{"id":1536830,"date":"2022-07-03T06:50:51","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T10:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1536830"},"modified":"2022-07-03T06:50:57","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T10:50:57","slug":"the-100-billion-dollar-ingredient-making-your-food-toxic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-100-billion-dollar-ingredient-making-your-food-toxic\/","title":{"rendered":"The 100 Billion Dollar Ingredient Making Your Food Toxic"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-100-billion-dollar-ingredient-making-your-food-toxic%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1536830&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Diet is, as you might expect, a key strategy that can make or break your health (and your tolerance for stress). The Paleo diet, which has gained popularity over the years, essentially strives to mimic the diet our ancestors ate during the Paleolithic era. But we don\u2019t actually have to go that far back.<\/p>\n<p>Merely turning back the dial about 150 years will do. That\u2019s when industrial food processing began. That\u2019s also when industrial processed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-seed-oils\">seed oils<\/a> (aka, vegetable oils) were introduced as a replacement to healthy animal fats like lard and tallow, which had previously been the norm.<\/p>\n<p>The first commercial food seed oil to be introduced was cottonseed oil \u2014 a waste product from cotton production. That was the primary ingredient of Crisco. Prior to the 1900s, only 1% to 2% of daily calories came from omega-6 fats, the primary one of which is\u00a0linoleic acid\u00a0(LA). Today, the average intake is 10 times that.<\/p>\n<p>Like omega-3, LA is a polyunsaturated fat (PUFA), but unlike omega-3, LA, when consumed in excess, acts as a metabolic poison. Anything above 4% of your daily calories is likely to cause problems.<\/p>\n<p>Importantly, LA is in virtually all foods, so it\u2019s near-impossible to be deficient. This is why I disagree with claims that LA is an essential fat. You need very little of it, and you\u2019re getting it from most whole foods. If you eat processed foods made with seed oils, you\u2019re bound to get far too much and will suffer adverse health consequences.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pull-quote\">\n<p>Before the 1900s, fewer than 10 Americans suffered heart attacks in any given year. Today, it\u2019s the leading cause of death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Before the 1900s, fewer than 10 Americans suffered heart attacks in any given year. Today, it\u2019s the leading cause of death. Cancer deaths were also much lower. Pre-1900, fewer than 1 in 100 of Americans died from cancer, and today, cancer kills 1 in 3.<\/p>\n<p>Most health-minded experts still believe the primary cause for these trends is sugar, but LA is far more dangerous than sugar, from a metabolic perspective. I\u2019m convinced it\u2019s really the massively excessive amounts of LA in our modern diet that drives these metabolic diseases.<\/p>\n<p>Looking at statistics of seed oil consumption and chronic diseases such as obesity, cancer and heart disease, these trends all rise in tandem, even in areas where sugar consumption has remained extremely low well into the modern era. Another major difference between sugar and seed oils that demonstrate the superior risks of seed oils is this:<\/p>\n<p>Sugar, when consumed in excess over time will result in insulin resistance and metabolic inflexibility. However, if you cut out sugar, you can rather rapidly restore both your insulin sensitivity and metabolic flexibility, because your body can only store about a day\u2019s worth of glucose.<\/p>\n<p>Not so with fat. Your body can store a lot of it, for long periods of time. LA is literally incorporated into and stored in your cell membranes, where it can remain for seven years. So, even if you go on a low-LA diet, it\u2019ll take years to fully clear it out of your body. This also means you won\u2019t notice improvements in your health as quickly as you do when cutting out sugar.<\/p>\n<p>So, which fats are high in LA and need to be avoided? Some of the most common ones to be avoided include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cottonseed oil<\/li>\n<li>Canola oil<\/li>\n<li>Corn oil<\/li>\n<li>Soybean oil<\/li>\n<li>Safflower oil<\/li>\n<li>Sunflower oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While avocado oil and olive oil are known for their health benefits, they too are high in LA and should be used in moderation \u2014 and ONLY if you can ensure their quality. I recommend limiting them to 1 tablespoon a day. A primary problem with both of these is food fraud.[1]\n<p>Most of the avocado and olive oil on the market have been adulterated with one or more or the cheaper oils listed above. Another pesky quality problem is that of rancidity. A 2020 Food Control report[2] found 82% of avocado oils went rancid before their expiration date.