90% of Americans Don't Have Enough of This

What's the Root Cause? by Dr Vikki Petersen · Apr 16, 2025 · 5m

90% of Americans are deficient in omega 3 fatty acids.

Omega 3s make up your cell membranes, your nervous and brain tissue. They are cardioprotective and are highly anti-inflammatory.

There's an omega 3 index test where a high index is 8% or more, and those with a high index have a higher life expectancy by 5 years over the average American. In Japan, where they have a very high index of 10% due to all the fish they eat, they enjoy a long life expectancy.

They also found that mother's eating so much fish would tend to mean a higher heavy metal load and that is associated with lower IQ in…