Rhonda Patrick

Rhonda Patrick on Omega-3 Fatty Acids (EPA)

Reported use

37 episodes · 101 references · 2013–2025

Based on dated public statements, not confirmation of use today.

Rhonda Patrick has reported taking Omega-3 Fatty Acids (EPA). Referenced across 37 episodes with 101 total references.

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Consumption Evidence (10)

“I give my son... he's 8 years old and right now he's getting about a gram of Omega-3 Fatty Acids (EPA) a day.”

How Omega-3s May Slow Biological Aging (New Evidence)

“I take fish oil supplements.”

Dr. Steve Horvath on epigenetic aging to predict healthspan: the DNA PhenoAge and GrimAge clocks

“I am obviously taking the basics that I talk about a lot so omega-3 I'm taking metagenics the EPA DHA 2400.”

This Is Everything Rhonda Patrick Supplements With

“That's really where you want to be for the brain benefits... and that's what I take.”

How Omega-3s May Slow Biological Aging (New Evidence)

“I am a huge advocate of Omega-3 Fatty Acids (EPA). I mean, this started from gosh, when I was a graduate student, I started, you know, supplementing with Omega-3 Fatty Acids (EPA) back in 2007.”

How Omega-3s May Slow Biological Aging (New Evidence)

Benefits (62)

“The women that were given this Omega-3 Fatty Acids (EPA) supplement, it cut their disuse atrophy in half.”

How Omega-3s May Slow Biological Aging (New Evidence)

“Omega-3 fatty acid consumption is able to increase the concentration of butyrate-producing bacteria in the gut.”

Intestinal Permeability: the Bacterial link to Aging, Brain Barrier Dysfunction & Metabolic Disorder

“Low omega-3 intake from seafood has been identified as one of the top six preventable causes of death. Not getting enough omega-3 from seafood was identified as leading to 84,000 deaths a year.”

Intestinal Permeability: the Bacterial link to Aging, Brain Barrier Dysfunction & Metabolic Disorder

“Omega-3 fatty acids, specifically the marine omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA, also regulate the serotonin system and how this is relevant for brain function and brain dysfunction.”

Rhonda Patrick at Orthomolecular Medicine Congress in Bussum, Netherlands (Keynote Oct. 3rd, 2015)

“For every increase in so 100 milligram per day increase in Omega-3 Fatty Acids (EPA), that was associated with lowering the risk of Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline by 10%.”

How Omega-3s May Slow Biological Aging (New Evidence)

Best practices (24)

“Taking a pretty high dose of DHA specifically, human equivalent of about three grams a day, lowered the levodopa-induced dyskinesias that can happen.”

Dr. Giselle Petzinger on Exercise for Parkinson's Disease

“They preload people with high dose Omega-3 for about one month because it takes about one month for Omega-3s to accumulate in cell membranes.”

Why Exercise Intensity Matters for Longevity | CrossFit for Health 2024

“We absorb far less of Omega-3 Fatty Acids (EPA) in ethyl ester form than if someone were to then take that Omega-3 Fatty Acids (EPA) that's been purified and then re-esterify it on a triglyceride backbone.”

How Omega-3s May Slow Biological Aging (New Evidence)

“I lowered my omega-3 dose from four grams to two. The real reason is I eat a lot of salmon and my omega-3 index was just so high.”

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“It takes about four weeks for the DHA to accumulate in the skeletal muscle, so it's a little bit different than the instant anti-inflammatory effect of omega-3.”

Why Exercise Intensity Matters for Longevity | CrossFit for Health 2024

Cautions (5)

“If you're eating a boatload of chia seeds and flax seeds and yet you're still like very low levels of EPA and DHA, that might be a sign that you may have one of those polymorphisms.”

Rhonda Patrick interviews Rich Roll on the Environmental Impact of Food, and a Plant-Based Diet

“DHA supplementation is not the same, at least for ApoE positive individuals. It's kind of been a mystery as to why that is.”

Dr. Dale Bredesen on Preventing and Reversing Alzheimer's Disease

“Before starting any new supplement, especially at high doses, it's always a good idea to talk to your physician, especially if you take blood thinning medications or have a fish or seafood allergy.”

Omega-3 may reduce risk of premature death

“A low omega-3 index of 4% or less was comparable to smoking. A smoker with a high omega-3 index had the same life expectancy as a non-smoker with low omega-3.”

Intestinal Permeability: the Bacterial link to Aging, Brain Barrier Dysfunction & Metabolic Disorder

“Ethyl ester is not incorporated into cell membranes quite as readily; it's not as bioavailable. It absolutely has to be taken with food, preferably with a higher fat meal.”

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