About Fabulous Fats
In Sweet Fire, I had touched upon the importance
of adding good fats to your diet, I was so fascinated by fats that I
said one day I would do a whole talk on them. I had found that when
I started adding good fats to my diet all these wonderful things started
happening to me -- like my hair and skin got really soft, my moods became
more balanced, and I could go much longer between meals without eating.
At that time, I had no conception that fats were not only good for my
body but mandatory for my health. So after 30 years of avoiding fat
like the plague, the detailed, driven, scientist in me (I also have
a background in engineering) set out to to figure out why something
that was supposedly so bad for me was making me feel so good.
This led to 2 1/2 years of pouring through complicated, disjointed,
and technical information on fats, and then 100's of hours of figuring
out the best way to make the information simple, clear and fun to learn.
Finally, Fabulous Fats! Setting the Record Straight is here!
(see video cover)
In Fabulous Fats, the material is such a paradigm shift to what the
current thought is, I realized that just saying the information would
not be enough -- an internal reprogramming needed to happen. My strategy
to do that was to have the information summed up in various songs, with
the thought that if you have a good catchy song in your head, the information
will constantly get relearned without even having to think about it.
Enter singer/songwriter Dan Barnett who managed to come up with songs,
such as "Good Fats Gone Bad", which succinctly and intelligently
summed up the key concepts I was getting across.
In the video, there is a section on "Suggested Reading".
The titles listed there are shown here, with links directly to Amazon.com
if you are interested in purchasing them.
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Nourishing
Traditions
Sally Fallon, Mary Enig, Ph.D.
These strong proponents of increasing good fats in diet have
created a best-selling cookbook. The text integrates food preparation,
selection, and cooking techniques with a well-written primer on
fats, beverages, vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, and special
diets for those with health issues.
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TheFlax
for Life
101 Delicious Recipes and Tips Featuring Fabulous Flax Oil
Jade Beutler
A cookbook that answers the question "How do I incorporate
flax into my diet?" Beutler explains how to use flax in everything
from entrées to dessert in an easy-to-follow format.
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The
Omega Diet
Artemis P. Simopoulos, M.D., and Jo Robinson
Superb primer on fats with a focus on the importance
of balancing Omega 3 and Omega 6. Includes dietary guidelines
and a three-week menu, plus an extensive list of Omega 6 and Omega
3 content in foods.
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Eat
Fat Lose Fat
Mary Enig, Ph.D., Sally Fallon
The authors of Nourishing Traditions teamed up to
provide a science-based primer on fats combined with many recipes,
including 25 ways to enjoy the benefits of coconut (one of their
most lauded whole foods).
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Know
Your Fats
The Complete Primer for Understanding the Nutrition of Fats, Oils,
and Cholesterol
Mary G. Enig, Ph.D
A technical reference on fats and oils by an international
expert on the biochemistry of fats. With tables and charts, Enig
provides a definitive breakdown of fats in foods and the chemistry
of fats. Enig was instrumental in bringing to light the dangers
of trans fats and their inclusion on nutrition labels.
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Fats
that Heal Fats that Kill
Udo Erasmus
An excellent summary of the healing properties of
fats. A technical reference that explains the structure of fats,
oils, and cholesterol. Includes an interesting discussion of commercial
processes that render fats and oils harmful to human health.
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