Rhonda Patrick· PhD
Best way to know the dose is to get an omega-3 index test.
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Best way to know the dose is to get an omega-3 index test.
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The most accurate approach to tailor your omega-3 intake is to get an omega-3 index test, with 8% being the benchmark for optimal health benefits.
In that more general case, it probably is very reasonable to use something like the omega-3 index to target a healthy intake level.
I think a very sensible thing for many people would be to check their omega-3 index with @OmegaQuant and see how their existing diet measures up and go from there.
and encourage people to get omega-3 testing so they can know how to manage their own health
In my opinion, one, everyone needs to measure their omega-3 fatty acid levels. You don't know what you you don't measure. And so, you want to you want to get this omega-3 index test, which I heard may be in a little baggie floating around um today, which is kind of cool.