Fish_NN Made_VVD Easy_RR It_PPH1 can_VM help_VVI your_APPGE heart_NN1 and_CC protect_VVI your_APPGE brain_NN1 ._. 
Here_RL ,_, how_RRQ to_TO stop_VVI worrying_JJ about_II mercury_NN1 --_NN1 and_CC tips_VVZ to_TO help_VVI you_PPY love_VVI every_AT1 bite_NN1 ._. 
For_IF years_NNT2 ,_, doctors_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN begging_VVG patients_NN2 to_TO skip_VVI the_AT sirloin_NN1 and_CC order_VVI the_AT salmon_NN now_RT and_CC then_RT ._. 
Yet_RR Americans_NN2 still_RR consume_VV0 seven_MC times_NNT2 as_RG much_DA1 red_JJ meat_NN1 as_CSA fish_NN ._. 
Only_RR about_II one_MC1 in_II five_MC eats_VVZ the_AT recommended_JJ two_MC servings_NN2 of_IO seafood_NN1 per_II week_NNT1 ._. 
Why_RRQ do_VD0 n't_XX we_PPIS2 take_VVI the_AT plunge_NN1 more_RGR often_RR ?_? 
We_PPIS2 're_VBR confused_JJ --_NN1 and_CC a_RR21 little_RR22 uneasy_JJ --_NN1 about_II fish_NN ._. 
By_RT21 now_RT22 ,_, you_PPY 've_VH0 heard_VVN that_DD1 seafood_NN1 offers_VVZ far-ranging_JJ health_NN1 benefits_NN2 ,_, but_CCB you_PPY 've_VH0 also_RR heard_VVN that_CST some_DD fish_NN contain_VV0 high_JJ levels_NN2 of_IO toxins_NN2 ,_, leaving_VVG you_PPY to_TO wonder_VVI if_CSW any_DD of_IO those_DD2 gleaming_JJ fillets_NN2 at_II your_APPGE grocer_NN1 's_GE seafood_NN1 counter_NN1 are_VBR truly_RR safe_JJ ._. 
So_RR what_DDQ is_VBZ fish_NN --_JJ miracle_NN1 food_NN1 or_CC menace_NN1 ?_? 
We_PPIS2 looked_VVD at_II the_AT evidence_NN1 and_CC talked_VVN to_II experts_NN2 to_TO find_VVI out_RP ._. 
Bountiful_JJ Benefits_NN2 Here_RL 's_VBZ the_AT biggest_JJT reason_NN1 medical_JJ researchers_NN2 love_VV0 fish_NN :_: It_PPH1 combats_VVZ the_AT top_JJ health_NN1 threat_NN1 in_II the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 ._. 
"_" If_CS you_PPY eat_VV0 a_AT1 modest_JJ amount_NN1 of_IO fish_NN ,_, you_PPY dramatically_RR decrease_VV0 your_APPGE risk_NN1 of_IO dying_VVG from_II a_AT1 heart_NN1 attack_NN1 ,_, "_" says_VVZ Dariush_NP1 Mozaffarian_NP1 ,_, MD_NNA ,_, of_IO the_AT Harvard_NP1 School_NN1 of_IO Public_JJ Health_NN1 ._. 
Findings_NN2 from_II 30_MC large_JJ studies_NN2 conducted_VVN around_II the_AT world_NN1 show_VV0 that_CST people_NN who_PNQS consume_VV0 just_RR one_MC1 or_CC two_MC servings_NN2 of_IO fish_NN per_II week_NNT1 lower_RRR their_APPGE risk_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 fatal_JJ heart_NN1 attack_NN1 by_II an_AT1 average_NN1 of_IO 36_MC percent_NNU ,_, says_VVZ Dr._NNB Mozaffarian_NP1 ._. 
You_PPY can_VM thank_VVI fish_NN oil_NN1 ,_, nature_NN1 's_GE richest_JJT source_NN1 of_IO omega-3_MC fatty_JJ acids_NN2 ,_, for_IF that_DD1 cardiac_JJ protection_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 steadies_VVZ heart_NN1 rhythm_NN1 ,_, lowers_VVZ artery-clogging_JJ triglycerides_NN2 ,_, appears_VVZ to_TO cool_VVI chronic_JJ inflammation_NN1 in_II the_AT arteries_NN2 ,_, and_CC produces_VVZ a_AT1 modest_JJ drop_NN1 in_II blood_NN1 pressure_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX just_RR your_APPGE heart_NN1 that_CST benefits_NN2 when_CS you_PPY dine_VV0 on_II sea_NN1 fare_NN1 ._. 
