12.5 Dr. Norman Salem Part 2

EPISODE #12b - Dr. Norman Salem – Part 2: How the Brain Gets DHA Recording date: December 20, 2021Broadcast date: January 20, 2022                                                            Hosts: Drs. Bill Harris & Kristina Harris Jackson Guest: Dr. Norman SalemBackground and Key Takeaways: Dr. Norman Salem is a prolific omega-3 researcher whose career has focused primarily on omega-3 DHA and the brain. Dr. Salem obtained his PhD from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Neurobiology. For 30 years, Dr. Salem worked at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) where he led the Laboratory of Membrane Biochemistry and Biophysics. And after retiring from NIH, he worked at Martek, the first algal DHA company, and then for DSM when they acquired Martek. In this episode, Dr. Salem gets very deep on DHA’s mechanism of action and specifically how it influences the brain and nerves. He also talks about how crucial DHA is for pregnant women and why it should be considered an essential nutrient, much like a vitamin. Last but not least, he ponders why a dietary reference intake has yet to be established for DHA and that the time has come to get this underway.  To watch this episode, visit our YouTube channel.To read the full transcript from this OmegaMatters episode, visit https://omegaquant.com/omegamatters-broadcasts/.To learn more about omega-3 testing, visit: https://omegaquant.com/omega-3-index-complete/