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Change Your Brain Every Day

OMEGA-3 and Brain Health: The Science from a Leading Expert with Bill Harris

Change Your Brain Every Day

Dr Daniel Amen

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.72K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

You may have heard about Omega-3s and how they play an important role in our overall health, but exactly are Omega-3 fatty acids, and what functions do they play in reducing inflammation in our bodies? In this episode, Daniel and Tana Amen are joined by Dr. Bill Harris, developer of the Omega Index, for a discussion on all things Omega-3.

In this episode, you will learn about:

•The difference between Omega-3 an Omega-6

•The difference between EPA and DHA forms of Omega-3

•How Omega-3s prevent inflammation in the body

•How to text your own Omega-3 levels, and the target range you should aim for

•Common sources of Omega-3, such as fish oil and plant-based versions

•Omega-3 supplementation

Transcript

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0:00.0

The higher the level of linoleic in the blood, the lower the risk for death over time.

0:05.0

Lower risk for cardiovascular death, lower risk for cancer death, reduced risk for dementia.

0:10.0

We've seen in studies where if you look at the linoleic acid, we see favorable relationships.

0:15.0

Higher levels of linoleic better.

0:17.0

If we look at the non-linoleic, omega-6s, there you see higher levels

0:21.7

of the non-L.A. are associated with increased risk for some diseases. Dr. Bill Harris is a professor

0:27.2

and researcher and the president of Omega Quant, focusing on human nutrition. His work has focused

0:32.3

on the role of omega-3 fatty acids as they relate to cardiovascular disease and neuropsychiatric disease. Just to define what we mean by omega-3, there's the plant omega-3, which is called alpha

0:42.3

linoleinic acid, ALA. It's a part of soybean oil, but it's not the really most effective

0:47.3

omega-3. The stuff that's important is EPA and DHA from fish, seafood, marine sources.

0:52.3

What we base are in the blood is the levels of that.

0:55.3

It correlates very strongly with how much you eat.

0:57.4

Both omega-3 and omega-6 are essential fatty acids.

1:00.2

Mono-institurates like you get in olive oil, oleic acid is not essential.

1:03.9

Let's just take a moment and educate our audience on the difference between omega-3s and omega-6s because a lot of people think.

1:13.6

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1:21.6

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1:28.3

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1:32.3

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1:42.3

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1:46.0

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1:49.0

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