#097 All About Omega 3s & Testing + Is Taking Omega 3s in Pregnancy a Big Deal Part 1 with Dr. Kristina Harris Jackson, PhD, RD

Send us Fan MailDry skin, joint pains every now and then, irritating dry eyes on top of feeling fatigued everyday?Sounds about right?Welp, you might just need to boost your Omega 3 intake.  In part one of this two-part episode of the Less Stressed life podcast, Dr. Kristina Harris, a registered dietician and research associate at Omega Quant, talks about Omega 3s and touches on some interesting research on DHA and EPA. Her Key Takeaways:[05:08] The Omega 3 family[08:06] Why Omega 3 from animal proteins are better for the human body[09:29] Symptoms of having Omega-3 deficiency[22:36] Why you should get an Omega-3 Index TestOther topics she touched on in this episode:Benefits of Omega 3 to avoid heart diseaseEssentials of DHA for baby's eye and brain developmentDHA benefit in terms of baby's IQThe role of Omega 3 in carrying a baby to full termWhy research is more focused on DHA than EPA?Effect of having high Omega-3 on pregnant womenBut wait, before you head on to to have a listen, we will be giving away a $50 at-home Omega 3 Index Testing Kit:Here's how you can join: Comment and tag a friend on the Facebook and Instagram posts about this episode (there will be a post for parts 1 and 2!)  OR share this episode or the podcast show of The Less Stressed Life via a text message.Take a screenshot of how you shared this episode or the podcast show. Send the screenshot to us at [email protected] Got it? Great!Now go on and listen to this episode!Dr. Kristina Harris Jackson received her Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences from Pennsylvania State University in 2013 and completed her training to become a Registered Dietitian in 2014. As a graduate student, she studied under Dr. Penny Kris-Etherton, an internationally-recognized expert in fats and nutrition. She worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Colorado-Denver under Dr. John Peters in the area of worksite wellness before returning to the omega-3 field. Kristina joined the family business OmegaQuant Analytics in 2014, with a particular focus on omega-3s in maternal health, helping create the Prenatal DHA test and the Mother’s Milk DHA test.---Assess your Adrenals, Detox or Get my Guidechristabiegler.com/linksJoin us on Instagraminstagram.com/anti.inflammatory.nutritionist/Shop our Favoriteschristabiegler.com/shopLoving the podcast? Leave us a review!reviewthispodcast.com/lessstressed