What it is: Brain Benefits™ is a gluten-free, dairy-free, wild-caught fish oil liquid supplement developed by DaVinci Labs, delivering a Fish Oil & Tuna Oil Blend (4,415 mg per teaspoon serving) yielding 537 mg EPA and 645 mg DHA — in a delicious cherry-orange flavor sweetened with monk fruit (luo han guo fruit extract) and stabilized with mixed tocopherols, rosemary leaf extract, and ascorbyl palmitate for oxidative stability. Sourced from wild-caught anchovies, mackerel, sardines, and tuna, and third-party tested to ensure freedom from significant levels of heavy metals and contaminants, Brain Benefits™ provides a convenient, high-potency liquid omega-3 format particularly well-suited for clients who prefer oil-based delivery over softgels, those requiring flexible dose titration, or pediatric and elderly clients for whom softgel swallowing is impractical. The formula is designed for practitioner-directed use in cognitive health, cardiovascular, joint, and skin support protocols requiring combined high-potency DHA and EPA supplementation.
How it works: Brain Benefits™ delivers its comprehensive clinical benefits through the synergistic and complementary mechanisms of EPA and DHA — the two principal long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids whose distinct tissue distributions and physiological roles make their combined provision clinically superior to either fatty acid alone. DHA (645 mg per serving) is the dominant structural omega-3 fatty acid in neuronal cell membranes and synaptic phospholipids, constituting approximately 30–40% of the total fatty acid content of the brain's gray matter, where it supports membrane fluidity, neurotransmitter receptor sensitivity, and synaptic signal transduction efficiency — underpinning cognitive functions including memory encoding and recall, learning capacity, mental clarity, and mood regulation. DHA is additionally concentrated in retinal photoreceptor outer segments, supporting visual function, and in cardiac cell membranes where it promotes antiarrhythmic membrane electrophysiology. EPA (537 mg per serving) serves as the primary precursor to the Series 3 prostaglandins and Series 5 leukotrienes — anti-inflammatory eicosanoid mediators that support healthy blood pressure, platelet aggregation balance, vascular tone, and a regulated inflammatory response — and is the primary omega-3 substrate for Specialized Pro-resolving Mediators (SPMs) including resolvins and protectins that actively promote the resolution of inflammatory processes in joint, cardiovascular, and neural tissue. Both EPA and DHA are incorporated into cell membrane phospholipids throughout the body, competitively displacing pro-inflammatory arachidonic acid and modulating the inflammatory eicosanoid substrate balance — providing broad-spectrum anti-inflammatory, cardiovascular, joint, skin, and cognitive protection simultaneously.
When to use it: Brain Benefits™ is appropriate for practitioner-directed use in adult clients requiring high-potency combined EPA and DHA supplementation for cognitive health, cardiovascular risk management, joint comfort, skin integrity, and immune support. The liquid format with 1 teaspoon (5 ml) daily serving is particularly well-suited for clients who prefer oil-based delivery, those with swallowing difficulties, pediatric or elderly clients, and practitioners requiring flexible dose adjustment. The cherry-orange monk fruit-sweetened flavor makes this formula easily incorporated into food or beverages for clients with compliance challenges. As with all omega-3 formulas, use in clients on anticoagulant medications should involve appropriate clinical monitoring.
Serving Size: 1 Teaspoon (5 ml)
Servings Per Container: 40
Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement, take 1 teaspoon (5 ml) daily, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
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Ingredient |
Amount Per Serving |
% Daily Value |
|
Calories |
40 |
— |
|
Total Fat |
4.5 g |
6%† |
|
— Saturated Fat |
1 g |
5%† |
|
Fish Oil & Tuna Oil Blend |
4,415 mg |
* |
|
— Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) |
537 mg |
* |
|
— Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) |
645 mg |
* |
* Daily Value not established.
† Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet.
Other Ingredients: Natural flavors, mixed tocopherols, rosemary leaf extract, luo han guo fruit extract, ascorbyl palmitate.
Contains: Fish (anchovy, mackerel, sardine, tuna).
Caution: If pregnant or nursing, consult your healthcare practitioner before taking this product. Keep out of reach of children. Store in a cool, dry place. Refrigerate after opening.
✓ Gluten Free ✓ Dairy Free ✓ Third-Party Tested for Heavy Metals and Contaminants
Key Ingredients
Fish Oil & Tuna Oil Blend — 4,415 mg (yielding EPA 537 mg / DHA 645 mg) This wild-caught marine lipid blend — sourced from anchovies, mackerel, sardines, and tuna and third-party tested to ensure freedom from significant levels of heavy metals, PCBs, and environmental contaminants — delivers EPA and DHA in a naturally occurring triglyceride form with established superior bioavailability compared to the ethyl ester form used in many pharmaceutical and commercial omega-3 products. DHA (645 mg per serving) is the dominant structural fatty acid in neuronal cell membranes, synaptic phospholipids, and retinal photoreceptors — constituting approximately 30–40% of the total fatty acid content in brain gray matter — where it supports membrane fluidity, neurotransmitter receptor sensitivity, synaptic signaling efficiency, and the resolution of neuroinflammation through its conversion to neuroprotectins (particularly NPD1/Neuroprotectin D1) that actively support neuronal survival and cognitive resilience. EPA (537 mg per serving) provides the primary precursor substrate for Series 3 prostaglandins and Series 5 leukotrienes — anti-inflammatory eicosanoids that support cardiovascular function through healthy blood pressure, platelet aggregation balance, and vascular tone — and for the EPA-derived resolvins (E-series) that promote the active resolution of inflammatory processes in joint, vascular, and neural tissue. The complementary DHA:EPA ratio in this formula — with DHA provided at a slightly higher dose than EPA — reflects the neurological and cognitive support priority of the Brain Benefits™ formula while maintaining meaningful EPA-derived cardiovascular and anti-inflammatory activity.
