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"Most supermarkets sell farmed salmon, which is much cheaper and available year-round. But recent studies have found that farmed salmon has less omega-3 and more toxins than wild salmon. You can also find omega-3 in wal-Try walnut oil for salad nuts, which have repeatedly been dressings, cooking, shown to lower cholesterol. Other of omega-3, but save some applause for the next act. Monounsaturated fat is no slouch, either. It lowers your bad LDL cholesterol while protecting your good HDL cholesterol." - The Editors of FC&A, Unleash the Inner Healing Power of Foods (Get the book.)

"Specifically, tests on farmed salmon uncovered high levels of toxins linked to cancer and birth defects. These findings recently triggered a "scare-mongering" row as other experts insisted salmon was safe to eat regularly—and important for a healthy diet. A study released in the journal, Environmental Science & Technology, found much higher levels of some chemicals in farmed salmon compared with wild salmon." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"On average, farmed salmon have sixteen times the dioxinlike PCBs found in wild salmon, four times the levels in beef, and 3.4 times the levels in other seafood. American consumers nationwide are exposed to elevated PCB levels by eating farmed salmon. So to get the real benefits of this amazing fish, you really have to go for the wild variety. I've gotten in the habit of asking at restaurants, "Is it wild?" If it's not, I don't order it. It may take some effort to find the wild Alaskan variety, but it's totally worth it." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why (Get the book.)

"These standards for determining safe fish consumption levels are according to United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). farmed salmon were found to have up to 10 times higher levels of PCBs and dioxins than wild salmon. farmed salmon are frequently fed antibiotics, which contribute to the growth of drug-resistant bacteria. In addition, chemical are often added to their food to color their flesh pink to resemble their wild cousins. Otherwise, they would remain an unappetizing grayish-brown color." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"Research published by the Environmental Working Group (July 30, 2003) indicates that farmed salmon poses a cancer risk because they carry high levels of carcinogenic chemicals called polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). PCBs have been banned in the US since 1979, but they persist in the environment and end up in animal fat. farmed salmon from U.S. grocery stores contains 16 v times the PCBs found in wild salmon. , Scallops Why: Go ahead and indulge-scallops are a good source of vitamin B12, needed by the body to convert homocysteine, a chemical that damages blood vessel walls." - Jan Lovejoy, Get Balanced-the Natural Way to Better Health with Superfoods (Get the book.)

"Farmed salmon were found to have up to 10 times higher levels of PCBs and dioxins than wild salmon. farmed salmon are frequently fed antibiotics, which contribute to the growth of drug-resistant bacteria. In addition, chemical are often added to their food to color their flesh pink to resemble their wild cousins. Otherwise, they would remain an unappetizing grayish-brown color. Sales have increased up to 15 percent a year as more people eat oily fish to prevent heart attacks, or so they are made to believe." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"Salmon gain these carotenoids through their diets; wild salmon eat krill and tiny shellfish and farmed salmon get them from their feed. Astaxanthin is a natural antioxidant that is used as a coloring agent to give farm-raised salmon their namesake color, otherwise they would look somewhat gray. Salmon also contains important minerals including calcium, phosphorus, potassium, iron, magnesium, selenium, and zinc. ANOTHER FISHY STORY? Wild or farmed? Will the most nutritious version please raise their fin? Farm-raised get less exercise than wild salmon so they tend to be more fatty." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"To make them grow faster and larger, their diet includes growth hormones. farmed salmon are fed pink dye to colour their flesh. In addition, these chemically-laden farms are devastating surrounding sea life, causing deadly water pollution and ruining the land on which the seafood farms are set up, with the consequent ruination of fishermen and farmers who depended on these areas for their livelihood.14 When we eat these animal and seafood products, antibiotics, and growth hormones and chemicals, end up in our body systems. Over time, bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"But the enclosures in which farmed salmon are usually kept are net pens, and they are notorious for being torn by waves or by hungry wild fish. How often do farmed salmon escape? Routinely, sometimes by the tens of thousands. Almost 1 million farmed salmon escape annually in Norway alone. In fact, in some parts of Norway today, there are five times as many escaped farmed salmon living in the wild as there are wild salmon." - John Robbins, Food Revolution: How your diet can help save your life and our world (Get the book.)

"Avoid farmed salmon, which has a high PCB content, and high-mercury fish such as king mackerel, marlin, orange roughy, shark, swordfish, tilefish, and tuna. Essential fatty acids are also available in omega-3 rich eggs and flaxseed, as well as in supplement form. A growing number of studies show omega-3 to be beneficial in the prevention and management of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and rheumatoid arthritis." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"The SOTA tests found the same amounts of PCBs in farmed salmon as in wild salmon. This, it said, "should put to rest any fears that arose from the notorious Hites study that appeared in the journal Science . . . The bottom line? The benefits of salmon far outweigh the risks." Maybe, but SOTA did not make the study available or publish it, so there is no way to compare its methods with those of the Hites research." - Marion Nestle, What to Eat (Get the book.)

