Fat Chance
Fat Chance: Surviving the Cholesterol Controversy and Beyond, 284 pp.
Dietary recommendations from the AMA and the AHA to lower cholesterol do not work. Doctors then put you on cholesterol-lowering drugs that do. But these people still get heart attacks! More than 2500 Americans still die EVERY DAY from cardiovascular disease. Why? Fats and oils come in two varieties, healthy and deadly. Most people are totally unaware of this difference. Nevertheless, fats and oils are so important that the kind we eat, and the way we use them, determines whether we will be healthy or lapse into chronic degenerative disease, heart problems, and cancer. Continued in additional info…
Unfortunately, the misinformation and confusion concerning fats and oils and the terms used for them keep the public in the dark about the immense value of healthy fats and oils and the grave danger of the ones that kill. Terms like triglycerides, saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, cholesterol, essential fatty acids (including the omega 3s and 6s), and trans-fats are often used with limited understanding and leave us powerless to make the positive health changes we deserve. The medical establishment offers guidelines that do nothing but lead us to pharmaceutical dependency. The FDA allows industry to mislead the consumer through deceptive labeling practices that conceal the dangers of their products. Furthermore, few people know that conventional cholesterol theory is unproven and ignores many studies indicating that low cholesterol often presents a greater risk for heart disease than high cholesterol.
Those who really want to be healthy should not rely on the establishment to protect them and their loved ones. They should find out how to use fats and oils for themselves. Understanding Fats, Oils, and Cholesterol demystifies the terms and explains how to navigate through the falsifications. Finally, this book will provide the following simple solutions:
How to tell when HIGH cholesterol is really a problem
How to tell when LOW cholesterol is the problem
Why conventional dietary practices FAIL to regulate cholesterol
Why saturated fatty acids are NOT implicated in heart disease
Why the Mediterranean diet fails to solve the modern health crisis
How to regulate cholesterol levels NATURALLY without drugs
"Fat Chance" integrates eastern and western understanding of health into a unified perspective. Acupuncturists know that Liver conditions adversely affect more organs and tissues in the body than any other condition. Good fats and oils nourish the Liver while bad fats and oils create pathological Liver conditions that create havoc throughout the Body/Mind. Learning about good and bad quality fats and oils will teach you more about taking care of your health than any other single thing you can do.
284 pages; 125 illustrations including 36 tables, 45 figures, and 44 pie charts.
Dennis Willmont has been practicing acupuncture, Taijiquan and Daoist meditation over thirty years. In the early 1980s, Mr. Willmont created and directed the first professional program of Shiatsu and Acupressure Therapy in North America. His unique blend of scholarship and intuition has led to the formation of a multi-volume series on the energetics and Body/Mind/Spirit connection in ancient acupuncture. Dennis uses natural foods, essential oils, and Chinese herbs in his acupuncture practice in Marshfield, Massachusetts.
