Guest guest Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 >We take an Omega 3, 6, and 9 supplement called Pro-EFA junior and it is soft chewable gell tabs that are lemon flavored. I will not give my son any fish of any sort no matter if it has the lowest amount of mercury available. In many kids the slightest amount entering into the body can defeat the purpose of chelating them for so long. I have a friend who chelates and after 1 year thought she would try him with some fish. After giving him fish 3 times he regressed and it took a long to to gain back what he had lost. It's just not worst it to me. If you can get your nurishment like Omega3's from a supplement then to me it's a dafer route for my son. And I'm speaking of my own personal opinion about my son's situation. If a family chooses to give their child fish and feels it's alright then that's great. I didn't want anyone to think I was trying to make a statement here that no children should eat fish. This is my personal choise for Sasha. We purchase our Omega 3's from wellness pharmacy ( www.wellnesspharmacy.com ) but the brand we use is Nordic Naturals and their website is www.nordicnaturals.com -Crystal www.sashasrecovery.com > Just needed to clarify something, as my family shows conflicting > priorites. Given that we have allergies to chicken & lamb, and are > trying to avoid pork (having bought the idea of Biblical food > guidelines from the Maker's Diet), I'm confudes about how to filter > the " don't eat fish if you're concerned about Mercury " (and weigh that > against the admonition to eat fish as a rich source of Omega 3's, which > are brain-friendly). Without fish, our food options are turkey and > beef. I'd think that eventually they'd develop allergies to even that, > if that's all they have. > > What do y'all think? > > Thanks, > Sara > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 You can try wild game. My son is sensitive to some fish, chicken, beef and pork. We now have some friends who are going hunting for us so we can have alternative sources of meat for him. Apparently you cook it just like beef. M > > From: " Sara Olson " <sara@...> > Date: 2005/12/01 Thu AM 11:34:52 EST > > Subject: [ ] Confused about fish > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 I just get confused about what to FEED them? This leaves only turkey and beef. And from the sound of things, even the nuts will need to be eliminated with high copper. Are there any nuts that AREN'T high in copper? > >We take an Omega 3, 6, and 9 supplement called Pro-EFA junior and > it is soft chewable gell tabs that are lemon flavored. I will not > give my son any fish of any sort no matter if it has the lowest > amount of mercury available. In many kids the slightest amount > entering into the body can defeat the purpose of chelating them for > so long. I have a friend who chelates and after 1 year thought she > would try him with some fish. After giving him fish 3 times he > regressed and it took a long to to gain back what he had lost. It's > just not worst it to me. If you can get your nurishment like > Omega3's from a supplement then to me it's a dafer route for my son. > And I'm speaking of my own personal opinion about my son's > situation. If a family chooses to give their child fish and feels > it's alright then that's great. I didn't want anyone to think I was > trying to make a statement here that no children should eat fish. > This is my personal choise for Sasha. > > We purchase our Omega 3's from wellness pharmacy ( > www.wellnesspharmacy.com ) but the brand we use is Nordic Naturals > and their website is www.nordicnaturals.com > > -Crystal > www.sashasrecovery.com > > > > > > > Just needed to clarify something, as my family shows conflicting > > priorites. Given that we have allergies to chicken & lamb, and are > > trying to avoid pork (having bought the idea of Biblical food > > guidelines from the Maker's Diet), I'm confudes about how to > filter > > the " don't eat fish if you're concerned about Mercury " (and weigh > that > > against the admonition to eat fish as a rich source of Omega 3's, > which > > are brain-friendly). Without fish, our food options are turkey and > > beef. I'd think that eventually they'd develop allergies to even > that, > > if that's all they have. > > > > What do y'all think? > > > > Thanks, > > Sara > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Great suggestion! Did you do allergy testing on those, or can we assume that if they haven't had it, they won't be allergic to it? I'm not sure that can be true since one of my young children came up allergic to brewer's yeast! Sara > > You can try wild game. My son is sensitive to some fish, chicken, beef and pork. We now have some friends who are going hunting for us so we can have alternative sources of meat for him. Apparently you cook it just like beef. > M > > > > From: " Sara Olson " <sara@h...> > > Date: 2005/12/01 Thu AM 11:34:52 EST > > > > Subject: [ ] Confused about fish > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 I use Nordic Naturals which has the mercury distilled out. -Ann > > Just needed to clarify something, as my family shows conflicting > priorites. Given that we have allergies to chicken & lamb, and are > trying to avoid pork (having bought the idea of Biblical food > guidelines from the Maker's Diet), I'm confudes about how to filter > the " don't eat fish if you're concerned about Mercury " (and weigh that > against the admonition to eat fish as a rich source of Omega 3's, which > are brain-friendly). Without fish, our food options are turkey and > beef. I'd think that eventually they'd develop allergies to even that, > if that's all they have. > > What do y'all think? > > Thanks, > Sara > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 > > Just needed to clarify something, as my family shows conflicting > priorites. Given that we have allergies to chicken & lamb, and are > trying to avoid pork (having bought the idea of Biblical food > guidelines from the Maker's Diet), I'm confudes about how to filter > the " don't eat fish if you're concerned about Mercury " (and weigh that > against the admonition to eat fish as a rich source of Omega 