Your_APPGE brain_NN1 does_VDZ too_RR ._. 
Fish_NN lovers_NN2 suffer_VV0 fewer_DAR strokes_NN2 ,_, cutting_VVG their_APPGE risk_NN1 by_II 40_MC percent_NNU in_II some_DD studies_NN2 ._. 
And_CC mounting_VVG evidence_NN1 suggests_VVZ that_CST omega-3_MC fatty_JJ acids_NN2 help_VV0 the_AT brain_NN1 with_IW its_APPGE normal_JJ ,_, day-to-day_JJ function_NN1 ._. 
A_ZZ1 2007_MC study_NN1 of_IO nearly_RR 12,000_MC pregnant_JJ women_NN2 found_VVD that_CST children_NN2 born_VVN to_II mothers_NN2 who_PNQS ate_VVD more_DAR than_CSN 12_MC ounces_NNU2 of_IO seafood_NN1 per_II week_NNT1 during_II pregnancy_NN1 scored_VVD six_MC points_VVZ higher_JJR on_II tests_NN2 of_IO verbal_JJ IQ_NN1 than_CSN kids_NN2 born_VVN to_II mothers_NN2 who_PNQS had_VHD other_JJ foods_NN2 on_II the_AT menu_NN1 ._. 
As_II21 for_II22 adults_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 recent_JJ Swedish_JJ study_NN1 found_VVD that_CST young_JJ men_NN2 who_PNQS ate_VVD fish_VV0 more_DAR than_CSN once_RR a_AT1 week_NNT1 scored_VVD nearly_RR 11_MC percent_NNU higher_JJR on_II IQ_NN1 tests_NN2 than_CSN males_NN2 who_PNQS rarely_RR ate_VVD seafood_NN1 ._. 
And_CC in_II later_JJR years_NNT2 ,_, fish_NN eaters_NN2 appear_VV0 to_TO be_VBI less_RGR likely_JJ to_TO develop_VVI dementia_NN1 ._. 
As_II the_AT old_JJ commercials_NN2 used_VMK to_TO say_VVI :_: But_CCB wait_VV0 ,_, there_EX 's_VBZ more_RRR ._. 
Seafood_NN1 does_VDZ n't_XX just_RR keep_VVI you_PPY in_II good_JJ shape_NN1 physically_RR ;_; research_NN1 indicates_VVZ that_CST people_NN who_PNQS regularly_RR consume_VV0 fish_NN oil_NN1 (_( either_RR in_II supplements_NN2 or_CC at_II the_AT dining_NN1 table_NN1 )_) are_VBR less_RGR apt_JJ to_TO be_VBI depressed_JJ ._. 
That_DD1 may_VM be_VBI because_CS omega-3_MC fatty_JJ acids_NN2 raise_VV0 levels_NN2 of_IO serotonin_NN1 and_CC dopamine_NN1 ,_, two_MC brain_NN1 chemicals_NN2 that_CST are_VBR thought_VVN to_TO play_VVI a_AT1 role_NN1 in_II depression_NN1 ,_, says_VVZ Joseph_NP1 Hibbeln_NP1 ,_, MD_NNA ,_, who_PNQS studies_VVZ the_AT health_NN1 benefits_NN2 of_IO fish_NN at_II the_AT National_JJ Institutes_NN2 of_IO Health_NN1 (_( and_CC who_PNQS led_VVD the_AT 2007_MC study_NN1 of_IO pregnant_JJ women_NN2 )_) ._. 
Omega-3s_MC2 also_RR seem_VV0 to_TO lower_VVI levels_NN2 of_IO brain_NN1 chemicals_NN2 that_CST make_VV0 you_PPY feel_VVI anxious_JJ and_CC stressed-out_JJ ,_, Dr._NNB Hibbeln_NP1 says_VVZ ._. 
