Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 REPPED: American consumers, it seems, are frequently warned about the mercury content of seafood. Even the FDA now warns pregnant women not to eat seafood due to its mercury content. But did you ever wonder about the health effects of all the mercury being put into the mouths of children and adults in the form of mercury fillings? (Dentists call them "silver fillings" to conceal the fact that they're made with about 40% mercury. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| Seafood (Organic Sources)
Consume only seafood from organic sources to avoid possible mercury and other toxic contamination.
Rose Fisheries www.rosefisheries.com
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VitalChoice® Wild seafood & Organics www.vitalchoice.com
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Soy (Organic Sources)
Use organic fermented sources such as Natto (fermented soybeans), Tempeh, Tofu, Miso, or Tamari.
Eden* Organic www.edenfoods.com/store/product_info.php?products_id= 107580 1 (888) 424-3336
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Mike Adams
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 The primary concern when purchasing seafood is to protect yourself from the heavy metals that now seem to have tainted practically every seafood item on the planet. Swordfish and shrimp are known to contain mercury, cadmium, and other heavy metals, so be sure to limit your consumption of these foods for health reasons, if not economic reasons as well. Also, you may benefit from a nutritional trick I follow: swallow a capsule of activated charcoal anytime you eat seafood. The activated charcoal absorbs heavy metals, preventing them from being assimilated into your body during digestion. |
Jack Challem
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 Lemon Garlic Thyme Marinade
This marinade is perfect for seafood and chicken. Vi cup extra-virgin olive oil
4-6 garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced, chopped, or mashed (with the side of a knife)
4 sprigs fresh thyme leaves, chopped (if necessary)
V2 teaspoon sea salt
Vi teaspoon fresh ground black pepper juice from 1 lemon
Mix all of the ingredients in a large glass bowl. Add the chicken, cover the bowl, and refrigerate it for 2 to 4 hours. If marinating seafood (such as shrimp, scallops, or white-colored fish), refrigerate it in the marinade for 20 to 30 minutes. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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 Use it for meats and poultry, but even more for fish and seafood.
• Toasting fennel seeds accentuates their flavor. They can be added to meat dishes for an authentic Italian flavor. Saute fennel seeds with sliced peppers, onion, and sausage for a quick pasta sauce.
• Fennel is often combined together with thyme and oregano in olive oil-based marinades for vegetables and seafood.
Baked Stuffed Garlic Fennel by Chef Cheryl Bell Servings: 4 • Prep and cooking time: 60 minutes
This recipe contains three powerhouse foods. |
Ron Garner
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 Jane Goodall, in her book Harvest for Hope, warns of the dangers and short-term folly of eating farm-raised seafood. According to her research, commercial seafood farms use massive amounts of pesticides, antibiotics, and disinfectants to combat disease in the crowded environments where the fish and tiger prawns are raised. To make them grow faster and larger, their diet includes growth hormones. Farmed salmon are fed pink dye to colour their flesh. |
| In addition, these chemically-laden farms are devastating surrounding sea life, causing deadly water pollution and ruining the land on which the seafood farms are set up, with the consequent ruination of fishermen and farmers who depended on these areas for their livelihood.14
When we eat these animal and seafood products, antibiotics, and growth hormones and chemicals, end up in our body systems. Over time, bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics. |
Mike Adams
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| The primary concern when purchasing seafood is to protect yourself from the heavy metals that now seem to have tainted practically every seafood item on the planet. Swordfish and shrimp are known to contain mercury, cadmium, and other heavy metals, so be sure to limit your consumption of these foods for health reasons, if not economic reasons as well. Also, you may benefit from a nutritional trick I follow: swallow a capsule of activated charcoal anytime you eat seafood. The activated charcoal absorbs heavy metals, preventing them from being assimilated into your body during digestion. |
Michael Pollan
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 Price identified no single ideal diet—he found populations that thrived on seafood diets, dairy diets, meat diets, and diets in which fruits, vegetables, and grain predominated.The Masai of Africa consumed virtually no plant foods at all, subsisting on meat, blood, and milk. Seafaring groups in the Hebrides consumed no dairy at all, subsisting on a diet consisting largely of seafood and oats made into porridges and cakes. The Eskimos he interviewed lived on raw fish, game meat, fish roe, and blubber, seldom eating anything remotely green. |
Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
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 Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has recommended limiting seafood consumption by pregnant women because of its high mercury content. However, a large study (11,875 women) in the United Kindgom [17] has suggested that restricting seafood intake to 340 g/day results in adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in the children, whereas higher intakes had no ill effects. The assumption is that this is due to a deficiency of omega-3 fatty acids, as few women took fish oil supplements. |
Donna Jackson Nakazawa
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 A similar resource is available for helping you to make choices about what type of seafood to eat and how much. Go to http:// www.gotmercury.org and enter your weight and the quantity and type of seafood you will eat during the coming week, then hit Calculate. The calculator will tell you whether your exposure to mercury through consuming a particular fish in a specific amount at your given weight constitutes a low, moderate, or high toxicity risk, based on current EPA standards.
