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Marine Omega

Feed the cell membrane, where so much signaling happens.

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What it is

High-purity marine omega-3 fatty acids -- EPA and DHA -- drawn from ultra-pure fish oil plus krill oil, which carries these fats in a phospholipid form the body reads easily. It is tested under a 6S quality process to be free of harmful levels of toxins and heavy metals, and it includes mixed tocopherols (vitamin E) to keep the oil fresh. These are the fats that get built directly into your cell membranes, the thin outer layer where cells sense the world and pass signals.

Why the evidence supports it

Omega-3 status is one of the most consistently studied nutrition markers there is, and most modern diets run measurably low on EPA and DHA. The research ties adequate intake to healthy cell-membrane structure and a normal inflammation response -- and it also shows these fats oxidize easily, so the purity and freshness of the source genuinely matter. A marine oil tested for both is what the evidence points to.

What it supports

  • Supports healthy cell membrane structure
  • Supports a healthy inflammation response already within normal range
  • Supports normal heart and brain function as part of a balanced diet
  • Provides EPA and DHA that diets often lack

Which function it supports

CellBuild
cell membranehealthy inflammation response

Ties to the cell's Build function via the cell membrane -- omega-3s become part of the membrane itself, which is where cellular signaling and exchange play out.

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How it relates to your cells and mind

Every product here ties back to a specific job your body does. This one touches the functions below -- follow either link to see the mechanism in full, then dig into the studies.

What it is made of -- and the mechanisms behind it

Each ingredient acts on several of the body's functions. Taken together, this product touches these cell and mind functions -- follow any to see the mechanism in full.

The ingredients

Mechanisms drawn from our ingredient knowledge base (3 profiled ingredients). Structure and function only -- not a treatment claim.

What’s actually in it

Label revision 2015

Transcribed from the manufacturer’s official Product Information Page, exactly as printed. Ingredient names that link open our research page for that ingredient, with the studies behind it.

Supplement Facts panel for Marine Omega
Amount per 2 softgelsAmount% DV
Total Calories20
Total Fat2 g3%
Saturated Fat0.5 g2%
Cholesterol0 mg0%
Marine Lipid ConcentrateEPA 300 mg; DHA 200 mg; Other Omega-3 Fatty Acids 100 mg2,200 mg**
Krill oil100 mg**
Servings per container:
60
Other ingredients:
Capsule (Gelatin, Glycerin, Purified Water, Caramel Color, Vanillin), Mixed Tocopherols (as antioxidant).

Differs from Optimum Omega by the addition of krill oil, and has double the softgels per bottle.

Source: official Product Information Page . Amounts are the manufacturer’s, not ours. Structure and function only -- nothing here is medical advice, and nothing here may be used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

The science on the ingredients

These studies are research on the ingredients and mechanisms in this product, not on the finished product itself, and they are shown for education. For this ingredient most of the published work is laboratory or animal research rather than human trials, so read it as biology worth knowing rather than proof of an effect in people. Nothing here is medical advice, and nothing here may be used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Talk to your own provider about what is right for you.

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  • Efficacy of phospholipid-bound omega-3 versus standard omega-3 in patients with hypertriglyceridemia: a randomized clinical trial.EmergingRandomized controlled trial2026

    In a small pilot trial of 44 adults with mildly elevated triglycerides, phospholipid-bound omega-3 did not significantly outperform standard omega-3 for lowering triglycerides or omega-3 index after 12 weeks.

    Urina-Triana M; David-Pardo DG; Urina-Triana M; Valencia J; Bernal-Martínez A; Urina-Jassir D; Orozco-Acosta E; Elajami TK -- BMC complementary medicine and therapies

  • Effects of Animal-Based Foods on Metabolic Outcomes in Adults with MASLD and Comorbidities: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials (2020-2026)EstablishedSystematic review2026

    In adults with MASLD, freshwater fish and vitamin D-fortified yogurt improved glycemic control and lipid profiles, while fish oil and omega-3 supplementation modestly improved lipid and liver markers.

    Joanna Michalina Jurek; Katarzyna Zablocka-Slowinska; Joanna Pieczynska; Anna Lipert; Helena Clavero-Mestres; Teresa Auguet

  • Formulation-Specific Cardiovascular Outcomes with High-Dose Eicosapentaenoic Acid: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysisEstablishedMeta-analysis2026

    High-dose eicosapentaenoic acid therapy reduced unstable angina hospitalizations, but formulation type modified efficacy for other cardiovascular outcomes in atherosclerotic disease.

