by OmegaQuant | Jan 28, 2021 | EPA & DHA, Mother's Milk DHA Testing, Omega-3s, Prenatal DHA
So you’ve taken a Prenatal DHA Test and now you want to understand what your results mean. In this blog, we’ll take you through some of the most commons questions people have after taking a test. If you haven’t taken one yet and you are pregnant, perhaps you will...
by OmegaQuant | Jan 6, 2021 | Brain Health, EPA & DHA, Mother's Milk DHA Testing, Omega-3 Index, Omega-3s, Prenatal DHA
To start off 2021, we are bringing you the most popular blogs of 2020. Some were not surprising, and yet others were a bit unexpected. Given the unprecedented events of last year, perhaps the swings in popular content should not be all that shocking. In order of...
by OmegaQuant | Nov 18, 2020 | Brain Health, Cognitive Health, EPA & DHA, Mental Health, Omega-3 Index, Omega-3s, Prenatal DHA
In this week’s blog, we are going to provide one of the most comprehensive roundups of how omega-3 levels (i.e. Omega-3 Index) in the blood (and brain!) relate to the insidious mental health disorder of depression. Small or large, all of the studies we are going to...
by OmegaQuant | Oct 21, 2020 | Brain Health, Cognitive Health, EPA & DHA, Omega-3 Index, Omega-3s, Prenatal DHA
New research published earlier this month showed that children might have a different target Omega-3 Index vs. adults. The target Omega-3 Index for adults is 8%, while this new research suggests that 6% is the optimal level for kids, especially when looking at the...
by OmegaQuant | Oct 7, 2020 | Brain Health, Omega-3 Index, Omega-3s, Prenatal DHA, Research
Think back to your childhood for a minute. Do you remember your classmate—likely more than one—who was taunted in the school cafeteria, who sat by himself on the bleachers during recess, and who the other children called names like “fatty” and “pig face?” If it...
by OmegaQuant | Aug 25, 2020 | Brain Health, EPA & DHA, Mother's Milk DHA Testing, Omega-3s, Prenatal DHA
Traditionally, May is the time of year when we celebrate moms. But since August is National Breastfeeding Month, here at OmegaQuant it gives us another opportunity to focus on moms right now. Last week’s blog was all about breastfeeding—the reasons for choosing to...