[3]\n<p>I recommend swapping all of the oils listed above with the following, all of which are great to cook with as they\u2019re very stable and won\u2019t oxidize when exposed to high heat:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coconut oil<\/li>\n<li>Tallow (fat from cows)<\/li>\n<li>Organic grass fed butter<\/li>\n<li>Ghee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this interview, we also discuss protein sources. Conventional chicken and pork are both loaded with LA due to being fed high-LA grains. This is why I don\u2019t recommend either as a protein source. Grass fed beef is relatively low in LA, but lowest of all are bison and lamb.<\/p>\n<p>Fish is also a healthy choice, provided you stick with low-mercury alternatives, such as Alaskan salmon and smaller fish like wild mackerel and sardines. These, in addition to providing you with healthy omega-3 fats also contain resolvins and protectins \u2014 biomolecules that augment the benefits of omega-3. Neither of these are available in omega-3 oils, so you can\u2019t get those from a supplement.<\/p>\n<p>The best way to ensure your LA intake is within a safe range is to use a nutritional calculator such as\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/mercola\/\" rel=\"\">Cronometer<\/a><\/strong>. Ideally, it is best to enter your food for the day before you actually eat it. The reason for this is simple: It\u2019s impossible to delete the food once you have already eaten it, but you can easily delete it from your menu if you find something pushes you over the ideal limit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pull-quote\">\n<p>As a general rule, anything over 10 grams of LA a day is likely to cause problems. The lower the better, but a reasonable goal for most people is to get your level below 5 grams per day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve entered the food for the day, go to the \u201cLipid\u201d section on the lower left side of the Cronometer app. To find out how much LA is in your diet for that day, just note how many grams of omega-6 is present. About 90% of the omega-6 you eat is LA. You can also move your cursor over the omega-6 field and the program will rank the order your largest contributors of LA, and tell you how much is in each food.<\/p>\n<p>As a general rule, anything over 10 grams of LA a day is likely to cause problems. The lower the better, but a reasonable goal for most people is to get your level below 5 grams per day. So, how do you cut seed oils out of your diet? Top culprits to minimize or eliminate include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vegetable oils or seed oils used in cooking<\/li>\n<li>Processed foods, especially sauces, dressings and other condiments<\/li>\n<li>All restaurant foods (not just fast food), as most food is cooked in seed oil, not organic butter or lard<\/li>\n<li>Conventionally raised chicken and pork (both are high in LA due to being fed omega-6 grains[4])<\/li>\n<li>Most seeds and nuts (most, with the exception of macadamia nuts are loaded with LA)<\/li>\n<li>Bread and other grain products<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Beside cleaning up your diet, one of the most potent health strategies I know is to get sensible sun exposure. I have been fascinated with the effects of sun exposure on health for nearly three decades.<\/p>\n<p>Over time, we\u2019ve discovered more and more mechanisms by which sunlight influences health, and most recently, it was discovered that near-infrared radiation (NIR), which makes up 54.3% of sunlight,[5] triggers the production of\u00a0melatonin in the mitochondria\u00a0inside your cells.[6]\n<p>This is a phenomenal benefit, as melatonin is a master hormone,[7] a potent antioxidant[8] and antioxidant recycler,[9] and a master regulator of inflammation and cell death.[10] (These functions are part of what makes melatonin such an important anticancer molecule.[11])<\/p>\n<p>Your mitochondria are where oxidative stress ends up doing the most damage. So, by producing melatonin in your mitochondria, your body is literally making it right where it\u2019s needed the most \u2014 and it does this in response to sunlight!<\/p>\n<p>Ideally, you\u2019d want to get an hours\u2019 worth of sunlight on large portions of your body, every day. For men, this means going out wearing only shorts, and for women, wearing shorts and a sports bra or tank top.<\/p>\n<p>If you go out around solar noon, without\u00a0sunscreen, you also get the benefit of vitamin D production. I have not swallowed a vitamin D supplement since I moved to Florida nearly 15 years ago, and my serum vitamin D is in the optimal range year-round.<\/p>\n<p>Time-restricted eating (TRE) is a form of intermittent fasting, and in my opinion, the easiest to implement, as all you need to do is eat all your meals and snacks within a six- to eight-hour window each day. (You\u2019ll want to make sure your last meal is at least three hours before bedtime). For the remaining 16 to 18 hours, you fast.