Guest guest Report post Posted November 21, 2002 Hi Libby! we haven't been tested for fish yet (they'll do more testing when she turns 3) but were told to stay away from fish, especially shell fish because of the likely hood of an allergy. I just avoid it for her, which isn't hard cause we are "fish" people anyways, lol. ....now this is one of those friend of a friend type things so take this with a grain of salt - but a girl once told me that her friend with fish allergies couldn't eat any fried foods from Mcs (fries, etc...) because they sometimes fried them in the same oil as the fillet fish sandwiches. Like I said this isn't first hand info, and I'm not trying to start a witch hunt, lol. Any one eles know anything about this?? personally, my Bubby devours Mcs fries, lol. Smiles, leslie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted November 22, 2002 Oh Libby, I am so sorry that he tested positive for fish. More for you to avoid. has not been tested for fish. I guess he should. We keep him away from it anyway because you never know. I don't know anything about the fish allergy, but lol, I will do some research on it. hehe. Alyssa FISH Hi girls,I took Jack for a 3 months follow up today at the allergists and have been floored to find out that he is also 'anaphylactic' to fish...salmon, cod and shrimp. I was expecting perhaps a little variety in the nut categories but it has really hit me hard that I now have to avoid a whole new group.Any of you out there have fish on your lists? Any ideas? Do I have to treat it the same way I treat the nut allergy?love sad Libby_________________________________________________________________Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 18, 2006 Hi! Dr. ph Mercola recommends that no one consume fish unless they know for a fact that it is from the Alaskan waters. He says these are the only waters left in the world that are not polluted, and fish from other waters contain unsafe levels of mercury. Aside from Dr. Mercola, pregnant women are now told to not consume any fish (canned or otherwise) during their pregnancy for this same reason. You have to make your own decision, but we do not consume fish any longer in our family. We do, however, use Nordic Naturals Cod Liver Oil as a supplement for the necessary omega-3 fatty acids as well as the Vitamin A and D (since we are dairy free). This cod liver oil is third party tested for safety. And the vitamin A in the cod liver oil comes in a form (palmitate, I believe) that can be absorbed by my kids. Many kids that are ASD are not able to absorb vitamin A in the other form which comes in vegetables like carrots, etc. For example, my infant shows levels of plenty beta carotene in her blood. However, her body does not convert that beta carotene to vitamin A. As a result, she has dangerously low levels of vitamin A. The cod liver oil provides the vitamin A in direct form and she is able to absorb it that way. Hope this is helpful! Jeni Lynn mom to Margeaux, 5 yr. (ADD) , 3 yr. (undiagnosed gastrointestinal problems) Elle, 16 mo. (leaky gut, severe eczema, and heavy metal toxicity) > > Since my daughter is autistic, is it better for me not to give her > fish, fresh and from a can, due to the mrecury levels and metals? Or > am I OK to do so? > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 18, 2006 Hi! Dr. ph Mercola recommends that no one consume fish unless they know for a fact that it is from the Alaskan waters. He says these are the only waters left in the world that are not polluted, and fish from other waters contain unsafe levels of mercury. Aside from Dr. Mercola, pregnant women are now told to not consume any fish (canned or otherwise) during their pregnancy for this same reason. You have to make your own decision, but we do not consume fish any longer in our family. We do, however, use Nordic Naturals Cod Liver Oil as a supplement for the necessary omega-3 fatty acids as well as the Vitamin A and D (since we are dairy free). This cod liver oil is third party tested for safety. And the vitamin A in the cod liver oil comes in a form (palmitate, I believe) that can be absorbed by my kids. Many kids that are ASD are not able to absorb vitamin A in the other form which comes in vegetables like carrots, etc. For example, my infant shows levels of plenty beta carotene in her blood. However, her body does not convert that beta carotene to vitamin A. As a result, she has dangerously low levels of vitamin A. The cod liver oil provides the vitamin A in direct form and she is able to absorb it that way. Hope this is helpful! Jeni Lynn mom to Margeaux, 5 yr. (ADD) , 3 yr. (undiagnosed gastrointestinal problems) Elle, 16 mo. (leaky gut, severe eczema, and heavy metal toxicity) > > Since my daughter is autistic, is it better for me not to give her > fish, fresh and from a can, due to the mrecury levels and metals? Or > am I OK to do so? > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 18, 2006 Dear Jeni, You have alot of good information. I thought it was still safe to give sardines, kipper, herring... No? And can you check with Dr. Megson, because I thought palmitate was the form we weren't supposed to use. Your info is probably more recent, though. Thanks in advance... Agape, furryhalfpint jlknopp@...