Great research here as always, but honestly... I dont think switching the type of oil restaurants use to deep fry food is something that gobs of money and energy should be spent on. I could think of a long list of things that seem more impactful to focus on to turn around health, as I am sure many of you can also. But here is where I should probably just divest and say I really dont think a government, let alone the one in this country, has ever operated in a way OR WILL ever operate in a way that has the optimal health of its 'people' in its highest regard. Nonsense. No saviours there, and we should not be looking at a government to save us. If you want to eat fries that are fried in tallow, make them at home yourself or get some community members to rally and urge your local restaurants to switch. This top down stuff is just not the way to go imo. I could say more...Ill keep to this for now.
All said, Chris Masterjohn really does offer good research and food for tbought, so thanks!
I agree, you don't need permission, let alone help from the government to improve your health. All this trying to help is what got everyone in trouble in the first place.
Agreed. Individual responsibility will fix our health. Each person is different and should know best what works for them or educate themselves to find out. Stop relying on “experts” who cannot possibly know how to solve our health problems. Public health is not real, there is no such thing: health is individual.
So we have to switch all cattle raising to regenerative methodologies all across the country.
There’s not much point in switching to a tallow that is contaminated with glyphosate, GMO residue, antibiotics and vaccines that industrial raised cattle are given.
We must put first things first, and change the way we are raising the cattle so what they yield is healthy meat, tallow and bones for broth.
It sounds like a big undertaking, but the reality is the federal government is subsidizing industrial agriculture to such a large extent that when the direction is given that subsidies will only go towards regenerative agriculture, the industry will change very quickly.
On a personal scale, grass-fed tallow or just not eating deep fried food is probably the way to go. On a society wide scale, grain-fed tallow is probably still better than rancid soybean oil, or even trying to make seed oils with less PUFA or more antioxidants - it will have to be a lengthy process with many avenues of attack and I think some diversity in approaches is definitely required to make a less fragile system. There are no solutions, only tradeoffs.
Less fried foods is always a good idea, but seed oils are used in so many things besides fried foods - and most of them can be replaced with Olive or Avocado Oil - I’m thinking like dressings and sauces. But for baked or fried foods, grass fed tallow has to be the gold standard.
With all that he is wrong about or the potentially harmful things he promotes (ie. Vaccines) the narrative of seed oils is something that I have been researching myself.
I’m autistic and after learning of histamine and the role it plays with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder and how some people resolved symptoms with carnivore eating and cutting sugar/ carbs- I began the deep dive into diet and nutrition.
Reading about how doctors prescribe a carnivore diet to treat Mast Cell Activation Syndrome and knowing my own issues with intermittent allergic reactions to various chemicals, foods, and environmental factors I decided to try the carnivore diet for myself.
My husband did as well- he is also autistic and has issues with cystic acne, inflammation, and joint pain.
With my three neurodivergent boys we did a diet where we changed it to protein and low glycemic carbs (zucchini, spinach, etc)
The results were insane- previously coming from lower socioeconomic families we grew up eating diets mostly of processed foods and fast foods.
As adults me and my husband ate increasingly unhealthy and after our kids were born the stress lead us to rely on food deliveries.
So switching to whole foods and grass fed organic beef and chicken and cutting out all processed foods lead us to be alarmingly much more healthy.
Recently I came across this video called the “Oiling of America” and it was infuriating in the data it presented and the history of lobbying and such.
Our body NEEDS healthy fats and meat.
Yet the idea of what was healthy was influenced by lobbying and the results have been horrible for our country.
I'm wondering, do you disagree with RFKs position or his position as stated by hostile media? As far as I know he's not saying vaccines should be banned, just that they should be properly tested with a real placebo and a real control group. Might make sense to evaluate what he is actually saying instead of hearsay from the media.
Could you clarify what position? I am actually in the process of learning about him.
But I don’t base my opinion off of any media- I am not afraid to admit I was ignorant of him and his stance until recently and have been trying to learn of the reasons why people are for and against him.
The only reason he caught my attention was him being the only politician to be able to bring to light the issues with food preservatives and such.
You last statement was somewhat hostile in how you already assumed I was just commenting based on the news passed around on social media.
I am one to research and learn but I also am humble enough to admit when I am ignorant on the issue or need more information.
Also with the autism research I have been reading about the link between autism and mast cell activation syndrome and neuroinflammation and the gut microbiome.
I am interested to see if that you linked branches into what I have already read.
