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Dietary Fat
I currently use about half a tablespoon of coconut oil in the morning to cook my egg whites,
sometimes i get a small amount of fats from ground beef (I drain lots of fat after I finish cooking),
and lastly, I take about 2 tablespoons of olive oil a day - 1 before lunch, 1 before dinner
Ever since I started increasing my dietary fat intake, i've actually noticed a few of my symptoms return but not horribly.
My main question is - Does more dietary fat = more detox?
I remember I took nearly zero fat in my diet which i know is unhealthy, but I saw nearly no symptoms when doing that. I eventually felt horrible and needed to add some fat, my food was just too dry all the time
edit: sorry if this question sounds dumb, i truly am clueless
I am clueless too, and would like some clarification. I was eating lots of fat, but mostly from olive oil and sunflower oil, and still had a lot of symptoms until I switched to a lower fat diet. Now I am feeling better - no insomnia or itchiness - but have dry eye. Maybe some people have a very small range for a happy medium.
I am struggling with which fats / oils to consume.
I worry about organic (low glyphosate) VS refined (lower free fatty acids and carotenoids). I live in the UK and am finding it hard to source fats / oils that are both organic and refined. It seems that those who want organic fats also want them as least processed as possible so they tend to be virgin hence there is not really a market for organic processed oils. I have found organic naturally refined coconut oil. Apart from that and the beef fat I get with my meat, I am stuck.
I can't find high oleic sunflower oil at all. I probably stress about this too much but I don't want to undermine my efforts to minimise VA but getting this wrong.
Quote from Rachel on April 27, 2019, 2:43 amI am struggling with which fats / oils to consume.
I worry about organic (low glyphosate) VS refined (lower free fatty acids and carotenoids). I live in the UK and am finding it hard to source fats / oils that are both organic and refined. It seems that those who want organic fats also want them as least processed as possible so they tend to be virgin hence there is not really a market for organic processed oils. I have found organic naturally refined coconut oil. Apart from that and the beef fat I get with my meat, I am stuck.
I can't find high oleic sunflower oil at all. I probably stress about this too much but I don't want to undermine my efforts to minimise VA but getting this wrong.
Search for high oleic safflower oil, it has a similar FA profile to olive oil.
I use organic flax-seed oil and extra virgin olive oil. When I do use coconut oil, I use organic virgin coconut oil. I've read that refined coconut oil is not healthy because it includes a process that involves bleaching and deodorizing of the oil.
Fred, flax has insane amounts of plant estrogen. I've heard a lot of horror stories after posting about it on my blog. (One woman had had 7 miscarriages and another had three in one year after starting a diet with a lot of flax. The dangers are not just for women. Preteens and children are sensitive to sex hormones. Even women in menopause who may need estrogen, should get it at a prescribed dose.)
Although the oil would not naturally have the hormone, many products have the hormone-containing part added back into the oil because they think that's what we want! Check the label to be sure it is just the pure oil. Another danger of flax is that it goes rancid very quickly.
The reason people think flax is good for you is because it is a plant source for omega 3 fats, but there are better and safer ways to get omega 3s.
I like macadamia oil. It has a profile similar to olive oil. It is said to be very much like human fat. It is very expensive at most stores, but I found it at half the price from Thrive. (Thrive has a yearly fee, but I still save money there. They lean toward vegan and vegetarian products, but are adding more things. It is all organic.)
I've also seen that Flax is high in lutein and Xeaxanthin.
Judy and Lynne:
Thanks for the comments on flaxseed. I'll stop taking the ground flaxseed due to the lutein and and zeaxanthin content. The flaxseed oil that I use is cold-pressed unrefined filtered organic flaxseed oil (Barleans or Whole Foods 365).