The holidays are around the corner and with that comes cooking and baking special treats, like pies and baked goods. If you grew up on Crisco you may want to know the back story to it and why it is a good reason to stay away from it. Proctor & Gamble, the makers of Crisco,…
What are the best sources of healthy dietary fat? Animal fats are a great source, as they contain beneficial levels of omega-3s. Other healthy choices you should include in your diet are: Avocados Grass-fed Meats Pastured butter ideally from a local farmer (but Kerry Gold if purchased from a grocery store) Organic pastured egg yolks…
Remember when just about everyone was telling us to avoid fat? We were led to believe that fat was bad for our hearts, that it would increase our weight gain and that it was responsible for a whole range of health problems. This idea was thought to be true for a long time, but then…
Good Fat For Breakfast It’s about the middle of the summer in the U.S. which makes us sentimental for a few classic summer-time fresh foods such as berries, melons, tomatoes, peaches, herbs, and greens! We are also likely keeping our food options on the cool side vs eating as many heated options. Two of my…
This information comes from Dr. Benjamin Bikman. His half-hour lecture is linked at the end of the article. I recommend watching it to learn all the details. Two key hormones that we’re concerned with when talking about health are insulin and glucagon. You know about insulin: it causes fat storage. Glucagon does the opposite; the…
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