RFK is absolutely right about vaccines as I personally know people who have died or been injured by them including children. I am 81 years old and have never had any health problems - nor have I had any vaccines
I am not ignorant to how vaccines can cause harm- in the neurodivergent community I know many who have overreactive immune systems that cause all sorts of long term issues post vaccines.
I believe that the immune response is more varied than the medical community understands and that is behind a lot of the reactions to vaccines.
Sadly like many things which don’t affect most it’s under researched.
The one thing that I wish would change about vaccines is how they add an ingredient that allows the vials to be multi-use which is linked to issues.
But sadly it’s something that for me and my family we see the alternative to no vaccines to be more detrimental than the risk of reactions- we just are careful to be aware of when we do vaccines and avoid them if any of us have had signs of high immune reactivity (rashes, inflammation, allergies, etc)
I didn’t say it was- lack of vaccination leads to the spread of some very serious infections.
Learning about how measles for example can wipe your immune system’s “antibody memory” and leave you vulnerable to so many more infections made me start my research into viruses and the damage they are capable of.
Reason why I believe them to be necessary seeing how many people populate our country and how many people we come in contact with.
Are you sure you don't mean mmr vaccines can down regulate the immune system? At 73, my generation all "came down" with the UCDs like measles. We got a rash, a fever, stayed home from school a few days, and roared back to the playground.
While there are many environmental factors that may be assaulting today's immune system that were not present 60 years ago, wild type infection, at least in my community, did not seem to promote the damage you suggest. Today's untested-for-safety childhood schedule may, however.
With the assorted adjuvants, vaccines potentiate atopy, especially in light of modern day vaccine frequency.
You can read about it here but basically measles erases your body’s immunity (a varying percentage of it) for a varied amount of time- it’s a phenomenon called “immune amnesia.”
Actually, vaccination is the cause of the spread of many illnesses through shedding. My sister had the flu vaccine (before COVID) and promptly caught flu and passed it on to me, which is the only time in my long life that I've ever had flu
I have a book on medicine for children written by a Dr. of Chinese Medicine. He describes why getting the measles is good for a child where overall health including later adult health is concerned. People long ago instinctively knew these things. Acute illness is not a curse, it is a blessing. I am glad I got, and suffered with, measles, as well as the flu. I am better off for it. After all is said and done, Vitamin A is the way to go as regards measles.
But carnivore is unsustainable ( as I found out, and many others) and you will experience metabolic derangement. Please research into Dr Ray Peat, Haidut, Jay Feldman and Bioenergetic Healing. Even Dr Mercola just put out a book. Even Dr. Paul Saladino, the Carnivore Doc, eats fruit and honey now.
It is logical, I could have told Saladino and Mercola that. The more concentrated protein you consume, the more carb your body needs, and you will eventually end up eating fruit and honey or any kind of sugar or liquor or...
It's basic: carb & protein must be in some sort of balance. Yes, our bodies can tolerate low- to no-carb for a period of time and we appear to do well. But soon enough, the sting in the tail shows itself.
As an American who is saddened by so much imbalance in society I have started to really lean into the philosophical ideas of Eastern philosophy/ religions.
For instance, trying to not fight the idea of life being innately hard and full of suffering has been kinda liberating not having to worry about the whys.
With Christians, they have faith that in the afterlife "all will be explained". Maybe but then maybe not is my thinking. Ever since mankind realized that they will die someday they've been making up stories to explain life, death, its meaning and possible afterlife. Near death experiences are just that - NEAR death, not true death and then coming back. So these folks think that any afterlife will just be a continuation of their near-death experience, with some kind of bright light, great joy, and then some divine character telling them to stay or go back. Yet every culture going back a good long time has its own version. Can they all be correct?
You are blessed if you have achieved a state of not having to worry about the whys [of life being innately hard & full of suffering]. :)
Maybe Charles Swindoll was correct about "Attitude" (famous poem which you likely know).
I do eat certain low glycemic vegetables and fruits! But I eat protein daily and include other things based on my individual needs based on stress and life events.
For example on days where I have more strenuous brain activity or I am sick I eat fruits that are low glycemic index and low histamine (due to my histamine intolerance).
It was only for a month or two that I ate pure carnivore to reset my gut.
But it’s been around 5 months now and I’ve found the rhythm that fits my own needs for my body.
Me and my husband use information from researchers as knowledge but rely on our knowledge of our own bodies and reactions being neurodivergent as the authority.
Many times what is posed as THE way isn’t the way for us necessarily.
Ultimately I empower myself with as much research as I can but listen to my body too- being black, female, and autistic leaves too many wild cards that medicine and research doesn’t always account for sadly.
I take a few daily vitamins and supplements actually- but not specifically vitamin D.