Features
Table of Contents
Dietary Fats and Oils 1
Definition 1
Lipids 3
Fatty Acids 3
The Sterols 8
The Phospholipids 11
The Triglycerides 12
Essential Fatty Acids 20
Yin-Yang Fatty Acid Perspective 28
Fats and Oils in Chinese Medicine 37
Yin-Yang 37
Liver Correlations 42
Coronary Artery Disease and Cholesterol 51
Medical Studies 51
Prevention of Unnecessary Heart Surgeries 53
Angiograms 53
Bypass Surgery 55
Angioplasty 56
Cholesterol Theory and Coronary Artery Disease 57
Serum Cholesterol 58
HDL/LDL 60
The Cholesterol Controversy 62
CAD is Unrelated to Cholesterol Levels 62
Undesirable Side-Effects 64
Failure to Prove the Cholesterol Connection 66
Politics Betrays Science 68
Doctors, Professors, and Nutritionists Speak Out 69
Angioplasty 56
Reviewing the Cholsterol Trials 72
Pre-Formulated Agenda 73
Biased Control Groups 73
Conclusions Contrary to Findings 74
Exaggerated Figures 75
Ignoring Contradictory Studies 79
Promotion Before Consensus 80
Historical Landmarks in the Cholesterol Campaign 82
Stress and the Spirit of the Human Heart 87
Problems with Saturated Fat 89
SaFAs and Cholesterol 89
A Relative Perspective 91
Nutritional Causes of CAD 93
Free Radicals and Oxidation 93
Chronic Infection 94
Oil Production 105
The Extraction and Pressing Process 105
Cold Pressed 105
Solvent Extraction 107
The Refining Process 108
Refining 108
Bleaching 108
Degumming 109
Deodorizing 109
Enriching 110
Fractionation and Transesterification 110
Hydrogenation and the Trans-fatty Acids 111
Partial Hydrogenation 115
Hydrogenation Politics 116
By-Products Creating Disease and Degeneration 116
Free Radicals 116
Antioxidants 118
Olive Oil Processing 118
Grades 107
Food and Cooking 123
Nutrients 123
Cooking Methods 124
The Sixty Second Interval 127
Special Oils 129
Yang Within Yin: Medium-Chain SaFAs 129
Coconut Oil 129
Yang Within Yang: Principal Omega 3 Sources 137
Krill Oil 137
Fish Oil 146
Sardine Oil 148
Cod Liver Oil 148
Cod Fish Oil 148
Salmon (Wild) 149
Salmon (Farmed) 149
Flaxseed Oil 149
Hempseed Oil 151
Oils For Conversion Deficiencies 155
Black Currant Seed Oil 155
Borage Oil 155
Evening Primrose Oil 156
Other Edible Oil Sources 165
Fats and Oils in Vegetables 165
Almond Oil 165
Apricot Kernel Oil 165
Calendula Oil 165
Canola Oil 166
Cottonseed Oil 169
Foraha Oil 169
Grape Seed Oil 170
Jojoba Oil 174
Macadamia Oil 174
Olive Oil 175
Peanut Oil 177
Pumpkinseed Oil 177
Rapeseed Oil 178
Rice Bran Oil 178
Safflower Oil 179
Sesame Oil 179
Soybean Oil 179
Sunflower Seed Oil 180
Walnut Oil 180
Wheat Germ Oil 181
Oils in Nuts, Seeds, and Fruits
Avocado Oil Oil 181
Cashew Nuts 181
Chia Seeds 182
Pecans 182
Pine Nuts 182
Pistacios 182
Fats and Oils in Animals 183
Milk 183
Butter 183
Eggs 184
Chicken Thigh 184
Chicken Breast 184
Pork 185
Lamb 185
Beef 185
Lard 185
Good Oils, Bad Oils: What to Use, What to Avoid 187
General Principles 187
The Seven Categories 187
Blends/Combinations
Daily Practice 191
Correction Stage 191
Conversion Deficiencies 191
EFA Maintenance 192
Strategies in Choosing Oils for Long-Term Use 194
Balancing the Omega 3/Omega 6 Ratio 198
Re-Evaluating Cholesterol 201
Natural Cholesterol Regulation 203
Yin and Yang 205
Cholesterol Regulation From the Peripheral Tissues 207
Cholesterol Regulation with Normal LIver Qi 212
Cholesterol Regulation from Pathological Liver Qi 213
Causes of Cholesterol Imbalance 218
Summation 220
Phytosterol Therapy 222
Treatable Conditions 225
General Strategies 225
Acupuncture Orientation 225
Edible Oil Orientation 228
Psycho-Emotional Disorders 229
Immune Disorders 231
Skin Disorders 231
Musculo-Skeletal Disorders 234
Brain Disorders 235
Eye Disorders 235
Digestive Disorders 236
Obesity Revisited 237
Female Reproductive Disorders 242
Glossary of Abbreviations 243
Glossary of Fatty Acid Profiles 251
References 257
Index 259
Endnotes 267
