My journey began around 2012 when my brother — involved in a Scandinavian wellness company — introduced me to something he called the Omega Balance Concept.

I was interested in health, but casually. I had tried random supplements here and there, read articles, watched videos — the usual. When he started talking about the Omega-6:3 ratio, it sounded “new”… and honestly a bit too perfect.

So I dismissed it. In my head it went straight into the category: “Probably a sales pitch.”

The funny thing is: my brother didn’t give up. He came back again and again over the next years, sharing research, explaining the idea of “modern diet imbalance”, and sometimes literally dropping a bottle on the table saying: “Just give it a try.”

I tried it, but not seriously — a shot here and there. Nothing consistent. Which meant I never really gave the concept a fair test.

In 2016 I decided to settle it. I took the BalanceTest because I expected it to show that none of this mattered much — and then I could finally say: “told you so.”

My lifestyle back then wasn’t perfect: long days, irregular meals, and nutrition wasn’t exactly a priority. I didn’t plan to “optimize” anything during the period.

When the results came back, they surprised me. My Omega-6:3 ratio was 20:1 — and suddenly I wasn’t arguing about opinions anymore. I was looking at a measurable starting point.

That number made me curious enough to follow the concept consistently for a period, and then re-test to track change.

After about 120 days, my second test showed a ratio of 2.1:1. More importantly: I had a clearer sense of progress because I could compare “before vs after” using the same measurement method.

I’m careful with big promises — but for me, that experience was the moment I understood why test-based approaches feel different than random supplements.