Reply #145: about the tuna [View All]

[madville]

That is why I said get the cheaper tuna, the chunk light. You would be correct about the more expensive white albacore tuna or fresh tuna steaks because they generally come from older fish which have more time to absorb mercury. The cheap chunk light tuna I was mentioning comes from smaller, younger fish and has very low amounts of mercury, about 25% of what the other forms of Tuna have. The canned white meat chicken at the dollar stores around here is pretty good also and a fast/easy protein source.

I usually only eat the egg whites, that cuts out the cholesterol and saturated fat but you still get the protein.

Canned fruits and even those little plastic fruit cups now are usually very high in sugars from the high fructose corn syrup they are packed in, I try to stay away from that stuff, give the baby food fruits a shot, much healthier.

When I first started eating more beans/lentils years ago my body didn't like it either, it takes awhile for your GI tract to adjust. I always hear people say they can't eat beans, they are just not used to them.

Sorry about your situation. If you don't mind me asking, how much of a roll did poor diet and/or obesity play in creating those medical problems in the first place ?