From TX Department of of State Health Services:

The Texas Department of State Health Services has issued an advisory warning people not to consume or to limit consumption of certain fish caught in all waters off the Texas coast due to unsafe levels of mercury.

Women of childbearing age, including women who are nursing, and children under 12 years old should not consume certain fish off the Texas coast. The advisory recommends women past childbearing age and adult men limit their consumption of fish from this area to no more than one or two meals per month. A meal is 8 ounces of fish. (See chart below for specific recommendations.) 

The term "gluten-free" comes up frequently in conversation lately, since many of us have discovered that some of the physical discomfort we may be experiencing after eating stems from what we're eating.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck from ABC's "The View" has written a book, called The G-Free Diet, about her experiences living with Celiac disease, helping to spread awareness about the disease and how it can be treated by changing what one eats.

Gluten is a protein complex found in wheat (including kamut and spelt), barley, rye and triticale, and very negatively affects many people. The American Dietetic Association says that one in 133 people in the U.S. have celiac diesease, and most of them don't know it. It affects children as well as adults, of course.

Plenty of spaces are left for tomorrow night's "What Is Autism?" class led by Dr. Wilson Renfroe. Call 903-595-2235 to pre-register.

No fee for in-county residents; only $5 for residents from outside Smith county.

Complete calendar of classes available at www.parentservicescenter.org.