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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:38 PM Original message |
The Dangers of Fish Oil..... believe it. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
1. I know. I try to keep my hubby out of the tuna fish. But some weeks |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. We buy the Kirkland cooked chicken in a can at Costco. |
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Bernardo de La Paz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 03:43 PM Response to Reply #18 |
30. Overly fishy flavor? What other flavor do you expect fish to have! |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 03:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
33. If he insists on eating tuna |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 06:42 PM Response to Reply #33 |
50. Albacore in water is all he will eat. I'll just have to try to cut him |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-05 05:10 AM Response to Reply #1 |
70. Troll caught albacore |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
2. I wonder too |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. You don't miss the mercury.... right? Sorry, couldn't resist.... :) nt. |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:45 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Dammit, it's the only reason I ate the smelly stuff! |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. What color is the sky now?? nt. |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:54 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. hehehehe n/t |
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RagingInMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
3. I don't think that article was very well written |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:46 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I didn't read the entire article, I thought it stated that fish itself is |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 04:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
40. that is a supplement selling site |
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spooked (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
4. Oh yes, It shocks me that they SERVE TUNA in our schools!! |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:48 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Not to worry dear, they can counteract the effects of the mercury |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
8. I suppose taking omega 3 fish oil caps is probably a bad idea |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. My brother's highly educated doc just put him on lemon flavored |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:51 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. I take those too - along with BerryGreen and zyflamend |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. doesn't your local Air America affiliate |
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charlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:49 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. The brands tested in the article |
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skids (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:50 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. Another option is hemp seed oil. |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 03:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
27. Switch to flax seed oil. |
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Gloria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 03:55 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. Flax oil is great, but the Omega 3's are not converted in enough |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 09:27 PM Response to Reply #8 |
64. Flaxseed oil is a good replacement. |
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fortyfeetunder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-05 07:27 AM Response to Reply #8 |
74. you can get omega 3 from ground flaxseed |
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TallahasseeGrannie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
14. What about fish oil capsules? |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:50 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Check their quality and purity before purchasing.... gotta run. nt. |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:52 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. I take Nordic Naturals - seems to be the best brand |
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kittykitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
17. My dad was a dentist--we had a little jar of mercury we would play with-- |
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Bernardo de La Paz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 03:48 PM Response to Reply #17 |
31. Give the bottle to your municipal Hazardous Waste Disposal unit |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 09:32 PM Response to Reply #17 |
65. They still don't know. Or at least pretend not to. |
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Neil Lisst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
21. But the mercury makes the tuna tastes tangy! |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 06:09 PM Response to Reply #21 |
45. The recommendation is no more than once a week with the albacore. |
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Neil Lisst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 06:38 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. pffff. I drink 6 Diet Cokes a day. |
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Cats Against Frist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-05 07:16 AM Response to Reply #49 |
72. lol |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
23. I have enough Mercury in my fillings to kill 10 people |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 03:00 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. It's over there..... |
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Richard D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
24. Fish oil is safe . . . |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 03:03 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. I just took mine |
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Wickerman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
28. That sucks, in my day we had to break open thermometers to get our |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
29. Avoid top predators like tuna and mackerel |
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Gloria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
32. Buy fish oil that is OK'd by the European Pharmacopeia and |
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tocqueville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
35. metallic mercury is "no problem" unless... |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 04:02 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Are heavy metals affecting our children. link |
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tocqueville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 04:58 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. cadmium and lead, etc... yes yes |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 05:26 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Not all have the same "resistance". link. |
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tocqueville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 06:16 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. true, depends on a lot of factors |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 06:51 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. If you add "double" and a proclivity towards extra sensitivity due |
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bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 07:09 PM Response to Reply #35 |
53. This study cites problems at 10 ppm in maternal hair |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 07:16 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. This provided evidence that alkyl mercury penetrates |
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bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 07:41 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. I mostly posted that |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
36. Every once in a while |
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neebob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
38. Rats! Time to find a new source of protein. |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 06:14 PM Response to Reply #38 |
46. Beans and soy .... |
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midnight armadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 07:08 PM Response to Reply #46 |
52. Beans plus brown rice = complete protein |
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neebob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-05 12:36 AM Response to Reply #52 |
68. That sounds good. |
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midnight armadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-05 06:52 AM Response to Reply #68 |
71. I use black beans or red kidney |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 07:13 PM Response to Reply #38 |
54. Nutra rats are high in protein... taste like chicken, think I'm kidding? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 08:07 PM Response to Reply #38 |
63. Tilapia is pretty good |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
39. don't eat large fish |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 08:06 PM Response to Reply #39 |
62. What about sardines canned in olive oil? |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
41. A listing of most major brands as tested by OceansAlive.org... |
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Lethe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 05:09 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. how are we supposed to know which fish to eat? |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 07:20 PM Response to Reply #43 |
58. Mercury calculator here: |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 08:03 PM Response to Reply #41 |
61. Thanks for that list |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-05 07:25 AM Response to Reply #41 |
73. I am happy to see Puritan's Pride |
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Kailassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
48. Your title is extremely deceptive. |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 07:18 PM Response to Reply #48 |
56. How would you change it? When I say FISH OIL that is exactly |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
57. It is not fish that is dangerous. It is coal plants that are dangerous. |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
60. Pregnant women have been warned for years to avoid fish. |
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bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 11:09 PM Response to Reply #60 |
67. A warning should be on the tuna cans. |
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phylny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
66. My three daughters no longer eat any tuna, and the two that eat other |
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HysteryDiagnosis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-05 05:00 AM Response to Reply #66 |
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