I really do need to get me some because I’m in surgical menopause (at 37) but also I know how important it is to so much and how in my 20s it was measured at a 9.
Poor diet left me pretty malnourished without even being aware I was for so long.
So thank you for that reminder of needing to get a vitamin d supplement.
I’ve been trying to figure out this nutrition thing and already have a slew of pills (NAD+, Omega 3, CoQ10, magnesium, multivitamins for example) it’s hard to keep track of some I need that I’m leaving out,
It is only common sense that black (dark skinned) people living in moderate, 4-season climates need to supplement heavily. They are away from their ancestral homelands, with its high-sun climate + being outdoors a lot. This is not just my own idea.
We whites need some, too, especially if we don't get outdoors in the summer enough, but dark skinned people desperately need it. And lots - more than the official number! Way more.
Boy, you have had health issues galore. As to testing, look into your Iodine status as well. It is recommended by dependable parties that we should all be taking a supp consisting of Iodine (molecular) + Iodide (the compound). I myself take drops but there are pills available too.
Thank you for this conversation- it is reminding me of what I suspected but forgot in the chaos of trying to fix my health and figuring out supplements.
I had read months ago about dark skinned people and the diminished ability to get Vitamin D.
Thank you for the links- I am an outsider researcher with all of this and appreciate good sources of knowledge.
I used to have such poor health- after going on disability for mental health issues related to my undiagnosed autism there was a five month or so period where no doctor could explain why I could barely walk and was physically weak to where I mainly stayed in my recliner.
I was worried I was never going to get better.
But today I am so much healthier and don’t get fatigued going up steps or walking short distances. My sleep is better and my quality of life so much better.
Diet lead to so much improvement it now I have the genetic imprint of my family history that makes me poor with absorbing nutrients and dealing with histamine.
(My genetic testing is littered with so much evidence of generations of malnutrition and stress related changes)
But I appreciate you and you taking the time to reply so thoroughly.
Thank you kindly. It is true that we are the product of our genes (ancestry). But not 100%, as you have luckily found out. I suspect that your health will only increase. I've heard worse stories, believe it or not! This is pre-internet I am talking about.
Thankyou for those excellent points..Tocopherols have long chain tails and rotate slower than Tocotrienols from the anatto seed..… which have shorter tails and mop up free radicals more efficiently …please read papers from Dr Barrie Tan… it is prudent to include Tocotrienols in your supplement routine..if you ingest foods cooked in any oils on a frequent basis.
Glad you found something that helps you… just wondered if you ever read that report which points out taking both versions together is no t synergistic.. but each at separate ends of the day … research Astaxanthin… strangely it is a more potent form of Vit E, C and CoQ10 … just a thought.
Yes! I think he is correct. PUFA's cause a myriad of issues... inflammation, inability to process carbohydrates properly (thus the success with carnivore diets), general cellular dysregulation, etc. PUFA's entered our diets before the turn of the century, but the second major blow came around 1910 when they finished sifting wheat germ out of our flour. With that we lost over 2 dozen nutrients including Vitamin E - a powerful antioxidant and anticoagulant.
• Superb article by A Midwestern Doctor: Learn how Ancel Keys cherry-picked the 7-continent cholesterol study then went on to do a 4.5-year study with over 9k patients. Results? For every 30 points their cholesterol was lowered with seed oils, the all-cause mortality increased by 22%! They didn't like the results, so they didn't publish the paper. It was found 30 years later in a basement, data analyzed and finally published in 2012.
• Ophthalmologist Chris Knobbe attributes macular degeneration and more to PUFA's. Watch one of his presentations and read his published medical hypothesis. (He is waiting on peer review for a paper on the subject)
• Wilfrid E. Shute, MD's book "Vitamin E for Ailing & Healthy Hearts" opened my eyes. Like Dr. Knobbe, they went looking for the source of their patient's dis-ease and found heart disease almost non-existent prior to 1910 when the wheat germ was sifted out of our flour. They used one of the compounds found in wheat germ - Vitamin E - in high doses - and reversed CHF, recovered heart attack victims and more! Read for free with an account on archive.org. https://archive.org/details/vitamineforailin00shut/page/n7/mode/2up?view=theater
Could you please share a resource on the topic of "PUFAs leading to inability to process carbohydrates properly"? I recently ran across this but I'd like to read about it in more detail, maybe a paper about the mechanism or some such. Thanks!
Any "sound bite" (rallying cry) is of course a huge simplification. However RFK is definitely advocating to move the USA in the right direction toward better health!
