258: Fat is where it's at
Wise Traditions
Weston A. Price Foundation
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🗓️ 3 August 2020
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Fats keep us satiated. They bolster our immune system and help lower inflammation. They protect the brain and help regulate hormone production and mood. They contain fat-soluble activators that are catalysts for mineral absorption. Whether you're a fan of fats or just reintroducing them to your diet, you may still have questions about them. How much fat was in most traditional diets? And how much should be in our own, today? What kind of fats are best?
Sally Fallon Morell, president of the Weston A. Price Foundation, today explains what fats are best and how they work in the body. She places particular importance on animal fats and discusses how we can all benefit from upping our fat intake, as we review principle #7 of the 11 Wise Traditions principles.
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| 0:00.0 | A rakodonic acid is very important for our brains. |
| 0:04.0 | 11% of the brain is a rakodonic acid. |
| 0:07.0 | And also a rakodonic acid helps us have tight cell to cell junctions. |
| 0:12.0 | So that means in your skin... have tight cell to cell junctions. |
| 0:12.8 | So that means in your skin, |
| 0:15.6 | the arachidonic acid gives you really good, |
| 0:18.6 | strong, sturdy skin, not very prone to wrinkles. |
| 0:22.4 | And then in our guts, the arachidonic acid helps prevent a leaky gut. |
| 0:26.0 | So, you know, the arachidonic acid molecule looks like a hairpin, it's kind of bent over. |
| 0:32.0 | And so I think of it as these little pins holding ourselves together. |
| 0:35.0 | But where do we get a rakodonic acid? |
| 0:38.0 | We get it uniquely from animal fats. |
| 0:40.4 | It's not in the vegetable oils, it's not in the plant kingdom really. It's in the animal fats and also in organ meat. |
| 0:48.0 | So it's very important for us to have these fats. |
| 0:51.0 | Well, you can't get your arachidonic acid anywhere else. |
| 0:53.7 | From the Westin A Price Foundation, welcome to the Wise Traditions Podcast for Wise Traditions in Food, |
| 1:06.4 | Farming and the Healing Arts. |
| 1:08.0 | We are your source for scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom to help you achieve optimal health. |
| 1:15.0 | Hey, Hilda here! |
| 1:20.0 | Fats keep us satiated. |
| 1:23.9 | They bolster our immune system and help lower inflammation. |
| 1:27.0 | They protect the brain and help regulate hormone production and mood. |
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