Thank you!  I needed this!

Walnuts, oatmeal and spinach are super foods and I try to include them every day in my diet. They are relatively easy to find and low cost. Plus consuming them is sustainable for the health of our planet too.

But how can salmon possibly fight stress when most of the salmon today is full of toxins from factory farming and polluted environments?  A recent study shows that Omega 3's have been linked to prostrate cancer in men.
http://pcrm.org/news/blog/index.html#omega

Salmon eat other fish causing them to be even more toxic with environmental wastes like mercury and PCBs. It can take up to three to five lbs of fish to create just 1 lb of salmon. If you must have omega threes try ground flax seeds. They add fiber and have a wonderful nutty taste.

Despite the bad press eggs receive, there is no better comfort food in my experience.  If my blood sugar is low, if I feel ill, if I feel upset I eat an egg. I scramble it in a bowl without margerine or butter and nuke (sorry to say, but that's modern life) it in the microwave for 1 minute. Then I put it in one slice of oat grain bread (Arnold's). No extra fat, just a heavy protein, delicious, stress-removal meal.

Not YOU again! Omega 3's are linked to the prevention of prostate cancers. My source is NIH, where we do research on preventing and curing cancer. We also rid many of this serious disease. You have also stated that milk causes cancer, in the past.  Cancer seems to be a tool that you use to try to frighten people into becoming vegan. You use the craziest sources that are not scientifically stable. This is a sight about being healthy, not about becoming a radical extremest. Cancer is a serious disease, not to be used to try to make people vegan. I would also like people to know that ninav has admitted to eating disorders, herself, so please don't indulge this ignorant person, or take advice from someone who is obviously not balanced.

I can't eat oatmeal due to gluten allergy.

I can't eat walnuts due to interstitial cystitis; walnuts result in bladder pain.

I don't eat spinach because it contributes to kidney stone formation (I've had 2 painful episodes).

I don't drink tea due to interstitial cystitis and esophagus issues.

That leaves salmon. Who knows how many toxins are in it?

I do drink chamomile tea (not a bladder irritant), so that helps.

I wish there were more articles on food allergies and intolerances.

I do like eggs, but who knows how much they affect cholesterol levels?

I'm still trying to figure out a healthy diet. By the time I remove everything that is bad for me (and I mean it physically hurts me), I'm left with chicken, brown rice, and vegetables -- and that can get old fast.

In her defense, Ninav was saying that salmon was linked to cancer, not omega 3 and that mercury is a very real problem with eating sea water creatures.  That being said, salmon is an amazing food that does so much more than give you protein and omega 3.

Human beings are omnivores, no matter what choices you make.  This means that all foods will serve our bodies if they are ingested from a natural source and not eaten in massive quantities.  Just because you choose to ignore a food type, you should never force feed others the same hype also check your statistics and resources for 'double blind' studies and control groups.  If studies do not mention that and just say that these people had cancer and they did X...that is not a study, just an observation.

tracyservello - I know it is frustrating reading replies which are obviously aimed at recruiting others to their lifestyle, but let's support our brethren in health, since she is doing what she thinks is helpful...she really is not trying to hurt others.  Although I do appreciate the reminder that we should not 'listen' to other posters without researching for ourselves, because they may have alterior motives.

"I would also like people to know that ninav has admitted to eating disorders, herself, so please don't indulge this ignorant person, or take advice from someone who is obviously not balanced."  Wow, Foodface! What an incredibly insensitive remark. Might I remind you, in case you aren't aware that probably 90 percent of the people who are drawn to this site are here because of eating disorders.  Secondly, the "Not YOU Again" is conduct I'd expect from a third grader.  Lastly, factory farming and pollutants ARE serious issues, and I think it's absurd to simply blow off those concerns. I'm a vegetarian, and very close to vegan, and it's strictly out of compassion for animals.  I'm not militant about it. I make my personal choices and am happy to share these ideas when asked. However this is a forum and there are PLENTY of people here who will make the carnivores cause known. There's room for vegans and vegetarians.  Your intolerance is quite objectionable. Shame on you.

