The Bad Oil Elimination Challenge

"For a healthy heart, stick to butter"

THE BAD OIL ELIMINATION CHALLENGE

There are a large number of artificial and even "naturally derived" ingredients, chemicals, and preservatives added into a lot of our food products that are harming our health. There is specifically one thing that is the worst of all evils when it comes to intoxicating our bodies: INDUSTRIAL SEED AND VEGETABLE OILS.
Do you ever wonder why you get sick? You wonder why you lack energy? You wonder why you are sensitive to certain food groups when others are not or why more and more so called "healthy" people are developing diseases at younger ages than ever before?

I BELIEVE IT IS LARGELY ASSOCIATED WITH BAD OILS. THE BIG ONES ARE:

• Soybean Oil
• Corn Oil
• Canola Oil
• Safflower Oil
• Cottonseed Oil
• Sunflower Oil
• Peanut Oil
• Crisco (a no brainer, but I thought I'd still mention it)

These have not been around that long. It all started when the big, influential groups began to push oils derived from plants and seeds as being "heart healthy" and recommended to replace saturated fats with them. These oils are very high in omega-6 fatty acids which when consumed in excess disturbs the proper ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 in our bodies. A long time ago before the industrial production of vegetable oils, humans consumed seafood and others great foods with high amounts of omega-3 long chain fatty acids present. A typical ratio for omega 6 and 3 fats was 1:1. 

In this day and age it is estimated that our consumption of omega-6 is 10-25% higher than during times before these seed/vegetable oils were ever produced!

Omega-6 is PRO-INFLAMMATORY. Omega-3 is NOT. 

The higher ratio of omega-6 in our society today is linked to the development of ALL kinds of inflammatory diseases. This includes diabetes, asthma, cancer, IBS, auto immune diseases, etc. 

These oils are LITERALLY EVERYWHERE. Look at the ingredients on the back of any packaged food item you buy. Almost all restaurants use corn and/or soybean oil to fry and cook all meals with. Be careful what you buy. Be mindful and aware.

If you or someone you know struggles with auto-immune issues, asthma, vertigo, leaky gut, irritable bowel syndrome, a mysterious sickness/health issue, or really any struggle you can't seem to escape from, I IMPLORE YOU TO TRY A THREE WEEK CHALLENGE. 

Three weeks. That's all I ask of you. 

When it could possibly mean your overall well-being and longevity, what do you have to lose?

Are you in? If so, here's THE CHALLENGE:

• For three weeks, cut out all processed or hydrogenated oils. The list of the absolute no no's are listed above. Here it is again.
• Soybean Oil
• Corn Oil
• Canola Oil
• Safflower Oil
• Cottonseed Oil
• Sunflower Oil
• Peanut Oil
• Crisco

• But fear not, here is the list of oils you should love and adore cooking with. These are the good fats and your best friends for the next three weeks:
• Grass-fed butter (I mean, who would complain about butter as a friend)
• Ghee
• Organic Palm Oil
• Lard (can be a trouble to find sometimes, but utilize it if you do!) 
• Extra virgin Coconut Oil 
• Olive Oil
• Avocado Oil

You may see that I have listed a number of saturated fats on the list of good fats. Yes, these are good fats! I'll leave that discussion for another post, but for now trust the experiment and try it out. Of course feel free to do your own research first on this! Don't take what I say as truth without reading your own material as well.

This may seem treacherous or impossible, but instead of looking at it as all the things you can't eat, look at it as an opportunity to explore new culinary options and expand your taste bud horizons! This will be a GOOD thing. I promise. Even if you don't have a health issue, I recommend trying this experiment out. You make find more vibrancy than you ever thought possible! Since you will not be eating any fake/bad oils, it means you probably cannot go out to eat at a restaurant for the time being unless you specifically ask the staff to inform you of the oils they use in your dish. It also means you will be cooking for yourself a lot. YAY! Focus on buying simple, one-ingredient foods at the grocery store if you can and making anything you can from scratch. 

I hope a majority of those who read this take it to heart and possibly feel a calling to try this three week challenge! If you do, you WILL notice changes no matter what. You may not even realize they are happening. 

Good luck friends, and let me know how it goes if you take on the Bad Oil Elimination Challenge.