It’s a step in the rich direction, but it’s too simplistic to say tallow oil will fix the problem. The quality of the tallow, the antioxidant content, the freshness, the number of times it’s reused for frying, maybe even the temperature…all these factors are critical. MAHA needs to abandon simplistic slogans, and replace them with slogans and acronyms that promote complexity and thoroughness in our thinking. A healthy American also needs to be an intelligent critical thinking America.
Well I’m allergic to seed oils and can only find a few restaurants in NY that don’t use canola or vegetable oil. If we can do gluten free or dairy fee there needs to be a push to also seed oil free options.
Great article, regarding the reference to seed oils and hypothalamic damage, I had seen one study on soybean oil and hypothalamic damage in mice. I was interested to know if there were similar studies or research suggest similar effects from other seed oils, or was it specific to soybean oil?
Thanks again for a very detailed and interested article. I have long switched away from seed oils and currently use extra virgin olive oil and organic coconut oil for my oils, and after reading your article I have no intention to switch back to vegetable oils. Thanks again
Wonderful & succint review, it's hard not to hypertrophy an essay on fats, there's so much to cram in!!
1. IMHO the fall of the Greek & Roman empires was due to over-consumption of olive oil. You simply cannot replace 1,117 animal fat species with any monocrop & not affect cholesterol & hormones.
• High-resolution dietary reconstruction of victims of the 79 CE Vesuvius eruption at Herculaneum by compound-specific isotope analysis. Science advances, 7(35), eabg5791. https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/sciadv.abg5791
2. The ill effects of captivity on both herbivores and carnivores, aside from the lack of UV exposure, seem bound up in Ω³/Ω⁶ PUFA ratios. Grain-fed vs grass-fed makes a difference.
• ● Marcus Clauss, C Grum, Jean-Michel Hatt (2007) Fatty acid status of captive wild animals: a review, Zoologische Garten 76 (5-6), 382-401, 2007, zora.uzh.ch
The discrepancy in fatty acid (FA) status between a “natural” and a “civilized” environment, recognized as a major dietary phenomenon of clinical relevance in humans, was historically first described in the comparison of free-ranging and captive wild animals (CRAWFORD 1968). Compared to their free-ranging counterparts, captive specimens seemed to have a lower polyunsaturated FA (PUFA) status, and in particular a lower omega(n)3/n6 PUFA ratio.
While I have considered rendering grassfed beef suet to make tallow, I find it easy enough to just start cooking earlier and render the suet right before I start frying which gives me the bonus of warm cracklins which are delicious salted. Suet absolutely makes the best hash browns which I usually top with cheese after flipping once and sometimes separate the panful into halves and throw an egg or two into the middle to fry. Lately I have had trouble sourcing my usual lunch of fresh grassfed lamb shoulder arm or blade chops which provides a lot of fat so I really notice I feel a lot better the next day when I cook something in suet which helps make up the fat deficit. Grass fed butter is usually the next best idea especially in winter months although I sometimes use unrefined coconut oil in warmer months for sauteing garden vegetables like green beans.
I had planned to vote for RFK but after he dropped out wound up voting for Jill Stein for the third time so I am happy he will be in cabinet. Mandatory vaccinations of anybody should be a crime.
Great research here as always, but honestly... I dont think switching the type of oil restaurants use to deep fry food is something that gobs of money and energy should be spent on. I could think of a long list of things that seem more impactful to focus on to turn around health, as I am sure many of you can also. But here is where I should probably just divest and say I really dont think a government, let alone the one in this country, has ever operated in a way OR WILL ever operate in a way that has the optimal health of its 'people' in its highest regard. Nonsense. No saviours there, and we should not be looking at a government to save us. If you want to eat fries that are fried in tallow, make them at home yourself or get some community members to rally and urge your local restaurants to switch. This top down stuff is just not the way to go imo. I could say more...Ill keep to this for now.
All said, Chris Masterjohn really does offer good research and food for tbought, so thanks!
I agree, you don't need permission, let alone help from the government to improve your health. All this trying to help is what got everyone in trouble in the first place.
Agreed. Individual responsibility will fix our health. Each person is different and should know best what works for them or educate themselves to find out. Stop relying on “experts” who cannot possibly know how to solve our health problems. Public health is not real, there is no such thing: health is individual.
Absolutely yes!!!
But it needs to be grass fed tallow.
So we have to switch all cattle raising to regenerative methodologies all across the country.
There’s not much point in switching to a tallow that is contaminated with glyphosate, GMO residue, antibiotics and vaccines that industrial raised cattle are given.
