Omega-3

Good question! Omega-3 fats, like vitamins, are nutritional compounds that our bodies require every day, but we can’t make them ourselves. We have to obtain them from either food or supplements. They are a separate category of nutrition from vitamins, minerals, or herbs. The general recommendation is that anyone eating less than 3 ounces of wild-caught fatty fish (like salmon, mackerel, or anchovies) three times per week might need to add a daily omega-3 supplement.

This is a common question! Because nearly all of the clinical research on omega-3s has used fish oil, the recommended daily amounts are based on how much fish oil is needed to create benefits. Since iwi’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!

Many of us thought the same thing! When we think of plants, we think of the green guys that grow on the ground with roots, stems, and leaves--and none of them make cholesterol, it’s true. When you get into the tiny plants like microalgae, it turns out that they can make a tiny bit of good cholesterol. Algae are fascinating! The good news is that iwi’s proprietary Almega PL* product has been clinically tested and shown to support healthy cholesterol levels in the human body.

Yes! iwi formulas are made to be stacked. Create the custom routine that helps you meet your health goals faster by layering the nutrition in iwi’s focused formulas.

Fish are certainly the most famous source of omega-3 EPA and DHA, but guess what? Fish don’t make it themselves--they borrow it from algae! In addition to being able to “cut out the middle fish,” many consumers are making conscious choices about what they eat, whether it’s from an environmental standpoint, or concern over microplastics, mercury, and lead in ocean fish. In addition, since fish obtain their EPA and DHA omega-3 from algae, farmed fish does not contain much of these essential fats. Be sure that your brain, heart, eyes, and joints get what they need by adding iwi to your supplement routine.

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, which is what makes iwi so unique and valuable as a source of algae-based nutrition.