EAT FISH FOR YOUR HEART. The American Heart Association says, “We recommend eating fish (particularly fatty fish) at least two times a week. Fish is a good source of protein and doesn’t have the high saturated fat that fatty meat products do.” Learn more about what fish oil (with omega-3 fatty acids) can do for your heart by going to:

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4632

     EAT FISH FOR YOUR MEMORY. Here are preliminary results from a British study:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/articles/
intelligenceandmemory/omega_three.shtml

     And they’re now researching the effect of omega-3 fatty acids on Alzheimer’s disease:

http://www.nia.nih.gov/NewsAndEvents/
PressReleases/PR20070510DHAStudy.htm

FIND SAFE FISH CHOICES

     Once again, we find food imported from China to be unsafe. And, unfortunately, a lot of our fish supply comes from Chinese fish farms. Read the bad news here:

http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/28/news/
international/china_fish/index.htm

     Read the good news here – the following site lists “Best and Worst Seafood Choices”:

http://www.oceansalive.org/eat.cfm?subnav=bestandworst

HEALTHY FISH RECIPES

     So you’ve found a healthy source for fish, maybe gone out and caught some yourself. Now you’re looking for a healthy recipe. The Sunkist people specialize in healthy recipes, as is natural for people who market citrus fruits. Find some at

http://www.sunkist.com/healthy/healthy_recipes.asp

THE FISH OIL ALTERNATIVE

     When Bill asks what we’re having for dinner, and I say, “fish,” there’s a long pause. Then a less than enthusiastic response: “Good!” Truth be told, neither of us is that crazy about fish. The solution? Fish oil capsules. And, yes, I know vast amounts of artificial vitamins are bad for you, but these omega-3 fatty acids are from genuine finny, swimmy fish, and a couple of capsules hold what I reckon to be the amount of omega-3 fatty acids to be found in a medium-sized piece of salmon. Can’t do any harm, I figure, except for the occasional salmon-flavored burp. And, oh yes, these capsules have also been tested and found to be free of mercury and PCBs, which is more than you can say for a lot of what’s on the grocery store fish counter:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2004-12-15-fish-oil-usat_x.htm