December 19th, 2008 
Who loves the movie HBO’s Entourage? Me. And the movie PCU? I do. What do they have in common? Actor Jeremy Piven.
The talented actor was just excused from a Broadway production of David Mamet’s Speed the Plow because of elevated mercury levels "which may have been due to large amount of fish in his diet." I am willing to bet tens of dollars this guy eats sushi twice a week or more.
A smart thinking marine NGO (MaNGO) needs to fly in to give this thespian a briefing session on mercury levels and bio-accumulation in top-predators, because Piven is a great actor, but he’s even better as a poster child for unsafe sushi. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. How safe is your sushi? More and more, it’s safe to assume its polluted.
Mercury issues are not just for pregnant mothers anymore. Go easy on the sushi, monitor your intake, and know the signs of "fish fog". You can’t sleep, can’t remember your lines, you’re irritated, late for rehearsals, etc.
Best wishes to Jeremy Piven for a quick recovery. – PJE
Where did you get the idea that Jeremy Piven was in Swingers?
Jeremy Piven will always equal PCU to me (a great movie!). And yes, he was not in Swingers.
My bad. Meant PCU, sorry!
He needs to eat more Cilantro
this is an article and there’s a link to a research paper as well
http://www.healthdiaries.com/eatthis/cilantro-chelation-therapy-heavy-metal-detox.html
I say have some Vietnamese soup for dinner after a lunch of sushi.
Oh crap, I think I have fish fog. I’ve been experiencing that since about the age of 13.
Oh crap, I think I have fish fog. I’ve been experiencing that since about the age of 13.
I had the same idea, but I’d enlist Daphne Zuniga, too.
Mercury poisoning hits another celeb
[...] Danger, Will Robinson. Over consumption of canned tuna can lead to “fish fog“. Economy goes down, tuna consumption goes up, memory loss ensues, and grades drop. [...]
I don’t know. His story seems awfully fishy to me. See: http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/opinion-piven-s-excuse-latest-example-of-mercury-poisoning-hype