> wrote: Hi! Dr. ph Mercola recommends that no one consume fish unless they know for a fact that it is from the Alaskan waters. He says these are the only waters left in the world that are not polluted, and fish from other waters contain unsafe levels of mercury. Aside from Dr. Mercola, pregnant women are now told to not consume any fish (canned or otherwise) during their pregnancy for this same reason. You have to make your own decision, but we do not consume fish any longer in our family. We do, however, use Nordic Naturals Cod Liver Oil as a supplement for the necessary omega-3 fatty acids as well as the Vitamin A and D (since we are dairy free). This cod liver oil is third party tested for safety. And the vitamin A in the cod liver oil comes in a form (palmitate, I believe) that can be absorbed by my kids. Many kids that are ASD are not able to absorb vitamin A in the other form which comes in vegetables like carrots, etc. For example, my infant shows levels of plenty beta carotene in her blood. However, her body does not convert that beta carotene to vitamin A. As a result, she has dangerously low levels of vitamin A. The cod liver oil provides the vitamin A in direct form and she is able to absorb it that way. Hope this is helpful! Jeni Lynn mom to Margeaux, 5 yr. (ADD) , 3 yr. (undiagnosed gastrointestinal problems) Elle, 16 mo. (leaky gut, severe eczema, and heavy metal toxicity) > > Since my daughter is autistic, is it better for me not to give her > fish, fresh and from a can, due to the mrecury levels and metals? Or > am I OK to do so? > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following websites: http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info and http://www.pecanbread.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 18, 2006 Dear Jeni, You have alot of good information. I thought it was still safe to give sardines, kipper, herring... No? And can you check with Dr. Megson, because I thought palmitate was the form we weren't supposed to use. Your info is probably more recent, though. Thanks in advance... Agape, furryhalfpint jlknopp@...> wrote: Hi! Dr. ph Mercola recommends that no one consume fish unless they know for a fact that it is from the Alaskan waters. He says these are the only waters left in the world that are not polluted, and fish from other waters contain unsafe levels of mercury. Aside from Dr. Mercola, pregnant women are now told to not consume any fish (canned or otherwise) during their pregnancy for this same reason. You have to make your own decision, but we do not consume fish any longer in our family. We do, however, use Nordic Naturals Cod Liver Oil as a supplement for the necessary omega-3 fatty acids as well as the Vitamin A and D (since we are dairy free). This cod liver oil is third party tested for safety. And the vitamin A in the cod liver oil comes in a form (palmitate, I believe) that can be absorbed by my kids. Many kids that are ASD are not able to absorb vitamin A in the other form which comes in vegetables like carrots, etc. For example, my infant shows levels of plenty beta carotene in her blood. However, her body does not convert that beta carotene to vitamin A. As a result, she has dangerously low levels of vitamin A. The cod liver oil provides the vitamin A in direct form and she is able to absorb it that way. Hope this is helpful! Jeni Lynn mom to Margeaux, 5 yr. (ADD) , 3 yr. (undiagnosed gastrointestinal problems) Elle, 16 mo. (leaky gut, severe eczema, and heavy metal toxicity) > > Since my daughter is autistic, is it better for me not to give her > fish, fresh and from a can, due to the mrecury levels and metals? Or > am I OK to do so? > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following websites: http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info and http://www.pecanbread.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 18, 2006 Dear Jeni, You have alot of good information. I thought it was still safe to give sardines, kipper, herring... No? And can you check with Dr. Megson, because I thought palmitate was the form we weren't supposed to use. Your info is probably more recent, though. Thanks in advance... Agape, furryhalfpint jlknopp@...> wrote: Hi! Dr. ph Mercola recommends that no one consume fish unless they know for a fact that it is from the Alaskan waters. He says these are the only waters left in the world that are not polluted, and fish from other waters contain unsafe levels of mercury. Aside from Dr. Mercola, pregnant women are now told to not consume any fish (canned or otherwise) during their pregnancy for this same reason. You have to make your own decision, but we do not consume fish any longer in our family. We do, however, use Nordic Naturals Cod Liver Oil as a supplement for the necessary omega-3 fatty acids as well as the Vitamin A and D (since we are dairy free). This cod liver oil is third party tested for safety. And the vitamin A in the cod liver oil comes in a form (palmitate, I believe) that can be absorbed by my kids. Many kids that are ASD are not able to absorb vitamin A in the other form which comes in vegetables like carrots, etc. For example, my infant shows levels of plenty beta carotene in her blood. However, her body does not convert that beta carotene to vitamin A. As a result, she has dangerously low levels of vitamin A. The cod liver oil provides the vitamin A in direct form and she is able to absorb it that way. Hope this is helpful! Jeni Lynn mom to Margeaux, 5 yr. (ADD) , 3 yr. (undiagnosed gastrointestinal problems) Elle, 16 mo. (leaky gut, severe eczema, and heavy metal toxicity) > > Since my daughter is autistic, is it better for me not to give her > fish, fresh and from a can, due to the mrecury levels and metals? Or > am I OK to do so? > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following websites: http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info and http://www.pecanbread.