    Faheem MA; Azeem B; Ali T; Asim R; Muhammad TS; Dogar ME; Naveed MA -- American journal of cardiovascular drugs : drugs, devices, and other interventions

  • Comparison of Olive Versus Fish Oil Based Parenteral Nutrition and Clinical Outcomes-A Systematic ReviewEstablishedSystematic review2026

    Available evidence shows no significant difference between fish oil and olive oil based parenteral nutrition formulations in influencing clinical outcomes.

    Sharon Carey; Miriam Astorga; Abbey Hubble; Suzie Ferrie

  • Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid exposure and cardiovascular outcomes in dialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysisEstablishedMeta-analysis2026

    In dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease, fish oil supplementation reduced cardiovascular events by 44% and myocardial infarction by 48%, while higher baseline omega-3 levels predicted 31% lower all-cause mortality.

    Arveen Shokravi; Sohat Sharma; Rishav Singh; Jayant Seth; G B John Mancini

  • Effects of eight weeks of eicosapentaenoic acid and medium-chain triacylglycerol structured lipid intake on EPA/AA ratio and muscle performance in young menEstablishedRandomized controlled trial2026

    In young men, 8 weeks of a structured EPA/MCT lipid raised the serum EPA to arachidonic acid ratio more than a physical mixture, but neither improved muscular endurance or fatigue.

    Shimizu T; Tsuchiya Y; Ueda H; Yokoi K; Yanagimoto K; Ochi E -- Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

  • Maternal characteristics associated with ovalbumin concentrations in breast milkEstablishedRandomized controlled trial2026

    In 66 atopic breastfeeding women, gestational diabetes and pregnancy fish oil use were both associated with higher breast milk ovalbumin after eating an egg, while pre-pregnancy body mass index was not.

    Sophie A Hughes; Jessica R Metcalfe; Sharon L Perrella; Donna T Geddes; Debra J Palmer

  • Krill oil increases plasma omega-3 fatty acids more than fish oil in healthy adults: a double-blind randomized controlled trialEstablishedRandomized controlled trial2026

    In healthy adults, krill oil supplementation increased plasma EPA and DHA levels about 1.5-fold more than equivalent fish oil supplementation, regardless of APOE4 genotype.

    Insaf Loukil; Annick Vachon; Artuela Çaku; Mélanie Plourde

  • Effect of Dietary Linoleic Acid Intake on Eicosapentaenoic Acid Status and Lipoxygenase-Mediated Oxylipin Biosynthesis in Healthy Adults: A Randomized Controlled TrialEstablishedRandomized controlled trial2026

    In a randomized trial, healthy adults on a 12-week high-linoleic-acid diet had lower plasma EPA and DPA and a more n-6-dominant, inflammation-favoring oxylipin profile than those on a low-linoleic-acid diet.

    Sergeant S; Easter LH; Mustin T; Ivester P; Legins JA; Seeds MC; Standage-Beier CS; Cox A; Furdui CM; Hallmark B; Chilton FH -- Nutrients

  • Understanding Infantile Atopic Dermatitis: A Review of Environmental, Familial, Genetic and Microbial InfluencesEmergingExpert review2026

    Breastmilk from mothers of infants with atopic dermatitis contained higher arachidonic acid and lower eicosapentaenoic acid than milk from unaffected mothers.

    Sasha McKay; Xiu-Min Li

  • Eicosapentaenoic acid in emotional well-being and brain aging: evidence boundaries, clinical heterogeneity, and a peripheral-to-central resolution-biology frameworkEmergingExpert review2026

    This narrative review concludes that EPA-specific evidence for emotional well-being and brain aging is heterogeneous, framing a proposed peripheral-to-central resolution-biology model as hypothesis-generating rather than proven.

    Qihui Peng

  • Effectiveness of Eicosapentaenoic and Docosahexaenoic Acid Supplementation for Reducing Uremic Pruritus: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled TrialsEmergingExpert review2026

    Omega-3 supplementation (EPA and DHA) significantly reduced uremic pruritus severity in end-stage renal disease, with greater benefit at higher doses and longer duration.

    Chia-An Chou; Lung-Chih Li; Wen-Chin Lee; Chiang-Chi Huang

  • Effects of Different Nutritional Strategies on the Prevention and Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-AnalysisEmergingExpert review2026

    A network meta-analysis found inositol reduced gestational diabetes incidence, the DASH diet improved insulin resistance, plant sterols lowered HbA1c, and fish oil reduced gestational weight gain.

    Jing Shi; Ke Chen; Yingxue Tang; Xingzhe Ren; Yong Zhang

  • Fish Oil-Containing Injectable Lipid Emulsions in Parenteral Nutrition: Immunomodulation and Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients-Narrative ReviewEmergingExpert review2026

    A review of critically ill patients found parenteral nutrition emulsions containing fish oil were associated with reduced infection and sepsis risk, shorter ICU stays and ventilation duration, and lower rates of delirium, versus soybean-oil-only emulsions.

