Did you know that having low levels of omega-3 is as dangerous to your health as smoking is? That’s right, a new study is showing that having low omega-3 is just as strong a predictor of early death as is smoking! Dr. Martin shares more information about the benefits of omega-3 in today’s episode. You need omega-3s for your brain, and the HDL chain is especially necessary. HDL has even been shown to disintegrate cancer cells! Getting enough omega-3 through diet and supplementation is necessary to your health. Dr. Martin pleas with vegetarians and vegans to supplement if they’re not going to get their vitamins and nutrients from the animal kingdom.