Eat Fat, Lose Fat: The Healthy Alternative to Trans Fats
by Mary Enig, Sally Fallon
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Author: Mary Enig, Sally FallonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-03-28
ISBN: 0452285666
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Plume
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Book Review: My experience
Summary: 4 Stars
First let me say that I believe in and greatly respect Sally Fallon's (and WAPF's) basic nutritional message. I think she is right-on for raw milk and meat, fermented foods, properly prepared whole grains, and saturated fats. I went to a weekend conference in Gainesville, FL in Oct 2006, and I learned a great deal. I've been a fan for several years, yet I feel like I really didn't quite "get it" about fats until the conference. But now I got it: vitamin A comes from animal fat sources; vegetables provide beta carotene, which the body must spend energy to convert to vitamin A (and some people lack the ability, period). And the information on cholesterol was truly enlightening. The value of "200" was chosen to provide sufficient patient population! The fire fighters analogy was helpful also - aliens see that every time a building or a forest burns down, there are fire fighters there, so obviously the fire fighters cause the fire. Limit the fire fighters and solve the problem.
Shortly after the conference, I brought this book and started supplementing my diet with a tablespoon and a half of coconut oil twenty minutes before eating. The first thing I noticed is that my energy levels, which tended to dip especially in the late afternoon, leveled out. I had good steady energy all day long. So that was excellent!
I also have dry skin, so I started using coconut oil on my skin as well. There is only one sentence in the whole book that refers to using coconut oil directly on the skin - saying that it "helps wounds heal faster and improves skin quality". The rest of the information about coconut oil and skin is about taking it orally. Of course, I discovered that coconut oil applied topically is very drying! My skin went from okay to pretty darn flaky almost overnight! So that was a good learning experience.
The other thing I noticed, I think, may be related. I started having really bad constipation. I'm guessing that the coconut oil dried out my colon as well! It got so bad that I even went for a couple of sessions of colonic hydrotherapy. Then I decided to stop taking the coconut oil for while to see what happened and my bowels have returned to "normal" functioning - I tend to be a little on the constipated side anyway.
So this is my criticism of this book: that the drying aspect of coconut oil is not discussed. One of my friends pointed out that coconut oil is often used in soaps because it lathers great, but that it can't be in there too much because it's too drying. So it's not like it's an unknown aspect.
On the other hand, I have several friends that are taking or have taken coconut oil, and I must admit, I'm the only one with this outcome. They have all had the opposite reaction of looser bowels, except one, who had an allergic reaction to the oil the second time she took it.
While I understandably wasn't too happy with drier skin and increased constipation, I am very happy to report that my energy levels have continued to be steady during the day and evening. It's been about 8 weeks since I've stopped taking the oil. So in the final analysis, it was worth it for me!!
P.S. I highly recommend The Yoga of Eating. It is by far the single best "diet" book I have ever read.
Summary of Eat Fat, Lose Fat: The Healthy Alternative to Trans Fats
Based on more than two decades of research, Eat Fat, Lose Fat flouts conventional wisdom by revealing that so-called healthy vegetable oils (such as corn and soybean) are in large part responsible for our national obesity and health crisis, while the saturated fats traditionally considered ?harmful? (from such foods as coconut, butter, and meat) are essential to weight loss and health.
Just in time for the FDA?s new mandatory trans fats labeling, the three programs in this book, which features delicious recipes, show that eating healthy fats is the answer to losing weight and achieving good health for a lifetime.
?If permanently losing weight while improving your health is a real goal, I highly recommend Eat Fat, Lose Fat.??Dr. Joseph Mercola, bestselling author of The No-Grain Diet
?Dr. Mary Enig and Sally Fallon are two of the most important voices in the wellness revolution. Eat Fat, Lose Fat is a must read.?
?Jordan S. Rubin, author of The New York Times? bestselling The Maker?s Diet
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