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Like vitamin D, being deficient in omega-3 will leave you vulnerable to all sorts of chronic disease. Optimizing your omega-3 is a truly foundational component of good health. Unfortunately, many still do not even realize such a test exists. It does, but first, let's review why animal-based omega-3 fats are so important for health in the first place. 

In terms of how much omega-3 fat you need, the best way to determine your required dose is to measure your omega-3 level with an omega-3 index test. This test has consistently been found to provide the most accurate measurement of the omega-3 level in your body. Ideally, your index should be above 8 percent. If you're below 8 percent, increase your omega-3 intake and retest until you find the dosage that allows you to reach and maintain an ideal level. Ideally, you'll want to wait three to six months between each test.

Rather than depending on recommended dosages, getting your level tested is really the only way to ensure sufficiency, because requirements for omega-3 will vary depending on your lifestyle; your intake of fatty fish, for example, and your level of physical activity. Athletes tend to burn off their omega-3 quite rapidly, as the DHA gets burned as fuel rather than being used as a structural component of their cell membranes. Hence, they will need higher dosages.

Step 1: Request appointment for review of OmegaCheck using the link above

Step 2: Make payment online (use “Buy Now” button on this page)

Step 3: Receive your lab requisition via email

Step 4: Go to Labcorp for blood draw

Step 5: Review results and recommendations during 30 min consultation

For $125, receive a lab order via email for:

OmegaCheck(TM) (EPA+DPA+DHA) - Included is also a consult to go over meaning of results and customized recommendations.

• Components:

  • Arachidonic Acid/EPA Ratio

  • Omega-6/Omega-3 Ratio

  • Omega-3 total

  • EPA

  • DPA

  • DHA

  • Omega-6 total

  • Arachidonic Acid

  • Linoleic Acid

DHA and EPA Protect Your Heart Health

Research suggests eating fatty fish and other omega-3 rich foods may lower your risk of a fatal heart attack by 10 percent. Taken after a heart attack, omega-3 fats can also significantly improve your odds of survival. In one large trial, heart attack survivors who took 1 gram of omega-3 fat every day for three years had a 50 percent reduced chance of sudden cardiac death.

Exercise is not enough to protect your heart. You also need to be mindful of your omega-3 level. Animal-based omega-3 fats, especially DHA, protect and support your cardiovascular health by:

• Lowering blood pressure and counteracting or preventing cardiac arrhythmia

• Improving endothelial function (which helps promote growth of new blood vessels)

• Lowering triglyceride concentrations and preventing fatty deposits and fibrosis of the inner layer of your arteries

• Helping prevent thrombosis (a blood clot within a blood vessel)

• Counteracting inflammation