For years, omega-3 has been talked about as if more is always better.
Higher milligrams. Bigger capsules. Stronger claims.
But biology rarely works that way.
When we step back from supplement culture and look instead at how fats actually function in the body, a different picture emerges — one that’s less about dose, and more about balance over time.
Omega-3 isn’t a drug — it’s a structural nutrient
Omega-3 fatty acids like EPA are not short-acting stimulants.
They don’t “switch something on” overnight.
Instead, they are built slowly into cell membranes, where they influence how cells communicate, respond to stress, and maintain resilience. This is especially true in tissues with high membrane turnover — the gut lining, immune cells, neurons, and mitochondria.
What matters here isn’t how much omega-3 you take on one day.
It’s the pattern of intake over weeks and months.
The concept of omega balance
Australian biologist Tony Hulbert has written extensively about what he calls omega balance — the idea that cellular function depends on the ratio and distribution of different fatty acids, not the dominance of one.
In other words:
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Too little omega-3 isn’t ideal
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But too much of any single fat, out of context, can also distort membrane behaviour
Cells evolved in an environment where omega-3 arrived gradually, embedded in whole foods, alongside other fats, antioxidants, minerals, and fibres. Not as isolated megadoses.
From this perspective, chasing ever-higher omega-3 numbers starts to look less like nutrition — and more like pharmacology.
Why whole-food sources behave differently
When omega-3 comes from whole marine foods — algae, seaweed, fish — it arrives:
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in smaller amounts
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protected by natural antioxidant systems
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alongside fibres and minerals that shape digestion and metabolism
This slows absorption, reduces oxidative stress, and supports steady membrane integration.
It’s one reason traditional seaweed-rich diets never relied on “high doses”, yet consistently delivered metabolic and cognitive resilience.
Our approach: everyday marine nutrition
At PhycoHealth, we’ve chosen not to chase high-dose omega-3.
Instead, we focus on everyday marine nutrition — modest, consistent intakes that support omega balance over time.
That’s why NANNO-Sea combines:
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EPA omega-3 from cultivated microalgae (the original source of marine omega-3s)
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with clinically studied seaweed-derived fibre, which supports gut health and the microbial environment that helps process fats and nutrients efficiently
Together, they reflect how marine nutrition has always worked:
not as a single hero molecule, but as a system.
Balance builds resilience
Health isn’t built by extremes.
It’s built by:
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consistency
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diversity
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and respect for how the body actually integrates nutrients
Omega-3 is no exception.
By focusing on balance rather than megadoses, we’re supporting the slow, structural work that fats do best — helping membranes stay responsive, digestion stay supported, and the gut–brain connection remain resilient over time.
That’s not flashy nutrition.
But it’s how biology works.