You must be fat! More importantly, you need the good fats that are essential to your health and longevity. How much you need depends on your lifestyle and health, but the “low-fat craze may have caused more people are overweight and discomfort than any other fad diet I am aware of it!
Fats are used as an important source of fuel your body, especially for muscular work. The body has the ability to store more fat than carbohydrates for fuel. This is part of our genetic heritage that helped us survive in times of feast or famine – when there was not an abundant supply of food, the body uses stored fat for energy.
If you limit your intake of healthy fat, your metabolism confused and do all sorts of things to catch up with this “defect” and lead to potentially dangerous side effects.
Fats are also needed for the organs of your body and cushion joints, to protection against heat or extreme cold, to transport fat-soluble nutrients to offer, and are the building blocks of human cells.
Killer Fats
You’ve probably heard of trans fats or trans fatty acids (TFA). TFA are produced when oils are heated to very high temperatures (such as pan or frying) or produced by the hydrogenation which turns liquid oil into a more complex form, such as shortening and margarine. Quite simply, the natural, healthy oils in a liquid state at a molecular level altered by heat or hydrogenation, and became a TFA and harmful to our bodies. AGT can have a negative impact of a normal heart function, breaking the cell membranes (which harmful molecules to penetrate and damage the cells), and by interfering with certain enzymatic systems.
Butter vs Margarine
You read above that hydrogenated fats are a source of “toxic” TFA. This is exactly what is margarine. My recommendation is to throw all the margarine and never buy. If you choose to use butter, margarine is a healthier choice than, but still has some drawbacks. The good news: the disadvantages of butter are not poisonous. Butter is churned to be strong and non-hydrogenated. However, butter is a saturated fat and if you try to lose body fat, a better choice would be to replace the butter to olive oil, canola oil or linseed oil.
Healthy fats
Essential fatty acids (EFAs) are called essential because our bodies can not produce, so we need to get essential fatty acids from food sources and / or supplements.
There are two essential fatty acids important for cardiovascular health: alpha-linolenic acid (omega-3) and linoleic acid (omega-6 fatty acids).
Most of us do not have enough omega-3 fatty acids in our diet. The best sources of omega-3 are flax, hemp and fish oils (cold-water fish like salmon and herring). The omega-6 fatty acids come from several sources, including hemp, sunflower, pumpkin and oil extra virgin olive oil.
Omega-3 is required for optimal health and wellness. They help heart health, they feed on your brains, lubricate the joints, and fat metabolism for energy (yes! Omega-3 helps your body to burn stored fat), helping in tissue repair, and are an excellent source of “ clean calories “when you work on a weight gain muscle mass.
There are a number of recommendations for how to consume omega-3 in one day. Udo Erasmus Fats that heal, fats that kill, “recommends a minimum of one teaspoon to one tablespoon per 50 pounds body weight per day. The highest dose will work for some people based on their nutritional needs and health. Consult your doctor or nutritionist todetermine your needs.
You can add flax to your shake, smoothie or pour vegetables, brown rice, etc., after they are cooked. Never boil linseed oil because it has a low combustion temperature and if you burn, it is poisonous.
Olive oil
Olive oil is an example of an omega-6. You’ve probably heard of the Mediterranean diet.Many studies have shown that the Mediterranean is one of the lowest rates of heart disease. There are several reasons for the health and longevity of the population in this region, but the defining component of this diet is the abundant use of olives and olive oil.Olives and olive oil were associated with a variety of health benefits, including lower incidence of heart disease and certain cancers.
For everyday cooking, olive oil is a healthy choice. Another factor in favor of olive oil is its high combustion temperature, meaning that if you can bake with olive oil cooking at a temperature much higher for oil.
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