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"One could say that there are good fats and bad fats. good fats are organic, natural and unrefined. Bad fats are non-organic, unnatural and refined, to state it very simply. But do we need fat at all? Yes, fats are important and good for us because they are formed in the cells and are another source of energy. Our bodies need fats in order to function properly. They are the parts of foods that are the oils or the greasy stuff. As well as coming from animal sources such as eggs, chicken or beef, they are also derived from plant sources such as avocados, olives, nuts and seeds." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.)

"That means high-quality protein, good fats, such as olive oil, coconut oil, some butter, avocado, flaxseed oil, fish oil, and nuts, and some low-sugar fruits, such as grapefruit and berries. Get the sugar out of your diet and reduce calories, something that will be a lot easier to do on a higher-protein, lower-carbohydrate diet. It's just way easier to manage blood sugar and bring down insulin levels with a diet higher in protein, fiber from vegetables, and good fats than it is on a diet high in refined carbs, flour, and sugar, even if it's lower in calories." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"There is a host of know-how, from herbs and natural supplements323 up to entire books talking about good fats that can heal and bad fats that can kill.324 good fats increase cardiovascular health and immune function. Enormous books are on the market that just tell us how to create a safe home by avoiding everyday toxins and harmful household products, which are sometimes covertly responsible for a disease.325 There even exists in one work an unbelievable amount of know-how of how to avoid disease and if one is sick, how to turn 322 For example, Joseph J." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.) "One could say that there are good fats and bad fats. good fats are organic, natural and unrefined. Bad fats are non-organic, unnatural and refined, to state it very simply. But do we need fat at all? Yes, fats are important and good for us because they are formed in the cells and are another source of energy. Our bodies need fats in order to function properly. They are the parts of foods that are the oils or the greasy stuff. As well as coming from animal sources such as eggs, chicken or beef, they are also derived from plant sources such as avocados, olives, nuts and seeds." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.)

"A deficiency in these good fats puts us in danger of disease. When we eat good fats such as olive oil, flaxseed oil, fish oils with EPA and DHA, such as cod liver oil, omega-3 and other fatty acids, even in small doses, our stomachs release a hormone that lets the brain know we are full. Without the good fats, our stomachs might be full of food, but we may still feel hungry and overeat. To be healthy and manage our weight correctly, our bodies need fats which supply us with essential fatty acids." - Gregory, A. Gore, Defeat Cancer (Get the book.)

"The same enzymes that convert good fats recognize trans fats as if they were wholesome, allowing them into their receptor sites where they stick and destroy the enzymes. The enzymes are then unable to manufacture healthy prostaglandins, fatty acids with hormonelike properties that help regulate pain, fever, inflammation, vascular tone, clotting, and blood pressure. Instead, trans fats turn on ugly prostaglandins, and these inflammatory agents poison the vascular system. Overloading on trans fats nullifies the good fats you eat or take as supplements." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"Consuming the "good fats," such as those from wild fish and unrefined flaxseed and walnut oils, is critical for maintaining normal cell growth and reproduction. Each of these sources is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which have shown evidence that they can reduce the risk for several types of cancer. RESEARCH This information convinced the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to undertake a $20.5-million program to learn more about natural plant chemicals (phyto-chemicals) in certain food groups that may prevent cancer. One of the first and most promising foods to be studied was flaxseed." - Freedom Press, Natural Cancer Cures: The Definitive Guide to Using Dietary Supplements to Fight and Prevent Cancer (Get the book.)

"For example, research shows that eating a diet including a moderate amount of carbohydrates rich in soluble fiber and adequate amounts of "good fats"—monounsaturated fats and essential fatty acids—is a good nutritional strategy for helping to positively influence the expression of several genes contributing to insulin resistance and systemic inflammation. You can also target specific genes, gene factors, and biochemical functions in your battle against elevated glucose levels and metabolic dysfunction." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"These fats may change the ability of microbes to attach to the intestinal mucus lining. good fats in the diet are another way to help control immune reactions associated with allergies, and promote a healthy intestine. Summary There are more than 400 species of bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract. Only 30 to 40 of these species account for 99% of the microbes that make up the microflora of the human intestinal tract. Some of these species are probiotics. The presence of probiotics in the intestinal tract early in life helps the immune system to mature." - Allison Tannis, Probiotic Rescue: How You can use Probiotics to Fight Cholesterol, Cancer, Superbugs, Digestive Complaints and More (Get the book.)

