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Are You Being Fooled by Fish Oil Marketing?
For years I have been writing about the dangers of consuming fish oil, omega-3, cod fish oil, krill oil and other similar supplements. For those of my clients still wondering why they should avoid these polyunsaturated oils, I have created a compilation of all the newsletters I have written and the articles I have collected on this topic. This compilation highlights some of the main messages I have shared throughout the years and include links to the newsletters where the information originally appeared.
Don't let yourself be fooled by the omega-3 and fish oil hype out there today [refer to the quote above: health as a choice]. You can't make a choice either way until you've looked at both sides of the story. This compilation shares the side you rarely hear, if ever.
The Compilation
As many of you know, Dr. Peat is the genius who taught me about the ill effects of soy, of estrogens and thyroid inhibitors, the health effects of coconut oil and all about thyroid disease and its cure. This was long before the rest of the world caught up with him. Like Dr. Peat, I believe the present information on Omega fatty acids will go the same way as the reversal in beliefs about soy, estrogen replacement, fluoride, silver amalgam fillings, mercury in vaccinations, polyunsaturated oils, and so on.
Margarine is another item that can be added to the list of products that are no longer seen as beneficial to health.
In my 8/19/2011 Health Newsletter, I shared the article “A History of Margarine & Trans Fats.” This article explains for the layman how polyunsaturated fats came to be and how they affect our well being at the cellular level. It also draws the connection between dangerous polyunsaturated fats and fish oil supplements.
Essentially, because fish swim around in polluted seas, it becomes necessary for the fish oil manufacturers to remove the toxic heavy metals, dioxins and PCBs by heating the oil. However, exposing the oil to high heat creates toxic polyunsaturated fat (trans fat) molecules.
So yes! If you're taking an omega-3 or a fish oil supplement of any kind, you're likely consuming a trans fat! Read the full article here.
Ultimately, it has been the research and advice of Dr. Raymond Peat and Dr. Guy Schenker that have greatly contributed to my belief system around consuming fish oil supplements.
See The Great Fish Oil Experiment by Dr. Raymond Peat and Volume 16, Number 11 Newsletter by Dr. Guy Schenker.
The Takeaway
By discontinuing the use of fish oil supplements and making certain to have ample good fats and oils in your diet, as well as ample antioxidants, you can minimize or cancel any ill effects from past use of fish oil supplements (as with margarine, flax oil, soy, canola and other polyunsaturated oils) over time.
To read the complete compliation AND get a list of healthy oils you want in your diet, click here!
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