Ok, I'm lost, what do you guys think: fish or no fish? Fish is the only meat I eat, and rarely at that, I eat sushi maybe once a month... and I'm just trying to figure out whether or not it's worthwhile to eat . Here's what I'm concerned about:
other omega 3 and 6 sources and their ability to be asborbed
the nutritional content of fish outside the scope of omegas
mercury levels in fish
overfishing/ fishing effects on the environment
thanks for your help!
n
other omega 3 and 6 sources and their ability to be asborbed
the nutritional content of fish outside the scope of omegas
mercury levels in fish
overfishing/ fishing effects on the environment
thanks for your help!
n
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Re: the fish debate
Sat, August 19, 2006 - 10:04 PMsame for me ....only fish occasionnaly.
but be sure of the source. i saw you' re from georgia so maybe you sould eat atlantic ocean fish and/or lake fish from your surrounding. take care not to consume farm fish which are colored and drugs. sometime they advertise atlantic salmon but it is atlantic farm salmon. look for the wild stuff. try not to eat pre-frozen fish and be conscious that fish is presently over harvested in our oceans and lakes=they fish more than the fish reproduce.
fish is a really balanced food (in ayurvea it is qualified as vata-pita-kapha)with a really easy digestible protein and lots of good nutrients .
keep going if it feels right to you and add lemon....
paix
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Re: the fish debate
Mon, August 21, 2006 - 12:41 PMI have heard from many very reliable sources that the mercury content of MOST fish, whether they are wild caught OR farm raised is incredibly high, except for some of the smaller white fist. This being said, I do still occasionally eat fish myself.
You need to take into consideration your own system and how full of heavy metals you already are. If you have had dental amalgams(fillings) put in or removed you are bound to be full of mercury (cause those new "safe" fillings are still full of mercury). If you at a lot of fish in the past, or have had immunizations you are full of mercury. These are things to consider.
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Re: the fish debate
Sat, January 13, 2007 - 11:57 AMIt depends completely on the kind of fish!
Wild salmon are still very low in toxins (compared with farmed meat and high in omega 3s.
Avoid farmed salmon.
Avoid tuna but for a now-and-then treat. -
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Re: the fish debate
Tue, January 23, 2007 - 2:50 PMa good omega 3 source:
"Yet research indicates that for those who do not eat fish or wish to take fish oil supplements, flaxseed oil does provide a good alternative. A study published in the Journal of Nutrition found that flaxseed oil capsules providing 3 grams of alpha-linolenic acid daily for 12 weeks-an amount that would be provided by 3 tablespoons of flaxseed oil a day...."
from: www.whfoods.com/genpage.php
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Re: the fish debate
Wed, January 24, 2007 - 3:55 PMFish eat algae...eat algae for EFA's. The concentrations are much smaller but algae like spirulina for example, is a complete food offering a plethora of nutrients that work synergistically.
Also, hemp oil or oil blends (preferably by the tea/tablespoon vs capsule) can actually make noticable improvements. Especially in cases where you have never given your body an "oil change".
Fish are sacred. If we are debating whether we should eat them because we have made them toxic, then the question answers itself, we need to let them heal and live. There is access to so much information and resource that enable quality health for human beings, without killing the animals we already make suffer.
I know this sounds potently intense. As a holistic nutritionist I believe human health involves a sensitive relationship of give and take with animals (ie including whole animal foods in the diet) but perhaps at a different time, in a future we have made sacrifices for.
And for those of us right now, those sacrifices can be minimal...
Algae, hemp oil and other sources of vegetal superfood supplementation are in abundance. You can; from my own experiences, experience adequate health transformations by supplying the human body with vegetal sources *alone.
* I personally include moderate amounts of organic cow or goat milk. Like human breastmilk: there are EFA's in the milks of these beings who offer to mother us along with their own young. Cultivate reverence for their offerings and recieve mother loving nourishment from them. I am fully aware of how these animals can be exhausted by our demands, so tread as lightly as possible, with caution and be prepared to let such go, when the intuitive notion arises...
[Blessings of good health for all beings]
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Re: the fish debate
Thu, February 1, 2007 - 7:09 PMthanks! that was really helpful.
~n.
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