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By now you will have heard about the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids. They lift your heart health, they lift your mood, they reduce low level inflammation caused by stress and other factors, they protect your brain from disease and they even relieve joint pain.

And the best source of these miracle nutrients? Oily fish like salmon and tuna.
But a nagging question these days is, are these fish really safe for you to eat?

Look, you’ve probably heard that many fish species are contaminated with mercury.
Unfortunately the problem doesn’t stop there.

For instance, a recent review of contaminants in fish and shellfish throughout the U.S. found more than 30% of fish have levels of accumulative toxins that are potentially cancerous. Twenty-nine percent have unsafe mercury levels. Eleven percent have unhealthy levels of DDT and DDT derivatives. (Harvey J, et al. “Contaminant concentrations in whole-body fish and shellfish from US estuaries,” Environ Monit Assess 2007 (June 13))

As well, we have to confront the reality most of the fish on our shelves is now imported, some of it from very suspect sources. And reef fish can contain siguatera, which may make you quite ill.

What this means is that you can’t trust the fish in our general food supply.

Accumulative toxins build up in your system and can lead to cancers, nervous system issues and neurological disorders. Mercury is a well-known neurotoxin. In other words, you don’t want to eat foods that have any levels of these substances.

What’s more you don’t want to take fishoil supplements which contain these substances either.
Despite what manufacturers and health regulatory bodies tell us, there isn’t any “safe” level of these poisons.

So, how do you take advantage of the health benefits of fish while avoiding all these nasty drawbacks?

The first step to choosing fish that’s healthy and non-toxic is to know which fish are most likely to be contaminated.

Typical fish with high levels of mercury and other contaminants include farmed salmon, mackerel, tuna steaks, swordfish, shark and bass. You should avoid eating these fish unless you can find a source that guarantees the safety and cleanliness of the fish they sell.
Remember farmed fish can be laced with antibiotics, and fed unnatural food. Farmed salmon are also fed drugs to make their flesh the distinctive pink colour.

In the low-contaminant category, you have anchovies, crayfish, Pacific flounder, sole, scallops, clams, light canned tuna, and Alaskan salmon. You can eat these kinds of fish as often as you like with no ill effects.

Besides knowing which fish are clean and which are toxic, you can also protect yourself by purchasing your fish from a source that guarantees low-contaminant levels. These kinds of providers hold their product to strict quality standards, so you can relax and enjoy your fish worry-free.

To make sure you are getting all the omega-3 fatty acids your body needs, it’s a good idea to take a supplement. But not just any supplement. You need a Pharmaceutical Grade Fish Oil (PGFO) where the product is guaranteed to contain NO accumulative toxins or heavy metals.

When you are taking 4-6 grams of fish oils a day, you want to make sure you are going to become more healthy, not less. You need a SAFE supplement, and PGFO fills the bill perfectly.

Most health food stores don’t sell PGFO, many don’t even know what it is.
We sell a great PGFO locally. You can find it on the “products” page of this website.

Get great Omega 3’s and Revive Your Life.