    Mariusz Kęska; Milena Kęska; Mirosław Perliński; Piotr Pabich; Dariusz Onichimowski

  • Interpreting the PISCES trial on fish oil in hemodialysis patients: lessons on trial design, biological exposure, and outcome measurementEmergingExpert review2026

    High-dose omega-3 fatty acids reduced first and recurrent cardiovascular events in hemodialysis patients using recurrent-event outcome analysis.

    Jaime Mazón-Ruiz; Marina de Cos Gomez; Paula González Bores; Pablo Corral

  • Maternal docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid supplementation: effects and mechanisms on lipid metabolism in the offspringEmergingExpert review2026

    In a review, maternal EPA and DHA supplementation regulated offspring lipid metabolism genes and reduced metabolic disease risk.

    Chuhan Shao; Hanmo Lin; Jie Yu; Haiyan Chen; Yaolin Ren; Jing Ren; Yuan Zeng; Yifan Wu; Qian Zhang; Xinhua Xiao

  • Supplements and medications for respiratory resilience against air pollutionEmergingExpert review2026

    Fish oil and antioxidant supplementation may reduce inflammation and oxidative stress in response to air pollution exposure.

    Christopher Carlsten; Sundeep Salvi; Gary W K Wong; Kian Fan Chung

  • Concept and practice in the use of high-dose eicosapentaenoic acid for cardiovascular disease prevention in hypertriglyceridaemiaEmergingExpert review2025

    This review summarised that high-dose purified EPA reduced cardiovascular risk in statin-treated patients with high triglycerides, and presented a practical algorithm for combining it with LDL-lowering therapy.

    Guillaume Roger; Chris J Packard; Luis Masana; Ulrich Laufs; Alberico L Catapano; Philippe Gabriel Steg

  • Potential and Future Therapeutic Applications of Eicosapentaenoic/Docosahexaenoic Acid and Probiotics in Chronic Low-Grade InflammationEmergingExpert review2025

    EPA and DHA exerted triglyceride-lowering and antithrombotic effects while promoting resolution of inflammatory processes in cardiovascular disease.

    Amedeo Amedei; Ingrid Lamminpää; Cinzia Parolini

  • Feeds supplemented with L-carnitine and varying oil sources improve the Rhamdia quelen thawed sperm redox balance and sperm movementEmergingPrimary research (design unspecified)2026

    L-carnitine and fish oil supplementation improved sperm motility and reduced lipid peroxidation in cryopreserved Rhamdia quelen.

    Baumgartner LA; Cardoso SU; da Silva WA; Garcez JR; Malacarne AM; Feihrmann AC; Goes MD; Dos Reis Goes ES; Bombardelli RA -- Cryobiology

  • Eicosapentaenoic acid reprograms cerebrovascular metabolism and impairs repair after brain injury, with relevance to chronic traumatic encephalopathy.2026

    In a fish-oil diet model, EPA accumulated in the brain but was depleted after repetitive mild brain injury, coinciding with impaired vascular repair and angiogenesis relevant to chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

    Karakaya E; Berber B; Eskiocak O; Edwards J; Barker RB; Jamil S; Li W; Abdul Y; Ericsson M; Stein T; McKee A; Ergul A; Beyaz S; Albayram O -- Cell reports

  • Association of the Arachidonic Acid-to-Eicosapentaenoic Acid Ratio with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease and the Fibrosis-4 Index in Korean Adult Health Check-up Examinees: A Single-Center Cross-Sectional StudyEmergingPrimary research (design unspecified)2026

    Arachidonic acid-to-eicosapentaenoic acid ratio was inversely associated with liver fibrosis markers but not associated with metabolic steatotic liver disease status.

    S. Jang; Bo-Kyung Shine -- Korean Journal of Health Promotion

  • Dysregulation of Oral Microbial Eicosapentaenoic Acid Induced by Chronic Restraint Stress Exacerbates Periodontitis via M1 Macrophage Polarization.2026

    In mice, chronic restraint stress worsened periodontitis by altering oral microbiota and depleting eicosapentaenoic acid, while EPA supplementation reduced periodontitis severity linked to M1 macrophage polarization.

    Luo S; Lou F; Yang P; Zhang Y; Yan L; Dong Y; Yang B; Wang H; Liu Y; Pu J; Cannon RD; Xie P; Ji P; Jin X -- Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)

  • Eicosapentaenoic Acid Attenuates Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus-Related Sarcopenia in Mice and Its Potential MechanismsEmergingPrimary research (design unspecified)2026

    Eicosapentaenoic acid preserved skeletal muscle mass and strength in type 2 diabetes by improving insulin resistance and mitochondrial function.

