Is Fish A Miracle Health Food… Or Deadly Poison In Disguise?
You’ve heard about the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids. They boost your heart health, they lift your mood, they protect your brain from disease… they even relieve joint pain. And the best source of these miracle nutrients? You know the answer to that, too. Oily fish like salmon and tuna. But are these fish really safe for you to eat? Now, I know you’ve probably already heard that many fish species are contaminated with mercury. But the problem doesn’t stop there. A review of contaminants in fish and shellfish throughout the U.S. found that more than 30% of fish have levels of bio-accumulative toxins that are potentially cancerous. Twenty-nine percent have unsafe mercury levels. Eleven percent have unhealthy levels of DDT and DDT derivatives. (1) What this means is that you can’t trust the fish in our general food supply. Bio-accumulative toxins build up in your system and can lead to cancers, nervous system issues and neurological disorders. Mercury is a well-known neurotoxin. In oth
