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We’ve Been PUFAd!

We’ve Been PUFAd!

Did you know that we've been PUFAd?!?!

 A huge change in our dietary fat sources over the last 50-100 years has fundamentally altered the composition of fats in our bodies...

We’ve Been PUFAd!

Did you know that we've been PUFAd?!?!

 A huge change in our dietary fat sources over the last 50-100 years has fundamentally altered the composition of fats in our bodies...

The Myth of Heart-Healthy PUFAs: Cholesterol, Chronic Disease, and What We’re Getting Wrong About Fat

The Myth of Heart-Healthy PUFAs: Cholesterol, Chronic Disease, and What We’re Getting Wrong About Fat

For decades, major health organizations have pushed the narrative that polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs) are “heart-healthy” while saturated fats are harmful. But mounting research—and two striking global paradoxes—challenge this long-standing belief....

The Myth of Heart-Healthy PUFAs: Cholesterol, Chronic Disease, and What We’re Getting Wrong About Fat

For decades, major health organizations have pushed the narrative that polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs) are “heart-healthy” while saturated fats are harmful. But mounting research—and two striking global paradoxes—challenge this long-standing belief....

The Big Fat Lie: ‘Heart-Healthy’ Seed Oils and Cholesterol Myths

The Big Fat Lie: ‘Heart-Healthy’ Seed Oils and Cholesterol Myths

Are Seed Oils Really “Heart-Healthy”? This post was inspired by a comment on a recent YouTube video we shared over on the Nourish Food Club channel. Someone repeated the old...

The Big Fat Lie: ‘Heart-Healthy’ Seed Oils and Cholesterol Myths

Are Seed Oils Really “Heart-Healthy”? This post was inspired by a comment on a recent YouTube video we shared over on the Nourish Food Club channel. Someone repeated the old...

How Raw Cheese Helps Protect Against the Harmful Effects of PUFAs

How Raw Cheese Helps Protect Against the Harmful Effects of PUFAs

The modern diet is full of polyunsaturated fatty acids, PUFAs. In fact, we have seen a drastic rise in plant-based PUFA sources relative to our ancestors with swapping butter for...

How Raw Cheese Helps Protect Against the Harmful Effects of PUFAs

The modern diet is full of polyunsaturated fatty acids, PUFAs. In fact, we have seen a drastic rise in plant-based PUFA sources relative to our ancestors with swapping butter for...

How to Get un-PUFAd

How to Get un-PUFAd

Many don't realize this, but the composition of your body fat stores directly influence your metabolism. And after decades of seed oil consumption and a higher PUFA intake in general,...

How to Get un-PUFAd

Many don't realize this, but the composition of your body fat stores directly influence your metabolism. And after decades of seed oil consumption and a higher PUFA intake in general,...

How Dietary Fats Affect Sunburn: The Link Between PUFAs and Skin Damage

How Dietary Fats Affect Sunburn: The Link Between PUFAs and Skin Damage

Sunburns Start in the Kitchen: How Dietary Fats Shape Your Skin’s Sun Resilience We’ve been taught to fear the sun: to hide from it, cover up, and slather ourselves in...

How Dietary Fats Affect Sunburn: The Link Between PUFAs and Skin Damage

Sunburns Start in the Kitchen: How Dietary Fats Shape Your Skin’s Sun Resilience We’ve been taught to fear the sun: to hide from it, cover up, and slather ourselves in...

Seed Oils vs. Tallow: Which Fat Fuels a Healthy Metabolism?

Seed Oils vs. Tallow: Which Fat Fuels a Healthy Metabolism?

This is the information the food industry and Big Ag do not want you to know.   The types of dietary fats we consume and cook with are critical for...

Seed Oils vs. Tallow: Which Fat Fuels a Healthy Metabolism?

This is the information the food industry and Big Ag do not want you to know.   The types of dietary fats we consume and cook with are critical for...

Are You Eating More PUFAs Than You Think? The Truth About Chicken Fat and Metabolic Health

Are You Eating More PUFAs Than You Think? The Truth About Chicken Fat and Metabolic Health

If You Avoid Seed Oils, Why Are You Eating PUFA-Rich Chicken? Seed oils are high in linoleic acid (LA), an omega-6 polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) that disrupts metabolism and promotes inflammation....

Are You Eating More PUFAs Than You Think? The Truth About Chicken Fat and Metabolic Health

If You Avoid Seed Oils, Why Are You Eating PUFA-Rich Chicken? Seed oils are high in linoleic acid (LA), an omega-6 polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) that disrupts metabolism and promotes inflammation....

