Interesting article

Interesting Nancy.... I don't take fish oil, but I take 2,000 mg. of flax seed oil a day. It has omega-3's, just not the marine kind. I get plenty of omega-3's in the salmon and other seafood I eat. I take the flax seed oil capsules to help with my RA, as I have read it helps this. It is nice to know it could have weight loss benefits too (if the plant-based omega-3's work the same as the marine omega-3's that is)
 
Jane, how do you find safe seafood?? I've really been cutting back on my seafood consumption lately because of all of the bad stuff I've been reading.
 
Nancy,

I read the thread on safe seafood but I don't have an answer. There are so many conflicting studies out there, it is almost impossible to dicpher the information. I try to apply the practice of "everything in moderation" to seafood as well. I eat salmon only about twice a month, sometimes three. Canned tuna for sandwiches one a week or one every two weeks. I have shrimp about once a month, mahi mahi or tilapia once a month or so. I rarely eat beef. Chicken and fish are my main protein sources. I've never found the vegetarian life very appealing (just my personal preference).

I buy wild salmon only for my meals at home. I have bought and consumed farmed in the past but after reading that farmed salmon has more contaminants than wild, I switched to wild only. DH and I frequent Longhorn Steakhouse the most and their bourbon salmon is out of this world and it is wild pacific salmon.

I enjoy seafood and I do what I can to migitate the risks. I believe I consume what is considered the "safest" seafood. I don't eat swordfish, mackeral, shark, tilefish, etc. which are suppose to have the highest risk.
 

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