We must put first things first, and change the way we are raising the cattle so what they yield is healthy meat, tallow and bones for broth.
It sounds like a big undertaking, but the reality is the federal government is subsidizing industrial agriculture to such a large extent that when the direction is given that subsidies will only go towards regenerative agriculture, the industry will change very quickly.
First things first.
Make America Healthy Again
On a personal scale, grass-fed tallow or just not eating deep fried food is probably the way to go. On a society wide scale, grain-fed tallow is probably still better than rancid soybean oil, or even trying to make seed oils with less PUFA or more antioxidants - it will have to be a lengthy process with many avenues of attack and I think some diversity in approaches is definitely required to make a less fragile system. There are no solutions, only tradeoffs.
Less fried foods is always a good idea, but seed oils are used in so many things besides fried foods - and most of them can be replaced with Olive or Avocado Oil - I’m thinking like dressings and sauces. But for baked or fried foods, grass fed tallow has to be the gold standard.
With all that he is wrong about or the potentially harmful things he promotes (ie. Vaccines) the narrative of seed oils is something that I have been researching myself.
I’m autistic and after learning of histamine and the role it plays with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder and how some people resolved symptoms with carnivore eating and cutting sugar/ carbs- I began the deep dive into diet and nutrition.
Reading about how doctors prescribe a carnivore diet to treat Mast Cell Activation Syndrome and knowing my own issues with intermittent allergic reactions to various chemicals, foods, and environmental factors I decided to try the carnivore diet for myself.
My husband did as well- he is also autistic and has issues with cystic acne, inflammation, and joint pain.
With my three neurodivergent boys we did a diet where we changed it to protein and low glycemic carbs (zucchini, spinach, etc)
The results were insane- previously coming from lower socioeconomic families we grew up eating diets mostly of processed foods and fast foods.
As adults me and my husband ate increasingly unhealthy and after our kids were born the stress lead us to rely on food deliveries.
So switching to whole foods and grass fed organic beef and chicken and cutting out all processed foods lead us to be alarmingly much more healthy.
Recently I came across this video called the “Oiling of America” and it was infuriating in the data it presented and the history of lobbying and such.
Our body NEEDS healthy fats and meat.
Yet the idea of what was healthy was influenced by lobbying and the results have been horrible for our country.
https://youtu.be/fvKdYUCUca8?si=WVCPizp1mTP9eHGV
I'm wondering, do you disagree with RFKs position or his position as stated by hostile media? As far as I know he's not saying vaccines should be banned, just that they should be properly tested with a real placebo and a real control group. Might make sense to evaluate what he is actually saying instead of hearsay from the media.
There is some research into fatty acid metabolism and its possible links to Autism Spectrum: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(20)30292-9/fulltext
Could you clarify what position? I am actually in the process of learning about him.
But I don’t base my opinion off of any media- I am not afraid to admit I was ignorant of him and his stance until recently and have been trying to learn of the reasons why people are for and against him.
The only reason he caught my attention was him being the only politician to be able to bring to light the issues with food preservatives and such.
You last statement was somewhat hostile in how you already assumed I was just commenting based on the news passed around on social media.
I am one to research and learn but I also am humble enough to admit when I am ignorant on the issue or need more information.
Also with the autism research I have been reading about the link between autism and mast cell activation syndrome and neuroinflammation and the gut microbiome.
I am interested to see if that you linked branches into what I have already read.
RFK is absolutely right about vaccines as I personally know people who have died or been injured by them including children. I am 81 years old and have never had any health problems - nor have I had any vaccines
I am not ignorant to how vaccines can cause harm- in the neurodivergent community I know many who have overreactive immune systems that cause all sorts of long term issues post vaccines.
I believe that the immune response is more varied than the medical community understands and that is behind a lot of the reactions to vaccines.
Sadly like many things which don’t affect most it’s under researched.
The one thing that I wish would change about vaccines is how they add an ingredient that allows the vials to be multi-use which is linked to issues.
But sadly it’s something that for me and my family we see the alternative to no vaccines to be more detrimental than the risk of reactions- we just are careful to be aware of when we do vaccines and avoid them if any of us have had signs of high immune reactivity (rashes, inflammation, allergies, etc)
Lack of vaccination is not the cause of acute illness.
I didn’t say it was- lack of vaccination leads to the spread of some very serious infections.
Learning about how measles for example can wipe your immune system’s “antibody memory” and leave you vulnerable to so many more infections made me start my research into viruses and the damage they are capable of.
Reason why I believe them to be necessary seeing how many people populate our country and how many people we come in contact with.