"Trans-Fatty Acids Naturally occurring oils in food are good fats that your body needs. And there are bad fats that you definitely don't need. The biggest troublemakers are man-made partially hydrogenated fats. They start life as polyunsaturated vegetable oils, usually corn and canola. Food processors bubble hydrogen through them and turn them into solid fats such as margarine and shortening. The objective: a stable fat with a long shelf life—great for manufacturers but not for us. Remember the cookies your grandmother made? They were stale after three days." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"Because when the study was designed sixteen years ago, the whole notion of "good fats" was not yet on the mainstream scientific scope. Scientists study what scientists can see. Another problem with the trial was that the low-fat group failed to hit the target of reducing their fat intake to 20 percent of total calories. The best they could manage was 24 percent in the first year, but by the end of the study they'd drifted back to 29 percent, only a few percentage points lower than the control group's fat intake." - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Get the book.)

"Overloading on trans fats nullifies the good fats you eat or take as supplements. Trans fats prevent you from using the good oils to protect your health. They are metabolic poison. Dietary guidelines tell us that no more than 1 percent of our caloric intake should come from trans fats. A small order of fast-food restaurant french fries contains a day-and-a-half's worth of trans fats. A 2002 report from a National Academy of Sciences panel concluded that "the only safe intake of trans-fat is zero." We applaud the U.S." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS Essential fatty acids (EFAs) are often referred to as good fats because of the healthy benefits they provide (they are a form of polyunsaturated fats). In fact, EFAs aren't just good, they are essential to supporting optimum health. And since the body cannot produce EFAs on its own, the only way to get them is through a proper diet or supplements, thus making outside sources of these fats essential." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"You may know that there are good fats and bad fats. The good fats (omega-3 fats) come in the form of fatty fish, great greens, and supplements of fish oil, fresh flaxseed oil, or DHA, and walnuts, while the bad fats (like saturated and trans fats) come in the form of brownies and burgers. But there's a reason why one fat leads directly to fat on your waist, while the other helps clear your arteries. Trans fats are rigid, so they make your arteries spasm and cause dangerous inflammation, while omega-3s relax your arteries and quell inflammation (see Figure 8.6). Figure 8." - Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D., You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty (Get the book.)

"Critics of the WHI fat study comment on the fact that this study was originally designed to look at cancer rates only, and did not differentiate between "good fats" found in fish, nuts, and vegetable oils and "bad fats" such as saturated fats and trans fats. This study, like the NHS study, showed that just reducing total fat didn't reduce heart disease. Prior studies reporting more striking results used more stringent diets and controlled for fat types. Good Fat Now we all realize that trans fats are bad, and many states are actually moving to ban their use, but what fats are good?" - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"Nutritional scientists focus on different nutrients—whether the problem with modern diets is too many refined carbohydrates, not enough good fats, too many bad fats, or a deficiency of any number of micronutrients or too many total calories. But at the root of all these biochemical changes is a single ecological change. For the shift from leaves to seeds affects much more than the levels of omega-3 and omega-6 in the body. It also helps account for the flood of refined carbohydrates in the modern diet and the drought of so many micronutrients and the surfeit of total calories." - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Get the book.)

"Now we know there are good fats and bad fats. Now we know that there are good carbohydrates and bad carbohydrates. As science progresses and as public knowledge increases, the message becomes more complex. You do need the sun—there is no life on earth without it. But you're not choosing between no sun and all the sun you want. Regular intermittent exposure year round allows you to build up some melanin, which will buffer you from overexposure. Now-and-then sun exposure raises your vitamin D levels. Also, your skin type dictates how much sun you can tolerate." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"Simply put, you need enough good fats, no bad fats, and enough antioxidants to prevent any fat from oxidizing and damaging your blood vessels. Heart disease was rare in our country before 1920, but by the mid-1950s it became the leading cause of death. We have been told that this increase is due to an increase in saturated fats, but from 1910 to 1970 saturated fat consumption plummeted as the use of vegetable oils, in the form of margarine, shortening, and refined oils, rose 400 percent. So, obviously, avoiding fat is not the answer." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"It's just way easier to manage blood sugar and bring down insulin levels with a diet higher in protein, fiber from vegetables, and good fats than it is on a diet high in refined carbs, flour, and sugar, even if it's lower in calories. Keep in mind, however, that weight loss for an individual with PCOS may be slower than weight loss for someone without the condition. It will take time for your metabolism to "heal itself before the weight comes off. So be patient and stay committed to a healthy diet for the long haul." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"You may know that there are good fats and bad fats. The good fats (omega-3 fats) come in the form of fatty fish, great greens, and supplements of fish oil, fresh flaxseed oil, or DHA, and walnuts, while the bad fats (like saturated and trans fats) come in the form of brownies and burgers. But there's a reason why one fat leads directly to fat on your waist, while the other helps clear your arteries. Trans fats are rigid, so they make your arteries spasm and cause dangerous inflammation, while omega-3s relax your arteries and quell inflammation (see Figure 8.6). Figure 8." - Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D., You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty (Get the book.)

