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Healthy Eating #1

The first of several videos on the subject. In this one, you’ll find a discussion of saturated and polyunsaturated oils in food, and a Google pointer for more information.

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25 Responses to “Healthy Eating #1”

  1. That’s why I obtain …
    That’s why I obtain saturated fats – which are necessary building blocks for healthy cells and cellular membranes – from a variety of sources.

    For most of my life, I ignored coconuts, and a lot of Americans are like me, I think. That was a mistake. It’s a very good food source. I now include organic coconut oil and organic low-temperature-dried coconut meat in my regular diet. But I still obtain fats from many other sources.

  2. When choosing foods …
    When choosing foods, there are two additional principles that are vital.

    One is avoiding toxins. Cooking produces them, so if it’s safe to eat a food raw, eat it raw. Organic foods are lower in toxins, too.

    The other is pursuing variety. It’s no good to settle on “one saturated fat” and flog it. The truth is that we have not even discovered all of the nutrients cells need. Our best hope of satisfying our nutritional needs is to eat lots of different foods.

  3. I *think* – and …
    I *think* – and please understand, I’m not an expert and I’m still learning – that the following fats provide strong nutritive value:

    – Olive and coconut oils.
    – Animal fats (as from milk, eggs, meat).
    – Nuts and seeds, preferably raw in most cases.
    – Fish oil.

    Out of that list, fish oil and olive oil contain some unsaturated fats, but good ones, according to quite a lot of research.

    On my “avoid” list are temperate crop oils such as soybean oil, corn oil, safflower oil.

  4. Hi Urgelt :) Wow …
    Hi Urgelt :) Wow that is an interesting subject about the fact that saturated fats made the pigs lean and muscular but the polyunsaturated fats made them fat! I don’t wish to place any pressure on you to give an answer to this but what kind of foods with saturated fats do you think would be quite beneficial?

  5. If you stop taking …
    If you stop taking in unhealthy chemicals, drugs, hormones, and toxins commonly found in industrially-processed foods, and drink plenty of water, your body will gradually detoxify itself of most of those substances.

    Choose organic. Eat most of your fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds uncooked. Minimize meat and dairy.

    Don’t buy detox products on-line or in health food stores unless your doctor recommends you use them. Most of those products are scams. Don’t waste your money.

  6. wut r good ways to …
    wut r good ways to detox ur body from all of this garbage

  7. It’s corruption, in …
    It’s corruption, in my opinion. It’s completely opposite to the morals we preach to each other in America, opposite to the values we insist on teaching our kids, opposite to our understanding of ourselves as a nation.

    I suppose we’re a bit naive in the US. We don’t demand integrity in government; we just ume it’s going to be there. That attitude has made us vulnerable to the worst abuses imaginable.

  8. i agree with you i …
    i agree with you i just think it is so scandulous how the fda is apart of all the bs

  9. Thanks, Florence. …
    Thanks, Florence. I’ll look forward to your comments and questions.

    Be sure to read comments from other viewers. The discussion on a video is often the best part.

  10. This is really …
    This is really interesting, and you put your point accross really well. this is the first of your videos that i’ve watched and i’m really interested to see the rest :)

  11. Agreed. We crave …
    Agreed. We crave sugar because it was so hard to get for our ancestors, and finding some conferred a survival advantage. That’s working against us now, big-time. Toss in desk jobs and TV hypnotism, and you have a real health problem.

  12. This is correct. …
    This is correct. Why do we like the sweet ripe pear more then the sour green one? Why do we like fruit more then vegatables? Bacon more then either? Because when we either had more then we could realistically eat or nothing at all, having a preference for high calorie food and the ability to pack it away en mass was a real survivial advantage. That same trait is now a major pain in the butt. Our low activity lifestyles just make that even more obvious

  13. Yep, but I think …
    Yep, but I think it’s more complicated.

    Our distant ancestors were also very active – except during famine, drought, or when ill or injured. Inactivity equaled emergency.

    I think our bodies respond to inactivity by improving fat storage efficiency and stepping up hunger, to make sure every calorie that can be scrounged, will be.

