Only OK Occasionally Foods -- part 7
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Today's post: Wednesday, 6-21-2006
Only OK Occasionally Foods -- part 7
( I'm including this section in my blog because eating health-enhancing foods as a permanent lifestyle is a lot easier & more fun if you have some variety in your food.
The key to eating them safely is to eat them very occasionally & NOT more often than that.
Some might be OK 3 times a month, others might be safer once or twice a year.)
Three other keys are:
1. Eat less of them on the days you do eat them than the people do who are clueless about the health effects of the foods they eat.
2. Eat them with Superfoods or foods that lessen or prevent their bad effects.
3. Some of these foods are OK for some of you but not others.
Tuna, Trout, Mackerel, Catfish, Halibut, Mackerel, & other fish.
Some tuna is a bit high in mercury & mackerel can be quite high in mercury content.
If you are feeding kids or are pregnant or have any kind of nerve disease now, you may be better off passing on these fish in particular. (I've read that swordfish is even higher in mercury.)
It may be safe to have mackerel once or twice a year. And, it is quite high in Omega 3 oils.
Tuna is available in convenient cans in virtually every grocery store. It’s usually possible to find the water packed versions. (I’m not sure it’s a good idea to eat the oil packed versions for several reasons.) And, tuna is moderately high in Omega 3 oils.
It may be safe to have tuna two or three times a month or less.
People have developed health problems who, having heard fish was good for you, then ate fish & canned tuna in particular several times a week. And, I’ve read these health problems were thought to be because of the mercury content.
(In addition to eating wild caught salmon or wild caught sardines up to once or twice a week, you can get Omega 3 oils from highly refined fish oil from companies like Nordic Naturals & Carlson—they add lemon flavoring as well; & you can also get DHA supplements made from the same algae the fish get it from are also available. Since DHA may be the most valuable Omega 3 oil, this is good.
You get more Omega 3’s from fish like wild caught salmon; but you can get a good bit from these supplements without getting mercury or PCB’s. So, you can have plenty of Omega 3’s without eating fish every day.)
Trout & catfish have less Omega 3 oils & are often farmed rather than wild caught. I saw a report once that suggested that as fresh water fish, they were safer to eat than farmed Salmon.
These kinds of fish may be safe to have once a month or so.
Halibut is usually wild caught I believe & is on many restaurant menus. It’s got a very mild flavor & can be good to eat occasionally for variety. But it has very little Omega 3 oils.
In it we post health commentary & reviews of books, eBooks, & other things that improve or protect your health or which enable you to live longer, to be more prosperous, & to be more effective.
Today's post: Wednesday, 6-21-2006
Only OK Occasionally Foods -- part 7
( I'm including this section in my blog because eating health-enhancing foods as a permanent lifestyle is a lot easier & more fun if you have some variety in your food.
The key to eating them safely is to eat them very occasionally & NOT more often than that.
Some might be OK 3 times a month, others might be safer once or twice a year.)
Three other keys are:
1. Eat less of them on the days you do eat them than the people do who are clueless about the health effects of the foods they eat.
2. Eat them with Superfoods or foods that lessen or prevent their bad effects.
3. Some of these foods are OK for some of you but not others.
Tuna, Trout, Mackerel, Catfish, Halibut, Mackerel, & other fish.
Some tuna is a bit high in mercury & mackerel can be quite high in mercury content.
If you are feeding kids or are pregnant or have any kind of nerve disease now, you may be better off passing on these fish in particular. (I've read that swordfish is even higher in mercury.)
It may be safe to have mackerel once or twice a year. And, it is quite high in Omega 3 oils.
Tuna is available in convenient cans in virtually every grocery store. It’s usually possible to find the water packed versions. (I’m not sure it’s a good idea to eat the oil packed versions for several reasons.) And, tuna is moderately high in Omega 3 oils.
It may be safe to have tuna two or three times a month or less.
People have developed health problems who, having heard fish was good for you, then ate fish & canned tuna in particular several times a week. And, I’ve read these health problems were thought to be because of the mercury content.
(In addition to eating wild caught salmon or wild caught sardines up to once or twice a week, you can get Omega 3 oils from highly refined fish oil from companies like Nordic Naturals & Carlson—they add lemon flavoring as well; & you can also get DHA supplements made from the same algae the fish get it from are also available. Since DHA may be the most valuable Omega 3 oil, this is good.
You get more Omega 3’s from fish like wild caught salmon; but you can get a good bit from these supplements without getting mercury or PCB’s. So, you can have plenty of Omega 3’s without eating fish every day.)
Trout & catfish have less Omega 3 oils & are often farmed rather than wild caught. I saw a report once that suggested that as fresh water fish, they were safer to eat than farmed Salmon.
These kinds of fish may be safe to have once a month or so.
Halibut is usually wild caught I believe & is on many restaurant menus. It’s got a very mild flavor & can be good to eat occasionally for variety. But it has very little Omega 3 oils.
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