Udo Erasmus continues his discussion with Rutter Nation about the benefits of eating healthy fats.
Table of Contents
What are Healthy Fats
There are three main buckets of fats when it comes to defining nutrition. They are trans fats, saturated fats, and unsaturated fats (Types of Fats, Harvard).
Good Fats and Bad Fats
Trans fats, also known as partially hydrogenated oils, are the most unhealthy of the three categories. Heavy consumption of these can lead to insulin resistance, raise low-density lipoproteins (LDL, the bad cholesterol), inflammation, and increase coronary heart disease. This is commonly found in the types of oils used by the fast-food industry because of their resistance to being heated repeatedly.
Saturated fats can be found in meats, dairy, and even cookies. While previous studies suggested that these were also unhealthy fats, there is a slightly less strict tune with these fats. It’s recommended that they make up less than 7% of our caloric intake though.
The healthy fats we’re focusing on in this podcast interview are the unsaturated fats, and specifically two fatty acids, Omega-3 and Omega-6. While these are good fats for weight loss, these Omega fatty acids are essential for cell regeneration. Examples of fats in this category include a few sources like salmon, avocado, flax seeds, walnuts, and a few oils like sunflower and canola oil. These are the fats Americans are not getting enough in their diets.
What are the Benefits of Eating Healthy Fats
Benefits of eating healthy fats include the following:
- Reduced risk of premature death
- More elastic skin
- Non-brittle nails
- Lowered levels of triglycerides and LDLs in your bloodstream
- Lower blood pressure
Udo Erasmus
Udo Erasmus is a pioneer of the health and wellness industry having created FLAX OIL and the Healthy Fats Movement. He is also the co-founder of the UDO’S CHOICE supplement brand, a global leader in cutting-edge health products having sold tens of millions of bottles of healthy oils, probiotics, and digestive enzymes. Udo is an accomplished author including Fats that Heal Fats that Kill that has sold over 250,000 copies worldwide. Udo has extensive education in Biochemistry and Biology, a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from Adler University, and has impacted over 5,000,000+ lives by passionately conducting 5,000+ live presentations, 3,000+ media interviews, 1,500 staff trainings, and traveled to 40+ countries with his message on how to achieve perfect health.
In This Episode
Here are some of the topics discussed in this episode:
- Defining healthy fats
- Healthy fats as the “God molecule” in our diets
- How Udo’s supplements are manufactured
- Connecting the habits of physical health with your outlook on life
- How misinformation is a form of dictatorship
- Common ailments of deficiency in Omega-3 and Omega-6 fats
- Did you know that digestion happens outside of your body?
- A case for raw eating, or using supplements for your healthy fats
- Surviving poisoning in 1981
- The benefits of learning from a disaster in your life – living in harmony
Resources and Links
You can connect with Udo at his website to learn more about his products, story, and more at UdoErasmus.com.
Check out Udo Erasmus’s promotion of his book, Fats that Heal Fats that Kill.
Listen to these past episodes:
Madison Radke Discusses Why You Should Eat Healthy at Work – BtR 177
Jerry’s Sci-Fi Keto Diet, the Importance of Rest, and Goal Management – BtR 185
The Keto Eatery on Launching a Small Business with Sarah Martinez and Kari Betancourt – BtR 199
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Episode Credits
Host, Editing, and Production: Jerry Dugan
Music: “Oceans Apart” is our theme song composed and performed by Scott Ian Holmes.
