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Did you know you should be eliminating seed oils from your diet completely?
Do you know what healthy replacements you should be using instead?
Avoiding seed oils (aka: vegetable oils) has become a “hot topic” in the health community over the past couple years.
We want you to know why you should be avoiding these highly inflammatory cooking oils, what they’re labeled as so you know how to find them in an ingredients list, and what you should be using at home or seeing as a replacement in the ingredients list at the grocery store.
PLUS, we’ll give you a resource for some healthy snack options!
Seed oils are found in almost every convenient, processed food and snack option available in grocery stores today. Vegetable oils were nearly non-existent in 1900, but now they represent a third of our food supply.
Refined oils, hydrogenated oils and margarine are some of the worst fats to consume.
They cause inflammation throughout the body, which then leads to chronic disease.
Inflammation from seed oils is associated with health issues like:
Autoimmune Diseases
Infertility
Diabetes
Heart Disease
High Cholesterol
High Blood Pressure
Asthma
Cancer
Hormone Disruptions
Fatigue
(just to name a few…)
*Some people have claimed that after cutting out seed oils completely from their diet they noticed they stopped getting sunburnt… might be worth looking in to!
So, if you’re hoping to avoid inflammation and chronic disease then here’s a list of the oils you should be avoiding when cooking or grocery shopping:
Canola Oil
Corn Oil
Cottonseed Oil
Grapeseed Oil
Peanut Oil
Rapeseed Oil
Rice Bran Oil
Safflower Oil
Sesame Oil
Soybean Oil
Sunflower Oil
Walnut Oil
And here’s a list of approved oils that won’t cause inflammation, so look for these when reading food labels or making your own snacks at home:
1. Avocado Oil
Extra virgin avocado oil has been shown to improve skin health, reduce cholesterol and even enhance wound healing.
2. Beef Tallow
Heavy in vitamins A & D, beef tallow is great for skin health, eyesight, teeth and overall bone health.
Beef tallow promotes a healthy gut, leading to healthy digestion and reducing constipation.
3. Coconut Oil
Coconut oil has countless benefits, so it’s no wonder this oil has become one of the most popular cooking and baking replacements.
Use it as a before/after sun skincare, hair mask or lip balm if you buy it in bulk like we do!
4. Olive Oil
Extra virgin olive oil is loaded with powerful antioxidants to help fight inflammation and lower your risk of high cholesterol, heart disease and cancer.
5. Grass-fed Butter
Grass-fed butter has been proven to be more nutritious than regular butter due to the higher content of healthy unsaturated fatty acids (providing almost 26% more omega-3 fatty acids than regular butter).
6. Grass-fed Ghee
Just like grass-fed butter, grass-fed ghee has more nutrition including a higher content of vitamins A, D, E and K. You’ll be boosting your immune system, eyesight and reproduction system, while also promoting a healthy heart by enjoying this butter alternative.
7. Organic Lard
Lard is great for sautéing, roasting and frying food, while also promoting and maintaining healthy cells.
You’ll love cooking vegetables with this seed oil alternative.
Though we say avocado oil, coconut oil and extra virgin olive oil are okay to consume and cook with, it’s important to always look for and strive to use these oils in an “unrefined” state. Unrefined oils don’t go through bleaching or deodorizing processes – processes like this take a heavy toll on your skin and your liver.
Unrefined oils won’t contain any preservatives, so it’s best to purchase unrefined oils in dark glass bottles and to keep them sealed as often as possible to limit any oxidation process that could occur from too much oxygen or light exposure.
If we’ve convinced you to hurry and eliminate seed oils from your diet and you’re committed to the 7 surprising replacements listed above, then check out our list of 6 Unique Snacks You Won’t Want to Miss When Avoiding Hidden Seed Oils.
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