UNDERSTANDING THE STRESS CONNECTION
We've all heard by now that stress is toxic to our immune system. |
Dr Ron Roberts
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 Fish, especially seafood, tomatoes and spices are also known triggers for some people. Anything manufactured that contains additives is of course suspect: biscuits, potato chips, cakes, aerated drinks, cordials and ice cream may all cause asthma. You can probably add your own triggers to this list.
Some infant milk preparations contain vegetable oil derived from peanuts, and an article in the Lancet of 29 May 1993 suggested this is possibly responsible for the increased incidence among children of an allergic sensitivity to peanuts. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 All of the good stuff about seafood applies, of course, to tuna. Although it doesn't have as many omega-3 fats as salmon or sardines do, it's still considered a fatty fish, and a serving of tuna does provide some healthy omega-3s.
Here again, the source of the food is everything. The big compa-I nies with the household names cook their fish twice, first baking them on a rack, which results in a loss of a lot of the beneficial oils. Then they debone it, can it, stick in flavorings dditives, and cook it again. |
Donna Jackson Nakazawa
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| When Becky eats a dinner of mako shark in a pepper crust at her favorite seafood eatery, she is ingesting those plastics as well as traceable levels of the highly active contraceptives—from the excretion of birth-control pills through our sewage system—that also now appear regularly in test samples of U.S. seawater. These industrial compounds—both of which are known endocrine disruptors— magnify in intensity as they are passed up the food chain from host to host, reaching their second to highest concentration in us—and their highest of all in human breast milk. |
Ron Garner
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| When we eat these animal and seafood products, antibiotics, and growth hormones and chemicals, end up in our body systems. Over time, bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics. Scientists are warning that this could pose increasingly serious problems for humans, as available antibiotics are rendered ineffective against certain new bacterial strains.
Drugs only deal with symptoms. They do not correct the cause of symptoms. Natural and complete healing does not take place with drug use. |
Jack Challem
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 People love to eat shrimp, but many are wary of other types of seafood. Freshness is a legitimate concern, and, if you ask, the clerk at your fish counter will identify the freshest catch. Don't be embarrassed to ask questions. You should also ask whether the fish is wild or farmed. Wild is healthier and usually higher in omega-3 fats. If you can't afford wild varieties, farmed fish is acceptable. Be sure to rinse all fish under cold water before cooking it.
Many people wonder about mercury contamination in wild fish. Some species, such as swordfish, have high levels of mercury. |
Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon
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 Certain seafood, particularly swordfish, shark, and some other large predatory fish, may contain high levels of methyl mercury. Choose from the low-mercury group and limit your intake to no more than four servings per week maximum.
Adding a high-quality fish oil supplement free of the mercury, PCBs, dioxins, and other contaminants often found in fish to your daily routine provides extra insurance that you are getting sufficient levels of omega-3 fatty acids. Take enough of the supplement to provide 1,000mg daily of the key omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA. |
Steven V. Joyal
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 Foods high in protein and fat (such as animal products like beef, pork, poultry, fish, seafood, and lamb) as well as foods high in fructose that are cooked, heated, or processed at high temperatures are loaded with glycotoxins. Overall, foods in the fat and meat (protein) groups contain thirtyfold and twelvefold higher advanced glycation end product (AGE) content, respectively, than foods in the carbohydrate group. Fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, raw nuts, and other unprocessed, unrefined foods have low levels of glycotoxins. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| Mackerel Low in Environmental Contaminants
One of the reasons the New York Times article was so excited about mackerel is that in addition to being delicious and extremely healthy, the Atlantic version is on the list of "Best seafood Choices" on the Oceans Alive Web site (Oceans Alive is a division of the Environmental Defense Fund). Not only is mackerel high in omega-3 fatty acids, but it's also low in environmental contaminants. According to the Oceans Alive Web site (www.oceansalive. |
| Another is that seafood is one of the healthiest foods on the planet.
Fish in general is a high-protein, low-calorie food that provides a range of health benefits, but some fish are real superstars. According to Oceans Alive, a division of the Environmental Defense Fund, fish high in omega-3 s that are caught or farmed in an ecologically sound manner and are low in contaminants include wild salmon from Alaska (fresh, frozen, and canned), Atlantic mackerel and herring, sardines, sablefish, anchovies, and farmed oysters. |
Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton
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 Eating a large amount of seafood (as seafoods tend to be contaminated both with toxic metals and organochlorines).
