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Page Contents:
Healthy Fats you should know about
Historic Research (Weston A. Price)
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Basic Alternative Nutrition,
based on healthy traditional eating - the 'Bible' of the movement and the primary Web site:Nourishing Traditions, by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig
"This well-researched, thought-provoking guide to traditional foods contains a startling message: Animal fats and cholesterol are not villains but vital factors in the diet, necessary for normal growth, proper function of the brain and nervous system, protection from disease and optimum energy levels. Sally Fallon dispels the myths of the current low-fat fad in this practical, entertaining guide to a can-do diet that is both nutritious and delicious."
The Weston A. Price Foundation
"The Weston A. Price Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charity founded in 1999 to disseminate the research of nutrition pioneer Dr. Weston Price, whose studies of isolated non-industrialized peoples established the parameters of human health and determined the optimum characteristics of human diets. Dr. Price's research demonstrated that humans achieve perfect physical form and perfect health generation after generation only when they consume nutrient-dense whole foods and the vital fat-soluble activators found exclusively in animal fats."
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Some Web sites dealing with issues concerning fat and cholesterol:
Weston A. Price Foundation website on healthy fats and the damaged fats we should avoid:
Know Your Fats!
The Oiling of America by Mary Enig & Sally Fallon
On how we have been fooled by the vegetable oil industry
The Oiling of America text, on YouTube
by Uffe Ravnskov, MD, Ph.D. - Book and Web site that lays out in detail the case against the cholesterol theory of heart disease. See and especially New cholesterol guidelines for converting healthy people into patients
The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics Web site
http://www.thincs.org/
"The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics (THINCS) is a steadily growing group of scientists, physicians, other academicians and science writers from various countries. Members of this group represent different views about the causation of atheroscerosis and cardiovascular disease, some of them are in conflict with others, but this is a normal part of Science. What we all oppose is that animal fat and high cholesterol play a role. The aim with this website is to inform our colleagues and the public that this idea is not supported by scientific evidence; in fact, for many years a huge number of scientific studies have directly contradicted it. "
WHY THE CHOLESTEROL-HEART DISEASE THEORY IS WRONG
Malcolm Kendrick, M.D.
http://www.becomehealthynow.com/ebookprint.php?id=1112
Illustration of why I don't trust
convention medical recommendations:
How 'opinion leaders' among doctors are won over by cash and other offers from
the giants of the pharmaceutical trade
Most doctors claim that drug company sponsorship of doctors by the
drug companies has no influence on their prescribing practices. In this
revealing article, the Guardian's Sarah Boseley explains why the medical
profession is under a mass delusion.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1319622,00.html
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Healthy
Fats you should know about -
Essential PUFA & Saturated Fats
PUFA (Essential polyunsaturated fatty acids)
Omega-3
Unsaturated Fatty Acids are essential nutrients that we must get in our
foods. They are found in tissues throughout the body. They are woefully lacking
in the typical American diet. Their lack has been associated with with
everything from heart disease, diabetes, and cancer to hyperactivity and mental
disease. For more detail check out Dr. Mercola's articles:
Omega 3 Oils: The Essential Nutrients
Cardiovascular Benefits of Omega-3 Fats
Frequently
asked questions about fish oil & cod liver oil
Krispin is a Clinical Nutritionist in private practice in Marin County, CA
* It is essential that omega-3 and omega-6 fats be in proper balance. If you consume too much omega-6 fat it crowds out the omega-3 fats which are often in short supply. Our American food supply is way out of balance, with too much omega-6 fats. This means avoid too much omega-6 fat, as in most vegetable oils (corn, safflower, sunflower, soy, and cottonseed), even peanut butter. That's why I avoid most salad dressings and prefer those made with extra virgin olive oil or Mary's Oil Blend. The amount of these essential fats the body needs is actually quite small, so don't overdo. The amount of these essential fats in meat, eggs and butterfat is quite small, but when from grass-fed animals the essential fats are in proper balance, while in feed-lot beef and milk and eggs from confinement operations the balance is way too high in omega-6 fats.
