Why Becoming A Pescatarian Was The Best Decision For Me.

About 5 year ago, I started to make the transition to being a Pescatarian, but I didn't stop eating meat overnight. I felt like it was probably 4-6 weeks in the making until I finally thought “I’m barely eating meat anyway, I might as well just cut it out fully.

My decision was made from two major factors which I’ll cover in more below and give you personal take on them:

Health - I feel so much better sticking to just seafood. My body digests it well and I feel nourished and energized from a pescatarian diet. In general, fish digests much quicker than red meat. The omega-3 fatty acids that are found in seafood are necessary for the human diet (hence why people take fish oil pills). Fish is the only true source of the omega-3 acids. Furthermore, I do my best to avoid fish that come from farms, and try to only consume wild, fresh caught fish to ensure I’m eating salmon, cod, halibut, etc. without any chemicals.

Environmental - Fish and seafood are often more environmentally sustainable sources of protein, as they don’t require as many resources to grow compared to livestock or any other animals raised on farms. A few other negative environmental impacts include deforestation to create space to house livestock, growing toxic emissions and waste.