And_CC more_DAR advantages_NN2 may_VM be_VBI reported_VVN in_II years_NNT2 to_TO come_VVI :_: Scientists_NN2 are_VBR studying_VVG whether_CSW fish_NN helps_NN2 prevent_VVI or_CC treat_VVI other_JJ disorders_NN2 ,_, from_II asthma_NN1 to_II infertility_NN1 ._. 
Why_RRQ You_PPY 're_VBR Concerned_JJ So_RR fish_NN keeps_VVZ you_PPY well_RR physically_RR ,_, mentally_RR ,_, and_CC emotionally_RR ._. 
But_CCB you_PPY may_VM be_VBI wondering_VVG ,_, What_DDQ about_II all_DB the_AT scary_JJ things_NN2 I_PPIS1 've_VH0 heard_VVN ?_? 
Chances_NN2 are_VBR ,_, your_APPGE biggest_JJT concern_NN1 is_VBZ mercury_NN1 :_: Fish_NN is_VBZ the_AT leading_JJ source_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 dangerous_JJ element_NN1 in_II the_AT human_JJ diet_NN1 ._. 
Fears_NN2 about_II fish_NN 's_GE mercury_NN1 levels_NN2 have_VH0 gotten_VVN a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO attention_NN1 in_II the_AT past_JJ decade_NNT1 or_CC so_RR ._. 
Indeed_RR ,_, because_CS large_JJ doses_NN2 of_IO the_AT metal_NN1 can_VM damage_VVI developing_JJ brains_NN2 ,_, causing_VVG learning_NN1 difficulties_NN2 and_CC other_JJ problems_NN2 ,_, the_AT FDA_NN1 and_CC the_AT EPA_NP1 issued_VVD a_AT1 joint_JJ advisory_JJ in_II 2004_MC recommending_VVG that_DD1 small_JJ children_NN2 and_CC women_NN2 of_IO childbearing_NN1 age_NN1 eat_VV0 no_AT more_DAR than_CSN 12_MC ounces_NNU2 of_IO seafood_NN1 per_II week_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT advisory_JJ went_VVD into_II some_DD detail_NN1 because_CS not_XX all_DB fish_NN are_VBR equal_JJ when_CS it_PPH1 comes_VVZ to_II this_DD1 contaminant_NN1 :_: Most_DAT species_NN have_VH0 barely_RR detectable_JJ amounts_NN2 ,_, but_CCB large_JJ predators_NN2 can_VM build_VVI up_RP high_JJ levels_NN2 over_II their_APPGE relatively_RR long_JJ lives_NN2 ,_, since_CS they_PPHS2 absorb_VV0 it_PPH1 from_II each_DD1 fish_NN they_PPHS2 eat_VV0 ._. 
So_RR the_AT agencies_NN2 recommended_VVD that_CST people_NN in_II the_AT vulnerable_JJ groups_NN2 limit_VV0 themselves_PPX2 to_II six_MC ounces_NNU2 of_IO albacore_NN1 tuna_NN per_II week_NNT1 and_CC avoid_VV0 four_MC very-high-mercury_JJ species_NN :_: swordfish_NN ,_, shark_NN1 ,_, king_NN1 mackerel_NN ,_, and_CC tilefish_NN1 ._. 
Understandably_RR ,_, those_DD2 warnings_NN2 caught_VVD everyone_PN1 's_GE attention_NN1 ,_, not_XX just_RR that_DD1 of_IO women_NN2 of_IO reproductive_JJ age_NN1 and_CC parents_NN2 making_VVG tuna_NN sandwiches_NN2 to_TO put_VVI in_II lunch_NN1 boxes_NN2 ._. 
Other_JJ news_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX help_VVI ._. 
For_REX21 instance_REX22 ,_, a_AT1 2002_MC study_NN1 in_II the_AT New_NP1 England_NP1 Journal_NN1 of_IO Medicine_NN1 found_VVD that_CST people_NN with_IW the_AT highest_JJT levels_NN2 of_IO mercury_NN1 doubled_VVD their_APPGE risk_NN1 of_IO heart_NN1 attack_NN1 (_( although_CS a_AT1 second_MD study_NN1 in_II the_AT same_DA journal_NN1 failed_VVD to_TO find_VVI a_AT1 link_NN1 )_) ._. 