Ooops! My apologies. I wrongly attributed the quote above to Foodface when it was actually TRACEYSERVELLO.  Please forgive me, Foodface. I don't know how to edit past comments.

You need to do more praying.....seriously.

Well, in tracyservello's defense, this is supposed to be a blog where people are free to express their opinions, so trying to shame her for doing so is just as intolerant as you accuse her for being toward ninav. Whether you like what she said or how she said it is irrelevant. Thank you, Calorie Count, for giving us information. What we do with it is up to us. I'm thankful that we have the forum to express our opinions.

Original Post by: sandarlorraine

You need to do more praying.....seriously.

Not sure who needs to do more praying, Sandarlorraine.

Good Morning,

Thank you all for your passionate comments!  Now I am requesting that we stick to the topic of food and stress.

Re: percent of Calorie Count members with eating disorders, it is truly much less than 90%.  About half of our members are just trying to eat healthy and the other half are trying to lose weight.  Only a small percentage have an eating disorder that would meet diagnostic criteria.  Of course, there are lots of 'aberrant eating behaviors' but who can define 'normal eating'?  There are many, many ways to meet your nutritional requirements, which is all we ask.

Mary

ssshello: So that entitles her to belittle people for their eating disorders by sayings she is "not balanced"? That entitles her to be ridiculously juvenile, with her "Not YOU again"?  There are many ways to disagree with one another without resorting to those kinds of tactics.  Again, let me remind you that most of us are here because of an eating disorder. Does that make all of those comments irrelevant, as well? 

Thank you, Mary. I just pulled the 90 percent thing out of.. oh, my ear, figuring it is a site that helps fight obesity..and maybe that's not considered an eating disorder.  I'll refrain from further comments on this matter.

meeeooooow - saucer of soy milk, table 2

For the issue with Salmon and toxins.  Just be careful of the salmon you buy.  I am a Canadian we get wonderful salmon that is not farmed.  With walnuts recently wasn't there a recall because of samonila .  I remember organic carrots and spinach getting hit with samonila as well.  So no food is really safe.  You just have to chose what is best for you.  That is the key here it is your choice.  It does get tiresome to always hear that any form of meat will give me cancer or that I am a monster because I don't care about the animals suffering so I can eat meat.  As it is your choice to be a vegan it is my choice to eat the foods I in enjoy in moderation.  That is all foods.

Bestephens said this..."In her defense, Ninav was saying that salmon was linked to cancer, not omega 3"

Actually, Bestephens, Ninav said exactly that!  And I quote...

"A recent study shows that Omega 3's have been linked to prostrate cancer in men."  (Ninav)

It is important to get our facts right.

Is there anything else you would recommend for your recipes rather than Maple Syrup.   Which is not only difficult to get here, in my part of Europe, but also hideously expensive when you can find it.

Honey?

So does farm raised salmon contain toxins?  Or is it only the wild salmon?  I'm kinda confused.  Thanks.  MJ

Original Post by: snowmoonelk

Bestephens said this..."In her defense, Ninav was saying that salmon was linked to cancer, not omega 3"

 

Actually, Bestephens, Ninav said exactly that!  And I quote...

"A recent study shows that Omega 3's have been linked to prostrate cancer in men."  (Ninav)

It is important to get our facts right.

 

Sorry...I was wrong.

bestevens-I agree with all that you said except that the quote from ninav "A recent study shows that Omega 3's have been linked to prostrate cancer in men" doesn't sound open to interpretation.

Original Post by: mjaxinn

So does farm raised salmon contain toxins?  Or is it only the wild salmon?  I'm kinda confused.  Thanks.  MJ

I found this link...which for the most part is irrelevant, but i want to make sure that I allow everyone a chance to read it for themselves:

The bad news is that, as you've heard, farmed salmon is problematic. Studies have found farm-raised salmon contain more cancer-causing PCBs and dioxins than wild ones do, typically originating in their feed. Researchers estimate that the risk of cancer from contaminants is about three times higher for farmed salmon compared to wild.

