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...even decided that he wasn't going to get a "real job," that he would stay close to the sea instead. That meant another go-around--you guessed it--making surfboards, and then, Sears groans as he says this, "the death knell came when I bought a commercial-fishing boat. My mentor said, 'It's time to put away the toys, son.' Of course I said, 'You're wrong. No. I can do it all.' My plan was I was to fish six months a year and surf six months a year. But over the course of the next...
...fishing life was demanding. Throughout the 1970s, he would be gone for nearly five months at a stretch on his boat, The Aguero. In the 1980s, after his daughter Heather was born, he tried to fish closer to home, but that still meant leaving for 10 or 14 days, seeing his family for two or three days and heading right back out as soon as the weather allowed. What happened to the fish-six-months, surf-six-months plan? "Well, by 1976 I had to take on a winter fishery, which was herring," says Sears...
...Broil (Don't Fry) the Tuna, Feed the Brain Is eating fish good for your brain? That may depend on how the fish is prepared. According to a 12-year study in the U.S. of nearly 5,000 men and women over 65, eating five or more servings each month of tuna or other baked or broiled fish decreases the risk of stroke 28%. But those protective benefits disappeared when the fish was fried. Eating at least one serving of fried fish or a fish burger each week led to a 37% increase in stroke risk, which grew with each...
...Jalil Belkamel in the Ourika Valley. One of the most fascinating afternoons is spent in the village of Fouloust, where the argan tree, prized for its oil, is indigenous. Village women show how they crack the argan nuts in the traditional way between stones. After a lunch of grilled fish, hop on the back of a camel for a romp on a deserted beach...
...diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids and uridine can--at least in rats. These mood molecules are found in fish, walnuts and molasses and are as effective as drugs in treating depression in rodents. People too, probably: fish-eating cultures tend to have lower rates of depression...