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Eye Health

EPA and DHA Omega-3

EPA and DHA are two types of Omega-3 fats. Your body MUST HAVE them to survive. That’s why they’re called Essential Fatty Acids. EPA stands for Eicosapentaenoic Acid. DHA stands for Docosahexaenoic Acid. But for now we’ll just call them EPA DHA. EPA DHA Omega-3 fats can only be obtained from the foods that youRead More

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Eye Health

Fish Oil and Triglycerides*

Triglycerides are fats in your blood. Just like cholesterol. A little bit of triglycerides is normal. But if it gets too high, it’s a red flag for heart health. Omega-3 in fish oil helps maintain healthy triglyceride levels when combined with a healthy diet and daily exercise plan.* Clinical research suggests the omega-3 dosage neededRead More

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Pregnancy

Fish Oil During Pregnancy

My wife is pregnant. With twins! We get excited and nervous when it’s time for our monthly doctor’s visit. We do absolutely everything we can to make sure our little bundles of joy are growing and healthy. You probably know the feeling. As a nutritionist who has been studying fish oil and Omega-3 for overRead More

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Eye Health

EPA Fish Oil

EPA and DHA are the two major Omega-3 in fish oil. DHA is critical during pregnancy for the development of the fetal brain and eyes. It is also important for the growth of the baby’s brain after birth. Adults still need DHA for several functions, but as you get older the need to maintain healthyRead More

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Molecularly Distilled Fish Oil

Molecularly distilled fish oil is the most common type of fish oil. Here’s why: Crude fish oil has a lot of gunk. Gunk that we don’t like or need. Molecular distillation is a technology for getting rid of this ‘gunk,’ although there are newer more expensive purification technologies now. I spent three years of myRead More