6 Reasons To Eat More Salmon
6 Reasons To Eat More Salmon
Salmon is one of the healthiest fish you can eat. There
are many benefits to eating salmon, particularly wild salmon, although farmed
salmon is what is usually available. Here are some great benefits to eating
salmon:
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Salmon eating can help you prevent coming down with
osteoarthritis and other inflammatory conditions of the joints. Salmon
his high in bioactive peptides, which are small, healthy proteins. One of these
bioactive peptides is known as calcitonin, which has been found to increase
collagen formation as well as to stabilize the collagen you already have in
your joints. Collagen is important in the synthesis of cartilage in humans. Calcitonin
you find in salmon also improves the strength and density of your bones.
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Eating servings of salmon help decrease the risk of
depression. Believe it or not, the brain is about 60 percent fat
and most of this fat is in the form of the omega 3 fatty acid known as DHA. DHA
is crucial for the function of the brain and for the development of a health
nervous system. Those who eat salmon on a regular basis have a decreased chance
of developing depression. It also seems to decrease the risk of cognitive
decompensation in older adults and hostility in younger adults.
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Salmon helps to improve the health of your cardiovascular
system. As noted above, salmon contains high amounts of EPA
and DHA, both of which are omega 3 fatty acids. These are fats that have been
found to reduce inflammation, which decreases the risk of cardiovascular
disease. You need to eat about 2 to 3 servings of salmon each week to enjoy
protection against several health problems, including arrhythmias, high blood
pressure, heart attack, high triglycerides, and stroke.
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Salmon is good for developing brains.
It turns out that eating salmon during pregnancy and while breastfeeding can
increase the academic performance and learning abilities in the children who
benefit from the intrauterine environment and breastmilk of women who eat
salmon. Salmon is extremely high in DHA, which is also known as docosahexaenoic
acid. This is the main fatty acid found in the brain, the nerves, and the
retina. Giving children in preschool servings of salmon also seems to decrease
the risk of ADHD in kids and helps increase their performance at school.
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Salmon is a great source of vitamin D. While
you normally get vitamin D from sunshine, you can also get it from eating
salmon. Vitamin D has many benefits in the body. People who are deficient in
vitamin D have increased chances of developing heart disease, cancer,
rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and diabetes type 1. Just eating a
single can of minced salmon will provide you with the day’s recommended daily
allowance of vitamin D.
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Salmon balances the nutrients in fresh leafy greens. Salmon
is high in omega 3 fatty acids and B vitamins, which is a perfect complement to
the vitamin C and antioxidants you find in leafy green vegetables, such as
kale, collard greens, and spinach.
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Salmon can decrease the damage to your cells. Besides
being high in protein and many different healthy vitamins, salmon is a great
source of selenium, which is a mineral that acts as an antioxidant in the body.
It is associated with a decreased incidence of inflammation of the joints, and
keeps the thyroid gland and the immune system functioning optimally. It can
prevent damage to the cells, keeping all the body’s tissues healthy.
Farmed
Salmon versus Fresh Salmon
Most of the Atlantic salmon you find in the grocery
store is likely from a salmon farm because the population of wild Atlantic
salmon is having problems keeping up with demand. Fish farmers often feed their
salmon corn-based or soya-based foods, which isn’t as nutritious as what they
would eat in the wild. This decreases the amount of omega 3 fatty acids found
in the fish.
Unfortunately,
both corn and soya are genetically modified and contain a great deal of
pesticides that can affect the health of the fish. To make matters worse,
fungicides are also used in the treatment of the water the salmon have to swim
in. The fungicides help avoid the problems that come with overcrowding in
salmon farms.
In addition, it is also a common phenomenon to add
coloration to the farmed fish, which are paler than their wild salmon counterparts
are. They use dyes, such as canthaxanthin in the food they feed the fish and
this shows up as a pinker coloration in the flesh of the fish. It won’t say on
the label that dyes have been used to cause the fish to be pink but if it’s
pink, you can assume that a dye has been used to make the fish this color.
Your best choice is to eat only organically farmed
fish or wild-caught salmon in order to avoid the fungicides, pesticides, and
coloration with dyes that is seen in fish that are conventionally farmed. Read
the label carefully to see if the salmon you are buying is organic or
wild-caught fish.
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