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Why Is Fat So Vital?

Fats are an essential part of a healthy diet. Without them, your body will rebel with a host of unpleasant – and sometimes life threatening – symptoms including;

• Brittle nails and dry, thinning hair
• Chronic degenerative diseases such as osteoarthritis, coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, stroke, and type II diabetes
• Constipation
• Dry, itchy, scaly skin, including cracked fingers and heels
• Fat around the middle and an overall flabby body
• Infertility
• Insomnia and extreme fatigue
• Malnutrition
• Mood swings, depression, and other emotional disorders
• Sugar and stimulant cravings

The Facts About Fats

Regardless of what's perpetrated by the media machine and multi-gazillion dollar food processing companies, our bodies can only thrive when fed real, naturally occurring fats and oils such as butter, chicken fat, coconut oil, lard, olive oil, and fats from beef and lamb.

Saturated Fats are also known as stable fatty acids, meaning their molecular structure is not easily altered through the heating process.

Healthy saturated fats to eat at room temperature, or to cook with:

• Butter
• Cheese
• Cocoa butter
• Coconut butter or oil
• Cream
• Eggs
• Nutmeg oil
• Palm kernel oil
• Shea nut oil
• Sour cream

Monounsaturated Fats are fatty acids with a solidification temperature higher than that of polyunsaturated fatty acids, but below that of saturated. As with saturated fats, the monounsaturated molecule is not easily damaged, which makes it healthy for cooking.

Monounsaturated fats are found in natural foods such as avocados and nuts, as well as being the main component of olive oil. They are vulnerable to damage when exposed to light and air so, if possible, purchase those in dark bottles. Also, only buy products that are labeled pure-, expeller-, or cold-pressed as (processed with minimal heat and chemicals).

Healthy monounsaturated fats to eat at room temperature:

• Almond oil
• Apricot kernel oil
• Avocado oil
• Black currant oil
• Grape seed oil
• Hazelnut oil
• Mustard oil
• Oat oil
• Rice bran oil
• Sesame oil

Healthy monounsaturated fats to cook with:

• Chicken fat
• Duck fat
• Goose fat
• Turkey fat
• Olive oil
• Safflower oil, if it is cold-, pure-, or expeller-pressed
• Sunflower oil, if it is cold, pure-, or expeller-pressed

Polyunsaturated Fats are the least stable oil molecules, easily damaged by heat. Polyunsaturated fats are healthy only in their naturally occurring state. Unfortunately, most of the sources of polyunsaturated fats that people are now familiar with are unhealthy.

Healthy cold-, pure-, or expeller-pressed polyunsaturated essential fatty acids to eat at room temperature:

• Almond oil
• Apricot oil
• Borage oil
• Flaxseed oil
• Herring oil
• Menhaden (fish) oil
• Poppy seed oil
• Primrose oil
• Salmon oil
• Sardine oil
• Sesame seed oil
• Walnut oil
• Wheat germ oil

Omega 3 and 6 are polyunsaturated fatty acids. They're classified as essential fatty acids because our bodies cannot synthesize them; they must be obtained from food. So vital is Omega 3 to our health, that without it we may experience brain dysfunction; increased inflammation, chronic illness, and behavior disorders; and even a decrease in cognitive ability.

Sources of Omega 3:

• Blue-green algae
• Chia seeds
• Chlorella (sea algae)
• Dunaliella (sea algae)
• Fish oil
• Flaxseed oil
• Hemp oil
• Mackerel oil
• Pumpkin oil
• Salmon oil
• Sardine oil
• Spirulina (sea algae)
• Tuna fish
• Walnuts and oil

While the western diet tends to be deficient in Omega 3, we suffer from an excess of Omega 6, which can result in various cancers.

Sources of Omega 6:

• Butter
• Cream
• Eggs
• Fish oil
• Flaxseed oil
• Fowl
• Grape seed oil
• Hemp oil
• Meat
• Pumpkin oil
• Safflower oil
• Sunflower oil
• Turkey
• Walnuts and oil
• Wheat germ oil

We all need real, healthy fat to survive and thrive. Fat is the material from which our bodies build cell membranes, and produce enzymes, brain neurotransmitters, and hormones. In fact, if you don't get the fat you need, your body will increase fat production, believing it is in a famine situation!

Do yourself a favor. Never buy fat-free or trans-fats again. Just say 'no' to these chemically altered, unhealthy products. Your body will thank you!

References: 1. Hanley, J.L. and Deville, N., Tired of Being Tired, Berkley Publishing Group, NY, 2001. (p. 79) 2. Hanley, J.L. and Deville, N., Tired of Being Tired, Berkley Publishing Group, NY, 2001. (p. 82) 3. Hanley, J.L. and Deville, N., Tired of Being Tired, Berkley Publishing Group, NY, 2001. (p. 83) 4. Hanley, J.L. and Deville, N., Tired of Being Tired, Berkley Publishing Group, NY, 2001. (p. 84) 5. Hanley, J.L. and Deville, N., Tired of Being Tired, Berkley Publishing Group, NY, 2001. (p. 89) 6. Hanley, J.L. and Deville, N., Tired of Being Tired, Berkley Publishing Group, NY, 2001. (p. 90) 7. Hanley, J.L. and Deville, N., Tired of Being Tired, Berkley Publishing Group, NY, 2001. (p. 90)

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