Jill loves to talk about the importance of dietary fat for ten years and the fear of fat.

Concerns people have about eating fat are getting fat and heart disease

·         Myth of fat started with the lipid hypothesis of Ancel Keys 

·         Low fat diets creates a hormonal train wreck 

·         http://healthimpactnews.com/ 2014/time-magazine-we-were- wrong-about-saturated-fats/

·         Low fat diet creates a mess with the hormones but we have this fear of fat stuck in our heads

·         Types of fats are bad…manufactured fats

·         Good sources of fat egg yolks, fatty fish, avocados, Ghee, grass fed butter and healthy oils as coconut, olive and avocado oils.

·         Cholesterols heals damaged cells, anti-inflammatory and

·         http://www.naturalnews.com/ 025849_cholesterol_body_ health.html

·         Don’t kill the messenger …cholesterol comes to the rescue many times

·         Cholesterol threshold of what is “high” and “low” cholesterol 

·         Hypothyroidism can lead to high cholesterol 

·         Hormones – the importance of Pregnenolone

·         Flow chart of the hormones and how they communicate… some hormones make other hormones as pregnalone

·         Cholesterol is the king of the throne then pregnalone … 

·         Hormones imbalances may be related to low-fat diet we started 20-30 years ago but not the only factor.

·         See the chart of hormonal pathways here https://metabolichealing.com/ the-endocrine-journey- steroidal-hormones-their- pathways/

·         Eating good fats helps you lose fat- metabolic burner

·         Not getting enough fat can make you metabolically stagnant and lower metabolism

·         Fat is a fuel for our bodies and gives us energy

·         Saturated fats help reduce bloating by regulating salt retention ratio

·         Adrenal dysfunction can cause belly fat (cortisol)

·         Thyroid and adrenals are fat dependent to operate properly

·         Vitamin D absorption – take with a meal with fat to absorb the best

·         Brain function- 2/3 fat  

·         Link with dementia and lack of fat as well as other brain related diseases

·         Serotonin feel good transmitter 

·         Regulate blood sugar and release of sugar into bloodstream… avoid hyperglycemia and hypoglycemic blood sugar roller coaster = inflammation and more negative effects in the body

·         Avoid bad fats as seed oils, hydrogenated soybean oil, trans fats – fake processed fats created in a lab.

·         Go for the grass fed dairy and meat… instead of processed and pasteurized dairy.

·         Hormones regulate everything in our body… fat and cholesterol are the building blocks of hormones.  

·         Without healthy sources fat you will eventually have health problems

·         Healthy fats as saturated fats make your food tastes better, satiating and eating less…blood sugar more stable and your will eat less

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