Healthy Fats Build Healthy Cells

!±8± Healthy Fats Build Healthy Cells

Appropriate dietary fat intake is crucial to whole body health at the cellular level. Low fat fad diets of recent years and the commercialization and marketing of so-called 'healthy' vegetable source fats has caused confusion as to what fats are genuinely needed for optimal health and longevity.

Fats such as butter, palm or coconut oils have received a bad rap because of their high saturated fat content. However, it is precisely the saturated fat that is needed to create a cell membrane that is highly 'fluid'. A cell with high fluidity is strong and is more resistant to viral or bacterial invaders, and creates a strong structure on which to build and repair healthy organs and glands. Research shows that a diet high in vegetable oils such as canola, corn, or soy, actually leads to the formation of cell membranes that lack fluidity, are weak and fragile.

Saturated fats are necessary for overall wellness, especially healthy kidney and lung function, hormone production, thyroid, joint and nerve health.

But....haven't we learned that saturated fats cause high cholesterol and disease?

Extra cholesterol is sent into the blood stream to repair damage. It is not the cause of the damage. Inflammation is the primary cause of damage to the body. High amounts of sugar, processed 'nutritionally dead' foods, chemicals and other toxins are the real culprits to declining health.

Examples of healthy fats include:

~ Butter (only from grass-fed, hormone free sources)
~ Virgin Coconut Oil
~ Palm Oil
~ Extra Virgin Olive Oil (not for cooking at high temperatures)

Avoid these fats that can cause immune system dysfunction, sterility, cancer, and learning disabilities:
~ Soy, Corn, Safflower, Canola or Cottonseed Oil
~ All Hydrogenated or Partially Hydrogenated Oils

Adding healthy fats to the diet is not a 'free pass' to eat fried or fatty fast food. Many of these foods cause inflammation due to high amounts of hormones, chemical additives, and sugars.

Healthy food choices include:

~ Grass fed, hormone free meats and eggs.
~ Wild caught fish
~ Organic fruits and vegetables (avoid over-cooking)
~ Whole grains such as rice, spelt, millet, quinoa (or wheat if tolerable)

Our body is our 'home' for a lifetime. A healthy and resilient body begins with taking in the highest quality building materials to create healthy and strong cells. The quality of the food we eat each day will determine the quality our long term health. Build your 'house' with only the best.....you are worth it!

Healthy Fats Build Healthy Cells

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Raw Dessert Ingredient: Coconut Oil - A Functional Food That Delivers Numerous Health Benefits

!±8± Raw Dessert Ingredient: Coconut Oil - A Functional Food That Delivers Numerous Health Benefits

One of the main ingredients used in many raw dessert recipes is coconut oil, also referred to as coconut butter.

Aside from the numerous uses coconut oil has externally, ie. on skin, hair, wounds etc. internally, its nutritional benefits are manifold, and can be attributed to the presence of a number of fatty acids, along with a huge amount of antimicrobial, antifungal, antibacterial, demulcent (soothing) and antioxidant properties.

Consisting of 92% saturated fats, (which would normally scare you off given all the negative publicity surrounding saturated fat and heart disease) it is in fact a healthy fat, mostly made up of medium chain triglycerides, which are known to assimilate well in the body. Comprising of approximately 50% lauric acid, and the remaining 42% a combination of capric acid, caprylic acid, myristic acid and palmitic acid, these fatty acids offer numerous benefits to your health.

Here's a few reasons coconut oil should become a part of your diet:

1. In mothers breast milk lauric acid is converted to monolaurin, the antimicrobial fatty acid that protects infants from viral and bacterial infections. Similarly, the lauric acid found in coconut oil is converted to monolaurin in the body, offering the same antimicrobial and antiviral protective properties.

2. Regular consumption can help to reduce blood pressure, total cholesterol (LDL/VLDL), and triglyceride levels, and contribute to an increase in HDL (good) cholesterol.

3. Its short and medium chain fatty acid profile is easy to digest and assists thyroid function, and reduces the strain on the pancreas, making it beneficial to the metabolism, and a beneficial ingredient in a weight loss program.

4. With its high lauric acid content, it is a powerful immune system strengthener. It assists in the combat of a number of viruses and bacteria (eg. helicobacter pylori), and its antimicrobial and antifungal properties are also beneficial in digestion related disorders arising from the presence of various bacteria, fungi and parasites.

I'd say they're 4 good reasons to introduce coconut oil into your daily diet. 1 tablespoon a day in a smoothie, in a raw dessert, or licked off the spoon, either way you'll be doing your body and your health a big favor.

How is coconut oil used in raw dessert?

Use it in replace of butter/gelatine. Because of its ability to harden into butter like consistency in cool weather, and melt into oil in warmer weather, it is used to make desserts that set, such as raw cheesecakes, raw cake, mousse, ice cream, cashew cream and whole lot more.

Raw Dessert Ingredient: Coconut Oil - A Functional Food That Delivers Numerous Health Benefits

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