Fat Is Good For You. Really.

All fat is bad for you, right? Wrong! There’s bad fat—such as Omega-6, that clogs up your arteries, and then there’s good fat—Omega-3 fatty acids that actually help prevent heart disease. A 1970’s study of Inuits in Greenland, who have a diet of mostly Omega-3 rich fish and marine life, revealed that they had very little heart disease or diabetes.  It also discovered that their ratio of good fat (Omega-3) to bad fat (Omega-6) was one-to-one, which is ideal. By contrast, the ratio in a typical American junk food diet is as high as fifty-to-one!  

The safest way to reduce that unhealthy ratio is to add Omega-3 to your diet on a regular basis. Fish such as salmon, tuna and sardines are loaded with Omega-3 fatty acids—and there’s almost no limit to the tasty ways they can be prepared. In addition to heart disease, fish also helps fight Alzheimer’s, colon cancer, depression, allergy problems, high blood pressure, and so much more. 

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Which to Buy--Organic or Non-Organic?

As you browse through the produce section of your local grocery store, you notice that more and more space is now given to organic fruits and vegetables.  As a good shopper who is concerned about your health, you compare that bright shiny apple to the less shiny organic one and wonder if the extra cost of the organic apple is really worth it.  Is it safer?  Is it more nutritious?  Finally, what does organic really mean?  In order to be classified as organic, the USDA has established strict regulations about how food is to be grown and processed. Only natural methods of farming are to be used, and chemicals, pesticides are herbicides are prohibited.  Nutritionally, there is very little difference between organic and non organic fruits and vegetables, but the thought of ingesting all those chemicals and pesticides remains a major concern.

So, should you buy all your produce in organic form?  Not necessarily.  The Environmental Working Group (an organization of scientists and researchers) has comprised a list of produce you should always buy in organically.  Even after a thorough washing, these fruits and vegetables still tested positive for between 47 and 67 different chemicals.  These include:

Apples                      Nectarines

Blueberries               Peaches

Carrots                     Pears

Celery                       Peppers (Sweet)

Cherries                   Potatoes

Collard Greens         Raspberries

Grapes (Imported)    Spinach    

Kale                          Strawberries

Lettuce