A Quiet Discovery in the Arctic That’s Changing How People Think About Energy, Endurance… and Their Bodies
By Jorn Anderson
ARCTIC RUBY® OIL
The Meeting
On the morning of December 12, 2007, in Tromsø, Norway, the sun barely rose. The Arctic winter had settled in—cold, still, almost frozen in time. Inside a modest office overlooking the harbor, two men sat across from each other with coffee between them. One was Dr. Jan Raa—a scientist known for noticing what others overlooked. The other was Kurt Tande, his former student. Kurt leaned in and said something that would quietly change everything:
“We’ve been taking this oil… and something’s happening.”
It Was Never Supposed to Be a Breakthrough
Kurt’s company had developed a way to harvest something most scientists had ignored for decades:
A microscopic Arctic organism called Calanus finmarchicus. Too small. Too difficult. Not worth the effort. But inside it… was a deep ruby-colored oil. At first, they treated it like any other omega-3. They took about a gram a day. No expectations. Just a simple substitution for fish oil.
But within weeks, something felt… different.
- Long ski trips didn’t feel as taxing
- Energy seemed to last longer
- Recovery felt easier
One colleague joked that his midsection looked flatter. Same habits. Same routine. Different result. Even his wife noticed. That’s when Kurt knew—this wasn’t just another oil.
The Pattern No One Could Ignore
Dr. Raa didn’t react right away.
He connected dots.
Because just days earlier, he had been studying farmed salmon—well-fed, carefully nourished… yet carrying excess weight around the midsection. Wild salmon didn’t. Their primary food source? Calanus finmarchicus.
Then came two more observations:
- The Little Auk, a small Arctic bird known for extreme endurance—fueled almost entirely by this organism
- The Bowhead whale, one of the longest-living mammals on Earth—also dependent on it
Different species. Same source. Now humans were reporting noticeable changes too. Not claims. Not conclusions. But enough to ask:
What is this really doing?
When He Looked Deeper… Everything Changed
This wasn’t just another omega-3.
The structure itself was different.
The omega-3s in ARCTIC RUBY® OIL are bound in wax esters—a form that digests more slowly and delivers nutrients further along the digestive tract.
That matters.
Because where nutrients are delivered influences how the body uses them.
And then there were the additional compounds:
- Naturally occurring astaxanthin
- Stearidonic acid (SDA)
- Unique long-chain fatty compounds
This wasn’t about “more omega-3.”
It was about a different kind of omega-3 entirely.
Why People Started Paying Attention
As more people quietly tried it, the feedback followed a pattern:
Not hype.
Not exaggeration.
Just real observations:
- “I feel more capable during the day.”
- “I don’t slow down like I used to.”
- “My body just feels… better.”
- “Even my clothes fit differently.”
These are personal experiences, not medical claims.
But they point to something simple:
When your body starts working better… you notice.
Maybe This Sounds Familiar…
Because most people aren’t looking for another supplement.
They’re looking for:
- Energy that lasts beyond the morning
- A body that feels lighter, more responsive
- The ability to move, perform, and recover without thinking about it
Not extremes.
Not overnight promises.
Just… better.
More like how things used to feel.
Why This Is Called The KING OF ALL OMEGAS®
Not as hype.
As a reflection of what makes it different:
- Sourced from the foundation of the Arctic food chain
- Naturally low in environmental accumulation
- Structurally different from fish oil and krill oil
- Designed by nature for sustained energy and endurance
This isn’t a slight improvement.
It’s a completely different category.
A Discovery Hidden in Plain Sight
For decades, Calanus finmarchicus was overlooked.
Not because it lacked value.
But because no one had looked closely enough.
Until one scientist did.
And once he did…
Everything changed.
So the Question Is Simple
If something this small…
hidden this long…
and studied this deeply…
can support how your body feels, moves, and performs—
Why wouldn’t you try it?
Be Part of the Legend
ARCTIC RUBY® OIL isn’t just another omega.
It’s a discovery.
One that started quietly…
but is now being experienced by people who simply wanted to feel better again
Dr. Jan Raa
“We've learned a great deal about how Arctic Ruby® Oil works, but the more we learn the more we realize how little we really know. The truth is, the essence of Arctic Ruby® Oil remains a mystery. And for me that's wonderful.” Dr. Raa
Scientific Studies
A wax ester and astaxanthin-rich extract from the marine copepod Calanus finmarchicus attenuates atherogenesis in female apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. Eilertsen KE1, Mæhre HK, Jensen IJ, Devold H, Olsen JO, Lie RK, Brox J, Berg V, Elvevoll EO, Osterud B
Detection of tropomyosin and determination of proteins in crustacean oils. Vang B, Mæhre HK, Jensen IJ, Olsen RL
Oil extracted from the copepod Calanus finmarchicus using proteolytic enzymes Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology, Vang, B., Pedersen, A.M. & Olsen, R.L.
Oil from the marine zooplankton Calanus finmarchicus improves the cardiometabolic phenotype of diet-induced obese mice British Journal of Nutrition, Höper, A.C. Salma, W., Khalid, A.M., Hafstad, A.D., Sollie, S., Raa, J., Larsen, T.S. & Aasum
Oil from Calanus finmarchicus. Composition and Possible Use: A Review. Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology Pedersen, A.M., Vang, B. & Olsen, R.L.
Wax Esters from the Marine Copepod Calanus finmarchicus Reduce Diet-Induced Obesity and Obesity-Related Metabolic Disorders in Mice. Journal of Nutrition Höper, A.C., Salma, W., Sollie, S.J., Hafstad, A.D., Lund, J., Khalid, J., Raa, J., Aasum, E. & Larsen, T.S.
Lipid profile of mice fed a high-fat diet supplemented with a wax ester-rich marine oil. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology Pedersen, A. M., Salma W., Höper A. C., Larsen T. S. & Olsen R. L.
Absorption of Essential Fatty Acids in Wax Ester Rich Oil from the Marine Crustacean, Calanus finmarchicus, in Healthy Men and Women Cook, C.M., Larsen, T.S., Kern, H.C.J., Derrig, L.D., Kelly, K.M. & Tande, K.S.
Clinical safety evaluation of marine oil derived from Calanus finmarchicus. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology Tande, K.S., Trung, D.Vo. & Lynch, B.S.
Dietary Calanus oil antagonizes angiotensin II-induced hypertension and tissue wasting in obese mice Salma,W., Franekova, V., Lind, T., Höper, A.C., Ludvigsen, S., Lund, J., Aasum, E., Ytrehus, K., Belke, D.D. & Larsen, T.L.
Wax-ester rich oil from the marine crustacean Calanus finmarchicus is a bioavailable source of EPA and DHA for human consumption (Lovaza® study) Cook, C.M., Larsen, T., Derrig, L.D., Kelly, K.M. & Tande, K. S.
Dietary and pharmacological anti-obesogenic treatments improve myocardial metabolism in diet-induced obese mice Jansen, K.M & Larsen, T.S.
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