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RULES FOR HEALTHY FAT CONSUMPTION (THREAD)
Fats are important for numerous processes in the body, and low fat consumption is a leading cause of low test.
But which fats are good to eat, and why?
Read on for a summary of what fats to eat, what to avoid and how to eat them!
Fats are important for numerous processes in the body, and low fat consumption is a leading cause of low test.
But which fats are good to eat, and why?
Read on for a summary of what fats to eat, what to avoid and how to eat them!
1. Good sources of quality fat include: olive oil, coconut oil/butter, palm oil, butter (raw is best), ghee (clarified butter), organic, grass-fed animal fats (lard, tallow), fish oil (be careful of source), some seeds (flax), avocados and nuts (raw, organic).
2. Always choose organic foods for safe fats.
Take note, MANY industrial chemicals and commercial farming chemicals are fat soluble and are stored in the fats of animals, fowl, fish and plants.
Buy local + organic where you know the farmer if possible
Take note, MANY industrial chemicals and commercial farming chemicals are fat soluble and are stored in the fats of animals, fowl, fish and plants.
Buy local + organic where you know the farmer if possible
3. Fats to AVOID :
- Trans-fatty acids,
- hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils,
- vegetable oils (the high temperatures used to produce such oils will destroy the nutrients in the oil),
- fats from factory farm raised animals/fish
- Trans-fatty acids,
- hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils,
- vegetable oils (the high temperatures used to produce such oils will destroy the nutrients in the oil),
- fats from factory farm raised animals/fish
4. When purchasing Essential Fatty Acid supplements, make sure to determine the carrier oil if it isn’t listed on the label.
Soy oil is commonly used because it’s cheap. The carrier oils are often rancid and draw the antioxidant qualities from the good oil in the capsules.
Soy oil is commonly used because it’s cheap. The carrier oils are often rancid and draw the antioxidant qualities from the good oil in the capsules.
When you open a new bottle of EFA supplements, bite one capsule open to taste and smell the oil.
You would be amazed at how often brand new bottles contain a batch of rancid oils. SAD!
You would be amazed at how often brand new bottles contain a batch of rancid oils. SAD!
5. Avoid eating roasted nuts because the roasting process causes the fats and oils to go rancid, increasing free-radical damage in your body.
In other words, they make you age faster. (vegetable oils do the same thing)
In other words, they make you age faster. (vegetable oils do the same thing)
6. Avoid non-organic dairy sources. In many cases milk is loaded with the same sort of fat-soluble chemicals you find in meats.
If you can’t get raw, and you can’t find organic, avoid dairy.
If you can’t get raw, and you can’t find organic, avoid dairy.
7. Avoid any and all deep-fried foods unless you prepare them yourself and you use lard or coconut oil —even then frying and deep frying should be kept to a minimum!
I never personally deep fry anything
I never personally deep fry anything
8. Always use heat stable fats and oils for cooking
Avoid using the polyunsaturated oils commonly recommended by diet 'health organisations'
Avoid using the polyunsaturated oils commonly recommended by diet 'health organisations'
9. MY advice is to NEVER eat from fast food restaurants.
They use low quality foods and fats, many of which are highly processed.
The temporary mouth-pleasure is never worth harming your body.
They use low quality foods and fats, many of which are highly processed.
The temporary mouth-pleasure is never worth harming your body.
10. Mothers must go out of their way to assure their children get adequate omega-3 EFAs. Whatever it takes, feed your children organic food.
Anything that you eat is going to nourish the baby!
Anything that you eat is going to nourish the baby!
