Omega-3s: Rebalancing Your Body from the Inside Out
At Qi Movements, we believe food is medicine—but it’s only healing if your body knows what to do with it.
One of the most overlooked foundations of optimal health is your fat ratio—specifically the balance between omega-6s and omega-3s. In a perfect world, your ratio would be about 1:1. Today, most people are closer to 20:1—a breeding ground for inflammation, hormone issues, fatigue, and chronic illness.
So what do omega-3s actually do?
Omega-3 fatty acids (specifically EPA and DHA) are essential for:
Lowering systemic inflammation
Balancing hormones and blood sugar
Building brain and nerve tissue
Maintaining the health of your heart, joints, skin, and eyes
Stabilizing cell membranes across all body systems
You need them. But you’re probably not getting enough.
Why We’re Recommending Algae Oil (Not Fish Oil)
We’ve officially shifted our recommendation to algae oil supplements instead of fish oil. Here’s why:
✅ Cleaner: Free of heavy metals, PCBs, and microplastics
✅ Sustainable: Fish get their omega-3s from algae—so why not go straight to the source?
✅ Effective: Provides both EPA and DHA, the most bioavailable forms
✅ Gentler on digestion: No fishy burps, aftertaste, or GI upset
Algae oil is a smarter, cleaner, more ethical source of omega-3s—and it aligns with our core philosophy of clean inputs = clean outputs.
Why Your Ratio Matters
Too much omega-6 and too little omega-3 = inflammation, oxidative stress, and lifestyle disease.
Industrial seed oils (like canola, soy, sunflower, and corn oil) have flooded modern diets with omega-6s. Meanwhile, omega-3 intake has plummeted.
This imbalance is associated with:
Heart disease
Obesity and metabolic dysfunction
Brain fog and cognitive decline
Joint pain and autoimmune flare-ups
Omega-3s help cool the fire of chronic inflammation—if you get enough.
🔑 What You Can Do Today
Cut back on seed oils (they’re in most processed foods)
Eat wild-caught fatty fish 2–3 times a week, if tolerated
Take a daily algae oil supplement with at least 250–500mg combined EPA/DHA
Eat a variety of healthy fats (coconut oil, olive oil, avocado, walnuts, chia seeds)
Final Thought
Your cells are made of what you feed them. Balance your fats. Reduce inflammation. Fuel your brain. And choose algae oil to align your health with your values.
Yours in wellness,
Qi Movements – Move well. Live well.™