48 Conflicting Omega-3 Index World Maps (What's Correct?)
Conflicting Omega-3 Index World Maps (What's Correct?)OmegaMatters: Episode 48Hosts: Drs. Bill Harris and Kristina Harris JacksonAbout this episode: In this episode, Drs. Harris and Jackson talk about a new world map Omega-3 paper, which prompted the question: “Why do different laboratories provide different values for blood Omega-3 fatty acids, which resulted in two very different world maps of Omega-3 status?” So they dug into the paper to see if they could understand better why they have two very different views on Omega-3 status in the world. For more information on OmegaMatters, visit https://omegaquant.com/omegamatters-broadcasts/. To watch this episode, visit our YouTube channel.To read the full transcript from this OmegaMatters episode, visit https://omegaquant.com/omegamatters-broadcasts/.To learn more about omega-3 testing, visit: https://omegaquant.com/omega-3-index-complete/
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47 The Surprising Heart Disease Predictor You Might be Missing
The Surprising Heart Disease Predictor You Might be MissingOmegaMatters: Episode 47Hosts: Drs. Bill Harris and Kristina Harris JacksonGuest: Dr. Heidi Lai, Associate Scientist, Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI)About this episode: In this episode, Drs. Harris and Jackson welcome Dr. Heidi Lai. Heidi has recently joined the Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI) as an associate scientist where she studies how blood levels of fatty acids relate to long term health outcomes. She holds a PhD in food science and nutrition from the University of Leeds in the UK. Received her postdoctoral training in nutritional epidemiology at Tufts University in the US and has worked as a research advisor in Imperial College London in the UK. Heidi has also been an active member of the International Fatty Acids and Outcomes Research Consortium (FORCE) group since 2018, which FARI works with quite a bit. For more information on OmegaMatters, visit https://omegaquant.com/omegamatters-broadcasts/ To watch this episode, visit our YouTube channel.To read the full transcript from this OmegaMatters episode, visit https://omegaquant.com/omegamatters-broadcasts/.To learn more about omega-3 testing, visit: https://omegaquant.com/omega-3-index-complete/
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46 Omega-3s in the Clinic: Sardines for 100 Days
Omega-3s in the Clinic: Sardines for 100 DaysOmegaMatters: Episode 46Hosts: Drs. Bill Harris & Kristina Harris JacksonGuest: Dr. Annette Bosworth (Dr. Boz).About this episode: In this "Be Our Guest" episode, Drs. Harris and Jackson talk to Dr. Boz, the professional alias of Dr. Annette Bosworth, an internal medicine physician, assistant professor, author, and keto-focused health educator who’s built a platform—BozMD—to help reverse chronic conditions like obesity, diabetes, depression, addiction, and autoimmune disorders using ketogenic nutrition and “keto chemistry.” She combines her medical expertise with storytelling—from university teaching roles to public features (CNN, Time, Fox News)—sharing practices like the “Dr. Boz Ratio” for measuring metabolic health at home via blood glucose and ketone levels. In this episode, they talk about eating sardines for 100 days and why Dr. Boz uses the Omega-3 Index test with her patients. For more information on OmegaMatters, visit: https://omegaquant.com/omegamatters-broadcasts/To watch this episode, visit our YouTube channel.To read the full transcript from this OmegaMatters episode, visit https://omegaquant.com/omegamatters-broadcasts/.To learn more about omega-3 testing, visit: https://omegaquant.com/omega-3-index-complete/
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45 - Tess Cheng - Omega-3s in the Clinic - Being Your Own Health Advocate
Title: Omega-3 in the Clinic: Being Your Own Health AdvocateRecording date: March 18, 2025Broadcast date: June 18 2025Hosts: Drs. Bill Harris and Kristina Harris JacksonAbout this episode: In this episode, Drs. Harris and Jackson talk to Tess Cheng. We are back with another Be Our Guest edition of Omega Matters. We have Tess Cheng here and she is a certified health and wellness coach of over 13 years, has been trained with a master's in clinical nutrition from NYU and has lots of direct real-world experience using our omega-3 index test kits.. For more information on OmegaMatters, visit: https://omegaquant.com/omegamatters-broadcasts/To watch this episode, visit our YouTube channel.To read the full transcript from this OmegaMatters episode, visit https://omegaquant.com/omegamatters-broadcasts/.To learn more about omega-3 testing, visit: https://omegaquant.com/omega-3-index-complete/
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44-Dr. Grant Franco - The Omega-3 Index vs. Cholesterol & Smoking as CVD Risk Factors
Title: The Surprising Heart Disease Predictor You Might Be OverlookingRecording date: April 15, 2025Broadcast date: May 15, 2025Hosts: Drs. Bill Harris and Kristina Harris JacksonGuest: Dr. Grant Franco, Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute and University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MOAbout this episode: In this episode, Drs. Harris and Jackson welcome Dr. Grant Franco, the lead researcher in a recent paper showing that the Omega-3 Index is just as powerful a risk predictor for CVD as smoking and cholesterol. For more information on OmegaMatters, visit: https://omegaquant.com/omegamatters-broadcasts/To watch this episode, visit our YouTube channel.To read the full transcript from this OmegaMatters episode, visit https://omegaquant.com/omegamatters-broadcasts/.To learn more about omega-3 testing, visit: https://omegaquant.com/omega-3-index-complete/
OmegaMatters is an educational podcast hosted by Drs. Bill Harris and Kristina Harris that focuses on all things omegas. With the help of their guests, they will try and put some of the most important research studies into context. They will focus mainly on omega-3 fatty acids, but from time to time will explore other corners of the fatty acid world. Want to know your omega-3 levels? Try a test! Use code OMEGAMATTERS10 to get 10% off your order @ OmegaQuant.com (code cannot be combined with other offers and is good for one-time use.)
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