by OmegaQuant | Apr 7, 2021 | Heart Health, Omega-3s, Research
A study published in PLOS Genetics set fire to several headlines a few weeks ago suggesting that one’s genetic makeup may influence how fish oil impacts triglycerides, and that this might put someone at increased risk of heart attacks. In a recent episode of our new...
by OmegaQuant | Mar 31, 2021 | Brain Health, EPA & DHA, Heart Health, Mental Health, Omega-3 Index, Omega-3s
In early March, the American Heart Association (AHA) took an important step forward to say that someone’s psychological health could be a factor in their risk for heart disease. These negative psychological health behaviors include smoking, lower levels of physical...
by OmegaQuant | Mar 18, 2021 | Omega-3s, Vitamin D
You are what you eat. It’s an oft repeated phrase that you may think refers to modern nutritional science, a discipline that aims to integrate scientific research with real-world advice in order to help people make healthy food choices to promote health and manage...
by OmegaQuant | Mar 11, 2021 | Brain Health, Heart Health, Mental Health, Omega-3 Index, Omega-3s, Prenatal DHA, Research
We’ve known forever that you need to eat to live. But it’s only in recent history that modern nutrition science strongly connected the concept of what you eat as a contributing factor to how long—and how well—you live. Think about it. The vitamin was first discovered...
by OmegaQuant | Mar 4, 2021 | EPA & DHA, Mother's Milk DHA Testing, Omega-3 Index, Omega-3s, Prenatal DHA, Vitamin D
We recently launched a series of nutritional status calculators that will help you determine how much of a particular nutrient you might need to reach optimal status. But before we get to that, let’s talk about National Nutrition Month. All of our blogs in March will...