"Good fats not only prevent insulin receptors from becoming insulin resistant, but fat also slows digestion (just like fiber and protein), which reduces the absorption rate of sugar into the bloodstream, preventing insulin spikes after a meal. "Good fats" are found in the omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs), which include Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), gamma linolenic acid (GLA), and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), and are also known as "good" polyunsaturated fats." - Dr David W Tanton, Ph.D., Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, And Stimulants - Dangerous Drugs on Trial (Get the book.)

"I find this personally liberating because without some good fats to play with, I would have a tough time creating recipes I think you would love. I usually try to lower the fat in recipes I make over, if only to slash calories. But I still include some fat, and it's great to be able to use certain smarter fats with confidence. Before we discuss the many ways different fats interact with other nutrients, let's begin with a quick overview of the types of fats our food contains, where we find them, and how much we should be eating." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"And by finding your eating rhythm—particularly having protein and good fats for breakfast and making lunch your biggest meal, adding more color to your diet, using your breath to ground you, and practicing restorative yoga and other release techniques, you are giving your body what it needs to begin to regenerate. Then you can find your essential pulse of expansion and contraction that Rumi is talking about so that you will take flight. TI in 1 fl €! i XXIS o»»o««o««o • Check in with your rhythm of eating. Are you getting enough protein and healthy fats in the morning?" - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.) "Avocados are loaded with good fats and magnesium, both of which are much needed when you are Spent. Because of this, avocados are my preferred base ingredient for breakfast smoothies. A deficiency of magnesium is common when you are Spent and can lead to muscle pain, headaches, constipation, fatigue, and insomnia. The other smoothie ingredient that I am a big fan of is whey protein. I use and suggest all my patients use whey protein in their morning shake because whey is an easy-to-digest protein." - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.) "By eating a nutritious breakfast with protein and good fats, a larger lunch, and a smaller dinner, about the same time every day, my body and its energy levels are regulated. Having two small snacks, if necessary, means that I never get hungry or suffer from a sugar low. My body never has to be exhausted by searching for or expecting food, nor does it get tired out from the assault of a huge meal. It also has the nutrients it needs for both daytime and nighttime functioning." - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.) "This quick, easy breakfast gives me the protein and good fats needed to start my day. Smoothies are also easy on my digestive system, as the body does not need to work to break down the food and nutrients. Digestion takes up a lot of energy, and by partially resting it, I am able to save on sorely needed energy that can be used elsewhere. When you are Spent, having more energy available is a good thing. Each week, I will be suggesting a smoothie of the week that is specially designed to support the dietary focus." - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.)

"Make the most of good fats. Next, boost your intake of healthful or "smart" fats, such as plant and fish omega-3s and monounsaturated fats (like olive and canola oil, ground flaxseed, and avocados), and your plant sterols and plant stanol esters—conveniently available in margarines such as Take Control or Benecol. When you use these in place of regular margarine, studies suggest, you can lower total cholesterol and LDL by about 10 percent." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.) "Likewise, emphasizing the good fats (omega-3s from fish and plants and monounsaturated fat from plants) should be a snap. (Well, maybe not a snap, but it'll be a little bit easier.) 3. Fiber, fiber, fiber. Whole plant foods contain beneficial amounts of fiber, whereas processed foods often do not. Fiber helps your health in all sorts of ways: It keeps the gastrointestinal tract moving, helps you feel full faster, and helps fight heart disease and diabetes. "Foods are a better way to get fiber than supplements. You get the whole package," says Martin O." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.) "Synergy at work, perhaps? THE good fats YOU SHOULD GET According to the American Heart Association, an ideal diet includes a variety of fish (preferably fatty fish) at least twice a week. Specifically, aim for an average of 650 milligrams to 1 gram of fish omega-3s daily (preferably from food), and a total intake of 1.5-3 grams of plant omega-3s (amounts you can get by enjoying the following foods) also seems beneficial. SERVING SIZE OMEGA-3S (G) CALORIES Sardines, canned in toTiato sauce 2 sardines 1.4 135 Coho salmon, steamed 3oz 1.3 156 Pacific oysters 3 oz 1." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

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