If You Still Eat Tilapia You Need To Stop Right NOW! The Reason Is Absolutely Disgusting!
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It is the third most consumed type of seafood in America and it has been compared to bacon in terms of how bad for your health it is. If you haven’t heard by now, farmed tilapia is really not good for you. The reasons why vary and go way beyond the fact that it lacks much in the way of nutritional value.
The non-fishy, mild tasting white fish is incredibly cheap and easy to breed and sell, which is where its problems lie. The vast majority of the tilapia sold in stores and restaurants today comes from overseas where its mass farmed in dirty, putrid conditions.
Fish are grown in crammed, disease ridden conditions that lack any sort of oversight or regulation and bacterial diseases, like salmonella, flourish. To keep the fish alive and infection free they’re pumped full of antibiotics.
Experts warn that this irresponsible widespread practice could lead to antibiotic resistant strains of salmonella and sicken a lot of people. In addition to antibiotics, tilapia are also pumped full of hormones to make them grow bigger and faster.
Methyltestosterone is one such hormone that’s fed to young ones who are in the sexless stage of life because it inhibits the growth of reproductive organs in the fish. This effectively amounts to a sex change and renders them male, which is desired because males grow larger faster.
The effects of these hormones on human health are said to be low but not enough studies have been done on them. Furthermore, emerging research shows that methyltestosterone could be highly toxic to the liver.
One of the most alarming things about farmed tilapia is the diet they’re put on. In China there are hundreds of thousands of operations where fish are given feed that consists of duck, pig, and chicken waste. They’re fed this because it’s much cheaper than normal fish food.
Not only is that absolutely disgusting, it leads to even more antibiotics being fed to the fish to keep them disease free. Finally, if all of the above is not reason enough to avoid eating tilapia, it’s considered to be worse for you than bacon.
A Wake Forest University study found that farmed tilapia contains high levels of omega-6 fatty acids and low amounts of omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-6s may lead to or increase and exacerbate existing inflammation in our bodies when they are consumed in excess of omega-3s, which are good for our hearts and brains and decrease inflammation.
While Omega-6s aren’t bad for you per se, they become bad when they aren’t balanced out evenly by omega-3s and eating a serving of tilapia gives you unbalanced levels. According to Floyd Chilton, the director of the Wake Forest Center for Botanical Lipids and Inflammatory Disease Prevention, this leads to “omega-6s are converted to pro-inflammatory messengers that orchestrate diabetes, stroke, heart disease, arthritis, and even Alzheimer’s.”
Part of the reason why they lack healthy omega-3s is down to their unhealthy and nutrient lacking poop diet. Plus, they’re often raised in cramped pools which contributes to them being fattier than their wild counterparts.
In addition to what is mentioned here, there are several other issues with farmed tilapia that are better covered in the accompanying video. One scary statistic that stood out through all of the details is that a farm raised fish is exposed to 10 times more cancerous organic pollutants than a wild one.
When you consider that in light of the fact that they are often fed animal excrement, it drives home the point that tilapia and farmed fish in general should be avoided at all costs.
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Koko The Gorilla Has An Alarming Message For Humanity! This Gave Me Chills..
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Koko, the world famous western lowland gorilla, is weighing in on the state of Mother Earth in a message for all of humanity. In the heartbreaking clip she uses sign language to communicate her thoughts and feelings on climate change and mankind’s harmful effect on biodiversity and the environment.
The sixty second video starts off with her signing “I am gorilla… I am flowers, animals… I am Nature. Man Koko love. Earth Koko love. She continues on, changing her tone from one of love to one of urgency saying, “But man stupid… stupid! Koko sorry… Koko cry. Time hurry! Fix Earth! Help Earth! Hurry… Protect Earth… Nature see you. Thank you.”
Koko, who is now 44 years old, has been learning sign language since the age of one. She is said to be able to understand over 1,000 signs of what her trainer, Francine Patterson, calls Gorilla Sign Language (GSL).
In addition, she was simultaneously introduced to spoken English at an early age and understands about 2,000 English words because of this. To truly understand Koko’s message, you have to know the backstory to this video and that it was scripted in part by both The Gorilla Foundation and NOE Conservation.
The French conservation association is primarily focused on preserving biodiversity, while the foundation supports Koko and is where she has lived for many, many years. They worked together to help promote and increase awareness of their message of conservation ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) that was held in Paris this past November 30 – December 12.
Her iconic status and extremely rare ability to communicate directly with people is why Koko was chosen by the two groups to act as an ambassador on behalf of endangered species everywhere. She was told about the events and informed of the issues surrounding the Paris discussions and then her reaction to it was captured.
According to a spokesman for The Gorilla Foundation, “We presented her with a script drafted by NOE and allowed her to improvise during a series of brief daily video discussion sessions. The result was edited from a number of separate takes, for brevity and continuity.”
In the end, it offers an eye-opening, powerfully symbolic take on all of the damage to the environment and the harmful effects that man has inflicted on the planet. Take a moment to listen and check it out.
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This Guy Bought A Dog Proof Food Box To Keep The Dog Food In. But A Hidden Camera Caught THIS!
