Fat Soluble Vitamins A, D, E and K
These four vitamins are critical for your immunity,
reproductive health, vision and bone health.
Regulating everything from your blood pressure to maintaining the
texture and condition of your skin, these vitamins all can be found
naturally. First discovered in the early
1900's, these fat-soluble vitamins are also important in the absorption of other
minerals and nutrients. Found in green
vegetables and potatoes (Vitamin A), eggs and fatty fish (Vitamin D, also
generated when our skin is exposed to sunlight), spinach, Brussels sprouts,
Swiss chard, green beans, asparagus, broccoli, kale and mustard greens (Vitamin
K), they help regulate most of the major systems of the body.
You need a certain level of fat in your diet to properly
utilize these nutrients. Saturated fat
(as found in butter) aids in the proper utilization of omega-3 essential fatty
acids and absorption of these key vitamins.
Fat also enhances our immune function, protects the liver from toxins,
provides nourishment for the heart in times of stress, and gives stiffness and
integrity to our cell membranes. Rich in the following
foods....Carrots Collard greens Kale Red bell peppers Sweet potatoes Winter squash Eggs Fatty fish (mackerel, salmon, sardines, tuna) Liver Milk Almonds Mustard greens Olives Wheat germ and Wheat Germ Oil Spinach Broccoli Brussels sprouts Healthiest Fats For Cooking: Butter; Tallow; Lard; Chicken, Goose & Duck Fat; Coconut, Palm & Palm Kernel Oils
NOTE... Although many recipes and health professionals suggest cooking with olive oil, it is best used as a cold oil due to the low heat at which the oil turns rancid.
For Salads: Extra Virgin Olive Oil (OK for
cooking at low heat); Expeller expressed sesame and peanut oils;
Expeller expressed flax oil (small amts)
For Fat Soluble Vitamins: Fish LIVER oils, such as Cod Liver Oil
Supports the following systems...
Cellular Structure (cell membranes are primarily saturated fat) Cardiovascular (saturated fats are the preferred food & they reduce Lp(a), an important marker of proneness to heart disease ) Lungs (supports healthy function) Immune (strengthen immune system and inter-cellular communication) Nervous (improves functioning - over half the brain is saturated fat) Taken from...
Research by Dr, Weston A. Price, a dentist, in the 1930's in response to the rampant dental decay and structural problems he witnessed in his practice. His research involved a ten year study of the health of populations untouched by western civilization. His studies revealed that dental caries and deformed dental arches resulting in crowded, crooked teeth are the result of nutritional deficiencies within one generation, not genetic defects. His work is published in the landmark resource, Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, and is carried on today through the Weston A. Price Foundation. |
