Nutritional Therapy with Diana Galindo
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This is a lovely combination of color and flavor – the salmon, lentils, orange and mint. Serve it with CMF Quinoa or brown rice and a spinach, broccoli salad. Get an extra-serving of salmon (about 4 ounces), and double the lentils portion of the recipe and the quinoa or rice. Toss together the next day and serve over […]
“Curry Powder has a number of valuable health benefits, including the prevention of cancer, protection against heart disease, reduces Alzheimer’s disease symptoms, eases pain and inflammation, boosts bone health, and increases the liver’s ability to remove toxins from the body.” Facts about Curry Powder Pumpkin Shrimp Curry Print Recipe Simply yum. Make it vegan by […]
The flavors and textures in this recipe are visually and tastefully delightful.
Serve with a salad of immune boosting seeds/nuts, a chopped green onion or two and greens (spinach, romaine or arugula) tossed with a lime or apple cider vinaigrette and dinner is ready.
“Fish is high in important vitamins such as B1 (thiamine), B2 (niacin) and D as well as omega 3 fatty acids. Salmon is a good source of omega-3 fatty acids.
It is believed that omega 3 fatty acids reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular disease by increasing the levels of “good” cholesterol and lowering the levels of “bad cholesterol in the body. They’ve been found to prevent blood clots and there is evidence that omega 3 fatty acids help relieve symptoms of arthritis.”
Nutrition for Life, Lisa Hark PhD and Darwin Deen, MD.
Sadly, increasingly there are health dilemmas associated with eating fish, in particular farmed fish.
“Farmed fish are fed fish meal and fish oils because they need proteins and fats to help them grow (wild salmon get the nutrients they need by eating other fish which are small and relatively low in chemical contaminants); but these feeds contain higher concentrations of pollutants called PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls)…Farmed fish have twice the fat and more than twice the saturated fat of their wild counterparts – increasing the levels of PBCs… Their omega-3 content depends entirely on what they are fed and this varies by species and farm. “
To learn more about PBCs “which are a “probable carcinogen visit
http://www.clearwater.org/news/pcbhealth.html
I believe it is important to be a conscious consumer and in regards to fish, choose to know where the fish comes from, whether is it is farmed or wild., not just for our health but also for that of the fish and the planet. We can make a difference by relying on a fish advisory card (link to http://www.seafoodwatch.org/consumers/seafood-and-your-health) and voting with our forks to only buy fish that is sustainable and healthy.
Fish are excellent sources of protein, vitamins, minerals and omega-3 fatty acids optimal for good health. However, eating fish is getting complicated because of toxic chemicals, even in farmed fish. Also, wild fish are disappearing from the ocean at alarming rates. For our health and for the planet, we can help protect fish by asking if […]