Omega-3 Essential

Since the human body cannot make Omega-3 fats on its own, we need to obtain them from food or supplements. We’ve always had two options: sea life (fish or krill), or plant life (flax, chia, hemp, or ahiflower). Industrial fishing for fish and krill has an ecological impact and removes important species from the delicate ocean food chain. Even harvesting enough flax and chia to provide a supplement’s worth of ALA, the plant-based precursor to Omega-3 DHA and EPA, requires acres of fertile farmland and hundreds of gallons of precious freshwater. iwi life is different because our unique algae strain, Nannochloropsis, can be grown in farm ponds in the desert (using no scarce fertile land) and no freshwater (save it for humans!). Using saltwater from natural underground aquifers and the sun, iwi life algae thrives, making use of untapped resources. What’s more, iwi life’s outdoor ponds allow the algae to naturally capture carbon and breathe out oxygen. Every pound of Nanno algae we grow captures 2 pounds of carbon. Better for the planet. Better for the ocean. Better for you!

Because iwi life farms our Nanno algae in the sun, this tiny green wonder plant does something special: it produces its Omega-3 content in a unique form called polar lipids. Polar lipids are both fat- and water-soluble, and human clinical studies show that iwi life Almega®PL provides 1.7X the absorption of fish oil, krill oil, and even other algae oils. Plus, the studies also show that our algae oil makes it into your cells, which not all brands can prove. No absorption = no results, so do better for your body and the planet and choose iwi life.

This is a common question! Because nearly all of the clinical research on omega-3s has used fish oil, the recommendations for daily Omega-3 intake are based on how much fish oil is needed to create benefits. Since iwi life’s algae omega-3 is far more bioavailable than fish or krill oil, our milligram amounts don’t need to be as high for you to achieve your health goals!

We love to see it--another algae super-fan! Chlorella and spirulina are wonderful sources of nutrition. However, they do not contain DHA or EPA Omega-3s, or astaxanthin, which is what makes iwi life VegiKrill so unique and valuable as a source of algae-based nutrition.