Are you sure you don't mean mmr vaccines can down regulate the immune system? At 73, my generation all "came down" with the UCDs like measles. We got a rash, a fever, stayed home from school a few days, and roared back to the playground.
While there are many environmental factors that may be assaulting today's immune system that were not present 60 years ago, wild type infection, at least in my community, did not seem to promote the damage you suggest. Today's untested-for-safety childhood schedule may, however.
With the assorted adjuvants, vaccines potentiate atopy, especially in light of modern day vaccine frequency.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34129794/
You can read about it here but basically measles erases your body’s immunity (a varying percentage of it) for a varied amount of time- it’s a phenomenon called “immune amnesia.”
Actually, vaccination is the cause of the spread of many illnesses through shedding. My sister had the flu vaccine (before COVID) and promptly caught flu and passed it on to me, which is the only time in my long life that I've ever had flu
As Dr. Kildare said, "Suture self."
I have a book on medicine for children written by a Dr. of Chinese Medicine. He describes why getting the measles is good for a child where overall health including later adult health is concerned. People long ago instinctively knew these things. Acute illness is not a curse, it is a blessing. I am glad I got, and suffered with, measles, as well as the flu. I am better off for it. After all is said and done, Vitamin A is the way to go as regards measles.
And I respect that- it’s a hard issue living in societies where choices can affect others.
It’s such a complex and complicated issues.
But carnivore is unsustainable ( as I found out, and many others) and you will experience metabolic derangement. Please research into Dr Ray Peat, Haidut, Jay Feldman and Bioenergetic Healing. Even Dr Mercola just put out a book. Even Dr. Paul Saladino, the Carnivore Doc, eats fruit and honey now.
It is logical, I could have told Saladino and Mercola that. The more concentrated protein you consume, the more carb your body needs, and you will eventually end up eating fruit and honey or any kind of sugar or liquor or...
It's basic: carb & protein must be in some sort of balance. Yes, our bodies can tolerate low- to no-carb for a period of time and we appear to do well. But soon enough, the sting in the tail shows itself.
Everything in balance right?
Right you are! In Chinese medicine, that is what it is all about. And in daily life. Thank you.
As an American who is saddened by so much imbalance in society I have started to really lean into the philosophical ideas of Eastern philosophy/ religions.
For instance, trying to not fight the idea of life being innately hard and full of suffering has been kinda liberating not having to worry about the whys.
Nice to run into you on this space.
Thanks.
With Christians, they have faith that in the afterlife "all will be explained". Maybe but then maybe not is my thinking. Ever since mankind realized that they will die someday they've been making up stories to explain life, death, its meaning and possible afterlife. Near death experiences are just that - NEAR death, not true death and then coming back. So these folks think that any afterlife will just be a continuation of their near-death experience, with some kind of bright light, great joy, and then some divine character telling them to stay or go back. Yet every culture going back a good long time has its own version. Can they all be correct?
You are blessed if you have achieved a state of not having to worry about the whys [of life being innately hard & full of suffering]. :)
Maybe Charles Swindoll was correct about "Attitude" (famous poem which you likely know).
I do eat certain low glycemic vegetables and fruits! But I eat protein daily and include other things based on my individual needs based on stress and life events.
For example on days where I have more strenuous brain activity or I am sick I eat fruits that are low glycemic index and low histamine (due to my histamine intolerance).
It was only for a month or two that I ate pure carnivore to reset my gut.
But it’s been around 5 months now and I’ve found the rhythm that fits my own needs for my body.
Me and my husband use information from researchers as knowledge but rely on our knowledge of our own bodies and reactions being neurodivergent as the authority.
Many times what is posed as THE way isn’t the way for us necessarily.
But I will check out the book to see his input.
Ultimately I empower myself with as much research as I can but listen to my body too- being black, female, and autistic leaves too many wild cards that medicine and research doesn’t always account for sadly.
Do you take Vitamin D, if you don't mind my asking?
I take a few daily vitamins and supplements actually- but not specifically vitamin D.
I really do need to get me some because I’m in surgical menopause (at 37) but also I know how important it is to so much and how in my 20s it was measured at a 9.
Poor diet left me pretty malnourished without even being aware I was for so long.
So thank you for that reminder of needing to get a vitamin d supplement.
I’ve been trying to figure out this nutrition thing and already have a slew of pills (NAD+, Omega 3, CoQ10, magnesium, multivitamins for example) it’s hard to keep track of some I need that I’m leaving out,
It is only common sense that black (dark skinned) people living in moderate, 4-season climates need to supplement heavily. They are away from their ancestral homelands, with its high-sun climate + being outdoors a lot. This is not just my own idea.
