Nutrition
Is your olive oil fake? Olive oil is rich in polyphenols and healthy fats, but you need to know how to choose the healthiest olive oil to avoid paying more for olive oil that’s been cut with other potentially unhealthy vegetable oils. An April 2011 study by UC...
Nutrition
For years, the American Heart Association (AHA) has been telling us to use vegetable oils rich in mono- and polyunsaturated oils over saturated fats to prevent heart disease. (source) There’s just one problem: Saturated fat doesn’t cause heart disease....
Nutrition
In keeping with the trend of my recent post stating that eating fat doesn’t make you fat, I decided to clear up some confusing information about cholesterol too. 1. Eating cholesterol does not raise cholesterol levels 2. High cholesterol does not necessarily...
Nutrition
Fat has been demonized for decades, but the tables are turning. We now know that refined carbohydrates and sugar make us fat, not dietary fat. This is why we got fatter as a nation during the fat phobia craze! Eating fat can help you lose weight (just look at the keto...
Nutrition
For years we’ve been told butter causes heart disease and makes you fat. But did you know that butter has some pretty impressive health benefits? In Defense of Butter First off, yes, butter is high in saturated fat. Secondly, THAT’S OK. Because now we know...
Nutrition
We are bombarded by advertising and beguiling food packaging enticing us to try this or that product because it’s healthful. Maybe it’s fat free, or sugar free, or made with whole grains, or baked not fried. It can get so confusing, figuring out what to...
Nutrition
Healthy fats are such an important part of your diet, and fats have long been demonized unfairly. You need dietary fat for brain health, hormone health, joint health, satiety (read: it keeps you feeling full!), energy, and glowing skin. My guide to healthy fats will...