"How often do farmed salmon escape? Routinely, sometimes by the tens of thousands. Almost 1 million farmed salmon escape annually in Norway alone. In fact, in some parts of Norway today, there are five times as many escaped farmed salmon living in the wild as there are wild salmon.12 Meanwhile, one company that had engineered Chinook salmon that could grow up to 550 pounds was forced to suspend its research after leaked secret papers revealed that deformed heads and other severe abnormalities had occurred during the breeding program.1" - John Robbins, Food Revolution: How your diet can help save your life and our world (Get the book.)

"Fin fish farming in coastal waters can be more problematic. farmed salmon, raised by the thousands in net pens, produce a corresponding load of water-polluting feces. Diseases can spread quickly through the crowded pens. Antibiotics used to treat these diseases can then leak out into the water, where they can help disease-resistant organisms develop. And it all adds up to less-than-healthy salmon steaks on your plate. Many researchers and environmentalists believe that the solution lies in removing fish farms from areas bordering wild waters. Although Dr." - Alex Steffen, Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century (Get the book.)

"But recent studies have found that farmed salmon has less omega-3 and more toxins than wild salmon. You can also find omega-3 in wal-Try walnut oil for salad nuts, which have repeatedly been dressings, cooking, shown to lower cholesterol. Other of omega-3, but save some applause for the next act. Monounsaturated fat is no slouch, either. It lowers your bad LDL cholesterol while protecting your good HDL cholesterol. Olive oil, a great source of monounsaturated fat, has been shown to lower cholesterol and blood pressure and modify the effects of inflammation." - The Editors of FC&A, Unleash the Inner Healing Power of Foods (Get the book.)

"The second has to do with why you should try to avoid eating farmed salmon and why you should not confuse the two. Remember, you can use theword "pets" to describe both cats and dogs, but that doesn't mean they're the same creature. And so it is with salmon. Read on. Salmon is one of the healthiest foods you can eat, and one of the main reasons is that it's chock full of a particular kind of fat that has more health benefits than almost any other single food on the planet." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why (Get the book.) "Steve Sinatra mentioned astaxanthin as one of his reasons for including wild salmon on his top ten list, see page 186). But farmed salmon don't get to eat krill and shrimp. They get their color a completely different way. Farmers are able to pick out the color of their salmon from a color wheel that looks exactly like the ones you see in the paint section of Home Depot. I'm not making this up— I've seen it. It's called the SalmoFan, and it's an actual fanned salmon color wheel where you can choose the shade of red or pink you'd like your "product" to be." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why (Get the book.) "American consumers nationwide are exposed to elevated PCB levels by eating farmed salmon. So to get the real benefits of this amazing fish, you really have to go for the wild variety. I've gotten in the habit of asking at restaurants, "Is it wild?" If it's not, I don't order it. It may take some effort to find the wild Alaskan variety, but it's totally worth it. Salmon is not only a superb source of omega-3 fats, but it's also a great source of high-quality protein." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why (Get the book.)

"In a major study reported in the journal Science, increased levels of cancer-causing PCBs were found in farmed salmon as compared with wild-caught fish. Q See fasting in Part Three, and follow the program. Q A green drink that is a good master cleanser combines the juice of 2 organic lemons, 2 tablespoons pure grade-C maple syrup, V4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, 1 ounce fresh wheatgrass juice, and 1 quart of distilled water. If fresh wheatgrass is not available, powdered Sweet Wheat from Sweet Wheat, Inc. is a good substitute." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"There are concerns about pesticides, herbicides, antibiotics, genetically-modified food, mobile phones, microwaves, amalgam fillings, falling sperm counts, mad cows, MMR - even milk. farmed salmon is a Trojan Horse for carcinogens. Obesity and diabetes are on the march. There is a mass of documentation on all this. So what is the European Commission's big idea? 'Let's clamp down on vitamins and minerals.' It would be funny if it weren't so tragic." - Jacky Law, Big Pharma: Exposing the Global Healthcare Agenda (Get the book.)

"We should take a moment to qualify this: There are farmed salmon appearing in supermarkets recently that are grown under much better conditions, and one of these important conditions is the use of non-synthetic Astaxanthin. One of these natural sources can actually be the same outstanding form of Astaxanthin from microalgae that you commonly find in Astaxanthin supplements on the shelves of health food stores. But the other non-synthetic form that is more commonly used due to its lower cost is from mutated Phaffia yeast, which we'll discuss in detail in the next section." - Bob Capelli, ASTAXANTHIN: Natural Astaxanthin, King of the Carotenoids (Get the book.)

