Jan 31, 2026: See added research at end of this article:
I am currently teaching the Brilliant Body Course online. Omega 3 was coming up in so many body systems: Circulatory, Nervous, Immune, Glandular/Endocrine, and Structural.
It reminded of the importance of Omega 3 and I thought it was time to add some additional notes about this critical supplement in which many people are deficient.
Omega 3 been part of our Daily Insurance program for decades, available as Super Trio. This convenient Pack consists of Super Omega 3, Super Vitamins and Minerals, and Super N-TOX ( a super Anti-oxidant), conveniently packaged as 60 packets with 1 of each. Great for busy people and those not following a specific natural health regime.
Unfortunately, unHealth Canada has now made Super Trio only available through NSP US! But, we can still obtain Super Omega 3 from in Canada, so no worries!
Omega 3 is also part of the Basic 4 supplements for the Paw Paw Program for Cancer.
Then I saw this article on the importance of Omegas for Concussions in the June issue of The Herbal Collective. I have expanded upon this article and hope you will add this important reminder of care for head injuries to the long list of benefits of Omegas.
Who gets concussions?
Out of the 3 to 4.5 million concussions every year, nearly 2,000,000 are children
aged nineteen or younger who are treated in emergency rooms for sports and recreational-
related head trauma.
The list for sports-related brain trauma includes soccer, hockey, lacrosse, wrestling,
playgrounds, bicycles, baseball,football, skateboards, horse-back riding, and falls.
Symptoms of Concussion
According to CDC, the most common symptoms of concussion are headaches,
brain fog, fatigue, lack of energy, personality and mood changes, anxiety, irritability, and a type of vertigo called BPPV ( Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo).
Sometimes symptoms may not be readily apparent for days or even a couple of weeks.
The Essential Fats Protocol:
How do omegas help treat brain injury? “The brain is made of fat and about 30
percent of that fat is what are called omega-3 fatty acids, (Super Omega 3)”, says Udo Erasmus, author of ” Fats That Heal, Fats That Kill”.
“We’ve learned if we saturate the brain with what it is made of, we can create the nutritional foundation making it possible for the brain to heal itself.”
Erasmus says most people do not get enough Omega 3 fatty acids which come from cold water fish like salmon, nuts and seeds like flax and chia seeds and walnuts.
Following a concussion, Udo recommends 3 grams of a balanced omega 3-6-9 oil (Super Oil) in the morning noon, and night which will supply 9 grams of combined bioactive essential fatty acids daily. This nutritional support should continue for at least a week, or until symptoms abate, whichever is longer, at which time supplementation should continue at gradually reduced dosages.
In my experience, many people do get more Omega 6, and 9’s via their diet, so are more deficient in the Omega 3’s, so we often see the need for Super Omega 3, which is 1000 mg. from quality tested sources. It contains a balance of EPA and DHA.
Additional benefits of essential fatty acids as reported by CDC:
*Improve heart rate and rhythm
*Reduce triglycerides and high blood pressure
*Lessen the effects of chronic inflammation on the heart and blood vessels
*Reduce the risk of angina, heart attack, and stroke
* Provide the body with more energy, help stabilize the weight or aid in weight loss * Enhance the immune system * Prevent and reduce inflammation * Provide more nourished and healthy skin.
* Omega 3 fatty acids are an integral part of cell membranes throughout the body (thus required for healthy cellular regeneration)
* Provide a starting point for making hormones *Omegas have important benefits for the heart, brain and metabolism *Considered specific for nervous conditions such as MS, Parkinsons, Dementia, including Alzheimer’s.
More information on Omega 3’s and Emotional Health, Depression: (https://www.naturalpathremedies.com/blog/400-omega-oils/)
Sources of Omega 3 as Daily Insurance: (https://www.naturalpathremedies.com/blog/are-your-supplements-what-you-think/)
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Jan 31st, 2026 Addend:
NOTE: With fats and oils, it is even more critical to ensure your source is tested properly. No one wants to ingest impure or rancid oils, as it will only worsen inflammation! This means accurate testing for purity, potency, minerals, heavy metals, pesticides and microbial contamination.
One reason we have used Nature’s Sunshine products, personally and professionally since 1985. Super Omega 3, (US & CA) and only in Canada, Super Oil. If links don’t work, please contact us, things change.
It’s always encouraging to see supporting research from the Medical side, which over the last 40 years was usually 10-15 years after the natural health education. Since Convid, more MDs are speaking out, so the supportive research from “the other side” is coming sooner! This came via the Canada Health Alliance, a good resource and blend of both!
