Increase Your Intake of

Omega 3 Fatty Acids

The below video presents some very good tips on ways to Increase Your Intake of Omega 3 Fatty Acids
Some of the suggestions include…

Taking a fish oil supplement that is mercury free… you can even find some that are flavored lemon, peach or orange for example.

Eating 2-3 servings of fish weekly

Incorporating items such as flax, flax seed oil and walnuts into your diet.

Trying some of the new Omega 3 fortified foods that are now in stores including eggs, pasta and cereals.

Articles About Nutrition and Health

I was reading some health articles about nutrition and health on the MSN website and found a couple I thought you might be interested in.

One of the articles is titled Avoiding Mercury in Fish and answers the following questions…

What is mercury?

Do you need to avoid the mercury found in fish?

How should you change your eating habits to reduce your exposure to mercury in fish?

Should a woman who is not planning a pregnancy be concerned?

You will also find some links to additional related resources

You can read the full article HERE

The other article is titled New Facts About Fish and answers the following questions…

I’m worried about mercury contamination. Should I skip fish altogether?

Which fish is healthier: farm-raised or wild?

What are some easy ways to eat more fish?

What’s safest for our oceans — and for you, when it comes to mercury and PCBs?

You can read the full article HERE

Should I Eat “Farm-Raised” Fish?

Many people consume farm-raise fish because they wish to avoid the chemical pollutants that are in our oceans and our lakes. However, farm-raised fish is, surprisingly, not healthful. There are a couple of reasons for that. First of all, those fish are not given the feed that they’d get in their natural habitat, like the sea vegetables. And, therefore, the fatty acid profile of these fish is totally different from the fish in the wild.



General Nutrition: Should I eat “farm-raised” fish?

What are “Omega 3 fatty acids”?

Omega-3 fatty acids are found in cold-water fish, Alaskan halibut, salmon, sable fish, butter fish, even sardines have them. Farm-raised salmon only has about half the omega-3 as wild Alaskan salmon. If you see sockeye salmon, you know that you’re getting wild salmon, because they haven’t figured out how to farm raise it yet…

General Nutrition: What are “Omega 3 fatty acids”?