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Healthy Fats for Life : Preventing and Treating Common Health Problems with Essential Fatty Acids
Healthy Fats for Life Preventing and Treating Common Health Problems with Essential Fatty Acids Author:Lorna R. Vanderhaeghe, Karlene Karst You CAN eat fat and be healthy! For years we have been told that "fat" is bad for us. But the low-fat and no-fat-diets designed to improve our health have instead created an overweight society with skyrocketing rates of heart disease and diabetes. Recent scientific research has shown that certain types of essential fatty aci... more »ds (EFAs) -- healthy fats -- improve immune and hormone functions, and play a vital role in treating all forms of degenerative disease, including cancer. Healthy Fats for Life will help you to understand the difference between "good" fats and "bad" fats, while providing a simple plan for obtaining essential fats to reach optimum health. Learn how to:
reduce your weight
lower your cholesterol
control your diabetes
prevent heart disease
reduce the risk of cancer
improve brain function
develop stronger bones
increase your longevity
eliminate arthritis symptoms
protect the prostate
improve fertility
give birth to a healthier baby
You'll discover the important role of essential fatty acids for health and learn how to easily incorporate them into your diet to reduce the risks of disease. "Casting fat as the enemy, despite the best of intentions, has created a host of health problems in recent years. Lorna Vanderhaeghe and Karlene Karst do an excellent job of clearing up this and other misconceptions about fat. They also provide readers with practical ways to evaluate dietary fats and fatty acid supplements." --Julian Whitaker, MD, Health and Healing newsletter« less