<\/p>\n<p>In the U.S., 90% eat across 12 hours. Some will even wake up in the middle of the night to eat, and this is a surefire recipe for ill health. One of the primary benefits of TRE is that it will make you metabolically flexible, so that you can burn both fat and carbs for energy.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re constantly hungry, chances are you\u2019re metabolically inflexible and cannot efficiently burn fat. Your body is basically just screaming for another quick energy fix, because carbs burn fast and when they\u2019re gone, you need more.<\/p>\n<p>Once your body can efficiently burn fat, hunger usually disappears. Without hunger pangs driving your search for food, you\u2019ll also be able to simply not eat if you\u2019re in a situation where you can\u2019t find healthy food. This way, you\u2019re not \u201cforced\u201d to eat junk that will deteriorate your health.<\/p>\n<p>In the last third of the interview, we move on to discuss the now-constant attacks on our freedoms and liberties. I\u2019ve interviewed a number of experts, all of whom agree that things are going to get far worse before they get better.<\/p>\n<p>Some of my more important interviews include professor Mattias Desmet (the psychology of mass formation and totalitarianism), which has not yet been released,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/the-world-is-suffering-from-mass-delusional-psychosis_4350211.html?utm_source=ai&#038;utm_medium=search\">Dr. Mark McDonald<\/a>\u00a0(the psychology of fear addiction),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/naomi-wolf-were-now-in-the-last-stage-of-a-tyrannical-takeover_4513369.html?utm_source=ai&#038;utm_medium=search\">Naomi Wolf\u00a0<\/a>(the stages of tyrannical takeover),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/its-now-crucial-to-understand-what-were-up-against_4542024.html?utm_source=ai&#038;utm_medium=search\">Patrick Wood<\/a>\u00a0(the transhumanist, inhumane goals of technocracy) and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/takecontrol.substack.com\/p\/catherine-austin-fitts-slavery-or-freedom?s=r\" rel=\"\">Catherine Austin-Fitts<\/a>\u00a0(the financial takeover and theft of America).<\/p>\n<p>The way things look right now, barring seemingly nothing short of a miracle, the ruling technocracy will indeed achieve their one world government, their New World Order (NWO), now openly discussed under the banners of The Great Reset, the fourth industrial revolution, the \u201cbuild back better\u201d plan, the Green New Deal, Sustainable Development and many others.<\/p>\n<p>The control grid is being erected all around us; attacks are coming at us from every conceivable angle, all at once. And technological advancements give them advantages that no other tyrant in history had. They literally have the ability now to surveil, monitor and in various ways control the behavior and movement of most humans on the planet.<\/p>\n<p>Already, we can see they\u2019ve queued up more \u201cemergencies\u201d in the form of pandemics, climate change, famine and energy shortages, just to name a few. They have many tricks up their sleeve, and we have to be ready for them. How? Suggestions include but are not limited to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Getting out of densely-populated urban areas and forming parallel communities that aren\u2019t dependent on the state<\/li>\n<li>Protecting your assets by investing in real assets that can\u2019t be vaporized by grid failures or bank failures<\/li>\n<li>Investing in food. Learn to grow your own food, stock up on nonperishables, and befriend local farmers<\/li>\n<li>Securing alternative sources of energy and transportation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Post-collapse, we\u2019ll eventually have to reinvent and rebuild basically everything \u2014 education, and the medical, financial and food systems. While some are trying, I do not believe we can change these systems while the old systems are still in operation. They\u2019re too powerful.<\/p>\n<p>This is particularly true for medicine. They destroy anyone who attempts to compete at scale. So, as illustrated in the book, \u201cAtlas Shrugged,\u201d the old system must essentially be allowed to self-destruct, and then the survivors can rebuild something brand-new. Knowing how to care for your health, then, becomes truly crucial, because that\u2019s the only way you\u2019ll make it through whatever\u2019s coming.<\/p>\n<p><em>Originally published\u00a0Jun 26,\u00a02022 on Mercola.com<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>References<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diet is, as you might expect, a key strategy that can make or break your health (and your tolerance for stress). 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