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 It's the circle of life, a return to basics - REAL food. It's what your great-grandmother fed her family - unadultered food from the neighboring farm. Simplicity at its best. Read on.
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Written by Angelle Batten, HHC, MEd
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What healthy fats and oils should you have in your kitchen? Healthy fats are very important for all of us, but especially for developing children. They provide building blocks for cell membranes and they are also necessary to absorb certain vitamins from our food. Fat also keeps us full a little longer, not to mention it adds great flavor to our foods.
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Written by Susan McCreadie, MD
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Essential fatty acids [EFAs] are called essential because your body does not make them; you have to consume them in your diet. So you are what you eat! The amount of these fats in your diet will affect your body’s balance of eicosanoids. Eicosanoids are signaling molecules that affect virtually every cell in your body. Your body makes these signalingmolecules from 2 types of EFAs: omega-3 and omega-6. In general, eicosanoids made from omega-3 fat promote healing and decrease inflammation in the body [anti-inflammatory], whereas those made from omega-6 fat promote inflammation in the body [pro-inflammatory]. So consuming more omega-3 fats promotes healing by decreasing inflammation throughout the body.
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Written by Dr. David Brownstein & Sheryl Shenefelt, CN
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Food consists of three major macronutrients: carbohydrates, protein, and fat. Fat contains more energy than either protein or carbohydrates. Fat is essential for forming cell membranes and for hormone production. Inadequate fat intake can lead to vitamin deficiency, since fat acts as a carrier for fat-soluble vitamins, including Vitamins A, D, E, and K. Fat is found in both animal and vegetable products, adds flavor to food, and satisfies hunger as well.
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Written by Susan McCreadie, MD
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Fat has gotten a “bad rap” in years past. As one of three major macro-nutrients in food [the other 2 being carbohydrate & protein], the universe intended for us to eat fat! Somehow in recent years, we’ve taken the glorious gift of “fat” and tried to eliminate it from our diets. The thought process seemed to make sense, if we eliminate fat from our diet, we will be skinnier and healthier - it must be the fat in our diet making Americans fat, contributing to the obesity epidemic. Yet the “low fat” fad didn’t get us any better results. In fact, the low fat fad created fatter Americans.
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Written by Angelle Batten HHC, MEd
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Is there such a thing as a Good fat? Yes! There are different types of fats and some are needed by the body to produce energy and maintain cellular structure.
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