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All dog owners know how hard it is to keep certain dogs from eating either their own or human food. Dogs can get sick from so many things they get into, so it’s always a challenge. We try to “dog-proof” things we don’t want our pups getting into so that don’t overeat or make a mess.
That is what Gil Jacobs had in mind with the really unique dog food container that you are about to see in the video below. He was trying to keep MeMe, his Australian shepherd, from stealing his dog food when it wasn’t meal time. When you see this clever contraption it looks like it will do the job…
This doggie-proof container seems like it will be a challenge for MeMe. Try, try again seems to be his motto. This clever pup has other ideas, as Jacobs sees when he reviews the footage that is caught on camera!
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Nobody Believed Her When She Said What Her Horse Does When His Song Comes On. So She Caught THIS
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No matter what type of animal our pets may be, they all have their own unique quirks and personalities. Whether it’s a dog, cat, hamster, bird, horse, and so on, pet animals are always finding ways to make us laugh and love them even more. Some animals even take on and adopt human-like traits, such as dogs who sing and howl along to music and horses that dance!
Which is exactly what one sweet horse named Cheeky was captured on tape doing. He and his owner, Emma Jones, were hanging out in the barn one beautiful afternoon in Worcester, England. They were relaxing and spending some quality time together when all of a sudden the hit song “All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor came on the radio.
That was Emma and Cheeky’s jam and the beautiful chestnut brown horse couldn’t help himself, he had to rock out to it! Emma started their duet off and began dancing near Cheeky’s stall, then a few second later she pointed and handed the dance floor over to him.
Cheeky was ready and rearing to go, he immediately started boogieing down and was shaking and bobbing his head like a pro. The two take turns dancing and having the time of their lives, it’s the cutest thing ever and perfectly timed. Cheeky certainly lived up to his name that day!
Ever since then, the video of the pair horsing around quickly went viral and captured the hearts and attention of people all over the world. You don’t need to be a horse lover to appreciate this clip. It’ll put a smile on your face and make you wish you had a horse of your own to love… and dance with!
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This Guy Noticed Something Strange On His Truck So He Removed The Panel. What Was Under It OMG!
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You are about to watch a video of a car problem that is beyond belief! The man in the footage seems to be a handy, steady kind of guy who takes matters into his own hands. He had arrived in Jacksonville after driving his old International Harvester Scout truck from Houston.
The man had an inkling that his trusty old vehicle wasn’t driving quite right. He checked around for a while, when something told him to remove the back side panel of the truck. What he found there was beyond shocking, yet he sounds “cool as a cucumber” as he films the sight.
The truck was around 30 years old, and what he found living under that panel had probably been growing there for quite a while. Hiding there was an giant bee colony, that had grown through half the side of the truck!!
If you have a phobia about bees be forewarned…what he reveals are literally thousands of bees swarming in one of largest most intricate hives I have ever seen! I found his calm demeanor to be both unusual and outstanding; his presence of mind allowed him to get rid of the bees in a non-lethal method.
The bees had made their way through holes in the side of the old truck as a result of rusting, so for those of you who wouldn’t have faced the situation without panic, be sure to repair rust on your car! It is quite amazing that he was able to have the entire hive transferred to a location where they all could survive.
As we all know, bees are essential for a healthy ecosystem.
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She Confronts This Guilty Pup About A Missing Sandwich. But Then He Reveals It With An Unexpected Surprise!
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Everyone reacts differently when they get caught red handed doing something that they know is wrong. Some people stop whatever they were doing, own up to their guilt and apologize for any wrongdoing, while others just try to disappear and avoid any and all conflict.
A lot of the time we deny that we’re doing anything bad, regardless of how obviously caught we may be. When that happens, it helps to hide all the incriminating evidence of the misdeeds and to keep your mouth shut.
That’s exactly what one dog did when his owner noticed her sandwich was missing after she briefly stepped out of the room. The only suspect she had was her dog, Saben, who was sitting looking innocent and yet guilty all at once on the couch. She asked him “what happened to my sandwich” to which he responded by turning his head to avoid her eyes.
That’s when she noticed that he had a suspicious looking lump bulging around his mouth area and she deduced that he’d hidden her sandwich in his mouth! Poor Saben must have been caught in the act before he could even swallow the tasty treat and thought he’d be able to hold it there for later.
As hard as he appears to have tried, the dry bread and uncomfortable feeling of a mouthful of food was too much for him to bear. Saben ended up gracefully spitting out the sandwich, which fell from his mouth to the edge of the sofa to the floor.
By doing that he killed two birds with one stone, he gave the sandwich back to his owner and relieved himself of the guilt of his crime. His owner thankfully appears to have a great sense of humor about the whole situation and hopefully Saben learned a lesson from all of this!
The next time you get caught red handed and are about to get an earful, try keeping your mouth shut no matter what. It helps to avoid an escalation in the drama and your words can’t be used against you if you say nothing. Try to look as innocent as can be and a little groveling action, in terms of slight bodily movements, can also help.
However, make sure your mouth isn’t stuffed full of food because as Saben has taught us, it will all come spilling out!
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