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.
Find out more in Natural Healing Foods – A User Friendly Reference to Nature’s Pharmacy by Pamela Young. Available for pre-release orders through www.cavupubs.com.
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