healthbriefs
mends that women of childbearing age etable broth contains hydrolyzed soy
and children eat no more than six ounces protein). Canned tuna, canned soup and
(one average meal) of albacore tuna or stock, frozen dinners and seafood, most
tuna steaks per week. fast food, low-fat yogurts and ice creams,
raw milk; for discussion of the issue, start
Oceana.org reports that chunk light chips, and nearly everything ranch or
with
RealMilk.com. tuna has one-third the average mercury cheese-flavored contain these syntheti-
Natural milk activist Rahman content of albacore, but salmon is still cally produced glutamates.
Dalrymple notes that, in any case, it’s best; one 3- to 6-ounce serving also The healthier choice? Emphasize
crucial to know the source of the milk: provides a week’s worth of heart-healthy whole grains, plus fresh fruits and veg-
the health of the animals, how they are omega-3 fatty acids. Whenever possible, etables at mealtime.
fed (organic green grass versus starchy choose Alaskan wild salmon.
grains), where they are confined (clean Download a Mini-Guide to Ocean Source:
En.Wikipedia.org
pastures or manure-laden pens) and how Friendly Seafood at
Oceana.org. The
the milk is collected. non-profit group actively campaigns to
Sources:
QLIF.org,
Mercola.com, have grocery stores post FDA mercury
Raw-Milk-Facts.com advice at seafood counters and canned
fish shelves. Sign up at the site link to
Energize
Mercury
participate.
body and
rising
MSG by Any
Mind
Choose Salmon over Tuna
Other Name
W
hen a sedentary lifestyle leads to
complaints about listlessness and
R
ecent Food and Drug Administra- fatigue, consider engaging in regular,
tion (FDA) tests found the average low-intensity exercise, suggests a new
mercury level of canned albacore tuna to C
ousins of monosodium glutamate
(MSG) continue to lurk in our food, University of Georgia study.
be at least 35 times higher than the level often under innocuous-sounding names “Too often, we believe that a quick
in canned salmon. The latter had mercury such as hydrolyzed protein, autolyzed workout will leave us worn out, espe-
below the detection level of .01 parts yeast or protein concentrate. The U.S. cially when we are already fatigued,” said
per million (ppm); the albacore samples Department of Agriculture requires researcher Tim Puetz, lead author of the
averaged .353 ppm. The FDA recom- labeling when MSG is added as a direct study. “We have shown, however, that
ingredient to any food, but these related regular exercise can actually go a long
glutamates way in increasing feelings of energy—
need only particularly in sedentary individuals.”
be identified Working with volunteers who did
by their own not exercise
names or on a regular
certain terms, basis and had
such as veg- reported per-
etable broth sistent fatigue,
or chicken the researchers
broth (veg- found that those
who engaged
in low-intensity
workouts experi-
enced a greater
reduction in fa-
tigue than others
who exercised at
a moderate in-
tensity level. The research team’s analysis
found, too, that exercise acts directly on
the central nervous system to increase
energy and reduce resulting fatigue.
They associated such activity with both
physical and mental health. Thus, every
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step closer to a healthier body also facili-
tates a healthier mind.
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