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 18, 2006 Dear , You are correct! I got my vitamin forms backwards. I just checked Dr. Megson's website with her research paper postings. Vitamin palmitate is the form that my kids cannot absorb. They need the kind in cod liver oil which is the natural, unsaturated cis form. Good eye! Thanks for helping get it straight. As far as the fish thing goes. I was stating Dr. ph Mercola's findings (which I trust). In his book, Dr. Mercola's Total Health Program he writes: " Sadly in the last 50 years, the oceans and lakes have become polluted with hundreds of millions of tons of mercury primarily from burning coal for electricity. . . . many health experts, myself included, are now warning against any type of fish, as nearly all have toxic levels of mercury . . . . Fish consumption is particularly hazardous to pregnant women and children as the mercury can cause birth defects and harm the sensitive physiology of children. " He also states: " My best advice in descending order is: 1) avoid eating any fish unless you know it has been laboratory-tested and proven to be free from mercury and other toxins. 2) If you do eat fish that you are not sure has been laboratory-tested and proven to be free of toxins, at least choose from among the following six safest fish:* wild pacific salmon* tilapia* croaker* sardines* haddock* summer flounder. 3) Eat fish sustainably harvested from the wild (such as the toxin-free Vital Choice salmon . . .), not " farm raised. " Again, this is Dr. Mercola's standpoint. Everyone has to make their own decisions about what they feel comfortable with. Anyway, this is some of the information that I have been able to get my hands on. I hope you find it helpful. Agape to you, Jeni Lynn > > > > Since my daughter is autistic, is it better for me not to give her > > fish, fresh and from a can, due to the mrecury levels and metals? Or > > am I OK to do so? > > > > > > > > > > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following websites: > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info > and > http://www.pecanbread.com > > > > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 18, 2006 Dear , You are correct! I got my vitamin forms backwards. I just checked Dr. Megson's website with her research paper postings. Vitamin palmitate is the form that my kids cannot absorb. They need the kind in cod liver oil which is the natural, unsaturated cis form. Good eye! Thanks for helping get it straight. As far as the fish thing goes. I was stating Dr. ph Mercola's findings (which I trust). In his book, Dr. Mercola's Total Health Program he writes: " Sadly in the last 50 years, the oceans and lakes have become polluted with hundreds of millions of tons of mercury primarily from burning coal for electricity. . . . many health experts, myself included, are now warning against any type of fish, as nearly all have toxic levels of mercury . . . . Fish consumption is particularly hazardous to pregnant women and children as the mercury can cause birth defects and harm the sensitive physiology of children. " He also states: " My best advice in descending order is: 1) avoid eating any fish unless you know it has been laboratory-tested and proven to be free from mercury and other toxins. 2) If you do eat fish that you are not sure has been laboratory-tested and proven to be free of toxins, at least choose from among the following six safest fish:* wild pacific salmon* tilapia* croaker* sardines* haddock* summer flounder. 3) Eat fish sustainably harvested from the wild (such as the toxin-free Vital Choice salmon . . .), not " farm raised. " Again, this is Dr. Mercola's standpoint. Everyone has to make their own decisions about what they feel comfortable with. Anyway, this is some of the information that I have been able to get my hands on. I hope you find it helpful. Agape to you, Jeni Lynn > > > > Since my daughter is autistic, is it better for me not to give her > > fish, fresh and from a can, due to the mrecury levels and metals? Or > > am I OK to do so? > > > > > > > > > > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following websites: > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info > and > http://www.pecanbread.com > > > > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 18, 2006 I think we all need to be careful about fish, BUT, let's not forget, as far as Dr. Mercola goes- He has vested interested in selling vital choice salmon, of course he is going to tell you not to eat any other fish- buying other fish doesn't make him money. I personally eat a lot of fish, but I am very careful with what kind I buy and the quality www.mercury.org is a good resource > >Reply-To: pecanbread >To: pecanbread >Subject: Re: Fish >Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 20:51:12 -0000 > >Dear , > >You are correct! I got my vitamin forms backwards. I