Salmon farming is rough on the environment, too. Farm runoff has been linked to increased mercury levels in wild fish nearby. Fish parasites can run rampant in salmon farms. Fish feces, copper, and zinc can contaminate the waters surrounding salmon pens.

Even the good stuff in farmed salmon comes with problems. Farmed salmon contain more oil, including heart-friendly omega-3, but a greater percentage is in the form of not-healthy omega-6.

The worse news is you'd better get used to it. Commercial salmon fishing is gone in the Atlantic, and things don't look promising in the Pacific. In a perfect world wild salmon would be a better choice than farmed. But we had a perfect world as far as fishing was concerned, and we used it up. http://www.connectsavannah.com/news/article/101581/

So I guess I was wrong in assuming wild-caught fish had the mercury issues.  It looks like farm-raised get the medal for that one.  And I guess this explains the ninav remark...

I ain't quittin' sushi for no one!  Cancer be darned!

Original Post by: dwolowsky

bestevens-I agree with all that you said except that the quote from ninav "A recent study shows that Omega 3's have been linked to prostrate cancer in men" doesn't sound open to interpretation.

I can't get past the incorrectness of her comment...so I keep making it right in my mind.  I goofed again in my post above.  I am losing my marbles!  SORRY!

Omega-3 DOES NOT CAUSE CANCER!!!! (yet)

Sounds like some people need their stress foods........

Dark chocolate!

Soup is a stress reliever for me.  There is something soothing about eating a warm bowl of soup.  My favorites soups are minestrone, potato, tomato, and lentil soup. MMmm good! Making Soup

Original Post by: bw_rogers

Sounds like some people need their stress foods........

Indeed :-)

Original Post by: foodface

I can't eat oatmeal due to gluten allergy.

I can't eat walnuts due to interstitial cystitis; walnuts result in bladder pain.

I don't eat spinach because it contributes to kidney stone formation (I've had 2 painful episodes).

I don't drink tea due to interstitial cystitis and esophagus issues.

That leaves salmon. Who knows how many toxins are in it?

I do drink chamomile tea (not a bladder irritant), so that helps.

I wish there were more articles on food allergies and intolerances.

I do like eggs, but who knows how much they affect cholesterol levels?

I'm still trying to figure out a healthy diet. By the time I remove everything that is bad for me (and I mean it physically hurts me), I'm left with chicken, brown rice, and vegetables -- and that can get old fast.

Actually, it's pretty well established that you'd have to eat a *lot* of eggs for it to adversely affect your cholesterol.  Yes, eggs do have cholesterol, but the body doesn't "suck it in" like we used to think.  So, chow down.

Unfortunately, it says that the effects of tea were due to the biological components of tea, which I assume means the tea plant.  Chamomile and other herbal teas often don't have tea (the plant) in them, so theymay not have the same benefits.  (Although they may well have other benefits.)

Good article.  I jumped up and made a cup of green tea.  Then I got stressed out reading the comments!  LOL

I'll tell you all, I've been having a rough go of things lately, and I am ascribing incredible healing powers to whole wheat english muffins, with (vegan margarine... omega 3's added in by some brilliant little chemist who wants me to go ahead with this) and just enough orange marmalade to make it all perfect. (No added sugar.. okay??)  Wow, those English! Why did we ever want independence when they make such great muffins?

Well, it's probably a good thing we are reading this article on stress, because going by the discussion I would guess there are a number of people needing to reduce their stress levels so they can chill out a bit. Now go grab a handful of walnuts and enjoy a cup of tea!

Original Post by: foodface

I can't eat oatmeal due to gluten allergy.

I can't eat walnuts due to interstitial cystitis; walnuts result in bladder pain.

I don't eat spinach because it contributes to kidney stone formation (I've had 2 painful episodes).

I don't drink tea due to interstitial cystitis and esophagus issues.

That leaves salmon. Who knows how many toxins are in it?

I do drink chamomile tea (not a bladder irritant), so that helps.

I wish there were more articles on food allergies and intolerances.

I do like eggs, but who knows how much they affect cholesterol levels?

