21/10/2026
Omega-3 is an essential nutrient, yet 80-85% of the world is deficient in it. A krill is barely the size of a paperclip, yet they are a foundational food source for most Antarctic wildlife, which makes the decision by large-scale supermarket chains to stop selling krill-based supplements a reminder that even apparently insignificant consumer choices can have consequences far beyond the checkout.
But there is an important question missing from this debate.
“Why are we still looking to the oceans for our omega-3 when there are cleaner, more nutritional, eco-friendly sources?”
The answer may be growing off the shores of pristine Northern NSW, Australia.
For decades, krill and fish oil have been marketed as the obvious way to get the most powerful omega-3s for cardiovascular, brain, and inflammatory health. But fish and krill aren’t the original producers of Omega-3 fats, the microscopic seaweeds (microalgae) they eat are!
So perhaps we’ve been approaching the problem backward? Rather than harvesting increasingly valuable marine life from the oceans and harming the ecosystems while we do it, it makes more sense to cultivate these valuable nutrients directly from the original, more potent sources.
That is precisely why marine microalgae and seaweeds are attracting growing scientific interest from universities and scientists from all over the world, including Australian-based, Swedish-born scientist, entrepreneur, and CEO/founder of PhycoHealth , Dr. Pia Winberg, along with Australian scientist and Founder of SeaO₂nutrition , Dr. Skye Thomas-Hall.
Find the full article in Brainz Magazine | Business, Mindset & Leadership here https://www.brainzmagazine.com/post/the-omega-3-debate-essential-health-vs-ocean-health?fbclid=IwRlRTSAVFXfJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBWZkaWQWUQuFa4EPpTnfxil5TPerdu0Q2BTYAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR4AeuSHAuSaBCR_smqthChVa9S8arn8X3TcmHMBPDhbizogfR966nuDXFlm8g_aem_tBkuuQg96X8We3ZByFhhNw