Fish_NN Without_IW Worry_NN1 So_RR what_DDQ 's_VBZ a_AT1 diner_NN1 to_TO do_VDI ?_? 
Well_RR ,_, eat_VV0 fish_NN ._. 
Drs_NP1 ._. 
Mozaffarian_NN1 and_CC Hibbeln_NP1 ,_, and_CC the_AT vast_JJ majority_NN1 of_IO other_JJ researchers_NN2 who_PNQS 've_VH0 looked_VVN at_II seafood_NN1 's_GE pros_NN2 and_CC cons_NN2 ,_, insist_VV0 that_CST as_CS31 long_CS32 as_CS33 you_PPY take_VV0 minimal_JJ ,_, easy_JJ precautions_NN2 ,_, the_AT health_NN1 boost_VV0 you_PPY get_VV0 from_II fish_NN will_VM far_RR outweigh_VVI any_DD risks_NN2 ._. 
In_II fact_NN1 ,_, the_AT FDA_NN1 and_CC the_AT EPA_NP1 have_VH0 signaled_VVN that_CST they_PPHS2 may_VM ease_VVI up_RP on_II their_APPGE advisory_JJ soon_RR ,_, says_VVZ Dr._NNB Hibbeln_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS helped_VVD review_VVI a_AT1 new_JJ FDA_NN1 risk-benefit_NN1 assessment_NN1 of_IO seafood_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT meantime_NNT1 ,_, here_RL are_VBR a_AT1 number_NN1 of_IO ways_NN2 to_TO get_VVI a_AT1 healthy_JJ serving_NN1 of_IO omega-3s_MC2 while_CS minimizing_VVG your_APPGE intake_NN1 of_IO mercury_NN1 ._. 
Eat_VV0 fish_NN once_RR a_AT1 week_NNT1 ,_, but_CCB make_VV0 it_PPH1 oily_JJ ._. 
A_AT1 single_JJ six-ounce_JJ serving_NN1 of_IO salmon_NN contains_VVZ barely_RR any_DD mercury_NN1 yet_RR provides_VVZ well_RR over_II the_AT 1,750_MC mg_NNU of_IO omega-3s_MC2 needed_VVD every_AT1 week_NNT1 to_TO start_VVI bringing_VVG down_RP your_APPGE risk_NN1 of_IO heart_NN1 disease_NN1 ._. 
(_( If_CS you_PPY pick_VV0 a_AT1 leaner_JJR fish_NN like_II catfish_NN ,_, you_PPY 'll_VM need_VVI to_TO eat_VVI more_DAR of_IO it_PPH1 ._. )_) 
Eat_VV0 it_PPH1 often_RR ,_, even_CS21 if_CS22 you_PPY sidestep_VV0 a_AT1 few_DA2 varieties_NN2 ._. 
The_AT American_JJ Heart_NN1 Association_NN1 would_VM like_VVI you_PPY to_TO eat_VVI fish_NN at_RR21 least_RR22 two_MC times_NNT2 a_AT1 week_NNT1 ;_; if_CS you_PPY want_VV0 to_TO be_VBI cautious_JJ ,_, you_PPY can_VM go_VVI easy_JJ on_II fish_VV0 higher_JJR in_II mercury_NN1 ,_, such_II21 as_II22 grouper_NN1 and_CC canned_JJ white_JJ tuna_NN ._. 
(_( It_PPH1 's_VBZ definitely_RR wise_JJ not_XX to_TO go_VVI on_II an_AT1 eating_NN1 jag_VV0 that_CST favors_VVZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT fish_NN high_JJ in_II the_AT metal_NN1 --_NN1 so_RR no_RGQV31 matter_RGQV32 how_RGQV33 much_RR you_PPY like_VV0 tuna_NN steaks_NN2 ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX dine_VVI on_II them_PPHO2 daily_RR ._. )_) 
One_MC1 reason_NN1 for_IF reassurance_NN1 :_: Two_MC recent_JJ studies_NN2 funded_VVN by_II the_AT EPA_NP1 suggest_VV0 that_DD1 selenium_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 trace_NN1 mineral_NN1 found_VVD naturally_RR in_II many_DA2 types_NN2 of_IO fish_NN ,_, actually_RR protects_VVZ against_II the_AT harmful_JJ effects_NN2 of_IO mercury_NN1 ._. 