The Beauty of Butter

The Beauty of Butter

Is butter the healthiest fat to exist? I think so!  However, sourcing is important! (More info why discussed below) Butter tastes delicious, and likely for a reason. As it contains...

The Beauty of Butter

Is butter the healthiest fat to exist? I think so!  However, sourcing is important! (More info why discussed below) Butter tastes delicious, and likely for a reason. As it contains...

What Did Your Great-Great-Grandma Eat? Lessons from 1800s Meal Plans for Modern Health

What Did Your Great-Great-Grandma Eat? Lessons from 1800s Meal Plans for Modern Health

What did your great-great-great-grandma eat?  There is profound value in looking to the past, drawing from the wisdom of our ancestors to uncover how they cultivated healthy, balanced lives and...

What Did Your Great-Great-Grandma Eat? Lessons from 1800s Meal Plans for Modern Health

What did your great-great-great-grandma eat?  There is profound value in looking to the past, drawing from the wisdom of our ancestors to uncover how they cultivated healthy, balanced lives and...

The Fats in Milk Are Changing: Why What You Eat Eats Matters

The Fats in Milk Are Changing: Why What You Eat Eats Matters

Nature has things figured out. Ruminant animals like cows have a remarkable ability to convert their plant-based diets into nutrient-dense, saturated-fat-rich milk and meat. This perfect, natural system has nourished...

The Fats in Milk Are Changing: Why What You Eat Eats Matters

Nature has things figured out. Ruminant animals like cows have a remarkable ability to convert their plant-based diets into nutrient-dense, saturated-fat-rich milk and meat. This perfect, natural system has nourished...

PUFAs: Heart Healthy for Humans or Harmful for Livestock? The Truth Behind the Fat Debate

PUFAs: Heart Healthy for Humans or Harmful for Livestock? The Truth Behind the Fat Debate

Despite substantial evidence to the contrary, some still claim that polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are beneficial and pose no long-term health risks with increased consumption. In today’s article, we’ll explore...

PUFAs: Heart Healthy for Humans or Harmful for Livestock? The Truth Behind the Fat Debate

Despite substantial evidence to the contrary, some still claim that polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are beneficial and pose no long-term health risks with increased consumption. In today’s article, we’ll explore...

The Male Fertility Crisis: Is Your Diet Killing Your Sperm?

The Male Fertility Crisis: Is Your Diet Killing Your Sperm?

Get Your Ducks in a Row, Gentlemen: The Male Fertility Crisis You Need to Know About Ladies, gather 'round. Men, listen up! We need to talk about something that's been...

The Male Fertility Crisis: Is Your Diet Killing Your Sperm?

Get Your Ducks in a Row, Gentlemen: The Male Fertility Crisis You Need to Know About Ladies, gather 'round. Men, listen up! We need to talk about something that's been...

Practical Tips to Improve Dietary Fat Choices and Boost Metabolic Health

Practical Tips to Improve Dietary Fat Choices and Boost Metabolic Health

Over the past century, there has been a dramatic shift in the types of fats consumed in the typical Western diet. Traditional diets, which contained saturated fats from animal sources,...

Practical Tips to Improve Dietary Fat Choices and Boost Metabolic Health

Over the past century, there has been a dramatic shift in the types of fats consumed in the typical Western diet. Traditional diets, which contained saturated fats from animal sources,...

Why We’re Getting Fatter on the Same Calories: The Hidden Impact of Metabolism and Modern Diets

Why We’re Getting Fatter on the Same Calories: The Hidden Impact of Metabolism and Modern Diets

America is facing an escalating epidemic of being overweight and obese, a crisis that is now classified as a significant global health concern1. Currently, approximately 30.7% of U.S. adults are classified as...

Why We’re Getting Fatter on the Same Calories: The Hidden Impact of Metabolism and Modern Diets

America is facing an escalating epidemic of being overweight and obese, a crisis that is now classified as a significant global health concern1. Currently, approximately 30.7% of U.S. adults are classified as...

How Modern Diets May Be Fueling the Rise in Autism

How Modern Diets May Be Fueling the Rise in Autism

In recent years, the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has risen dramatically, leaving researchers and parents alike searching for answers. While the exact causes remain elusive, emerging evidence points...

How Modern Diets May Be Fueling the Rise in Autism

In recent years, the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has risen dramatically, leaving researchers and parents alike searching for answers. While the exact causes remain elusive, emerging evidence points...