just checked >Dr. Megson's website with her research paper postings. Vitamin >palmitate is the form that my kids cannot absorb. They need the kind >in cod liver oil which is the natural, unsaturated cis form. Good >eye! Thanks for helping get it straight. > >As far as the fish thing goes. I was stating Dr. ph Mercola's >findings (which I trust). In his book, Dr. Mercola's Total Health >Program he writes: " Sadly in the last 50 years, the oceans and lakes >have become polluted with hundreds of millions of tons of mercury >primarily from burning coal for electricity. . . . many health >experts, myself included, are now warning against any type of fish, >as nearly all have toxic levels of mercury . . . . Fish consumption >is particularly hazardous to pregnant women and children as the >mercury can cause birth defects and harm the sensitive physiology of >children. " He also states: " My best advice in descending order is: 1) >avoid eating any fish unless you know it has been laboratory-tested >and proven to be free from mercury and other toxins. 2) If you do eat >fish that you are not sure has been laboratory-tested and proven to >be free of toxins, at least choose from among the following six >safest fish:* wild pacific salmon* tilapia* croaker* sardines* >haddock* summer flounder. 3) Eat fish sustainably harvested from the >wild (such as the toxin-free Vital Choice salmon . . .), not " farm >raised. " > >Again, this is Dr. Mercola's standpoint. Everyone has to make their >own decisions about what they feel comfortable with. Anyway, this is >some of the information that I have been able to get my hands on. I >hope you find it helpful. > >Agape to you, >Jeni Lynn > > > > > > > Since my daughter is autistic, is it better for me not to give >her > > > fish, fresh and from a can, due to the mrecury levels and metals? >Or > > > am I OK to do so? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the >book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the >following websites: > > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info > > and > > http://www.pecanbread.com > > > > > > > > > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 18, 2006 I think we all need to be careful about fish, BUT, let's not forget, as far as Dr. Mercola goes- He has vested interested in selling vital choice salmon, of course he is going to tell you not to eat any other fish- buying other fish doesn't make him money. I personally eat a lot of fish, but I am very careful with what kind I buy and the quality www.mercury.org is a good resource > >Reply-To: pecanbread >To: pecanbread >Subject: Re: Fish >Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 20:51:12 -0000 > >Dear , > >You are correct! I got my vitamin forms backwards. I just checked >Dr. Megson's website with her research paper postings. Vitamin >palmitate is the form that my kids cannot absorb. They need the kind >in cod liver oil which is the natural, unsaturated cis form. Good >eye! Thanks for helping get it straight. > >As far as the fish thing goes. I was stating Dr. ph Mercola's >findings (which I trust). In his book, Dr. Mercola's Total Health >Program he writes: " Sadly in the last 50 years, the oceans and lakes >have become polluted with hundreds of millions of tons of mercury >primarily from burning coal for electricity. . . . many health >experts, myself included, are now warning against any type of fish, >as nearly all have toxic levels of mercury . . . . Fish consumption >is particularly hazardous to pregnant women and children as the >mercury can cause birth defects and harm the sensitive physiology of >children. " He also states: " My best advice in descending order is: 1) >avoid eating any fish unless you know it has been laboratory-tested >and proven to be free from mercury and other toxins. 2) If you do eat >fish that you are not sure has been laboratory-tested and proven to >be free of toxins, at least choose from among the following six >safest fish:* wild pacific salmon* tilapia* croaker* sardines* >haddock* summer flounder. 3) Eat fish sustainably harvested from the >wild (such as the toxin-free Vital Choice salmon . . .), not " farm >raised. " > >Again, this is Dr. Mercola's standpoint. Everyone has to make their >own decisions about what they feel comfortable with. Anyway, this is >some of the information that I have been able to get my hands on. I >hope you find it helpful. > >Agape to you, >Jeni Lynn > > > > > > > Since my daughter is autistic, is it better for me not to give >her > > > fish, fresh and from a can, due to the mrecury levels and metals? >Or > > > am I OK to do so? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the >book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the >following websites: > > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info > > and > > http://www.pecanbread.com > > > > > > > > > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 18, 2006 > > Hi! > > Dr. ph Mercola recommends that no one consume fish unless they > know for a fact that it is from the Alaskan waters. He says these are > the only waters left in the world that are not polluted, and fish from > other waters contain unsafe levels of mercury. > Dr. Mercola did not write this diet and knew little about it. Carol F. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 18, 2006 > > Hi! > > Dr. ph Mercola recommends that no one consume fish unless they > know for a fact that it is from the Alaskan waters. He says these are > the only waters left in the world that are not polluted, and fish from > other waters contain unsafe levels of mercury. > Dr. Mercola did not write this diet and knew little about it. Carol F. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 19, 2006 > www.mercury.org is a good resource , your link took me to an insurance company. Could you check and post it again? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 19, 2006 > www.mercury.org is a good resource , your link took me to an insurance company. Could you check and post it again? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 19, 2006 > www.mercury.org is a good resource , your link took me to an insurance company. Could you check and post it again? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 19, 2006 Dear Carol, I understand that Dr. Mercola did not develop SCD, but interestingly enough much of what he says lines up with SCD. His book is not geared for people with intestinal issues; however, what he recommends for the " average " person is not far off from what Elaine suggests we do (such as removing grains, corn, soy, etc. from the diet). My point in providing the information was to help someone out with a mercury / fish question. Elaine does not address this in SCD, so are we not to investigate answers to any questions that Elaine didn't personally address? I saw no harm in providing this information to a person who is trying to find answers. It doesn't conflict with SCD in any way and may, in fact, end up helping this woman's child. Jeni Lynn Re: Fish > > Hi! > > Dr. ph Mercola recommends that no one consume fish unless they > know for a fact that it is from the Alaskan waters. He says these are > the only waters left in the world that are not polluted, and fish from > other waters contain unsafe levels of mercury. > Dr. Mercola did not write this diet and knew little about it. Carol F. For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following websites: http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.infohttp://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/\ > and http://www.pecanbread.comhttp://www.pecanbread.com/> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 19, 2006 Dear Carol, I understand that Dr. Mercola did not develop SCD, but interestingly enough much of what he says lines up with SCD. His book is not geared for people with intestinal issues; however, what he recommends for the " average " person is not far off from what Elaine suggests we do (such as removing grains, corn, soy, etc. from the diet). My point in providing the information was to help someone out with a mercury / fish question. Elaine does not address this in SCD, so are we not to investigate answers to any questions that Elaine didn't personally address? I saw no harm in providing this information to a person who is trying to find answers. It doesn't conflict with SCD in any way and may, in fact, end up helping this woman's child. Jeni Lynn Re: Fish > > Hi! > > Dr. ph Mercola recommends that no one consume fish unless they > know for a fact that it is from the Alaskan waters. He says these are > the only waters left in the world that are not polluted, and fish from > other waters contain unsafe levels of mercury. > Dr. Mercola did not write this diet and knew little about it. Carol F. For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following websites: http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.infohttp://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/\ > and http://www.pecanbread.comhttp://www.pecanbread.com/> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 19, 2006 Dear Carol, I understand that Dr. Mercola did not develop SCD, but interestingly enough much of what he says lines up with SCD. His book is not geared for people with intestinal issues; however, what he recommends for the " average " person is not far off from what Elaine suggests we do (such as removing grains, corn, soy, etc. from the diet). My point in providing the information was to help someone out with a mercury / fish question. Elaine does not address this in SCD, so are we not to investigate answers to any questions that Elaine didn't personally address? I saw no harm in providing this information to a person who is trying to find answers. It doesn't conflict with SCD in any way and may, in fact, end up helping this woman's child. Jeni Lynn Re: Fish > > Hi! > > Dr. ph Mercola recommends that no one consume fish unless they > know for a fact that it is from the Alaskan waters. He says these are > the only waters left in the world that are not polluted, and fish from > other waters contain unsafe levels of mercury. > Dr. Mercola did not write this diet and knew little about it. Carol F. For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following websites: http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.infohttp://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/\ > and http://www.pecanbread.comhttp://www.pecanbread.com/> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 19, 2006 Hi ! Your point is valid and good in my opinion. Thank you for the extra resource. I intend to check it out. Where do you buy your fish? How did you go about investigating the