The two most common questions about Antiquarianism is about the mercury in fish and the iodine in seaweed?
Mercury Poisoning in Fish
Yes, there is mercury in fish and it is not entirely because of water pollution. Mercury has always been in fish but there is another element of fish called selenium and fortunately selenium binds to mercury and removes it from the body. As long as there is more selenium than mercury in a particular fish, there is no danger from eating that fish. There are a few fish that are considered problematic. The fish to avoid are swordfish, kingfish, pilot whales, tarpon and Chilean seabass and shark. You can actually feel the effects on the mind and body after eating one of these fish. Fortunately, it only lasts for a day especially on the Aquatarian diet because you are consuming other types of fish at the following meals with a surplus of selenium over mercury that will help to remove it from your system.
Iodine Poisoning in Sea Vegetables
There is some information about how excessive amounts of iodine can cause hyperthyroidism but the iodine in sea vegetables is more natural iodine than others. Many of these symptoms are a natural reaction to providing your thyroid with what it needs to live healthily. These warnings are also based on a handful of cases in which other contributing factors to hyperthyroidism are not known. There is more danger in your thyroid not getting enough iodine which affects more than 12 million of the U.S. population. What we do know is that the Japanese have been eating increased amounts of seaweed and iodine for thousands of years and have the lowest levels of all cancers (except for stomach cancer) and experience some of the highest longevity in the world. The increase in stomach cancer is believed to be because of the consumption of rice with every meal. Sea vegetables also help to remove heavy metals from the body in a number of ways.