Guest guest Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 I eat wild salmon once a week and consume sardines and herring in wine (no preservatives) regularly as well. I love raw oysters but got scared off them recently from some government report about people dying eating Gulf of Mexico oysters raw. With the pollution no doubt it is risky. I usually know the source of the fish/seafood I buy, but in this case I bought some of unknown origin, so I cooked them in butter, white wine and shallots. I would appreciate some advice on the raw oysters, as they are even more sensuous than blanched almonds and I would love to slurp them down occasionally. Oh, Dr. Mercola has a list of fish to avoid and fish that are okay by him on his site. Here's the safe list: Summer Flounder Wild Pacific Salmon Croaker Sardines Haddock Tilapia He's got specific fish to avoid for pregnant women here: http://www.mercola.com/2001/apr/25/mercury_fish.htm Deanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 I lean more towards Sally's take. I'd just avoid higher than average pollutant levels from locally polluted waters. The oceans have always had mercury, and the natural amount completely dwarfs the addition contributed by human agency, which is about the same amount as is naturally contributed by rainfall per year. The Inuit traditionally ate whale meat, which is supersupersuper loaded with mercury. So the problem seems to be more of an absence of protective factors than increased amount of mercury. And even so, I'm not sure there's any clear evidence that people are getting mercury poisoning from fish-- except some anecdotal evidence that *some* people are particularly sensitive. Since I haven't been drinking milk the last couple months, I've been eating sardines every day. I prefer oysters fried, and I eat a decent amount of baked salmon. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 At 05:19 PM 2/28/2004, you wrote: >Summer Flounder >Wild Pacific Salmon >Croaker >Sardines >Haddock >Tilapia thanks deanna. i missed that! this is pretty much my list too, except that haddock is overharvested, so i try to only eat it when it's " necessary " . -katja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 >i've been following the mercury thing for a while, and i was >surprised to see sally's take on it in NT. then again i was surprised to >see mercola's take on it. (gross summarization: sally says not to worry >about it, mercola says never eat any fish - except i think he does now >endorse vital choice.) what are ya'll's opinions? > >-katja The fish that are most contaminated are the big, top of the food chain fish ... so I figure baby anchovies and shrimp are as safe as anything else. Not that there are any guarantees. But tuna is the worst for mercury ... big, long-lived fish that accumulate the mercury over many years. -- Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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