"One, the Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform, runs a "Farmed and Dangerous" campaign to encourage you to think twice before eating farm-raised salmon. farmed salmon, this group says, are raised like cattle in feed-lots. They are confined in pools of antibiotics, pesticides, chemicals, and wastes, which then spill the equivalent of raw sewage into local waters." - Marion Nestle, What to Eat (Get the book.) "One of these companies, Marine Harvest, says it is "the world's leading fish farming company, and the leading producer and supplier of farmed salmon in the world." From its corporate base in the Netherlands, it farms ten species of fish in eight countries on five continents, and supplies fish to seventy countries. In contrast to wild fish, which spawn, grow, and develop on their own without any human intervention, farmed fish are managed throughout life to produce as many fish as possible in the shortest possible time." - Marion Nestle, What to Eat (Get the book.) "Albacore tuna has methylmercury. farmed salmon has PCBs. Cod, halibut, and sea bass are overfished. Fortunately, seafood advocacy groups are well aware of this problem and have devised two ways to help: Seafood Safe labels, and fish advisory cards. Seafood Safe labels identify fish that have been tested by independent laboratories for their content of mercury and PCBs." - Marion Nestle, What to Eat (Get the book.)

"PCBs have been banned in the US since 1979, but they persist in the environment and end up in animal fat. farmed salmon from U.S. grocery stores contains 16 v times the PCBs found in wild salmon. , Scallops Why: Go ahead and indulge-scallops are a good source of vitamin B12, needed by the body to convert homocysteine, a chemical that damages blood vessel walls. High levels of homocysteine increases your risk for atherosclerosis, diabetic heart disease, heart attack and stroke. Scallops are also a great source of protein, omega-3s and magnesium-an important nutrient for relaxing blood vessels." - Jan Lovejoy, Get Balanced-the Natural Way to Better Health with Superfoods (Get the book.)

"Such is the current state of farmed salmon worldwide: Synthetic Astaxanthin dominates the market, Phaffia is a distant second with a small niche, and Natural Astaxanthin from microalgae or krill together hold far less than 1% of the market. And unfortunately, other fish and seafood may also be colored with synthetic Astaxanthin or other unnatural pigments. Wild salmon is a healthy alternative that contains Natural Astaxanthin, but it can be very hard to find. In fact, even if you think you've bought wild salmon, there's a chance that you're being cheated." - Bob Capelli, ASTAXANTHIN: Natural Astaxanthin, King of the Carotenoids (Get the book.)

"I avoid buying farmed salmon because I don't care for the way it looks with the wide stripes of white fat or whatever it is, and had planned to find out what was going on but have been too busy. The fat composition would reflect the oil meal (soybean, or other) that is fed. I understand from colleagues that a major problem is that the color of the farmed salmon does not live up to the wild salmon, and the fish are fed some color compounds to make the flesh turn orange. The amount of farmed salmon is so high, that you probably get that type in canned products and restaurants these days." - Mary G. Enig, Know Your Fats : The Complete Primer for Understanding the Nutrition of Fats, Oils and Cholesterol (Get the book.)

"In a 2005 study reported in Environmental Health Perspectives, several of the same researchers from the Science study added this further caveat: "Consumption of farmed salmon at relatively low frequencies results in elevated exposure to dioxins and dioxin-like compounds with commensurate elevation in estimates of health risk." - David Steinman, Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown (Get the book.) "Having analyzed over 2 metric tons of farmed and wild salmon from around the world for organochlorine contaminants, we show that concentrations of these contaminants are significandy higher in farmed salmon than in wild," said the article. "European-raised salmon have significantly greater contaminant loads than those raised in North and South America. . . . Risk analysis indicates that consumption of farmed Atlantic salmon may pose health risks that detract from the beneficial effects of fish consumption." - David Steinman, Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown (Get the book.)

"Many fish farmers use synthetic Astaxanthin to mimic this color in their farmed salmon and trout—more about this unnatural process later.) Some carotenoids are absolutely necessary for the existence of different species. For example, humans need vitamin A. Vitamin A comes from beta carotene in our diet that the body converts into vitamin A on an as-needed basis. Pontrarv tn hiah Hn<;p?nf mirp Vitamin A whirh ran hp tnvir thprp i?nn tnvinity level for beta carotene. Beta carotene is the best known among the carotenoids due to many years of scientific study and publicity." - Bob Capelli, ASTAXANTHIN: Natural Astaxanthin, King of the Carotenoids (Get the book.)

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