The hidden Omega 3 Crisis: Why blood testing is the only way to know.
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What if almost everyone you know – including the people who eat salmon every week and take fish oil every day – is still severely omega-3 deficient?
In this powerful episode, I sit down with two representatives from Zinzino, the Scandinavian health-tech company that has quietly collected the largest independent database of omega-3 status in the world.
Using their simple, at-home dry blood spot test (scientifically validated and published in peer-reviewed journals), Zinzino has now tested more than 1 million people across 40+ countries – completely anonymously. The results are undeniable and shocking:
• Over 95% of people have an Omega-6/Omega-3 ratio worse than 10:1
• Average ratios in most Western populations range from 15:1 to 25:1 (some countries over 40:1)
• Even regular fish-eaters and daily fish-oil users frequently test in the “high-risk” zone
In this conversation we go behind the data and explore:
• How Zinzino’s certified lab and dried blood spot technology deliver the same accuracy as university research labs
• Why the Omega-6/Omega-3 ratio and Omega-3 Index measured in cell membranes matter far more than blood plasma levels
• Real before-and-after results: thousands of people moving from 20:1+ ratios to below 3:1 in just 120 days
• The direct connection between poor omega balance and silent inflammation, cardiovascular risk, brain health, and metabolic issues
• Why most conventional fish oil supplements don’t significantly improve your numbers – and what actually does
This isn’t marketing hype. This is the largest real-world evidence base ever assembled showing that we are in the middle of a global omega-3 crisis – and that one simple finger-prick test can tell you exactly where you stand.
If you care about long-term health, you need to hear this episode.
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