Did you know that 60% of your brain is made up of fat?
For that reason alone, the fats you include in your diet can directly impact your brain.
Of course, that doesn’t give you license to go out and consume a fast food diet of French Fries and overly processed foods.
(That will fry your brain in no time).
What you do want to focus on, is the so-called Essential Fatty Acids (aka EFA’s) – which include the all important omega-3’s.
These EFA’s are so named because they are so essential to your well-being – and also because your body doesn’t make these essential fats on it’s own.
They have to come from your food.
The bottom line is that, to be truly healthy, you definitely need a certain amount of fat in your diet.
In fact, one of the major culprits associated with the recent rise in autoimmune disease (what some are calling a national epidemic), has been the “fat-free” diet – a fad that has been extremely popular in recent decades.
Turns out we were all mis-informed – if not totally mis-led.
As manufacturers hopped on the bandwagon – advertising their products as low-fat, or fat-free – many of us were caught up in the frenzy.
Myself included.
Yet, what many of us didn’t realize is that a good deal of those fats – while not necessarily healthy to begin with – were now being replaced with sugar.
(Which created an entirely different cascade of events, that I won’t get into here – but I recommend reading books like Grain Brain or Wheat Belly for more detailed information.)
So, what constitutes a healthy fat, you might ask?
Here are the primary foods to focus on:
- Nuts & Seeds
- Cold-water Fish*
- Grass-Fed Beef (high in omega-3’s)
- Omega-3 Eggs
- Coconut Oil
- Full-Fat Coconut Milk
- Avocado
- Ghee
- Butter
A word of caution about fish, by the way.
You want to be extra vigilant about the source, since so many species of fish live in contaminated waters.
(The contaminants come from the chemicals that are dumped in our oceans).
And – if your thought is to avoid the most contaminated species by focusing on farm-raised fish instead – please be aware that this isn’t necessarily the answer. (Farm-raised fish come with their own set of problems).
Your safest choices include Wild Alaskan Salmon, Oregon shrimp and brands like Wild Planet Tuna. (Although eating a lot of tuna isn’t recommend, due to their high mercury load).
I cover all this and more in my totally awesome Extreme Pantry Makeover – as we literally clean out your pantry, top to bottom.
This fun, interactive and easily affordable package focuses on a lot more than just food.
Want to learn more?
Schedule a complementary Breakthrough Sesssion today – and I’ll fill you in on the details.
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