quality of it? I have never bought Vital Choice (and I don't intend to) because it probably costs more than I am willing to pay. If I could find good, quality fish sold locally, though, I would be very interested in adding it to my family's menu. Once, I asked around at the local fish market, Walmart fish market, etc. about their fish source. They had no idea where the fish came from or anything like that. I gave up after that and went fish-free. Can you give me some pointers on " fish investigation " ? Thanks! Jeni Lynn (gastrointestinal problems) SCD 2 hours Re: Fish >Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 20:51:12 -0000 > >Dear , > >You are correct! I got my vitamin forms backwards. I just checked >Dr. Megson's website with her research paper postings. Vitamin >palmitate is the form that my kids cannot absorb. They need the kind >in cod liver oil which is the natural, unsaturated cis form. Good >eye! Thanks for helping get it straight. > >As far as the fish thing goes. I was stating Dr. ph Mercola's >findings (which I trust). In his book, Dr. Mercola's Total Health >Program he writes: " Sadly in the last 50 years, the oceans and lakes >have become polluted with hundreds of millions of tons of mercury >primarily from burning coal for electricity. . . . many health >experts, myself included, are now warning against any type of fish, >as nearly all have toxic levels of mercury . . . . Fish consumption >is particularly hazardous to pregnant women and children as the >mercury can cause birth defects and harm the sensitive physiology of >children. " He also states: " My best advice in descending order is: 1) >avoid eating any fish unless you know it has been laboratory-tested >and proven to be free from mercury and other toxins. 2) If you do eat >fish that you are not sure has been laboratory-tested and proven to >be free of toxins, at least choose from among the following six >safest fish:* wild pacific salmon* tilapia* croaker* sardines* >haddock* summer flounder. 3) Eat fish sustainably harvested from the >wild (such as the toxin-free Vital Choice salmon . . .), not " farm >raised. " > >Again, this is Dr. Mercola's standpoint. Everyone has to make their >own decisions about what they feel comfortable with. Anyway, this is >some of the information that I have been able to get my hands on. I >hope you find it helpful. > >Agape to you, >Jeni Lynn > > > > > > > Since my daughter is autistic, is it better for me not to give >her > > > fish, fresh and from a can, due to the mrecury levels and metals? >Or > > > am I OK to do so? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the >book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the >following websites: > > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.infohttp://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/\ > > > and > > http://www.pecanbread.comhttp://www.pecanbread.com/> > > > > > > > > > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 19, 2006 Hi ! Your point is valid and good in my opinion. Thank you for the extra resource. I intend to check it out. Where do you buy your fish? How did you go about investigating the quality of it? I have never bought Vital Choice (and I don't intend to) because it probably costs more than I am willing to pay. If I could find good, quality fish sold locally, though, I would be very interested in adding it to my family's menu. Once, I asked around at the local fish market, Walmart fish market, etc. about their fish source. They had no idea where the fish came from or anything like that. I gave up after that and went fish-free. Can you give me some pointers on " fish investigation " ? Thanks! Jeni Lynn (gastrointestinal problems) SCD 2 hours Re: Fish >Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 20:51:12 -0000 > >Dear , > >You are correct! I got my vitamin forms backwards. I just checked >Dr. Megson's website with her research paper postings. Vitamin >palmitate is the form that my kids cannot absorb. They need the kind >in cod liver oil which is the natural, unsaturated cis form. Good >eye! Thanks for helping get it straight. > >As far as the fish thing goes. I was stating Dr. ph Mercola's >findings (which I trust). In his book, Dr. Mercola's Total Health >Program he writes: " Sadly in the last 50 years, the oceans and lakes >have become polluted with hundreds of millions of tons of mercury >primarily from burning coal for electricity. . . . many health >experts, myself included, are now warning against any type of fish, >as nearly all have toxic levels of mercury . . . . Fish consumption >is particularly hazardous to pregnant women and children as the >mercury can cause birth defects and harm the sensitive physiology of >children. " He also states: " My best advice in descending order is: 1) >avoid eating any fish unless you know it has been laboratory-tested >and proven to be free from mercury and other toxins. 2) If you do eat >fish that you are not sure has been laboratory-tested and proven to >be free of toxins, at least choose from among the following six >safest fish:* wild pacific salmon* tilapia* croaker* sardines* >haddock* summer flounder. 