CONCUSSION & THE OMEGA-3 PROTOCOL
Read This Because There’s A 20% Chance You’ll Get A Concussion This Year!
By Bill Code MD
Almost all of us have bumped our brain or had someone we care about experience this. Today, we understand a major nutrition tool, Omega-3 fish oil, can assist recovery – even from coma – or, better still, it can prevent the injury from being as severe in the first place.
I spoke of the benefits of extra oxygen assisting concussion recovery in my 2019 book Solving the Brain Puzzle. I recently read the book: When Brains Collide by Michael D Lewis MD. His secondary title for the book was “What every athlete and parent should know about the prevention and treatment of concussions and head injuries.” In this short article I will endeavour to outline the key concepts from the above book and the additional pieces that I have learned since the writing of my 2019 book.
To begin, concussion, or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), is now understood to occur even from a head bump with or without a loss of consciousness. In addition, the regular symptoms may occur immediately or days or even one to two weeks later. This knowledge will wisely expand your enthusiasm for the possibility of omega-3 nutrition treatment.
We now understand injury to the brain from concussion as a two step process. The first step is literally a bruise to the tissues much like a visibly bruised knee. The second is the bruise triggering a biochemical cascade or ‘waterfall of events’ that can happen immediately, but more likely several hours later. You could think of this as a smouldering small fire which in time bursts into flame. The flames are full bore or excess inflammation, which comprises redness, heat, swelling and pain or loss of function. This is extra critical as the brain is in a closed box and therefore swelling is a major factor in the headache experienced.
Secondary to the film “Concussion” starring Will Smith and Alex Baldwin, most of us focus on football as in the National Football League type. This is over simplified on our part. We now realize that most sports are at risk. These include: ice hockey, especially in the Canadian context, rugby, soccer, wrestling, cycling, skateboarding, horseback riding, baseball, lacrosse and even playgrounds for younger kids. Another critical point is that young women athletes are even more at risk than boys or young men, although all groups are potentially at risk from motor vehicle accidents or simple falls. In the elderly, falls are the reason for 80% of their concussions.
In summary, the latest understood and employed therapy for concussions is ingesting omega-3 fish oils which contain both EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) which are long-chain omega-3 fatty acids essential for human health, primarily found in fatty fish and algae. These are typically in a liquid or gel capsule form. This is where the “omega-3 protocol” initiated by Michael D Lewis MD prior to his book of 2016 fits in.
He outlines that there are about four and a half million concussions every year in North America. Of these, nearly 2 million are children aged 19 years or younger. This is definitely a crisis.
Severe concussions can often be assisted by better nutrition, even through a feeding tube, if need be. The overall goal is 5,000 milligrams of combined EPA and DHA in fish oil three times a day for a total of 15,000 milligrams per day. Yes, this is above the regularly suggested amount by the FDA of 5,000 milligrams per day. However, you need the extra amount to reverse the inflammatory cascade. In coma, you will use these 5,000 milligrams three times a day until a response. Once a response occurs then you would reduce it to 5,000 milligrams twice a day for a week and then further reduce to 5,000 milligrams per day ongoing. If the client regresses, go back up a level of dose until recovery returns.
In mild or moderate TBI or concussion, which is of course not coma, then, as per the above, the 5,000 milligrams of EPA and DHA three times a day are suggested for a week. Then it is suggested 5,000 milligrams of EPA and DHA twice a day for a week and then ongoing with 5,000 milligrams of EPA and DHA daily.
I am excited to report that prevention is also a key possibility.
To this end, 5,000 milligrams of EPA and DHA per day ongoing is probably very useful in sports or at risk individuals such as the elderly. For example, I am 72 years old with the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, and I will take Omega-3s for the rest of my life, by choice. My current favourite is Balanced Oil by Zinzino. However, my earlier choices were Nordic Naturals and NAKA fish oils.
If you want to learn more of this very important topic I refer you to:
- The website http://www.
brainhealtheducation.org/ resources/brain-injury- protocol/ to download the full Omega-3 Protocol. - My upcoming book called “Omega-3s and Oxygen at Home for Memory and More”. This will be printed later this year.
- Alternatively, to hear me speak on this and other topics please register to attend the in-person “Self-care is Health Care” conference that Canada Health Alliance is hosting from April 24th to 26th on the coast of British Columbia. For further information check-out the event website at: https://www.
selfcareishealthcare.ca/ - Plus you can read Michael D Lewis’s book called ‘When Brains Collide’ which is this week’s Book of the Week (see below). On page 215 of the book you will be able to look up the full ‘Omega Protocol.’