothers would say "Eat your fish , it'll make you smarter". Also when in school in post war London they gave some of us cod liver oil.  I've been taking Omega 3 supplements since I was around 40 years old. I immediately noticed a huge change in my mood, dry cracked skin, joint pain (from an old shoulder injury), my hair stopped falling out and my vision improved. I'm now 75 and don't take or need any medications. I'd rather take purified EPA and DHA oils than mercury and antibiotic laden farmed fish. I eat at least 2 organic free range eggs every day. I didn't take the supplements for a few months and when I started again I noticed that I had what is considered normal ageing brain fog and forgetfulness greatly improved. I'll stick with my own anecdotal evidence no matter what the greedy Pharma phoney research says.

Finally at the end, she said it!  All Omega 3s originate from algae, this is the cleanest source & how the fish get it!

I read that the weed purslane contains omega-3 fatty acids, ALA and EPA. It's also the most common weed in our garden, so we eat a lot of it.

Brilliant research, discussion and advice again. Thank you both so much. Sarah really is THE oils and fats guru, what a star scientist she is, never goes with "popular views", just facts and research. Wonderful..

High strength omega 3 has been a game changer ìn helping me with Seasonal Affective disorder. If I don't take it I notice a tangible difference within days and again when I start taking and I've done this so many times to test. It helps me with concentration, anxiety, the lethargy that comes with SAD. If you have depression/ any type of mental health issue do the experiment yourself and see if it works for you.

I had very high cholesterol. Refused statins. But my elderly Dr suggested I try omega3 fish oil. (Krill) but couldn't prescribe it. After on 2gm/day for a month, my levels dropped by 30% which he said was excellent, better than I would get on a statin, but with no side effects. Noticed I can think more clearly too.

One of the amazing things about this podcast is how the Zoe members tease one another like a family😂. We hardly see this banter in other podcasts, and Jonathan is a very skillful wordsmith😂👍👍👍.

I've always taken an algae omega 3 supplement sporadically over the last years but it wasn't until I started taking it regularly every day for the past 2-3 months that I've seen an almost magical effect of it. I suffered from terrible neck and shoulder tension pains that would never really go away causing bad moods and brain fog. Now they are gone. Just gone. Granted, on some days, after a stressful day at work or looking at my phone too much, I still get tension pain but it doesn't last as long and is nowhere near as debilitating as it was before. I haven't looked into it too much yet but apparently a study comparing painkillers and omega 3 supplements for neck and shoulder pain has been done before and came to the same conclusion. I'm still shocked. Years of pain just gone.

I’m a ZOE member, I’m vegan and I also take an algae based omega-3 supplement (nothingfishy). I’d love to see my omega-3 index versus non supplementing vegans and vegetarians. 🥑 🌱

There are no articles referenced here.  It would be nice to see the supporting evidence, studies etc.

Please more on the algae supplements! Thanks! What are the reliable brands and things to look out for?

I'd love you to do a full podcast  for older people. Especially if we haven't followed the advice you give because we didn't know about it then
Also something on living with additional problems

An increase in fish intake probably means a decrease in red meat intake. Better, but neither is good. I'll stick to plants and my algae oil supplement. It's not expensive, I pay about 10 US dollars or Euro per month.

For me it protects my skin from psoriasis flares. It stops the cracking on the skin.

Very happy to take part in your proposed study of vegetarians and vegans!