by Kristina Jackson | Sep 14, 2016 | News, Omega-3 Index, Research
We love our dogs. Seeing them in pain with arthritis at 7 or 8 years of age is as painful to us as it is to them. With years of life ahead of them, we want to help them continue to run, hike, walk, chase and jump up on the bed. Many people turn to anti-inflammatories,...
by Kristina Jackson | Aug 10, 2016 | Omega-3 Index, Research, Uncategorized
After someone has had a heart attack, some of their heart tissue has been damaged or is dead (“myocardial infarct”). The ability for the heart to “remodel” itself in order to compensate for the dead tissue or even revive said tissue is imperative for the heart to be...
by Kristina Jackson | Jul 5, 2016 | Heart Health, Omega-3 Index, Research
There has been controversy in recent years about the relationship between omega-3 fatty acids and risk for heart disease, fatal and non-fatal. A new paper published in JAMA (June 2016) by Del Gobbo et al. pooled individual patient data from 19 cohorts, which included...
by Kristina Jackson | Jun 21, 2016 | Mental Health, Research
Bipolar disorder is a disorder of the brain that is characterized by periods of depression and mania. Like many brain-related diseases such as depression and ADHD, there is a hypothesis that omega-3 fatty acids, particularly DHA, may play a role in its pathophysiology...
by Kristina Jackson | May 26, 2016 | Heart Health, News, Omega-3 Index, Research
This new paper by Stark et al. attempted to estimate worldwide omega-3 status by extrapolation from published data derived from multiple sample types. Different studies have used different specimens (plasma, serum, whole blood, red blood cells, etc) and/or measured...