We whites need some, too, especially if we don't get outdoors in the summer enough, but dark skinned people desperately need it. And lots - more than the official number! Way more.
Here's something for you:
https://www.theroot.com/why-black-people-need-more-vitamin-d-1790869502
http://vitamindsociety.org
Boy, you have had health issues galore. As to testing, look into your Iodine status as well. It is recommended by dependable parties that we should all be taking a supp consisting of Iodine (molecular) + Iodide (the compound). I myself take drops but there are pills available too.
And yes Iodone- I got some drops but am so worried to use it before getting my thyroid tested.
Thank you for this conversation- it is reminding me of what I suspected but forgot in the chaos of trying to fix my health and figuring out supplements.
I had read months ago about dark skinned people and the diminished ability to get Vitamin D.
Thank you for the links- I am an outsider researcher with all of this and appreciate good sources of knowledge.
I used to have such poor health- after going on disability for mental health issues related to my undiagnosed autism there was a five month or so period where no doctor could explain why I could barely walk and was physically weak to where I mainly stayed in my recliner.
I was worried I was never going to get better.
But today I am so much healthier and don’t get fatigued going up steps or walking short distances. My sleep is better and my quality of life so much better.
Diet lead to so much improvement it now I have the genetic imprint of my family history that makes me poor with absorbing nutrients and dealing with histamine.
(My genetic testing is littered with so much evidence of generations of malnutrition and stress related changes)
But I appreciate you and you taking the time to reply so thoroughly.
Thank you kindly. It is true that we are the product of our genes (ancestry). But not 100%, as you have luckily found out. I suspect that your health will only increase. I've heard worse stories, believe it or not! This is pre-internet I am talking about.
If you need convincing, just watch the video on how “canola” oil is made. AKA Rapeseed oil.
It will turn your stomach.
Thankyou for those excellent points..Tocopherols have long chain tails and rotate slower than Tocotrienols from the anatto seed..… which have shorter tails and mop up free radicals more efficiently …please read papers from Dr Barrie Tan… it is prudent to include Tocotrienols in your supplement routine..if you ingest foods cooked in any oils on a frequent basis.
My favorite soy-free vitamin E has both: Purely-E from North American Herb & Spice that I buy on JigsawHealth.com.
Glad you found something that helps you… just wondered if you ever read that report which points out taking both versions together is no t synergistic.. but each at separate ends of the day … research Astaxanthin… strangely it is a more potent form of Vit E, C and CoQ10 … just a thought.
Been taking astaxanthin since 2007. I also take bovine liver caps. The asta is amazing for vision too, along with lutein, zeaxanthin and bilberry.
Yes! I think he is correct. PUFA's cause a myriad of issues... inflammation, inability to process carbohydrates properly (thus the success with carnivore diets), general cellular dysregulation, etc. PUFA's entered our diets before the turn of the century, but the second major blow came around 1910 when they finished sifting wheat germ out of our flour. With that we lost over 2 dozen nutrients including Vitamin E - a powerful antioxidant and anticoagulant.
Some of the best data points for research -
• I agree with another commenter - The Oiling of America - article and podcast on Weston A. Price website: https://www.westonaprice.org/podcast/179-the-oiling-of-america/#gsc.tab=0
• Superb article by A Midwestern Doctor: Learn how Ancel Keys cherry-picked the 7-continent cholesterol study then went on to do a 4.5-year study with over 9k patients. Results? For every 30 points their cholesterol was lowered with seed oils, the all-cause mortality increased by 22%! They didn't like the results, so they didn't publish the paper. It was found 30 years later in a basement, data analyzed and finally published in 2012.
https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/the-great-cholesterol-scam-and-the
• Ophthalmologist Chris Knobbe attributes macular degeneration and more to PUFA's. Watch one of his presentations and read his published medical hypothesis. (He is waiting on peer review for a paper on the subject)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvZk-jNqzgE
https://sci-hub.se/10.1016/j.mehy.2017.10.010
• Wilfrid E. Shute, MD's book "Vitamin E for Ailing & Healthy Hearts" opened my eyes. Like Dr. Knobbe, they went looking for the source of their patient's dis-ease and found heart disease almost non-existent prior to 1910 when the wheat germ was sifted out of our flour. They used one of the compounds found in wheat germ - Vitamin E - in high doses - and reversed CHF, recovered heart attack victims and more! Read for free with an account on archive.org. https://archive.org/details/vitamineforailin00shut/page/n7/mode/2up?view=theater
Could you please share a resource on the topic of "PUFAs leading to inability to process carbohydrates properly"? I recently ran across this but I'd like to read about it in more detail, maybe a paper about the mechanism or some such. Thanks!
