Omega-3 fatty acids

This supplement by various (supplement) has been genuinely recommended 6 times across 2 different shows: Andrew Huberman, Diary of a CEO. The people who vouched for it on air: Andrew Huberman, Daniel Amen, Natalie Crawford. It comes up in conversations about addiction & recovery, anxiety & stress, brain health, consciousness, depression & mood. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from May 2021 and the most recent from Oct 2025. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

• “But also omega-3 fatty acids are really important in your entire body, but especially in your reproductive years”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “omega-3 fatty acids are really important”
  Natalie Crawford · The Diary of a CEO · Oct 202502:06:09

  Said during "Women's Exercise Debate: The 7 Weight Loss Lies Women Believe!". The episode features Dr. Mary Claire Haver, Dr. Stacy Sims, Dr. Vonda Wright & Dr. Natalie Crawford: A panel of leading women's health experts: Haver (menopause physician, author of The New Menopause), Sims (exercise physiologist specializing in female athletes), Wright (orthopedic surgeon and author of Unbreakable), and Crawford (fertility specialist). Four women's health experts debunk weight-loss myths and lay out exactly how women should exercise, eat, fast, supplement and sleep across every life stage.

• “multivitamin, vitamin D, omega-3 fatty acid. ... I think most people would benefit from an omega-3 fatty acid supplement.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “most people would benefit from an omega-3 fatty acid supplement”
  Daniel Amen · The Diary of a CEO · Feb 202500:44:10

  Said during "The No.1 Brain Doctor: This Parenting Mistake Ruins Your Kids Brain & Alcohol Will Ruin Yours!". The episode features Dr. Daniel Amen: Renowned psychiatrist and brain health expert who has scanned over 260,000 brains (including celebrities like Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus). Founder of Amen Clinics and the Change Your Brain Foundation, and bestselling author of brain-health books. Brain doctor Daniel Amen explains how alcohol, marijuana, sugar, porn and screens damage your brain, and how to rebuild it.

• “supplementing with omega-3 fatty acids to a point where you're getting above one gram per day of EPA is not just going to be beneficial for treating and reducing the frequency and intensity of one particular type of headache but many types”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “supplementing with omega-3 fatty acids... is not just going to be beneficial for treating and reducing the frequency and intensity of... many types of headaches”
  Andrew Huberman · Huberman Lab · Feb 202301:30:25

  Said during "How to Stop Headaches Using Science-Based Approaches". The episode features Andrew Huberman: Professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast, which translates neuroscience into practical, science-based tools. Andrew Huberman breaks down every type of headache and the science-based treatments, from creatine and omega-3s to peppermint oil and red light.

• “The fourth item in the list of commonly suggested supplements for men and women wishing to optimize egg and sperm quality, respectively, is omega-3 fatty acids.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “I've suggested before on this podcast and many fertility docs will suggest that their patients take omega-3 fatty acids”
  Andrew Huberman · Huberman Lab · Jan 202304:01:08

  Said during "How to Optimize Fertility in Males & Females". The episode features Andrew Huberman: Professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast. This is a solo episode. Huberman's deep dive into the biology of male and female fertility, plus behavioral, supplement, and clinical tools to optimize it.

• “people taking one to three grams of omega 3 fatty acids per day, typically in the form of a high quality fish oil... can experience improvements in mood”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “Some people including myself will take them every day as just a general mood enhancer”
  Andrew Huberman · Huberman Lab · May 202200:53:21

  Said during "Understanding & Controlling Anger & Aggression". The episode features Andrew Huberman: Professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast, where he translates neuroscience into practical tools for everyday life. Huberman unpacks the brain circuits behind aggression and reveals the surprising twist: estrogen, not testosterone, pulls the trigger.

• “sufficient omega-3s again, that can be accomplished through diet, through whole food intake or through supplementation or both.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “The kind of Golden Three according to Andy Galpin and the ones that he recommends”
  Andrew Huberman · Huberman Lab · May 202101:39:43

  Said during "Science of Muscle Growth, Increasing Strength & Muscular Recovery". The episode features Andrew Huberman: Professor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast, which translates neuroscience into practical health tools. Huberman breaks down the neuroscience of muscle growth, strength, explosiveness, and recovery, plus the protocols and supplements that actually work.