*Note what Krispin says about these two types of fat
* Dr. Weil on omega-3 and omega-6 fats - "cut down on omega-6 levels by reducing consumption of processed and fast foods and polyunsaturated vegetable oils (corn, sunflower, safflower, soy, and cottonseed, for example). At home, use extra virgin olive oil for cooking and in salad dressings. Eat more oily fish or take fish oil supplements, walnuts [actually they are rather high in omega-6 fats], flax seeds, [chia seeds], and omega-3 fortified [or pasture raised] eggs. Your body and mind will thank you."
Dr.
Bill Lands on Cardiovascular Disease: Omega-6 displaces Omega-3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgU3cNppzO0
A link to the handouts is here http://omega-6-omega-3-balance.omegaoptimize.com/2009/11/10/why-omega6-fats-matter-to-your-health.aspx
Looking for an underlying reason for obesity, heart
disease, etc. Basic message - if your tissues are too high in omega-6 fats you
are headed for trouble health-wise. Dr.
Land's website Dr Lands has a program you can download to
estimate your omega-6/3 intake. The problem is that the USDA data base he uses
doesn't have figures for grass-fed meat and dairy, which have a beneficial
ratio for omega-6 to 3 fats, as opposed to the ratio in conventional corn and
soy-fed animals. Don't rely on canola oil to get a better balance, as it still
has significant amounts of omega-6 fats, and is highly processed!
Here is Dr. Land's simplified system of evaluating your omega-3/6 intake http://www.fastlearner.org/Omega-3Balance.htm
Chart of Essential Fats in Food Oils
And
there's this in Dec. 2010 Brit J Nutr:
Meta-analysis
Reveals "Heart Healthy Omega-6 Fat" Increases Risk of Heart Disease
Getting thin
- on fats
The
healthy, sure-fire way with omega oils
by Ann Louise Gittleman
Omega-3's have been called the "Wellness Molecules" by Dr. Andrew Stoll, M.D., who has written a book called "The Omega-3 Connection," which details all the many ways that our bodies suffer if we do not get adequate omega-3 fatty acids - especially in the area of mental illness, his field of expertise. Dr. Stoll occasionally seems to support the notion that saturated fat and cholesterol cause heart disease (see page 66 & 69). It becomes obvious how flawed this hypothesis is when you consider that omega-3 fatty acids were never considered when much of this research was done and the anti-fat paradigm became entrenched in the minds of the medical establishment. Since our typical commercial sources of saturated fat and cholesterol are woefully lacking in omega-3's because of mass production methods, medical authorities are completely misguided in blaming saturated fat and cholesterol rather than the lack of omega-3 fatty acids. Dr. Stoll recommends "no cod liver oil," whereas cod liver oil is a valuable source of vitamin D and omega-3's, especially during the dark winter months, although it provides only modest amounts of omega-3 fats. For more info do a search on 'cod liver oil' on Dr. Mercola's Web site
Brain health and fish oil - http://www.newstarget.com/016353.html
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The Skinny on Fats By Mary Enig, PhD, and Sally Fallon
On benefits of
coconut oil:
Traditional Asian cultures that eat significant amounts of coconut in their
diet do not suffer from modern diseases seen in western cultures, such as heart
disease and diabetes. The condemnation of saturated fat is again seen as
misguided and erroneous. Coconut oil is, in fact, an excellent cooking oil,
because it is very stable. It is also a important source of lauric acid,
which is a valuable antiviral and antibacterial agent. For more information
check out
A
New Look at Coconut Oil, by Mary Enig
Sources of unrefined coconut oil
On the benefits of butter and cream
"Butter is a natural fat, made from cream. Margarine is an artificial concoction of chemicals. Not only does butter taste better, but it's good for you. Butter is a source of fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K, and important trace minerals magnesium, zinc, chromium, selenium and iodine. Purchase organic butter produced without the use of hormones, steroids and antibiotics. Raw butter from pasture-fed cows is even better."
From "Taking the Fear out of Eating Fat" by Lori Lipinksi
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Some websites and books dealing with excess carbohydrate and obesity/diabetes (Syndrome X):
The common denominator in many of our common degenerative diseases as well as obesity is insulin - an excess of it. This long lecture by Dr. Rosedale will help you to understand this issue so crucial for your good health.