Any "sound bite" (rallying cry) is of course a huge simplification. However RFK is definitely advocating to move the USA in the right direction toward better health!
Great analysis of these studies!
It’s a step in the rich direction, but it’s too simplistic to say tallow oil will fix the problem. The quality of the tallow, the antioxidant content, the freshness, the number of times it’s reused for frying, maybe even the temperature…all these factors are critical. MAHA needs to abandon simplistic slogans, and replace them with slogans and acronyms that promote complexity and thoroughness in our thinking. A healthy American also needs to be an intelligent critical thinking America.
You are a god. I read everything you send. Thank you.
Well I’m allergic to seed oils and can only find a few restaurants in NY that don’t use canola or vegetable oil. If we can do gluten free or dairy fee there needs to be a push to also seed oil free options.
Great article, regarding the reference to seed oils and hypothalamic damage, I had seen one study on soybean oil and hypothalamic damage in mice. I was interested to know if there were similar studies or research suggest similar effects from other seed oils, or was it specific to soybean oil?
Thanks again for a very detailed and interested article. I have long switched away from seed oils and currently use extra virgin olive oil and organic coconut oil for my oils, and after reading your article I have no intention to switch back to vegetable oils. Thanks again
Bought my first tub of lard at the supermarket this week. Gonna fry me up a big ol’ mess o’ taters.
Hmmm... read Patricia Kane yrs ago... I'll have to dig it back up but I think she promotes PUFAs for brain health? She was cell membrane researcher
DHA and AA are the main fats needed for brain health.
Wonderful & succint review, it's hard not to hypertrophy an essay on fats, there's so much to cram in!!
1. IMHO the fall of the Greek & Roman empires was due to over-consumption of olive oil. You simply cannot replace 1,117 animal fat species with any monocrop & not affect cholesterol & hormones.
• High-resolution dietary reconstruction of victims of the 79 CE Vesuvius eruption at Herculaneum by compound-specific isotope analysis. Science advances, 7(35), eabg5791. https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/sciadv.abg5791
2. The ill effects of captivity on both herbivores and carnivores, aside from the lack of UV exposure, seem bound up in Ω³/Ω⁶ PUFA ratios. Grain-fed vs grass-fed makes a difference.
• ● Marcus Clauss, C Grum, Jean-Michel Hatt (2007) Fatty acid status of captive wild animals: a review, Zoologische Garten 76 (5-6), 382-401, 2007, zora.uzh.ch
The discrepancy in fatty acid (FA) status between a “natural” and a “civilized” environment, recognized as a major dietary phenomenon of clinical relevance in humans, was historically first described in the comparison of free-ranging and captive wild animals (CRAWFORD 1968). Compared to their free-ranging counterparts, captive specimens seemed to have a lower polyunsaturated FA (PUFA) status, and in particular a lower omega(n)3/n6 PUFA ratio.
• (11 Mar 2022) Grass-fed or Grain-fed, Free-ranging or Caged-living, — What's the Beef? https://cret.substack.com/p/grass-fed-or-grain-fed-free-ranging
• Stephan van Vliet, F D Provenza, S L Kronberg, (1 Feb 2021) Health-Promoting Phytonutrients Are Higher in Grass-Fed Meat and Milk, Front. Sustain. Food Syst., https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2020.555426/full
3. Then there's this:
• Macri, E. V., et al (2024). Liver Response to the Consumption of Fried Sunflower Oil.The Journal of nutritional biochemistry, 109734. is.gd/aPX3t6
While I have considered rendering grassfed beef suet to make tallow, I find it easy enough to just start cooking earlier and render the suet right before I start frying which gives me the bonus of warm cracklins which are delicious salted. Suet absolutely makes the best hash browns which I usually top with cheese after flipping once and sometimes separate the panful into halves and throw an egg or two into the middle to fry. Lately I have had trouble sourcing my usual lunch of fresh grassfed lamb shoulder arm or blade chops which provides a lot of fat so I really notice I feel a lot better the next day when I cook something in suet which helps make up the fat deficit. Grass fed butter is usually the next best idea especially in winter months although I sometimes use unrefined coconut oil in warmer months for sauteing garden vegetables like green beans.
I had planned to vote for RFK but after he dropped out wound up voting for Jill Stein for the third time so I am happy he will be in cabinet. Mandatory vaccinations of anybody should be a crime.