We’ve probably all been there at some point in life. Meticulously checking food labels to see how much fat the food had.
Worse yet, how much SATURATED FAT it had. The deadly clogger of our cardiovascular pipelines.
Growing up in the 90’s (the good ‘ol denim days), it was the cultural norm to try to consume the least amount of fat as possible.
Why? As the theory goes, when you eat fat, it supposedly builds up in your arteries and causes them to become clogged.
Fast forward to today, and a high degree of evidence has unequivocally proven that thesis to be wrong. Unfortunately, most people are still avoiding the healthiest fats out of fear and advice based on medieval logic and outdated science.
The reality is, saturated fat is incredibly important for optimal body health.
It is NOT fat that leads to clogged arteries, but long-term inflammatory foods, toxins, and environments that degrade and pervert the healthy function of the cells that line our arteries.
When our arterial cells become inflamed, the body attempts to heal it over time, leaving behind plaques (a type of arterial scar). Eventually, these plaques can become unstable and rupture, causing clots and heart attacks.
I’ve written numerous articles on what I believe are the true villains in heart disease.
There are numerous contributing factors, but at the heart of it (pun intended), the real cause of arterial damage and heart disease is the long-term stressors place upon it by poor diets (processed fats/sugars/foods), lack of movement, and chronic stress.
You have the power to change these things!
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