_ Living near fields that are regularly sprayed with pesticides.
_ Drinking and bathing in unfiltered tap water (due to the deliberately added aluminum and chlorine disinfectant, fluorine, and the general water contaminants).
Where to Go From Here
The good news is that by making simple lifestyle changes, it is possible to significantly lower the level of toxic chemicals in your body. |
Jack Challem
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| The other way is to touch the pan with part of the meat or the seafood; if it sizzles on contact, the pan or the wok is hot enough.
Sauteing allows you to season the food while you're cooking (such as sprinkling basil and oregano on chicken) or to add a sauce (such as pesto) when the meat is almost cooked. You can also marinate the meat before sauteing it.
How to Pan-Fry
Pan-frying is very similar to sauteing, but we tend to think of it involving relatively larger pieces of meat or fish, such as a boneless chicken breast or salmon fillet. |
Marshall Editions
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 Avoid greasy food and seafood.
NATUROPATHY
Diet: It is important to stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water, freshly squeezed juices, and herbal teas to cleanse your body of toxins and keep the respiratory tract from drying out. Include in your diet lots of fresh fruit and vegetables, and light foods consisting of steamed vegetables, freshly made vegetable soups, and broth. Add garlic, ginger, and onions, which are tonifying spices that have antimicrobial and warming properties, to chicken soup. |
| During the illness, patients should avoid seafood and hot and spicy food, such as pepper, dried ginger, green and red peppers, and chilies.
NATUROPATHY
Diet: Make sure you give the child plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration. If breastfeeding, continue to do so.
Supplements: Scientific data shows that cod liver oil is beneficial for those with roseola. Cod liver oil contains vitamin A, vitamin D and essential omega-3 fatty acids, which stimulate immunity among other benefits. Take Vi oz of cod liver oil twice a day; children should take 1 tsp twice a day. |
| Avoid shrimp and other seafood, and spicy food.
NATUROPATHY
If the itchiness is caused by scabies, lice, or hives refer to pp. 155, 111, or 159 respectively.
^SJm Diet: A high-liber diet will help eliminate toxins through your bowels, rather than through your skin, which can cause pruritus. Eat plenty of unsweetened cultured foods such as kefir, yogurt, and raw cabbage. These foods have friendly bacteria that live in your digestive tract and are important for the inhibition of candidiasis and other conditions that may cause pruritus. Drink 8-10 glasses of water a day to flush out impurities. |
| Diet: Try to choose foods that are rich in vitamin B and which tonify blood and strengthen bones, such as red adzuki beans, kidney beans, soybeans, spinach, dark-green vegetables, fish, seafood, lamb meat, chicken, beef, and pork. It is recommended that you eat soup made from meat bones for natural calcium intake. Use any meat bones. Add water, salt, and a few drops of vinegar and boil on a low heat. You will get a delicious bone broth. Either drink the broth directly or use it for cooking.
TIP: VINEGAR FOOT SOAK
Add 2 tbsp of vinegar to 800 ml of warm water. |
J. Douglas Bremner
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 Better to eat a four- to six-ounce serving of seafood in your diet at least twice a week.
OTHER NATURAL REMEDIES
Fenugreek is a dried seed that contains fiber and steroid saponins that decrease glucose levels and cholesterol as demonstrated by clinical trials. Gu-gulipid (Guggul gum) a natural product from India, has also been shown to reduce cholesterol. Neither of these products has been assessed for its ability to prevent or treat heart disease.
Green tea has been promoted for its beneficial effects on heart health as well as for other reasons. |
Hyla Cass, M.D.
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 Food sources include seafood (especially oysters), lean meat, liver, eggs, and whole-grain breads and cereals.
Dose: Use a supplement that brings 25-50 mg of zinc into your system daily if you use H2 blockers.
Iron
H2 blockers and antacids deplete this mineral. Others at risk, or who might have increased risk beyond that created by GI medications:
• Women who are still menstruating regularly are at the greatest risk of starting out deficient in iron. Deficiency is less common in postmenopausal women and men, who don't lose iron each month. |
Elaine Magee
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 Savor seafood. Eat fish two to three times a week as a sub for red meat (or foods high in saturated fat) and as a source of omega-3 fatty acids.
Favor beans over meat. Three times a week, replace red meat with beans (including soybean products), a source of folic acid (lentils, pinto beans), fiber, and assorted phytochemicals.
Enjoy whole grains. Include several servings of fiber-filled whole grain foods each day. Along the same lines, limit refined grains and sugary foods because they contain empty calories.
Focus on dietary fat. For cancer prevention, some fats may be worse than others. |
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