I'm still trying to figure out a healthy diet. By the time I remove everything that is bad for me (and I mean it physically hurts me), I'm left with chicken, brown rice, and vegetables -- and that can get old fast.

Oatmeal is gluten free.  However, most experts say to avoid it because the most common brands/style (i.e. Quaker Oats) use flour in the processing.  If you go to a reputable whole foods type of store you should be able to find oats not processed with wheat products.  The easiest to find is "steel cut" oats.  Check with a sales person, but you do have options for oats!

Sorry, been out for awhile--no, NYCbassist, your COMMENTS aren't irrelevant, they're important. And you're entitled to them, and to communicate them without being shamed, just like tracy is.

I worry about eating fish too. 

I find it a bit ironic that we're all stressing out unnecessarily over comments made on an article meant to PREVENT stress. I'm just saying.

Tea really does the trick for me. I have it in the morning instead of coffee (as I was an avid coffee drinker prior to adjusting my diet). I also have horrible allergies, so putting in a bit of local honey does more than just sweeten - it keeps the sneezing at bay!

Spinach, eh?

So, all those years of watching Popeye cartoons finally paid off ;-)

Original Post by: miskwaabigoons

Good article.  I jumped up and made a cup of green tea.  Then I got stressed out reading the comments!  LOL

 

haha!

Original Post by: tracyservello

Not YOU again! Omega 3's are linked to the prevention of prostate cancers. My source is NIH, where we do research on preventing and curing cancer. We also rid many of this serious disease. You have also stated that milk causes cancer, in the past.  Cancer seems to be a tool that you use to try to frighten people into becoming vegan. You use the craziest sources that are not scientifically stable. This is a sight about being healthy, not about becoming a radical extremest. Cancer is a serious disease, not to be used to try to make people vegan. I would also like people to know that ninav has admitted to eating disorders, herself, so please don't indulge this ignorant person, or take advice from someone who is obviously not balanced.

Oh yes.. HER again.. Jesus Christ.  

Okay.. I'm trying to stay on topic here.  I read the article that ninav cited and the sources cited seem credible, but as it's only one study, I'll wait to read further, and will continue to get my omega 3's from flax seeds and walnuts.  I am sure that there will be many studies regarding this, and I hope so, too.  There are many things that have been sold to us as safe, which we found out, sometimes woefully late, that such was not the case.  What my point is, is that there is no reason to use such hostility in the way we address anyone who, essentially only means well.  I would love everyone to be a vegan, but I've got a better chance of flying unaided.  To make fun of someone's eating disorders or to use that "Not YOU again." or question their balance, is simply wrong.  Can't we just get along?  Now, I need an english muffin.

flax and fish oil are both beneficial and do some different things for your body.  for instance fish oil is very good for your brain and flax (EFAs) is more known for hormone related condition and skin.  both good for inflammation.  you get different omega 3's from each.  in my opinion, because of how good the omega 3's in fish oil (EPA and DHA) are and if you are trying to achieve results for a health condition, you should supplement, because of the mercury levels and the contamination in the fatty fish that you need.  many people come in my store for fish oil for their children who have adhd and have seem remarkable results.  however, flaxseed oil in my opinion, would not be beneficial in this area.  everyone is different. respect eachother. and learn from one another.

btw..very interesting article.  there are new studies being done all the time.  i would be rich if i got a dollar for every study there was on the negative affects (including cancer) coffee will cause.  then another dollar for every positive thing (including brain health) coffee does for you.  everything in moderation!!

Original Post by: marydeee

Dark chocolate!

hey dark chocolate..well 100% cocoa to be more specific is supposed to be very good for your brain.  i eat it before my tests.  much better in a candybar of 85% cocoa though.

I'm very curious, Hennali, if you can cite any actual research that says the omega 3's in fish are more beneficial than the ones in flax seed, or walnuts, or other plant based sources?  Not that I would change my mind and eat anything with animal products, just would like to inquire about other alternatives.

Does anyone else here know of this?

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Good Question!!

Original Post by: marksbibi

Good Question!!

Very Good Question!!!   NYCBASSIST