Insulin and Its Metabolic Effects by Ron Rosedale, M.D.
Other books and articles on carbohydrate restriction.
Strong words about the dangers of
excess carbohydrate:
Scientific
Proof Carbohydrates Cause Disease
For a review of the history of man's
eating patterns read
Caveman
Cuisine by Sally Fallon and Mary G. Enig, PhD
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Obesity
http://www.westonaprice.org/obesity-a-weight-loss.html
Several books and references address the evils of refined sugar and white flour, and the problems with high carbohydrate foods (too much insulin in your system). They do not always address the issue of fat quality involved in making wise food choices. Be sure you understand high quality fats before you read these sources, and pay attention to the advice in Nourishing Traditions on soaking grains, using only healthy fats and oils and avoiding goitrogens, such as soy foods and raw cabbage.
More on Obesity and Weight Control
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Metabolic Typing --- and other variations on this theme
And finally a book that sorts out the differences in people's metabolism, explaining why some folks don't do well on a low carb diet. The book offers somewhat of a 'cookbook' approach to the very complex problem of individual variation, but gives important insight into how faulty nutrition underlies a host of modern chronic disease problems, and what you can do about it. A short-coming of the book to be aware of is their confusing use of the words "fats" and "proteins" when they actually mean "fatty foods" and "protein foods." (See pp. 178-180, where they recommend "40% proteins" and "30% fats" -- a meal that is approx. 30% fatty foods and 40% protein foods may very well contain 20-25% protein calories and 60-70% fat calories, but equal grams of fat and protein!)
The Metabolic Typing Diet,
2000
by William Wolcott & Trish Fahey
"Customize your diet to your own unique body chemistry. For hereditary reasons, your metabolism is unique. Cutting-edge research shows that no single diet works well for everyone--the very same foods that keep your best friend slim may keep you overweight and feeling unhealthy and fatigued. William Wolcott, a pioneer in the field of metabolic research, has developed a revolutionary assessment program that allows you to identify your "metabolic type" and create a diet that suits your individual nutritional needs." From the back cover.
"True good health is not a condition that is merely free of adverse symptoms. It's a state of dynamic well-being, one that is reminiscent of childhood exuberance and joy. When your body is functioning the way it's designed to function, you should be experiencing boundless energy all the time, a keen awareness of your surroundings, a very strong and positive emotional state, and a natural love and zest for life." (page 57)
Dr. Mercola on Metabolic Typing
Eating according to your blood type - a negative review
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Historic Research:
* On the classic research of Weston A. Price on the excellent health of people on native diets
http://www.westonaprice.org/nutrition_greats/price.html
* Charles T. McGee M.D., author of Heart Frauds, has put together a brief but wide-ranging review of the research on healthy native diets in a piece that I have purloined from his Web site, so I could add some comments and explanations. But all the links to the original are provided.
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Other sources of information:
* My list of books Worth Reading
* My list of books on gardening and agriculture
* Some books recommended by the Price Foundation – notice the books on the right are not recommended.
http://www.westonaprice.org/book-reviews.html
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Longevity Library - Having a healthy population makes focusing on healing sickness far less important. This library collection is concerned with the question "what makes people healthy?" Prior to WWII, why did some peoples in some places on Earth enjoy exceptional life spans with far greater well-being? In this collection we offer books and other materials that explored these questions [but are out of print].
* Dr. Mercola's Recommended Books - This is a site worth checking out for books that may be helpful.
http://www.mercola.com/forms/books.htm
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Biblical
Nutrition
Do a search on 'Biblical Nutrition' and
you will find some wild and wonderful things, sometimes used in support of not
so healthy nutrition ideas. Nutrition
in Biblical Times is a good source of info on the topic.
The
Maker's Diet by Jordan S. Rubin, N.M.D., Ph.D.
expands on the theme. Jordan's story of
recovery from deadly bowel disease is truly remarkable. This book could be a
life-saver for those suffering from serious health problems that include
multiple food intolerances.
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Biblical Feast - Foods from the Holy Land
By Kitty Morse