Great! You have taken the Omega-3 Self-Test and received the lab result.
With the calculator below, you can easily enter your current and desired omega-3 index.
Next, you will receive the recommended dosage per product to achieve the desired index.
Measure your omega-3 index with a single finger prick.
The Omega-3 Index measures the percentage of omega-3 fatty acids in red blood cells. This is a measure of the percentage of omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA in all your body cells.
It is an important indicator of the health of the heart, eyes, and brain.
By measuring the Omega-3 Index, you can individually improve your omega-3 levels with the help of dosage advice.
No, this can vary greatly. A person's needs depend on multiple factors:
Yes. For example, if you eat 1 herring per week, you may deduct that. 1 herring contains 1500 mg DHA+EPA. When the tool calculates 1000 mg DHA+EPA per day, you may subtract 200 mg (because 1500/7 days = 200), bringing you to 800 mg DHA+EPA per day. You may account for all fatty fish (ZMASH*) in this way. *salmon, mackerel, anchovy, sardine, herring.
It takes 4 months for your body to completely replace all its cell membranes. So it only makes sense to measure your new status after 4 months or a little later. It’s important that you reduce your daily dose after that period (up to 6 months). If you want to know the exact amount, you can enter your new omega-3 index into the calculator again to see your new, lower daily dose.
The inventors of this test are a German (prof.) cardiologist and an American (dr.) scientist. In this scientific article, they explain in detail that a single drop of blood is sufficient to measure your Omega-3 index.
Additionally, they explain in many other articles that an Omega-3 index between 8 and 11 is optimal.
The Dutch company Arctic Blue offers omega-3 products (liquid or capsules) that are plant-based (made from algae oil) or made from the fillet trimmings of wild salmon, wild pollock, or wild cod. A single cod, in addition to the fillet sold in supermarkets, yields as much as 1 bottle (150 ml) of oil or 250 capsules. While many fish oil products require entire shiploads of sardines and anchovies to be processed, no additional fish are caught for Arctic Blue fish oil. You have the guarantee that we do not harvest dolphins, seabirds, sea lions, or whales for food. And you have the guarantee that there are no adverse effects on the oceans, the environment, or local communities. This approach made us the first in the Netherlands to earn the MSC certification, which nature conservation organizations say is the best guarantee of sustainable fishing.
