http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathy-freston/one-bite-at-a-time-a-beg_b_42211.html
Among many others, I also think she makes a great point here: "The goal is to show others how easy it is to eat in an animal-friendly manner and that restaurants can satisfy vegan customers without having to do cartwheels....Vegetarianism is not a personal purity test--our positive and reasonable influence on others is just as important as our own commitment to a conscious and compassionate diet. "
She also mentions the dangers of mercury poisioning due to eating fish. At first I was a little irked - because one of the articles she mentions as proof of the danger is where the child ate
3-6 ounces of tuna every day for a year. That is an excessive amount of tuna! No wonder!
However, the other link she provides a lot more information on mercury poisioning and some of it is quite alarming. Especially considering the affects it has to a person's brain.I'm a little worried I have been eating fish a lot more frequently since becoming a vegetarian and with my risk of Parkinson's Disease I want to do everything I can to protect my brain. So I'm going to do some research into the dangers of fish - because while I hesitate to rule such a prime source of protein - if it is in fact a serious risk it may be something I need to give up or eat seldomly. (I'd also be seriously bummed because when I go out to eat, salmon or seafood is my go-to choice most the time now as a vegetarian. And as I work/live near Seattle - we have a lot of seafood and fish readily available and there are some incredible dishes out there.)
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