Surprising Research on Omega-3/Omega-6 and Inflammation OmegaMatters: Episode 49 Hosts: Drs. Bill Harris and Kristina Harris Jackson Guest: Dr. Philip Calder About this episode: In this episode, Drs. Harris and Jackson talk to Dr. Philip Calder, who is a Professor of Nutritional Immunology in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Southampton in the U.K. He's an internationally recognized researcher on fatty acids with an emphasis on the roles of omega-3 fatty acids and the infl...

Conflicting Omega-3 Index World Maps (What's Correct?) OmegaMatters: Episode 48 Hosts: Drs. Bill Harris and Kristina Harris Jackson About 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 h...

The Surprising Heart Disease Predictor You Might be Missing OmegaMatters: Episode 47 Hosts: Drs. Bill Harris and Kristina Harris Jackson Guest: 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 Ph...

Omega-3s in the Clinic: Sardines for 100 Days OmegaMatters: Episode 46 Hosts: Drs. Bill Harris & Kristina Harris Jackson Guest: 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, depressio...

Title: Omega-3 in the Clinic: Being Your Own Health Advocate Recording date: March 18, 2025 Broadcast date: June 18 2025 Hosts: Drs. Bill Harris and Kristina Harris Jackson About 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 di...

Title: The Surprising Heart Disease Predictor You Might Be Overlooking Recording date: April 15, 2025 Broadcast date: May 15, 2025 Hosts: Drs. Bill Harris and Kristina Harris Jackson Guest: Dr. Grant Franco, Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute and University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO About 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 p...

Title: Omega-3s and Pharmacy with Easton Bryant Recording date: March 18, 2025 Broadcast date: April 2, 2025 Hosts: Drs. Bill Harris and Kristina Harris Jackson About this episode: In this episode, Drs. Harris and Jackson welcome Dr. Easton Bryant, a pharmacist and a practitioner, who uses omega-3s and omega-3 testing in the real world. For more information on OmegaMatters, visit: https://omegaquant.com/omegamatters-broadcasts/ To watch this episode, visit our YouTube channel. ...

Title: The Effects of Choline and DHA in Pregnancy Recording date: February 21, 2025 Broadcast date: March 19, 2025 Hosts: Drs. Bill Harris and Kristina Harris Jackson About this episode: In this episode Drs. Harris & Jackson talk to Dr. Kevin Klatt, an assistant research scientist and instructor in the Department of Nutrition Sciences and Toxicology at UC Berkeley. He received his PhD in molecular nutrition from Cornell University and completed his dietetic internship ...

EPISODE 41 Title: Best 2024 Fatty Acid Studies Recording date: December 13, 2024 Broadcast date: January 8, 2025 Hosts: Drs. Bill Harris and Kristina Harris Jackson About this episode: In this episode Drs. Harris & Jackson review the research highlights for fatty acids in 2024, and discuss what's coming next. For more information on OmegaMatters, visit: https://omegaquant.com/omegamatters-broadcasts/ Studies discussed during this episode: · &nb...

Title: Farmed Fish Healthier? Recording date: November 5, 2024 Broadcast date: December 14, 2024 Hosts: Drs. Bill Harris and Kristina Harris Jackson Guest: Dr. Matthew Sprague About this episode: In this episode Drs. Harris & Jackson are joined by Dr. Matthew Sprague who is a lecturer in nutrition at the Institute of Aquaculture at the University of Stirling in Scotland. OmegaQuant has a special connection with the University of Stirling and their aquaculture unit because th...

Title: Omega-3 & Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries Recording date: September 27, 2024 Broadcast date: November 14, 2024 Hosts: Drs. Bill Harris and Kristina Harris Jackson Guest: Dr. Adina Michael-Titus About this episode: In this episode Drs. Harris & Jackson are joined by Dr. Adina Michael-Titus, who is a professor of neuroscience at the Center for Trauma Sciences in Barts, the London School of Medicine and Dentistry. She is trained as both a neuroscientist and a pharmacol...