3) Eat fish sustainably harvested from the >wild (such as the toxin-free Vital Choice salmon . . .), not " farm >raised. " > >Again, this is Dr. Mercola's standpoint. Everyone has to make their >own decisions about what they feel comfortable with. Anyway, this is >some of the information that I have been able to get my hands on. I >hope you find it helpful. > >Agape to you, >Jeni Lynn > > > > > > > Since my daughter is autistic, is it better for me not to give >her > > > fish, fresh and from a can, due to the mrecury levels and metals? >Or > > > am I OK to do so? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the >book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the >following websites: > > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.infohttp://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/\ > > > and > > http://www.pecanbread.comhttp://www.pecanbread.com/> > > > > > > > > > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 19, 2006 Hi ! Your point is valid and good in my opinion. Thank you for the extra resource. I intend to check it out. Where do you buy your fish? How did you go about investigating the quality of it? I have never bought Vital Choice (and I don't intend to) because it probably costs more than I am willing to pay. If I could find good, quality fish sold locally, though, I would be very interested in adding it to my family's menu. Once, I asked around at the local fish market, Walmart fish market, etc. about their fish source. They had no idea where the fish came from or anything like that. I gave up after that and went fish-free. Can you give me some pointers on " fish investigation " ? Thanks! Jeni Lynn (gastrointestinal problems) SCD 2 hours Re: Fish >Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 20:51:12 -0000 > >Dear , > >You are correct! I got my vitamin forms backwards. I just checked >Dr. Megson's website with her research paper postings. Vitamin >palmitate is the form that my kids cannot absorb. They need the kind >in cod liver oil which is the natural, unsaturated cis form. Good >eye! Thanks for helping get it straight. > >As far as the fish thing goes. I was stating Dr. ph Mercola's >findings (which I trust). In his book, Dr. Mercola's Total Health >Program he writes: " Sadly in the last 50 years, the oceans and lakes >have become polluted with hundreds of millions of tons of mercury >primarily from burning coal for electricity. . . . many health >experts, myself included, are now warning against any type of fish, >as nearly all have toxic levels of mercury . . . . Fish consumption >is particularly hazardous to pregnant women and children as the >mercury can cause birth defects and harm the sensitive physiology of >children. " He also states: " My best advice in descending order is: 1) >avoid eating any fish unless you know it has been laboratory-tested >and proven to be free from mercury and other toxins. 2) If you do eat >fish that you are not sure has been laboratory-tested and proven to >be free of toxins, at least choose from among the following six >safest fish:* wild pacific salmon* tilapia* croaker* sardines* >haddock* summer flounder. 3) Eat fish sustainably harvested from the >wild (such as the toxin-free Vital Choice salmon . . .), not " farm >raised. " > >Again, this is Dr. Mercola's standpoint. Everyone has to make their >own decisions about what they feel comfortable with. Anyway, this is >some of the information that I have been able to get my hands on. I >hope you find it helpful. > >Agape to you, >Jeni Lynn > > > > > > > Since my daughter is autistic, is it better for me not to give >her > > > fish, fresh and from a can, due to the mrecury levels and metals? >Or > > > am I OK to do so? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the >book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the >following websites: > > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.infohttp://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/\ > > > and > > http://www.pecanbread.comhttp://www.pecanbread.com/> > > > > > > > > > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 19, 2006 hmm............I thought that was it, I believe Jody posted it once, maybe she could again > >Reply-To: pecanbread >To: pecanbread >Subject: Re: Fish >Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 10:40:45 -0000 > > > > > www.mercury.org is a good resource > >, your link took me to an insurance company. Could you check and >post it again? > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 19, 2006 Where do you live, do you have a health food store anywhere around you? I wouldn't trust Walmart fish to feed to my dogs- Most hfs should know the source and have mercury data and listings > >Reply-To: pecanbread >To: pecanbread > >Subject: Re: Re: Fish >Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 11:44:25 -0500 > >Hi ! > >Your point is valid and good in my opinion. Thank you for the extra >resource. I intend to check it out. > >Where do you buy your fish? How did you go about investigating the quality >of it? I have never bought Vital Choice (and I don't intend to) because it >probably costs more than I am willing to pay. If I could find good, >quality fish sold locally, though, I would be very interested in adding it >to my family's menu. > >Once, I asked around at the local fish market, Walmart fish market, etc. >about their fish source. They had no idea where the fish came from or >anything like that. I gave up after that and went fish-free. > >Can you give me some pointers on " fish investigation " ? > >Thanks! >Jeni