    For this reason, diet alone probably can never succeed, no matter how excellent. Being active is essential to controlling cravings and defeating obesity.

  14. Human beings have …
    Human beings have spent most of their existance living not knowing where their next meal was coming from. A good percent still do. The same natural instinct that makes us fill up on the highist calorie food possible while it is there knowing that there will be a time when it won’t be works against us when we live in a world where food is only a few steps away all the time.

  15. Olive oil contains …
    Olive oil contains some polyunsaturated fats, too. So do some nuts – like walnuts, which I’m convinced are a useful source of nutrients. And, as you pointed out, fish oil does, too.

    So, yeah. All polyunsaturated oils are not bad. I kind of glossed over that point in the video, but it’s come up in the comments more than once.

    That’s why I always tell people, read the comments. The comments are often more interesting than my videos.

  16. Thanks for the …
    Thanks for the quick response!
    Reason I asked was because after seeing this video, I discovered the fish-oil capsules wich I use contains polyunsaturated fat. I got the impression that thats the type of fat you warned about.
    Ill definately give coconut oil a try! Thanks for good videos!

  17. That said, there is …
    That said, there is enough evidence to warn me away from temperate-crop unsaturated oils. Our ancestors did not evolve consuming these foods, and the arguments for their health benefits advanced by food industry advocates don’t convince me.

    As for hydrogenated fats, also called trans-fats, they’re poisonous.

    I rely mostly on coconut oil, olive oil, nuts and seeds, and animal fats (eggs and, sparingly, milk products) for my fat intake.

  18. Good question.

    …
    Good question.

    Fish oil is a very good source of the Omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA. I use it myself, and recommend it to others.

    Flax is probably an inferior source of Omega-3. There is evidence that humans do not metabolize it very well.

    But I include flax in my diet, too. Why? Because I pursue variety in nutrition. Science is still discovering essential nutrients and positive health benefits from various foods. Much is still unknown. Pursuing variety is a therefore a good tactic.

  19. This is interesting …
    This is interesting, but it also maby makes me more confused. Does this mean that I should get rid of the fish-oil capsules and grinded flax seeds I thought I was treating my body with??

  20. Consume potatoes …
    Consume potatoes very sparingly.

    There’s a ton of starchy carbs in the interior. Not a good thing to consume in large amounts.

    Most of the nutrition is in the skins, so the best tactic is to buy the smallest potatoes you can find (more skin, less starch). Go easy on butter or sour cream, calories add up fast from those foods.

  21. Yes, I also think …
    Yes, I also think those points are very important. I do have one question, which is quite important to me: I do not understand, why potatoes are listet right at the top – surely potatoes are healthy?

  22. Third, Harvard does …
    Third, Harvard does not address the Omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA, which I think should be considered daily essential nutrients. They’re only available from fish, krill and plankton sources.

    Fourth, Harvard fails to mention that avoiding toxins, drugs and hormones in food is healthier.

    Fifth, there’s no controversy in science in concluding that a balanced vegetarian diet is more healthy. Harvard forgot to mention it.

    Those are examples of what I see as serious flaws in Harvard’s approach.

  23. The Harvard healthy …
    The Harvard healthy food pyramid is a clear improvement over the US Food and Drug Administration version.

    There are problems with it, though.

    For one thing, it does not mention that industrial processing reduces nutritive value (in fact, may reduce it so much it’s practically like eating a poison).

    For another, its selection of “healthy” oils includes corn, soybean, canola, and other temperate crop oils which I think are far less healthy than tropical oils like olive, coconut, sesame.

  24. hey Urgelt, I’m …
    hey Urgelt, I’m growing to love healthy food. Here in Germany it’s quite hard, in a normal store you find next to nothing. But I’m becoming creative, and am inventing a lot of new recipes with the ingredients I want to eat. Delicious is e.g. tomatoes filled with spinach (and basil, olive oil); or whole wheat spaghetti with tuna! :)

    I also find the Harvard healthy food pyramid very useful, and live by it at the moment.

  25. You’re welcome TTE.
    You’re welcome TTE.

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