Why Seed Oils Are Sabotaging Your Health with Dr. Cate Shanahan

Well Beyond 40

JJ Virgin

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Beauty, Weightloss, Exercise, Metabolism, Fitness, Losingweight, Diet, Inspiration, Jjvirgin, Selfcare, Womenshealth, Menopause, Longevity, Women

4.6 • 909 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

"Vegetable oils are oxidative stress in a bottle. And oxidative stress is the root cause of disease and death. So vegetable oils are really death in a bottle, accelerated aging in a bottle." - Dr. Cate Shanahan

I hosted family physician and medical revolutionist Dr. Cate Shanahan to unpack the science behind "seed oils" and their devastating impact on our metabolic health. What started as my own misconception about omega-6 to omega-3 ratios turned into a shocking revelation about how these industrial oils create toxic byproducts in our bodies. The "Hateful Eight" seed oils—corn, canola, cottonseed, soy, sunflower, safflower, rice bran, and grapeseed—aren't just causing inflammation; they're literally creating oxidative stress that accelerates aging and drives disease. Dr. Cate explained how eliminating these oils from her diet helped heal her own health crisis and even eliminated her lifelong sugar cravings! If you're experiencing inflammation, insulin resistance, or simply want to upgrade your energy and metabolic health, this episode reveals the simple swaps that could transform your health in just weeks.

Discover the truth about seed oils and how they may be secretly sabotaging your health with Dr. Cate Shanahan, who explains why these industrial oils create toxic byproducts in your body that accelerate aging and drive disease.

What you'll learn:

Why seed oils are not just inflammatory but actually create toxic byproducts in our bodies
The "Hateful Eight" seed oils to avoid in your diet and where they're hiding
How eliminating seed oils can surprisingly reduce sugar cravings
The connection between seed oils and insulin resistance
Why the processing method of these oils creates harmful compounds
How traditional fats like butter and olive oil support cellular health
Simple swaps to remove seed oils from your diet and improve your health

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