Wild Caught Salmon
versus Farm Raised Salmon

Wild Caught Salmon can supply your daily dosage of Vitamin D which is one of Great Health Benefits of Salmon.

Farm raised salmon is actually a fattier fish and comes with a host of toxins like PCBs.

The health benefits of salmon are primarily from eating wild caught salmon and not from eating farm raised.

Health Benefits of Salmon (Wild Caught)

• Protein is high quality and easily digested
• High in Omega-3 Fatty Acids
• Contains mainly polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats with a smaller amount of saturated fat
• High in Vitamin D
• Good source of Vitamin A
• Vitamin C found in some species
• Vitamin E found in some species
• Good source of Vitamins B12, B6, and B3
• High in the mineral Selenium and also a source of zinc, phosphorus, calcium, iron, and magnesium
• Most wild salmon can be eaten without fear of excess contaminants or mercury

Eating Wild Caught Salmon

• Facilitates Weight Loss
• Improves Bone Health and Osteoporosis
• Improves Immune System Function
• Reduces Inflammation
• Prevents Blood Clots
• Helps Prevent Heart Attacks and Strokes
• Protects Against Certain Cancers
• Helps Battle Depression
• Offers Eye Health Protection

Serotonin is a chemical in your brain that helps to maintain that "Happy Feeling".

This serving size will also get you close to your daily recommended dosage of the valuable mineral selenium and energy producing vitamin B12.

Farm Raised Salmon

They also have a higher amount of PCBs and heavy metals because of their higher fat content and diet.

PCBs are stored or collected in the fat of salmon.

Farm raised salmon's diet increases their amount of saturated fat and lowers their amount of the essential Omega-3 fatty acids.

Salmon feed is made up of fish oil and cereal.

This feed has fish oil made largely from ground up small fish which are contaminated with PCBs.

Not only is the PCB concentration much higher in farmed salmon than wild, it's higher than any major protein food source like beef or poultry.

PCBs have been linked with Cancer!

In other words, your risk for coming down with Cancer increases with every bite of farmed salmon.

Because of bad living conditions, these fish are given antibiotics to keep them alive.

These farms have a bad impact on our environment and fish that die or escape spread disease & parasites to other marine life.

What are PCBs?

PCBs are among the "Dirty Dozen" toxic chemicals slated for global phase-out under the United Nation's Convention on Persistent Organic Pollution, signed by President Bush in 2001.

Because of their persistence, PCBs continue to contaminate the environment and our food supply.

PCBs or Polychlorinated biphenyls are mixtures of up to 209 individual chlorinated compounds.

PCBs entered our air, water, and soil during their manufacture, use, and disposal.

Not to mention the contamination from accidental spills and leaks during their transport and from leaks or fires in products containing PCBs.

These toxins can travel long distances in the air and be deposited in areas far away from where they were originally released.

A small amount of PCBs can remain dissolved in water, but most stick to organic particles and bottom sediments.

PCBs also bind strongly to soil.

Salmon Farms are Having a Bad Impact on Wild Salmon #'s

Ways to Eat Your Wild Caught Salmon

Steaming, poaching, or cooking at lower temperatures and for shorter cooking times will help to keep salmon's valuable nutrients intact.

If you choose salmon sushi the next time you visit a sushi bar, make sure it's wild caught salmon.

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