3's, which > are brain-friendly). Without fish, our food options are turkey and > beef. well, that is true IF you view food as meat-centered. I'm vegetarian, so it would not occur to me the way you have just framed it. In fact, those options (turkey and beef) would NOT occur to me, but many other options would. Even if you want to be " protein centered " about food (which I don't really think is such a good thing), some other high protein options are beans, lentils, nuts, seeds. Many kinds of each. (But, for you, limited nuts due to copper!) Tofu is also " beans " but a very different form. Among fishes the mercury level varies: salmon is much less mercury than tuna..... good wishes, Moria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 I would not eliminate food based of its copper content yet. Instead, give your kid(s) a hefty dose of molybdenum and adequate zinc at least 3 times per day. That will inhibit copper absorption. My son is 3.9, 32 lbs and Andy told me to give him 1000-2000 mcgs of molybdenum per day. I also give zinc 20mgs + body weight each day. Those are daily doses, divided into 3. Our copper has come down significantly. That said, we still don't know whether it was from exogenous sources (i.e. water in bath/pool) or ingestion. Anne > > >We take an Omega 3, 6, and 9 supplement called Pro-EFA junior and > > it is soft chewable gell tabs that are lemon flavored. I will not > > give my son any fish of any sort no matter if it has the lowest > > amount of mercury available. In many kids the slightest amount > > entering into the body can defeat the purpose of chelating them for > > so long. I have a friend who chelates and after 1 year thought she > > would try him with some fish. After giving him fish 3 times he > > regressed and it took a long to to gain back what he had lost. It's > > just not worst it to me. If you can get your nurishment like > > Omega3's from a supplement then to me it's a dafer route for my > son. > > And I'm speaking of my own personal opinion about my son's > > situation. If a family chooses to give their child fish and feels > > it's alright then that's great. I didn't want anyone to think I was > > trying to make a statement here that no children should eat fish. > > This is my personal choise for Sasha. > > > > We purchase our Omega 3's from wellness pharmacy ( > > www.wellnesspharmacy.com ) but the brand we use is Nordic Naturals > > and their website is www.nordicnaturals.com > > > > -Crystal > > www.sashasrecovery.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > Just needed to clarify something, as my family shows conflicting > > > priorites. Given that we have allergies to chicken & lamb, and > are > > > trying to avoid pork (having bought the idea of Biblical food > > > guidelines from the Maker's Diet), I'm confudes about how to > > filter > > > the " don't eat fish if you're concerned about Mercury " (and weigh > > that > > > against the admonition to eat fish as a rich source of Omega 3's, > > which > > > are brain-friendly). Without fish, our food options are turkey > and > > > beef. I'd think that eventually they'd develop allergies to even > > that, > > > if that's all they have. > > > > > > What do y'all think? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Sara > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Some good sources of omega 3 include: grass fed meats (you can order some GREAT grass fed bison online for very reasonable prices). grass fed dairy (RAW) wild salmon many fresh greens are loaded with them. i dont remember which ones off the top of my head, but I know grasses have omega 3s, which is why grass fed animal products are high in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Certain fish are known to have mercury -- I think tuna is one of them -- I'm not sure what the list of fish is with possible mercury. Anyway, to get the benefits of Omega-3 without the mercury try using fish oil tablets. Consumer Reports has tested these and found negligible amounts of mercury. I use Nordic Naturals. Good luck. Sara Olson <sara@...> wrote: Just needed to clarify something, as my family shows conflicting priorites. Given that we have allergies to chicken & lamb, and are trying to avoid pork (having bought the idea of Biblical food guidelines from the Maker's Diet), I'm confudes about how to filter the " don't eat fish if you're concerned about Mercury " (and weigh that against the admonition to eat fish as a rich source of Omega 3's, which are brain-friendly). Without fish, our food options are turkey and beef. I'd think that eventually they'd develop allergies to even that, if that's all they have. What do y'all think? Thanks, Sara ======================================================= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 > > Just needed to clarify something, as my family shows conflicting > priorites. Given that we have allergies to chicken & lamb, and are > trying to avoid pork (having bought the idea of Biblical food > guidelines from the Maker's Diet), I'm confudes about how to filter > the " don't eat fish if you're concerned about Mercury " I have fish links in the mercury section of this page http://www.danasview.net/metals.htm You can fish that has a lesser chance of metals, and give it with selenium and vitamin C [this is what I do], that might work for your family. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 I'm hoping to tap into some of the expertise here on the topic of safe fish...I'm so confused! After reading what Jane Goodall has to say about the farming of fish, it sounds like the fish are handled more disgustingly than beef or chickens, even in the ocean, where they could be labeled as " wild. " So now I've been looking at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch, and they have a terrific list of what's safe and what's not, but it's so detailed that it doesn't really compare to the information that's available at the seafood counter. Bottom line is, I have no idea what seafood is safe to buy. Does anyone have some info that makes it all a little simpler? Thanks in advance, Tamara in NJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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