Title: Omega-3 Dose, Bleeding & Eye Health: Ask Us Anything | Part 2 Recording date: September 4, 2024 Broadcast date: October 16th, 2024 Hosts: Drs. Bill Harris and Kristina Harris Jackson About this episode: In this episode Drs. Harris & Jackson address several audience questions, including how to calculate omega-3 dose, omega-3's role in bleeding, and how omega-3s support eye health. For more information on OmegaMatters, visit: https://omegaquant.com/omegamatters-b... To wat...

Title: C15, A-Fib and more: Ask Us Anything | Part 1 Recording date: September 4, 2024 Broadcast date: September 25, 2024 Hosts: Drs. Bill Harris and Kristina Harris Jackson About this episode: In this episode Drs. Harris & Jackson address several audience questions, from C15 to A-Fib and everything in between. For more information on OmegaMatters, visit: https://omegaquant.com/omegamatters-b... To watch this episode, visit our YouTube channel. To read the full transcript from t...

EPISODE #36 Title: Omega-3 & Niacin for Heart Health (Why So Many HDL Drugs Failed) Recording date: May 9, 2024 Broadcast date: July 24, 2024 Hosts: Drs. Bill Harris and Kristina Harris Jackson Guest: Dr. Greg Shearer About this episode: In this episode we welcome Dr. Greg Shearer, who is a professor of nutritional sciences at the Pennsylvania State University. His research focuses on how the downstream products of Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids, sometimes called lipid mediat...

EPISODE #37 Title: Omega-3 & Bleeding Risk Recording date: July 30, 2024 Broadcast date: August 15, 2024 Hosts: Drs. Bill Harris and Kristina Harris Jackson Guest: Dr. Mohammad Alkhalil About this episode: In this episode Drs. Harris & Jackson are joined by Dr. Mohammad Alkhalil from Newcastle upon Tyne. He's an interventional cardiologist, who trained originally in Damascus and then in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He did his cardiology training in Toronto and then went on ...

EPISODE #17 - Seafood Nutrition Partnership Recording date: August 2, 2022 Broadcast date: August 17, 2022 Host: Drs. Bill Harris & Kristina Harris Jackson Guest: Linda Cornish Background and key takeaways: Linda Cornish is the president of the Seafood Nutrition Partnership (SNP). She received her MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles, and has had many management and leadership positions throughout career, but she's also always retained a passion for public health...

EPISODE #25 - Omega-3 DHA & and the Infant Brain Recording date: March 17, 2023 Broadcast date: May 2, 2023 Hosts: Drs. Bill Harris & Kristina Harris Jackson Guests: Drs. Kathleen Gustafson & Danielle Christifano Background and key takeaways: In this episode, Drs. Harris and Jackson speak with Drs. Kathleen Gustafson and Danielle Christifano, from the University of Kansas Medical Center. Drs. Harris and Jackson came to know them through the work with Susan Carlson's la...

EPISODE #6 - How Much Omega-3 DHA Do Pregnant Women Need? Recording date: May 30, 2021 Broadcast date: June 30, 2021 Hosts: Drs. Bill Harris & Kristina Harris Jackson Guest: Dr. Susan Carlson Background and Key Takeaways: In Episode #7 of OmegaMatters, Dr...

EPISODE #34 - Considerations for Buying an Omega-3 Test Recording date: April 8, 2024 Broadcast date: May 16, 2024 Hosts: Drs. Harris and Jackson Guest: Dr. Kevin Maki Background and key takeaways: Dr. Kevin Maki is the founder and chief scientist of Midwest Biomedical Research where they specialize in designing and conducting clinical trials related to cardiometabolic health, clinical nutrition, and cognitive function. And he's also an adjunct professor and dean's eminent s...

EPISODE #20 - It is Dangerous for Women to Avoid Fish During Pregnancy Recording date: October 21, 2022 Broadcast date: November 17, 2022 Hosts: Drs. Bill Harris & Kristina Harris Jackson Guest: Dr. Tom Brenna Background and key takeaways: In this episode, Drs. Harris and Jackson speak...