Lynn (gastrointestinal problems) >SCD 2 hours > Re: Fish > >Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 20:51:12 -0000 > > > >Dear , > > > >You are correct! I got my vitamin forms backwards. I just checked > >Dr. Megson's website with her research paper postings. Vitamin > >palmitate is the form that my kids cannot absorb. They need the kind > >in cod liver oil which is the natural, unsaturated cis form. Good > >eye! Thanks for helping get it straight. > > > >As far as the fish thing goes. I was stating Dr. ph Mercola's > >findings (which I trust). In his book, Dr. Mercola's Total Health > >Program he writes: " Sadly in the last 50 years, the oceans and lakes > >have become polluted with hundreds of millions of tons of mercury > >primarily from burning coal for electricity. . . . many health > >experts, myself included, are now warning against any type of fish, > >as nearly all have toxic levels of mercury . . . . Fish consumption > >is particularly hazardous to pregnant women and children as the > >mercury can cause birth defects and harm the sensitive physiology of > >children. " He also states: " My best advice in descending order is: 1) > >avoid eating any fish unless you know it has been laboratory-tested > >and proven to be free from mercury and other toxins. 2) If you do eat > >fish that you are not sure has been laboratory-tested and proven to > >be free of toxins, at least choose from among the following six > >safest fish:* wild pacific salmon* tilapia* croaker* sardines* > >haddock* summer flounder. 3) Eat fish sustainably harvested from the > >wild (such as the toxin-free Vital Choice salmon . . .), not " farm > >raised. " > > > >Again, this is Dr. Mercola's standpoint. Everyone has to make their > >own decisions about what they feel comfortable with. Anyway, this is > >some of the information that I have been able to get my hands on. I > >hope you find it helpful. > > > >Agape to you, > >Jeni Lynn > > > > > > > > > > Since my daughter is autistic, is it better for me not to give > >her > > > > fish, fresh and from a can, due to the mrecury levels and metals? > >Or > > > > am I OK to do so? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the > >book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the > >following websites: > > > >http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.infohttp://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info\ /> > > > and > > > http://www.pecanbread.comhttp://www.pecanbread.com/> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 19, 2006 I live in Staunton, VA. We have a Whole Foods market about 40 min. away. There is a 's that just opened up about 20 minutes away. I'll start to look into it. Jeni Lynn (gastrointestinal problems) SCD day 1 Re: Fish > >Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 20:51:12 -0000 > > > >Dear , > > > >You are correct! I got my vitamin forms backwards. I just checked > >Dr. Megson's website with her research paper postings. Vitamin > >palmitate is the form that my kids cannot absorb. They need the kind > >in cod liver oil which is the natural, unsaturated cis form. Good > >eye! Thanks for helping get it straight. > > > >As far as the fish thing goes. I was stating Dr. ph Mercola's > >findings (which I trust). In his book, Dr. Mercola's Total Health > >Program he writes: " Sadly in the last 50 years, the oceans and lakes > >have become polluted with hundreds of millions of tons of mercury > >primarily from burning coal for electricity. . . . many health > >experts, myself included, are now warning against any type of fish, > >as nearly all have toxic levels of mercury . . . . Fish consumption > >is particularly hazardous to pregnant women and children as the > >mercury can cause birth defects and harm the sensitive physiology of > >children. " He also states: " My best advice in descending order is: 1) > >avoid eating any fish unless you know it has been laboratory-tested > >and proven to be free from mercury and other toxins. 2) If you do eat > >fish that you are not sure has been laboratory-tested and proven to > >be free of toxins, at least choose from among the following six > >safest fish:* wild pacific salmon* tilapia* croaker* sardines* > >haddock* summer flounder. 3) Eat fish sustainably harvested from the > >wild (such as the toxin-free Vital Choice salmon . . .), not " farm > >raised. " > > > >Again, this is Dr. Mercola's standpoint. Everyone has to make their > >own decisions about what they feel comfortable with. Anyway, this is > >some of the information that I have been able to get my hands on. I > >hope you find it helpful. > > > >Agape to you, > >Jeni Lynn > > > > > > > > > > Since my daughter is autistic, is it better for me not to give > >her > > > > fish, fresh and from a can, due to the mrecury levels and metals? > >Or > > > > am I OK to do so? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the > >book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the > >following websites: > > > >http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.infohttp://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info\ /http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/>> > > > and > > > http://www.pecanbread.comhttp://www.pecanbread.com/http://www.pecanbread.com ttp://www.pecanbread.com/>> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites