All 14 studies referenced are inked in the video's description 📜Roadmap - how to look young & feel strong: drstanfield.com/pages/roadmap 💊MicroVitamin (multivitamin & mineral that I take): drstanfield.com/products/microvitamin
Shouldn't we stop calling DHA and EPA just "Omega 3" and instead call them "long chain Omega 3"? You are just going to confuse the general public when you are calling it just "Omega 3", when in fact Omega 3 is actually the the essential Alpha-linolenic acid. Long chain Omega 3 like DHA and EPA is not essential, meaning the body produce it on its own.
Dr Brad; In the study high dose omega 3 presumably hurt because it was rancid, my naturopaths recommend 6 grams with fat, but to complement high omega vegetable oil. If no high vegetable oil no need for 6 grams.
thank you for another informative video! I have been following you for over a year now and have implemented your "roadmap" in my life. I now exercise correctly and have a great diet, with supplementation from MicroVitamin, Creatine and Psyllium husk. At 57, I have never felt healthier or stronger! Your recommendations really made a difference in my life. Thank you for being such a skilled communicator. You got though to me and it make a big difference. THANK YOU! Keep doing what you are doing. Your thoughtfulness, care, and integrity are appreciated!
yes, that solves the dosage issue. But what about making sure that the B12 and folate are in their methylated forms? Or having Magnesium in the form of Magnesium Taurate? Or including TMG? Or Hyaluronic Acid? Or including Choline (vitamin B4)? And Boron? And Potassium? And NOT having Vitamin A or E? I couldn't find such a supplement. Hence why I needed to develop my own, for my own use. Just because I take a supplement though, does in no way mean that you should as well :-)
@@DrBradStanfield yes, it's completely true: a truly high-quality supplement is much more than the dose. I remember that a few times I had the audacity to look up one or two vitamins or minerals from the supplements I was taking, and it turned out that it's the cheapest, most inefficient form that barely does anything. I would be happy to buy Microvitamin, I just can't get myself to deal with the import/customs headaches of ordering things from outside the euro zone.
@@DrBradStanfield Your multivitamin has b2 & b6 in non-methylated forms. Have you considered going methylated forms in version 6 ? I have seen some conflicting evidence on methylated b2 b6 to be better absorbed. Better to have b2/b6 methylated no ? I just received your mutlivitamin. Was concerned about this. Get back, thanks!
@@DrBradStanfield1. No way to get enough eg magnesium in multi so shouldn’t even try. 2. I’d check out multi Rhonda Patrick is taking (for correct form eg “folate”.
Interesting and helpful nuanced synthesis of information showing positive effect of Vitamin B on the impact of Omega-3 levels. Thanks for the honest summary of these research papers.
Great comment/idea! I'd add a request for cold press sesame oil info. It tastes sooo great, has lotsa selenium, heals skin probs, but is it just an iffy "seed oil"?
Lecitin contains about 20% phosphatidylcholine, plus other phospholipids. It's a cheap food ingredient, you can load up with it without the risk of overdosing. Btw, phospholipids are also regarded as helpful to liver health, there's even a drug called Essentiale Forte for that purpose. Its active substance is that same lecitin. You can buy it istead if you wish to donate to big pharma.
👍 Thanks for this video - its information is very much appreciated. "Medicine is not black and white, and there is a lot we don't know", and "we must embrace this uncertainty" - We look forward to elucidation 🧠 Again, thank you.
if the B vitamins open up the blood/brain transport for Omega 3 could they also open transport to other things we don't want in the brain? I just watched a newscast about micro plastics found in the brain.
Registered nutritionist here: what you say is well known. Vitamin B1 is implied in lots of the Krebs cycle processes for example. Greetings from Mexico
Supplementing essential nutrients can only be expected to have a positive effect if there is a deficiency. Studies must therefore test subjects for a deficiency at the beginning (vitamin B level, omega-3 index) and check whether the deficiency has been corrected after supplementation. This was not done in a number of studies, so the results are of little significance.
@@jichaelmorgan3796 If you can figure that out cleanly. You will be a multi millionaire, possibly billionaire. That's not an exaggeration. Recent research has even thrown doubt on how we properly detect Vit D deficiency. Not that the current way is bad, but whether the test allows for too much variance. The ability to accurately determine this would be huge on multiple levels. From treatment to sport performance
@anunciata that's difficult to do. For example, the body cannot store water-soluble vitamins and so looking for a deficiency via a blood test is tricky. From the data that I've shown in the video, reaching our recommended daily intake of micronutrients everyday is a good idea. I aim to do that primarily though a healthy diet, with a top-up from MicroVitamin
TMG yes prob the first multi with that. Def noticed marked body composition improvements since starting 4g daily past 6 months & it’s more of a longevity supplement really
You only talk about potential positive effects, but what about the negative effects? -Omega 3 could increase the risk of prostate cancer by up to 43% -Omega 3 could increase the risk of Atrial Fibrilation by up to 50%
Thanks for presenting the studies! I would be very interested in the following scenario 1. a person is only eating whole food plants 2. Make sure that Omega 6 to Omega 3 level is below 4 (to increase EPA/DHA production and reduce inflammation ) 3. having a good lifestyle (sport, alcohol, smoking, sleep etc) 4. The person is in principle healthy Is there any study available showing that this person does not need to supplement anything beside B12, D3 to keep a healthy brain and heart! Thanks
Don't bother with the choline bitartrate in the multivitamin, that form has terrible absorption and is likely to raise TMAO levels. Encourage people to take phosphitidylcholine separately instead.
@@volos_olympus One tablespoon of sunflower lecithin contains 2-3 eggs worth of choline. If you don't want that, then there are concentrated versions of phosphitidylcholine available in gel capsule form where three capsules is equivalent to one egg, I use the double wood brand. Or you could just eat eggs. Only about a quarter of choline bitartrate is actually absorbed, the rest is metabolized by your gut bacteria into TMAO which increases your risk of stroke. It's more harmful than it is helpful.
@@volos_olympus One tablespoon of sunflower lecithin contains 2-3 eggs worth of choline. If you don't want that, then there are concentrated versions of phosphitidylcholine available in gel capsule form where three capsules is equivalent to one egg. Or you could just eat eggs. Only about a quarter of choline bitartrate is actually absorbed, the rest is metabolized by your gut bacteria into TMAO which increases your risk of stroke. It's more harmful than it is helpful.
Remarkable.... but I find it odd that studies in the 2000s didn't have software that tested for these MMSE correlations with benefits of Omega 3. I was in college at the time (physics major) and almost any software I used to perform statistical analysis would easily discover these positive correlations in the data even if I wasn't directly searching... makes me wonder what other ambiguities in past studies could be cleared up merely by having the most basic statistical software, let alone advanced AI, search for other possible correlations that weren't considered in the past.
What about being in anabolism vs catabolism? Logically it makes sense that the body would want to use omega 3 fats for energy rather than building blocks if energy was scarce. However, most people probably aren't in a negative energy balance, so maybe it's a moot point. A third category could be added where you're in neutral energy balance.
Dr Brad proposes 1gr of omega 3 which is the amount in his vitamin. What about the omega 3 one gets from one's diets - from seeds, nuts, etc. Could this additional amount count as too much omega 3? For example, 1gr as a supplement and say 2-3gr from the diet, which, if one eats healthfully, it is really easy to get.
@drbradstanfield So we want to take low dose omega 3 ? To avoid irregular heartbeats occuring ? Is this correct? We want omega 3 mainly from food salmon.... etc...
Depends on your plant ALA to EPA/DHA conversion rate. Apparently, conversion rates vary wildly between individuals. This will depend largely on your microbiome, liver health and genetics. From my decades of research: Carnivores less then 1%, omnivore 10-20%, Vegetarians/Vegan 20%+ conversion rate. Vegetarians can have good levels without ever consuming fish. My Omega-3 Index blood test was great and I don't eat fish or supplement.
I don't know but is anyone looking at regional populations looking at their diets and checking for brain function over time. Could this help point us in the right direction? my take on this video is take a B multi time release along with Omega 3 twice a day and eat small fish when possible.
I would be curious to see the role supplementation of something like Alpha-GPC would be with this. It's been a held belief that the combination of DHA and Alpha GPC is beneficial to some children with autism. I recognize it would be simpler to go with food but with special needs children dietary challenges are regularly an issue And unfortunately the holistic research bias towards "miracle cure" makes it hard to get a clear objective picture on this.
I respectfully disagree with you Dr Brad. The sharks are only eating the people because they contain the ice cream. Ice cream is delicious, the sharks know it and that’s the only way they can get it. ☺️
With 0.5% conversion rate of ALA to DHA, you'd need 140g ALA to meet your RDA for DHA. That's 10-12oz of seed oils like chia or flax, the richest source of ALA. Want taking it daily?
@@vladimirandrianov5930 conversion rate depends on genetics. You mentioned the worst case, but many people are much better converter. For example, I grew up in the area where fatty fish is very uncommon, people rely mostly on conversion from ALA, children grew and develop without any problems.
