<p>Professor Michael Crawford is a renowned scientist and Director of the Institue of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition in Imperial College London. He’s known for his research demonstrating the essential role of omega-3s specifically DHA in brain development and human evolution. He’s been pioneering this research since the 70s and he’s 95 years old himself.</p><p>Check out Bon Charge wellness products (Code SIIM for 15% discount): https://boncharge.com/siimland</p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>00:00 Intro</p><p>01:00 How Dr Crawford started researching DHA and omega-3s</p><p>04:00 Relationship between DHA and brain structure across species</p><p>07:00 How DHA drove the evolution of the human brain</p><p>12:20 Did humans evolve because of hunting land animals or consuming seafood</p><p>16:10 How a waxy fatty layer covering human babies makes us so different from other land animals </p><p>19:50 Bon Charge sponsorship</p><p>20:50 How the early stages of human brain evolution might have looked like</p><p>24:20 Why did DHA allow our brains to develop so well</p><p>27:20 Declining IQ and brain health conditions</p><p>31:00 Behavioral disorders and DHA</p><p>34:05 Iodine and other nutrients for brain development</p><p>36:55 Dr Crawford’s amazing cognition at the age of 95</p><p>39:20 How much DHA would people need per day</p><p>41:40 Is fish high in heavy metals</p><p>46:40 Omega-3s from meat</p><p>50:20 Plant-based omega-3s</p><p>51:20 Bottleneck for cranial capacity for land animals</p><p>54:55 Supplementing vs eating seafood</p><p>56:20 Omega-6 vs omega-3s</p><p>57:30 What needs to be done for fixing nutrition</p><p>01:03:30 Can you catch up with lost brain development</p><p>01:06:00 Are omega-3s easily oxidized</p><p>01:07:35 Advice for young researchers</p><p>01:10:05 Dr Crawford’s book</p><p>My 2026 longevity routine: https://youtu.be/OceysodInIo</p><p>100 supplements ranked: https://youtu.be/W8DZbYyuDmA?si=-QhWReblSJGdNoyi</p>