If_CS further_JJR research_NN1 supports_VVZ that_DD1 conclusion_NN1 ,_, the_AT researchers_NN2 say_VV0 ,_, the_AT selenium-mercury_JJ balance_NN1 could_VM provide_VVI a_AT1 reliable_JJ guide_NN1 to_II low-risk_JJ fish_NN ._. 
Take_VV0 a_AT1 supplement_NN1 ._. 
If_CS you_PPY just_RR ca_VM n't_XX bring_VVI yourself_PPX1 to_TO eat_VVI fish_NN ,_, consider_VV0 taking_VVG fish_NN oil_NN1 supplements_NN2 ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, that_DD1 means_VVZ you_PPY 'd_VM be_VBI depriving_VVG yourself_PPX1 of_IO a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO pleasurable_JJ eating_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 say_VV0 :_: Take_VV0 a_AT1 look_NN1 at_II our_APPGE buyer_NN1 's_GE guide_NN1 and_CC our_APPGE tips_NN2 on_II how_RRQ to_TO pick_VVI and_CC cook_VVI fish_VV0 you_PPY 'll_VM love_VVI --_JJ and_CC dive_VVI in_RP ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ generally_RR less_RGR expensive_JJ than_CSN whole-life_JJ or_CC other_JJ types_NN2 of_IO policies_NN2 that_CST build_VV0 up_RP value_NN1 until_CS you_PPY die_VV0 or_CC cash_VV0 them_PPHO2 in_RP ._. 
Agents_NN2 will_VM tell_VVI you_PPY that_CST whole-life_JJ insurance_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 good_JJ investment_NN1 because_CS your_APPGE money_NN1 builds_VVZ up_RP tax-free_JJ ,_, but_CCB these_DD2 policies_NN2 often_RR have_VH0 very_RG high_JJ fees_NN2 ._. 
You_PPY 're_VBR better_JJR off_RP putting_VVG that_DD1 money_NN1 toward_II your_APPGE 401(k)_FO and_CC IRA_NP1 instead_RR ._. 
To_II comparison_NN1 shop_NN1 for_IF term_NN1 life_NN1 policies_NN2 ,_, try_VV0 term4sale.com_FO ._. 
Write_VV0 your_APPGE will_NN1 ._. 
Although_CS no_PN121 one_PN122 likes_VVZ to_TO think_VVI about_II dying_VVG ,_, you_PPY need_VV0 to_TO ._. 
A_AT1 will_NN1 does_VDZ n't_XX have_VHI to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 fancy_JJ contract_NN1 that_CST teams_NN2 of_IO lawyers_NN2 slave_VV0 over_RP ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ just_RR a_AT1 written_JJ record_NN1 of_IO whom_PNQO you_PPY want_VV0 to_TO entrust_VVI your_APPGE kids_NN2 and_CC assets_NN2 to_II when_RRQ you_PPY die_VV0 ._. 
You_PPY can_VM write_VVI one_PN1 using_VVG a_AT1 simple_JJ boilerplate_NN1 form_NN1 and_CC then_RT sign_VV0 it_PPH1 in_II the_AT presence_NN1 of_IO witnesses_NN2 (_( usually_RR two_MC people_NN who_PNQS are_VBR n't_XX named_VVN in_II the_AT will_NN1 )_) ._. 
The_AT legal_JJ publishing_NN1 company_NN1 Nolo_NP1 has_VHZ a_AT1 good_JJ template_NN1 and_CC instructions_NN2 you_PPY can_VM download_VVI for_IF less_DAR than_CSN $25_NNU ._. 
(_( These_DD2 templates_NN2 are_VBR valid_JJ in_II all_DB states_NN2 except_II Louisiana_NP1 ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, if_CS your_APPGE situation_NN1 is_VBZ complicated_JJ or_CC you_PPY 'd_VM like_VVI a_AT1 professional_JJ to_TO look_VVI it_PPH1 over_RP ,_, consult_VV0 an_AT1 attorney_NN1 ._. 