@@DrBradStanfield oh sure, but they're familiar with "homocysteine," which you used without explanation. My criticism is narrow and minor, to be clear, but the point is it sticks out as very silly amid countless other technical terms you use liberally. That doesn't mean your rationale is entirely invalid. Keep up the good work, in any case.
All 14 studies referenced are inked in the video's description
📜Roadmap - how to look young & feel strong: drstanfield.com/pages/roadmap
💊MicroVitamin (multivitamin & mineral that I take): drstanfield.com/products/microvitamin
Shouldn't we stop calling DHA and EPA just "Omega 3" and instead call them "long chain Omega 3"? You are just going to confuse the general public when you are calling it just "Omega 3", when in fact Omega 3 is actually the the essential Alpha-linolenic acid. Long chain Omega 3 like DHA and EPA is not essential, meaning the body produce it on its own.
Dr Brad;
In the study high dose omega 3 presumably hurt because it was rancid, my naturopaths recommend 6 grams with fat, but to complement high omega vegetable oil. If no high vegetable oil no need for 6 grams.
Synergetic effects of vitamins... it's like eating a balanced diet is good for you
Wait! Ice cream doesn’t cause shark attacks!?? 🤯 🤣
It's well known sharks love ice cream.
@@dpstrialAa a swimmer, I'd say swimmers love food of every sort.
Nuance is so important. Thank you for bringing nuanced information to the masses.
Do not take B9 as folic acid. Make sure it is folate.
thank you for another informative video!
I have been following you for over a year now and have implemented your "roadmap" in my life. I now exercise correctly and have a great diet, with supplementation from MicroVitamin, Creatine and Psyllium husk. At 57, I have never felt healthier or stronger! Your recommendations really made a difference in my life. Thank you for being such a skilled communicator. You got though to me and it make a big difference. THANK YOU!
Keep doing what you are doing. Your thoughtfulness, care, and integrity are appreciated!
Legend!
Small tip about low-dose multi-vitamin: You can buy multi-vitamins where the normal "daily dose" is 2 capsules, and you can just take one 🙈
yes, that solves the dosage issue. But what about making sure that the B12 and folate are in their methylated forms?
Or having Magnesium in the form of Magnesium Taurate?
Or including TMG?
Or Hyaluronic Acid?
Or including Choline (vitamin B4)?
And Boron?
And Potassium?
And NOT having Vitamin A or E?
I couldn't find such a supplement. Hence why I needed to develop my own, for my own use.
Just because I take a supplement though, does in no way mean that you should as well :-)
@@DrBradStanfield yes, it's completely true: a truly high-quality supplement is much more than the dose. I remember that a few times I had the audacity to look up one or two vitamins or minerals from the supplements I was taking, and it turned out that it's the cheapest, most inefficient form that barely does anything. I would be happy to buy Microvitamin, I just can't get myself to deal with the import/customs headaches of ordering things from outside the euro zone.
@@DrBradStanfield Your multivitamin has b2 & b6 in non-methylated forms. Have you considered going methylated forms in version 6 ? I have seen some conflicting evidence on methylated b2 b6 to be better absorbed. Better to have b2/b6 methylated no ? I just received your mutlivitamin. Was concerned about this. Get back, thanks!
@@DrBradStanfieldgood point
@@DrBradStanfield1. No way to get enough eg magnesium in multi so shouldn’t even try. 2. I’d check out multi Rhonda Patrick is taking (for correct form eg “folate”.
Interesting and helpful nuanced synthesis of information showing positive effect of Vitamin B on the impact of Omega-3 levels. Thanks for the honest summary of these research papers.
Please make video on lutein , zeaxanthin , astaxanthin supplement
Great comment/idea! I'd add a request for cold press sesame oil info. It tastes sooo great, has lotsa selenium, heals skin probs, but is it just an iffy "seed oil"?
Thank you. Phosphatidylcholine (PC) can be found in sunflower seeds, soy, eggs and Lecithin products.
Soy no good for anyone.
Lecitin contains about 20% phosphatidylcholine, plus other phospholipids. It's a cheap food ingredient, you can load up with it without the risk of overdosing.
Btw, phospholipids are also regarded as helpful to liver health, there's even a drug called Essentiale Forte for that purpose. Its active substance is that same lecitin. You can buy it istead if you wish to donate to big pharma.
Lecithin must be kept refrigerated and be very fresh, otherwise it will be highly oxidized and cause inflammation in the body.
👍 Thanks for this video - its information is very much appreciated.
"Medicine is not black and white, and there is a lot we don't know", and "we must embrace this uncertainty" - We look forward to elucidation 🧠
Again, thank you.
if the B vitamins open up the blood/brain transport for Omega 3 could they also open transport to other things we don't want in the brain? I just watched a newscast about micro plastics found in the brain.
Registered nutritionist here: what you say is well known. Vitamin B1 is implied in lots of the Krebs cycle processes for example. Greetings from Mexico
According to Matthew Campen (professor at University of New Mexico): Plastics get into our body through FATS
Supplementing essential nutrients can only be expected to have a positive effect if there is a deficiency. Studies must therefore test subjects for a deficiency at the beginning (vitamin B level, omega-3 index) and check whether the deficiency has been corrected after supplementation. This was not done in a number of studies, so the results are of little significance.
... Apart from cases where supra normal doses show additional benefits. Like creatine, protein...
@@spiralinandspiralout agreed! So how can we boil down which other supplements are worth taking with this in mind?
@@jichaelmorgan3796 All of the ones that show benefit in studies.
@@jichaelmorgan3796 If you can figure that out cleanly. You will be a multi millionaire, possibly billionaire. That's not an exaggeration. Recent research has even thrown doubt on how we properly detect Vit D deficiency. Not that the current way is bad, but whether the test allows for too much variance.
The ability to accurately determine this would be huge on multiple levels. From treatment to sport performance
@anunciata that's difficult to do. For example, the body cannot store water-soluble vitamins and so looking for a deficiency via a blood test is tricky. From the data that I've shown in the video, reaching our recommended daily intake of micronutrients everyday is a good idea.
I aim to do that primarily though a healthy diet, with a top-up from MicroVitamin
I really wish we could have MicroVitamin in Brazil!
TMG yes prob the first multi with that. Def noticed marked body composition improvements since starting 4g daily past 6 months & it’s more of a longevity supplement really
Add lutein and zeaxanthin for formula v6 pls
You only talk about potential positive effects, but what about the negative effects?
-Omega 3 could increase the risk of prostate cancer by up to 43%
-Omega 3 could increase the risk of Atrial Fibrilation by up to 50%
In relative or absolute risk?
Do we know which B-Vitamins specifically were needed for the omega 3 to have the full benefit?
Thanks for presenting the studies! I would be very interested in the following scenario
1. a person is only eating whole food plants
2. Make sure that Omega 6 to Omega 3 level is below 4 (to increase EPA/DHA production and reduce inflammation )
3. having a good lifestyle (sport, alcohol, smoking, sleep etc)
4. The person is in principle healthy
Is there any study available showing that this person does not need to supplement anything beside B12, D3 to keep a healthy brain and heart!
Thanks
Don't bother with the choline bitartrate in the multivitamin, that form has terrible absorption and is likely to raise TMAO levels. Encourage people to take phosphitidylcholine separately instead.
Choline bitartate is the only form of choline that actually contains any significant amount of choline at all.
@@volos_olympus One tablespoon of sunflower lecithin contains 2-3 eggs worth of choline. If you don't want that, then there are concentrated versions of phosphitidylcholine available in gel capsule form where three capsules is equivalent to one egg, I use the double wood brand. Or you could just eat eggs.
Only about a quarter of choline bitartrate is actually absorbed, the rest is metabolized by your gut bacteria into TMAO which increases your risk of stroke. It's more harmful than it is helpful.
@@volos_olympus One tablespoon of sunflower lecithin contains 2-3 eggs worth of choline. If you don't want that, then there are concentrated versions of phosphitidylcholine available in gel capsule form where three capsules is equivalent to one egg. Or you could just eat eggs.
Only about a quarter of choline bitartrate is actually absorbed, the rest is metabolized by your gut bacteria into TMAO which increases your risk of stroke. It's more harmful than it is helpful.
@@descai10 The relationship between TMAO and strokes is not causal yet.
Hey brad you should consider changing the form of vitamin B6 to P5P, the pyridoxine HCl form may not be ideal. Look into it
Still haven't received my subscription of vitamins that was charged awhile ago
please email me directly and I'll investigate
What about the AF side effects? Would be nice to hear your views on this.
Personally better to get your omegas from eating fish.
Love the videos
Remarkable.... but I find it odd that studies in the 2000s didn't have software that tested for these MMSE correlations with benefits of Omega 3. I was in college at the time (physics major) and almost any software I used to perform statistical analysis would easily discover these positive correlations in the data even if I wasn't directly searching... makes me wonder what other ambiguities in past studies could be cleared up merely by having the most basic statistical software, let alone advanced AI, search for other possible correlations that weren't considered in the past.
I swig 2 tsp of cod liver oil off the fridge shelf. Nordic Naturals or other glass bottle.
What about being in anabolism vs catabolism? Logically it makes sense that the body would want to use omega 3 fats for energy rather than building blocks if energy was scarce. However, most people probably aren't in a negative energy balance, so maybe it's a moot point. A third category could be added where you're in neutral energy balance.
Dr Brad proposes 1gr of omega 3 which is the amount in his vitamin. What about the omega 3 one gets from one's diets - from seeds, nuts, etc. Could this additional amount count as too much omega 3? For example, 1gr as a supplement and say 2-3gr from the diet, which, if one eats healthfully, it is really easy to get.
@drbradstanfield So we want to take low dose omega 3 ? To avoid irregular heartbeats occuring ? Is this correct? We want omega 3 mainly from food salmon.... etc...
What if B vitamins are already sufficient in diet? I have too high levels of b6 even without supplementing.
Will 'version 6' have less Niacin to reflect the new findings on Niacin and cardio health?
Walnuts versus fish oil any thoughts from anybody?
fish oil is better
Nowhere near
Depends on your plant ALA to EPA/DHA conversion rate. Apparently, conversion rates vary wildly between individuals. This will depend largely on your microbiome, liver health and genetics. From my decades of research: Carnivores less then 1%, omnivore 10-20%, Vegetarians/Vegan 20%+ conversion rate. Vegetarians can have good levels without ever consuming fish. My Omega-3 Index blood test was great and I don't eat fish or supplement.
@@KasKade7 thank you
I don't know but is anyone looking at regional populations looking at their diets and checking for brain function over time. Could this help point us in the right direction? my take on this video is take a B multi time release along with Omega 3 twice a day and eat small fish when possible.
Be cool if they added B vitamins to Omega 3 supplements and omega 3 to things like pre workout.
Makes me wonder if my “one a day” multivitamin has all the b vitamins one needs?
Awesome!
We would all be a lot healthier if our food, water and environment were not being poisoned.
I would be curious to see the role supplementation of something like Alpha-GPC would be with this. It's been a held belief that the combination of DHA and Alpha GPC is beneficial to some children with autism.
I recognize it would be simpler to go with food but with special needs children dietary challenges are regularly an issue
And unfortunately the holistic research bias towards "miracle cure" makes it hard to get a clear objective picture on this.
I respectfully disagree with you Dr Brad. The sharks are only eating the people because they contain the ice cream. Ice cream is delicious, the sharks know it and that’s the only way they can get it. ☺️
How else would a shark get ice cream? duh!
I prefer SPM (Specialized Pro-resolving Mediators) over simple Omega-3
so do I eat it or not? Summarize i dont have all day
Microvitamin sounds great, but really, 60 € a month? Really?
Technically, ALA is also an omega-3 PUFA, moreover, ALA is an essential omega-3 PUFA. DHA and EPA are conditionally essential.
With 0.5% conversion rate of ALA to DHA, you'd need 140g ALA to meet your RDA for DHA. That's 10-12oz of seed oils like chia or flax, the richest source of ALA. Want taking it daily?
@@vladimirandrianov5930 conversion rate depends on genetics. You mentioned the worst case, but many people are much better converter. For example, I grew up in the area where fatty fish is very uncommon, people rely mostly on conversion from ALA, children grew and develop without any problems.
it cause atrialfib
I never trust advice from a robot.
Did you see the article from china that metformin slowed aging in monkeys.
Can you please give the name of this Chinese study about metformin?
So if Salmon contains Vit B and Omega 3 is a daily necessity, does that mean we should have fish like Salmon several times a week if not everyday?
And you'd get protein, calories and something to put on your plate at mealtimes.
Seems to make more sense than tablets.
“When the f@ck did we get ice cream?!?!”
Your audience is familiar with the word "placebo." You don't have to say "pretend pill."
Not everyone is. Would rather make sure that everyone can understand my videos
@@DrBradStanfield oh sure, but they're familiar with "homocysteine," which you used without explanation.
My criticism is narrow and minor, to be clear, but the point is it sticks out as very silly amid countless other technical terms you use liberally. That doesn't mean your rationale is entirely invalid.
Keep up the good work, in any case.
Mind turning your microphone down just a little? Finally have audio mostly balanced across all my favorite channels except yours is about 25% hot.
Where is this new discovery? Again reviewing data from older studies to push his multi vit product