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A Fish Story

Table of Contents

1.	Overview
2.	The Critical Balance of EFA's
3.	Benefits of Omega-3 Acids
4.	How Much Omega-3 Should You Eat
5.	Wild Salmon to the Rescue
6.	A Fish Story
7.	Shopping Tips

Wild salmon, and all fish for that matter, used to carry a reliable nutritional benefit. The fish, in their natural habitat, love to eat zooplankton (tiny single-celled organisms), which are a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids. People who ate the fish thus delivered this healthy fat to their eagerly awaiting cells. Sadly, as the oceans have become over fished and polluted. This picture has changed. For one thing, U.S. Atlantic salmon are virtually extinct. (Most Atlantic salmon sold in the United States is farm raised.) Even worse from a health standpoint, some cold-water fish are contaminated with mercury. These include swordfish. shark, tilefish, and king mackerel. Avoid eating these fish.
Today, farmed fish have come to dominate many sectors of the market. You’ve no doubt noticed a wide variation in the price of salmon, from very inexpensive farmed salmon to very expensive, fresh Alaskan salmon. Many environmental groups are opposed to farm-raised salmon and there is some controversy about their omega-3 content, as they’re not always fed the marine diet that produces high amounts of omega-3 fatty acids. In my opinion, the best salmon is U.S. Pacific wild Alaska salmon, whether it’s fresh, frozen, or canned. The Marine Stewardship Council certifies Alaska salmon as a “Best Environmental Choice.”
Other heart-healthy, environmentally safe seafood choices include the following: Arctic char, catfish (U.S. farmed), clams (farmed), crab (Dungeness), crayfish, halibut (Alaskan), herring, mahi mahi, mussels (farmed), sablefish, sardines, scallops (farmed), striped bass, and tilapia (farmed).

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What is a “Super Food”?

Well, the most important thing for everyone to know is that superfoods are easy to find in every local supermarket. They’re worth looking for!

These nutritional powerhouse foods are loaded with nutrients crucial to a healthy, long life.

If you can include a variety of them in your diet, everyday, we promise they will change your life!

These foods were chosen because they contain high concentrations of crucial nutrients, as well as the fact that many of them are low in calories. Foods containing these nutrients have been proven to help prevent and, in some cases, reverse the well-known effects of aging, including cardiovascular disease, Type II Diabetes, hypertension and certain cancers.

When you click on each superfood you’ll find information including a list of the primary nutrients that elevated them to superfood status.

This is not meant to be a complete list of every single nutrient that food contains, but rather, a list of the high-profile nutrients that have shown health benefits and that are present in that food in sufficient quantity to make a difference. Many of the superfoods have “Sidekicks”. These are foods that are generally in the same category as the flagship superfood and offer a similar nutrient profile.

So click around and find recipes and tips on how to incorporate these foods in your daily diet.

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