often from inadequate amounts of omega-3s and other trace minerals found in fats that would otherwise help you feel calm and relaxed. Time for an oil change! Adding primrose oil and omega-3 fats, along with eating grass-fed meats and fish, can quench inflammatory fires from within and keep your hormones humming along smoothly. (Refer to the âReproductive Hormone Balancingâ protocol in chapter 11, page 184 , for more information.)
2. Healthy Fats Balance Hormones. We require fat in our diets because fats are precursors to estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. If we donât eat enough quality fats, we can feel depressed, experience changes in our menstrual cycle, get dry skin, and have a hard time burning our own body fat. We can also suffer from vaginal dryness and unnecessary menopausal symptoms. Insuring the proper balance of fats will keep your hormones in harmony.
3. Healthy Fats Fight Heart Disease. I explain this in greater detail on page 90 , but suffice it to say that there is no conclusive relationship between saturated fat intake and coronary artery disease. The message has been botched for years; we need to return to our roots on this one.
4. Healthy Fats Regulate Inflammation. When you remove quality oils from food and replace them with poor-quality oils such as canola or corn, you ignite your inner inflammatory fires. Margarine and trans fats literally block healthy fats from being absorbed by our bodies! If you have junk fats in your diet, it can take up to two years to displace those bad fats with healthy ones at the cellular level. There is no time like the present for getting those toxic fats out of your system and replacing them with healthy ones.
5. Healthy Fats Are Necessary for Fat Loss. When you remove natural fats from foods and replace them with sugar, you can becomeinsulin resistant. On the other hand, if you eat enough of the right kinds of fats, you can improve your insulin sensitivity and stoke your metabolic fire. Omega-3s help ignite the genes that burn fat and turn off the genes that store fat. Plus, the medium-chain triglycerides found in coconut oil (a champion fat) help the body naturally burn fat more efficiently.
6. Healthy Fats Control Hunger and Cravings. Eliminating fat and cholesterol starves the body of nutrients it needs and messes with the hunger-fullness messages it sends to the brain. When your body is deprived of fat, your brain tells it to go into famine mode, damaging your metabolism and converting every calorie it can latch onto into stored fat. As your brain biochemistry goes wonky, serotonin levels drop, and your cravings pick up speed so fast that youâll be sucking down that chocolate milkshake before you know it.
7. Healthy Fats Promote Bone Density. We know we need calcium for healthy, strong bones. We also need saturated fats to transport that calcium to our bones, which is why raw, full-fat dairy products (see page 113 ) are a much better option for those who can tolerate dairy. Without saturated fat to transport it, all the calcium you get from dark leafy greens wonât do you much good.
8. Healthy Fats Give You Glowing Skin. Dry skin isnât a lotion deficiencyâitâs an essential fatty acid deficiency! To get to the root of the problem, you need to lube up from the inside out: a combination of 2,000 milligrams primrose oil and 3,000 milligrams omega-3 fats will help. The cool thing is that if youâre at the opposite end of the spectrum and have oily skin, this combo of omega-3s and primrose oil will also control sebum production and level out your skinâs oil production.
9. Healthy Fats Support Thyroid Function. Omega-3 fatty acids help improve thyroid hormone signaling pathways in the liver,which means that the precious thyroid hormones in our bodies will reach their targeted cells. Omega-3s also help ease inflammation that is secondary to thyroid dysfunction. Cooking with coconut oil also has the potential to greatly
2. Healthy Fats Balance Hormones. We require fat in our diets because fats are precursors to estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. If we donât eat enough quality fats, we can feel depressed, experience changes in our menstrual cycle, get dry skin, and have a hard time burning our own body fat. We can also suffer from vaginal dryness and unnecessary menopausal symptoms. Insuring the proper balance of fats will keep your hormones in harmony.
3. Healthy Fats Fight Heart Disease. I explain this in greater detail on page 90 , but suffice it to say that there is no conclusive relationship between saturated fat intake and coronary artery disease. The message has been botched for years; we need to return to our roots on this one.
4. Healthy Fats Regulate Inflammation. When you remove quality oils from food and replace them with poor-quality oils such as canola or corn, you ignite your inner inflammatory fires. Margarine and trans fats literally block healthy fats from being absorbed by our bodies! If you have junk fats in your diet, it can take up to two years to displace those bad fats with healthy ones at the cellular level. There is no time like the present for getting those toxic fats out of your system and replacing them with healthy ones.
5. Healthy Fats Are Necessary for Fat Loss. When you remove natural fats from foods and replace them with sugar, you can becomeinsulin resistant. On the other hand, if you eat enough of the right kinds of fats, you can improve your insulin sensitivity and stoke your metabolic fire. Omega-3s help ignite the genes that burn fat and turn off the genes that store fat. Plus, the medium-chain triglycerides found in coconut oil (a champion fat) help the body naturally burn fat more efficiently.
6. Healthy Fats Control Hunger and Cravings. Eliminating fat and cholesterol starves the body of nutrients it needs and messes with the hunger-fullness messages it sends to the brain. When your body is deprived of fat, your brain tells it to go into famine mode, damaging your metabolism and converting every calorie it can latch onto into stored fat. As your brain biochemistry goes wonky, serotonin levels drop, and your cravings pick up speed so fast that youâll be sucking down that chocolate milkshake before you know it.
7. Healthy Fats Promote Bone Density. We know we need calcium for healthy, strong bones. We also need saturated fats to transport that calcium to our bones, which is why raw, full-fat dairy products (see page 113 ) are a much better option for those who can tolerate dairy. Without saturated fat to transport it, all the calcium you get from dark leafy greens wonât do you much good.
8. Healthy Fats Give You Glowing Skin. Dry skin isnât a lotion deficiencyâitâs an essential fatty acid deficiency! To get to the root of the problem, you need to lube up from the inside out: a combination of 2,000 milligrams primrose oil and 3,000 milligrams omega-3 fats will help. The cool thing is that if youâre at the opposite end of the spectrum and have oily skin, this combo of omega-3s and primrose oil will also control sebum production and level out your skinâs oil production.
9. Healthy Fats Support Thyroid Function. Omega-3 fatty acids help improve thyroid hormone signaling pathways in the liver,which means that the precious thyroid hormones in our bodies will reach their targeted cells. Omega-3s also help ease inflammation that is secondary to thyroid dysfunction. Cooking with coconut oil also has the potential to greatly
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