Unnatural Fats & Oils Damage the Entire Body
© Copyright Bee Wilder
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Unnatural Oils & Fats Act Just Like Plastic in Your Body
You cannot afford to jeopardize your health by
consuming unnatural oils and fats, such as man-made
hydrogenated fats (trans-fats) and
polyunsaturated fats and oils from vegetables oils (except
extra virgin olive oil). These fats and oils are
damaging to your entire body because they affect the
structure of every single cell.
Not only are these fats toxic, increasing the
body's need for vitamin E and other antioxidants
(substances that guard the body against harmful
effects), but they also severely depress the immune
system.
The fact is these unnatural fats are only one
molecule away from being plastic, and they act just
like plastic in your body. You wouldn't melt down
Tupperware and eat it, so you do not want to
consume any unnatural plastic fats and oils.
The hydrogenation process used by the oils and
fats industry produces trans-fats, which are more
damaging than any other oils and fats because it
employs: 1) high heat, 2) a metal catalyst such as
nickel, zinc, copper, or other reactive metals,
and 3) hydrogen gas.
This is a volatile combination designed to
extract and process oils, but it results in an
extremely toxic product that the body reacts to it like
it does to other toxins and poisons.
Also these fats and oils go rancid (become
decomposed) very easily, even when refrigerated, and
often they are rancid when purchased at the store.
What Oils & Fats Are Unnatural?
Vegetable fats and oils to eliminate from your
diet are derived from plants such as canola (from
rape seed), soy, safflower, sunflower, soybean,
and corn. This includes products that contain these
fats, such as margarine, salad dressing,
mayonnaise, cooking and baking oils and fats, and many
processed and prepared foods that contain these
fats and oils. This includes everything from soup to
nuts! Literally!
Some products that contain these plastic oils and
fats are: breads, pastries, cake, cookies,
muffins, buns, French fries, potato chips, snack foods,
soups, canned meats, processed meats, cream
substitutes and flavorings, ice cream, nuts, and so on
and so on.
The only way to eliminate them is to not to
consume any processed foods, and to make your own
homemade condiments, soups, broths, etc. (see our
Recipes Section) and by purchasing unprocessed
"real" foods. To learn more about the kind of damage
these fats and oils cause see Know Your Fats.
Plants from which vegetable fats and oils are
produced have evolved a variety of toxins designed
by nature to protect them from "predators," such
as grazing animals, and their seeds contain a
variety of toxins. The seed oils themselves block
digestive enzymes that break down protein in the
stomach.
These digestive enzymes are necessary for proper
digestion, production of thyroid hormones, clot
removal, immunity and general adaptability of
cells. Therefore using such plants to produce oils
and fats is unnatural, and they are very damaging
to the body.
In The
Skinny on Fats Sally Fallon and Mary Enig
note: "One reason the polyunsaturates [fats and
oils] cause so many health problems is that they tend
to become oxidized or rancid when subjected to
heat, oxygen and moisture as in cooking and
processing.
They have been characterized as "marauders"
[roaming about and damaging an area] in the body for
they attack cell membranes and red blood cells and
cause damage in DNA/RNA strands, [the material
inside the nucleus of cells that carries genetic
information] thus triggering mutations in tissue,
blood vessels and skin.
Free radical [unstable molecular fragments that
can damage cells] damage to the skin causes
wrinkles and premature aging; free radical damage to
the tissues and organs sets the stage for tumors;
free radical damage in the blood vessels initiates
the buildup of plaque.
Is it any wonder that tests and studies have
repeatedly shown a high correlation between cancer
and heart disease with the consumption of
polyunsaturates?
New evidence links exposure to free radicals with
premature aging, with autoimmune diseases such as
arthritis and with Parkinson's disease, Lou
Gehrig's disease, Alzheimer's and cataracts."
"Good Natural Fats" Do Not Make You Fat!
Contrary to popular belief good fats and oils
from animals, fish and eggs do not create body fat!
Carbohydrates and man-made vegetable oils and
fats (except olive oil) create body fat! The body
also creates fat as a protective mechanism in order
to store toxins away from vital inner organs. In "Taking
The Fear Out of Eating Fat" Lori Lipinski
writes:
"Despite the fact that tasteless, fat-free foods
are being shoved down the throats of the American
public, our country keeps getting fatter and
fatter. Yet the TV keeps trying to convince us that
fat-free foods make us thin and healthy.
So in the futile attempt to do the "right" thing,
most people are cutting all the fat out of their
diet and wondering why they aren't losing
weight." There are a few reasons for this:
- Low Fat Diets Make You Hungry.
- Low-Fat = High-Carb (if you do not consume
enough good fats and oils you will be hungry,
filling the void with high-carbs.)
- Low-Fat = Low-Protein
The Body's Cells Are Not Constructed as Nature Intended
Unfortunately the body will incorporate these
unnatural man-made fats and oils into every cell,
which changes the structure of cell membranes. When
these plastic fats and oils are incorporated into
the cells it makes them flabby, meaning they are
"out of condition" and "not strong".
Weak flabby cell membranes allow toxins to enter
them, which further damages health, as in the
case of lung cancer from cigarette smoke.
Most of the body's cells need to be constructed
with 50% saturated fats, except the lungs, which
require 100% saturated fat. In Saturated
Fats and the Lungs Mary G. Enig points out:
"When people consume a lot of partially
hydrogenated fats and oils, the trans fatty acids are put
into the phospholipids [fats] where the body
normally wants to have saturated fatty acids and the
lungs may not work effectively."
When our body's cells are constructed as nature
intended they do not allow harmful toxins to
enter, they are better able to utilize nutrients and
oxygen, and they are able to get rid of their
waste. For this reason all unnatural fats and oils
should not be consumed by anyone!
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