    Wu SX; Zhou MQ; Wei HN; Zheng Y; Wu ZJ; Zhao XY; Zou QY; Yang CY; Tian A; Yang YH; Zhao CS; Du L -- Journal of agricultural and food chemistry

Balanced by design -- we show supporting and contradicting findings. Search all studies

If you have had labs done

These are lab markers where this product's ingredients have measured evidence in our citation library. This is not a claim that the product will change your results -- the research attaches to the ingredient, and what a marker means depends on the whole picture. Each one links to its full entry, including what typically moves it and how to read it.

  • via EPA (Omega-3) · 102 studies, 42 in people

    The only thing that reliably raises the omega-3 index, because the index measures them.

    What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range

    Higher: Very high intakes: easier bruising, longer bleeding from small cuts, and a fishy aftertaste or reflux.

    Lower: Dry, rough or bumpy skin on the backs of the arms; dry eyes; dry, brittle hair.

  • Triglyceridessolid evidence

    via EPA (Omega-3) · 24 studies, 19 in people

    What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range

    Higher: High triglycerides are usually silent and travel with the insulin-resistant pattern -- central weight gain, energy crashes after carb-heavy meals, a low HDL.

    Lower: Low triglycerides are generally not a concern and often reflect good metabolic health.

  • Triglyceridessolid evidence

    via EPA (Omega-3) · 24 studies, 19 in people

    What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range

    Higher: A non-fasting draw or recent alcohol inflates the number -- confirm a true fasting sample before acting on a borderline value.

    Lower: Low triglycerides are generally not a concern and often reflect good metabolic health and insulin sensitivity.

  • via EPA (Omega-3) · 24 studies, 19 in people

    What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range

    Lower: A low ratio suggests good insulin sensitivity -- the favourable direction.

  • via EPA (Omega-3) · 24 studies, 19 in people

    What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range

    Higher: The TyG index is a calculated insulin-resistance marker built from fasting triglycerides and fasting glucose -- a derived number, not a felt symptom.

    Lower: A lower TyG index (within a population) is the favourable direction -- the validating studies read it as higher-versus-lower, not against a fixed line.

  • via DHA (Omega-3) · 355 studies, 205 in people

    What people often notice when this marker sits outside the usual range

    Lower: Silent. Found only on semen analysis.

Lab results are interpreted by a qualified clinician who knows your history. Nothing here diagnoses anything or replaces that conversation.

No product works in isolation

Every cell function above -- Sense, Exchange, Transform, Build, Maintain, Adapt -- needs the same broad base of optimal micronutrient levels running underneath it, all the time. Marine Omega is not a stand-alone fix; it is one piece that plugs into that larger system. The foundation comes first, and this supports it.

Stacks well with

Pick your goal -- here is what Marine Omega pairs with for each. Nothing works in isolation; these share the same systems.

Ready-made stacks it is part of

The Cellular Detox StackCell FoundationsPerimenopausePost-Menopause
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Foundational, or targeted?

Not everything in the shop is meant to be taken forever. Some products here are foundational -- a daily nutrient base built for long-term, ongoing use. Others are targeted -- shorter-term support for a specific season, not a lifelong habit. If you are not sure which one this is, that is a fair question to ask us before you buy.

Learn more, on your terms

Do not take our word for it -- go read. Each topic below opens a pre-loaded search so you can explore the nutrient, the mechanism, or the device for yourself.

Search the full studies library

How to use it

Take the daily serving with a meal that contains some fat to help absorption. If you notice any fishy aftertaste, taking it with food or keeping it refrigerated usually helps.

Where to get it

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Optimal nutrients are the definition of longevity

Long-term cell function depends on having what it needs, at the level it needs it, for as long as it needs it. That is the whole thesis behind everything we point you to here.

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Marine Omega delivers high-purity marine omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA) from fish. These are the fats built directly into your cell membranes, the thin outer layer where cells sense the world and pass signals. It is a simple upgrade for the many people whose diets run low on omega-3s.

FAQ

What does Marine Omega support?

It supports healthy cell membrane structure, a healthy inflammation response already within normal range, and normal heart and brain function as part of a balanced diet, while providing EPA and DHA that diets often lack.

How do I take it?

Take the daily serving with a meal that contains some fat to help absorption. If you notice any fishy aftertaste, taking it with food or keeping it refrigerated usually helps.

What makes it different?

It is a marine source tested for purity and freshness, rather than a cheaper oil that can oxidize. Clean, well-sourced omega-3s feed the membrane where signaling and exchange happen.