Sonia Jones ND from the Haven Spa and health clinic
Some fats are vital to weight-lose, for your metabolism and health! I know this comes as a surprise to some of you, as I have come across so many people who are ‘fat phobic’.
If you want switch your appetite to the ‘normal’ setting you need to eat essential fatty acids! If you want to lose weight you need to eat some fat! But it is vital you eat the correct type of fat/oil, to maintain a healthy body and metabolism.
If you are one of those who are fat phobic, do not panic! After years of seeking out no-fat, low-fat or reduced fat products to now be told to eat fat, is hard to swallow. Remember if your fat phobica had worked for you wouldn’t be reading this now.
The presence of fat in the stomach delays the emptying of the stomach this will contribute to the feeling of satiety, (the feeling of fullness) for longer, eating less in the long term.
We need some fats to ensure the absorption of fat soluble vitamins like Vitamin E, Vitamin A, Vitamin D etc, all vital.
Excellent sources of essential fatty acids and fats -
All sorts of fish
Raw Nuts – walnuts, almonds, etc (not peanuts)
Raw Seeds – flax, hemp, sunflower, pumpkin sesame etc
Many vegetables can have traces – avocado, olives, pumpkin, broccoli etc
Natural Yogurt
Very important
You need to give up all processed fats immediately they play havoc with your system, causing damage to cell including the thyroid cells.
Start to incorporate essential fatty acids.
Our brains need fatty acids to function optimally.
In fact every cell membrane depends on essential fatty acids.
Essential fatty acids also give food a feel good factor. Think of avocados – how good that feels in a salad. Yet, dieters tell me they never eat avocado as it is full of fat! Yet ½ an avocado doesn’t contain many calories and is nutritionally packed with vitamin A, folic acid, vitamin C, magnesium, and extremely high in potassium. All these nutrients will help with fluid retention, PMS, weight-loss and help curb the appetite.
Yet these same people happily eat fat-free cookies containing high amounts of sugar and white flour that immediately sky rockets their blood sugar levels, makes them crave more, and turns to fat in the body, all this with next to no nutritional value. How many people do you know who can just eat one cookie?
In a nut shell
A very important aspect to weight-loss and wellness-gain is getting enough of the right types of fats. The ‘essential fatty acids’ that will encourage weight-loss, curb the appetite, keep you feeling fuller for longer, balance fluid retention, and so much more. As opposed to the processed fats (found in abundance) that are damaging to all the body processes, encouraging free- radical destruction to every cell in the body.
Promoting healthy weigh-loss for life.
