Fats Can Be Good For You

        If you go to a health food store, you might notice many healthy versions of crackers, cookies, or chips that now say right on the front of the package “No Hydrogenated Oils”. Hydrogenation is a process that makes oil unable to be digested by the body - ever. Dr. Andrew Weil of “Spontaneous Healing” came out against eating foods with hydrogenated oils a few years ago and that really helped to get the message out. He, like many other natural health professionals, sees the connection with toxins in the body getting “trapped” by the hydrogenated oil (that can never be broken down by the body) and therefore eventually developing into tumors… or if that’s not bad enough Cellulite. Seriously though, you have to pay attention to labels and be aware that the food industry is even using different names to throw you off, it may be listed in the ingredients as: Partially (or fully) Hydrogenated Oils or even using another name for it “Fractionated Palm Kernel Oils”. The thing is, in most processed foods if usually is combined with other toxin producing preservatives, colorings (blue is the worse), and artificial flavors, along with a lot of other really hard to pronounce words. (My rule is if you have a hard time pronouncing it, it may be something you want to avoid.) Udo Erasmus of the book “Fats That Heal, Fats That Kill” went through a very complex explanation of what fats can hurt us– and ones that we all need. The Author has created a line of food based supplements and Udo's Choice Ultimate Oil Blend is a balanced, convenient way to get everything we need from oils. I take his oil combo daily and I highly recommend it as well for those I’ve worked with doing nutritional counseling - simply because it’s a variety of oils (always better than just one source) and it tastes the best.

        In addition, a variety of cold press oils are very important to Hormonal balance because it is what the body uses to create hormones. (For more information on hormonal balances, check out “The Swartzbein Principal” by a leading authority on metabolic healing and founder of the Endocrinology Institute in Santa Barbara. Dr. Diana Swartzbein, M.D. specializes in metabolism, diabetes, osteoporosis, menopause, and thyroid conditions. In her book she says that many of us do our best to be on low fat diets, yet we may have also taken out the good oils and that’s one of the main causes of a lot of people's, and especially women’s, health problems today. Of course, we all know that eating fried foods are very fattening and need to be avoided for a variety of health risks - however, many of us don’t know that hydrogenated oils can be even worse. To leave you with a bottom line: steam or bake instead of eating fried foods and don’t eat foods with Hydrogenated oils ever (there are more & more alternatives to the same products) and take a daily combo of cold pressed oil (about a tablespoon - see how it feels) as an important part of maintaining a healthy immune systems and hormonal balance. Also, you just may find health bars with hydrogenated oils in it. Just because it says it’s healthy, it doesn't’t mean it is. It’s so important to read labels and know what's important to avoid. There’s a lot of confusion and complication out there and my goal is to simplify the needed information and make it fun.