| If your family is eating fish to get the
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| | kids are going to eat every day.*** PCB's
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| benefits of the omega 3 oils in the fish,
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| | ***Although PCB's, which were once used
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| and you want to keep them safe and
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| | as insulating tools in electrical
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| healthy, this is one of those articles
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| | transformers, were banned in 1977, they
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| you'll want to read all the way to the
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| | are fat soluble and still in the fatty
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| end.News about the superb health benefits
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| | tissue of marine and animal
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| of omega 3 fish oils are everywhere.
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| | species. PCB's are linked to impaired
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| Medical science proves they help you
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| | memory, certain cancers, and learning
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| think faster, improve memory, protect
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| | problems.The New England Journal of
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| your heart, eliminate or diminish many
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| | Medicine reported on Sept. 12, 1996, that
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| symptoms of Autism and ADD/ADHD and even
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| | a study of 212 children born to women who
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| help lower your blood pressure and
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| | had eaten PCB contaminated fish from Lake
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| cholesterol.BUT-- Are the fish oil
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| | Michigan, were three times more likely to
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| supplements you take safer than eating
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| | lag two years behind in reading
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| fish?There's growing concern in the
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| | comprehension and
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| medical community about the dangerous
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| | adversely affected intellectual
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| chemicals found in fish (both wild and
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| | function.*** Dioxins ***Dioxins are by
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| farmed), like mercury, PCB's, dioxins and
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| | products of industrial chemicals and also
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| other toxins.So, after a thorough review
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| | accumulate in the fatty tissue of fish.
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| of the medical literature, here's the
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| | In various animal studies, dioxins have
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| skinny on the "smart fats", whether the
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| | been found to cause birth defects, nerve
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| fish oil supplements you take are safe,
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| | damage, changes in immune function, and
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| and, if you eat fish, which type is
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| | higher levels of miscarriages.4. Can You
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| safest for your family?1. Is Your Tuna
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| | Get The Health Benefits Of Omega 3 Fish
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| Safe?On August 1, 2005, a Wall Street
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| | Oils Without The Risk?If you're a
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| Journal article, talking about the
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| | conscientious consumer and pay attention
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| failure of the FDA to warn about the high
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| | to third party quality assurance
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| levels of pollutants in fish, told about
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| | programs, you can be absolutely assured
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| a 10 year old boy suffering from mercury
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| | that the fish oil supplements you take
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| poisoning because his parents thought
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| | are safe.BUT BEWARE - Not All Fish Oils
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| eating tuna fish was safe.Sadly, the boy
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| | Are Created Equal.Recent medical journal
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| had recently acquired severe learning
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| | studies show that most "off the shelf"
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| difficulties and neurological tests
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| | fish oils were rancid, even before their
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| revealed he had nearly double the mercury
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| | expiration date, and had high levels of
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| levels in his blood than the EPA deems
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| | mercury, PCB's and dioxins. So before
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| safe.Finally in March 2004, the FDA
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| | you run to your local store or warehouse
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| issued a mercury advisory recommending
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| | shopping center for
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| limits on tuna and other fish consumption
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| | the least expensive fish oils, read
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| for pregnant and nursing women and
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| | on...5. Who Are The Third Party Fish Oil
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| children, but it was years too late for
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| | Quality Assurors and Which Fish Oil
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| the 10 year old boy.2. Mercury Levels In
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| | Supplements Have The Highest Rating?There
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| Some Common Fish.Note: Albacore, the
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| | are several organizations that
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| most expensive type of tuna, has nearly
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| | independently insure the quality of fish
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| three times more mercury than other tuna.
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| | oils and attest to the fact that there is
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| The source on this information is the
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| | no mercury, PCB's, dioxins, or other
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| FDA: Northeast
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| | toxins in the fish oil.These labs are
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| States for Coordinated Air Use
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| | highly regulated and rigorously test the
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| Management.Average Mercury (parts per
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| | fish to make sure that any contaminants
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| million)Salmon
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| | are molecularly distilled out through
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| .01American Lobster
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| | many steps.a. The IFOS - International
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| .31Catfish .05Cod
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| | Fish Oil Standards program.IFOS measures
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| .11Pollock
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| | quality of omega 3 products through more
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| .06Swordfish
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| | stringent global standards than that of
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| .97Chunk light tuna
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| | the World Health Organization and the
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| .12Albacore .35Note:
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| | Council for Responsible Nutrition.
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| There are no safe levels of mercury,
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| | Interestingly, the FDA standards for
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| PCB's, dioxins
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| | contaminants in fish oil are the least
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| for your body and brain.3. What Are
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| | stringent of all the organizations.IFOS
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| These Pollutants, and What Are The
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| | program uses a lengthy series of
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| Dangers of Mercury, PCB's and Dioxins?***
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| | dissolution rates, gas chromatography,
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| Mercury ***Mercury is released into the
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| | and cold water vapor atomic absorption
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| air from coal burning power plants and
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| | spectroscopy, etc., to determine
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| solid-waste incinerators. When it gets
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| | contaminants and omega 3 content as a
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| into the water, it converts into a
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| | percentage of weight. Further their
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| dangerous neurotoxin which destroys nerve
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| | program tests product levels at higher
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| tissue.The largest fish, and predatory
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| | parts per trillion than any of the others
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| fish, naturally have the highest levels
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| | to insure greater safety.Products which
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| of mercury. But, watch out, when you eat
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| | have received the highest IFOS Program
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| the fish, methylmercury accumulates into
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| | rating:Although I am not recommending
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| your bloodstream. Although it can be
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| | that you stop eating fish, you would have
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| removed over time, it takes more than a
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| | to consume many pounds of possibly
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| year to drop to safe levels.If you are in
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| | contaminated fish to obtain what you
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| your child bearing years, pregnant,
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| | could get in even one capsule of the
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| nursing or have young children, your risk
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| | purest omega 3 supplement.So here are the
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| of mercury toxicity is even higher.
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| | omega 3 supplement products which have
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| Further, it can be passed from the mother
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| | received the highest rating from IFOS
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| to the
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| | program: fish oil in omega 3 supplements
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| unborn baby. It gets worse.According to
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| | have hundreds of health benefits. If you
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| the June, 1998 issue of the New England
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| | want to improve your memory, think
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| Journal of Medicine, researchers at
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| | faster, remember longer, lower your blood
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| Dartmouth College found that children
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| | pressure,
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| exposed to even low levels of
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| | eliminate many of the symptoms of
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| methlymercury (evidenced in hair samples)
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| | Autism, depression and ADHD, take a look
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| perform more poorly in cognitive
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| | at these valuable supplements.(Medical
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| tests.Since 8% of US women of
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| | disclaimer: no part of this article is
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| childbearing age have unsafe mercury
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| | intended to convey medical advice. Seek
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| levels, this means that more than 300,000
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| | the advice of your health care or medical
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| babies are born at risk for memory,
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| | professional before taking any
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| language, physical and attention span
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| | supplements, and ask your doctor whether
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| impairments. A scary thought isn't
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| | you can take fish oils especially if you
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| it?Every time I go to the supermarket, I
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| | are currently taking blood thinning
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| want to stop at the tuna fish aisle and
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| | medications).
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| warn the moms buying all that tuna their
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