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Index
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Comments on the First Edition
Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction
SECTION I - A Broader Context
Chapter 1 - Fatty Degeneration
Controversy and Misinformation about Fats and Oils
Nutrition Research
The Roots of Fatty Degeneration
Fats Do Not Act Alone
Chapter 2 - Foundations of Human Health
Foods Make Bodies
Some Substances We’ve Got to Have
Too Little, Too Much, or Just Right?
Degeneration has Causes and Cures
Deficiencies are Common
Degeneration Kills
Degeneration Has Not Always Killed So Many
Degenerative Conditions are Reversible
There is a Point of No Return
Limitations of Natural, Nutritional Approaches
SECTION II - Face Fats!
Chapter 3 - Fatty Acids Overview
Fats, Oils, and Fatty Acids
Structure of Fatty Acids
Functions of Fatty Acids
Food Sources of Fatty Acids
Superunsaturated W3 Family
Polyunsaturated W6 Family
Monounsaturated W9 Family
Monounsaturated W7 Family
Saturated Family
Chapter 4 - What’s in a Name?
Nicknames
Proper Names
Structural Formula
Shorthand Names
Chapter 5 - Hard Fats and Saturated Fatty Acids (SaFAs)
General Properties
Melting Points
Short-Chain Saturated Fatty Acids
Medium-Chain Saturated Fatty Acids
Long-Chain Saturated Fatty Acids
Chapter 6 - The Sugar-Fat Connection
Sugars
Starches
Carbohydrates and Health Problems
Excess Glucose
Sugars Turn Sour and Vinegar Becomes Fat
Refined Carbohydrates and Disease
More Problems
And Still More
Identifying the Culprit
Historical Perspectives
Chapter 7 - Liquid Oils and Unsaturated Fatty Acids (UFAs)
Properties of the Double Bond
Monounsaturated Fatty Acids (MUFAs)
Natural and Unnatural
Converts
Chapter 8 - The Healing Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs)
Linoleic Acid
Alpha-Linolenic Acid
LA Deficiency Symptoms
LNA Deficiency Symptoms
Chemical Nature of Essential Fatty Acids
Functions of LA and LNA
Co-factors to EFA Functions
Daily Requirement of Essential Fatty Acids
Body Content and Sources of EFAs
W6:W3 Ratio
Caring for Essential Fatty Acids
Chapter 9 - Triglyceride Fats (TGs)
Structure of Triglyceride Fats
Functions of Triglyceride Fats
Triglycerides and Disease
Protection
Chapter 10 - Phospholipids (PLs) and Membranes
Structure of Phospholipids
Phospholipid Function and Biological Membranes
Single-Layered Membranes
Phospholipids and Disease
Chapter 11 - Lecithin
Biological Value of Lecithin
Commercial Changes
Functions of Lecithin
Chapter 12 - Cholesterol
Vital Functions of Cholesterol
Sources of Cholesterol
Body Content of Cholesterol
Removal of Cholesterol
Atherosclerosis
Controversy About Cholesterol
Resolution
The Dark Side of Cholesterol
A Unifying Theory?
A Cautionary Note
Chapter 13 - Essential Nutrients
Physical Components of Health
Deficiencies of Essential Nutrients
Major Source of Deficiencies
Reversal of Deficiencies
Essential Fatty Acids
Vitamins
Minerals
Essential Amino Acids
SECTION III - Fat Cats in the Fats Lane
Chapter 14 - A Brief History of Oil Making
In the Beginning
Bigger is Better
Effects of the Mega Oil Industry on Nutrition
Bigger is Not Always Better
A Fledgling Natural Oils Industry
Chapter 15 - The Business of Fats and Oils
Fat Consumption
Fats and Oils Sales
Competition
Lobbies
Hydrogenated Oils in Food Products
Conspiracy?
Chapter 16 - From Seed to Oil
Cleaning and Cooking
Mechanical (Expeller) Pressing
Solvent Extraction
Degumming
Refining
Bleaching
Deodorizing
Supermarket Step
Consumer Options
Touring the Refinery
From Seed to Oil
Chapter 17 - From Oil to Margarine
The Process
Complete Hydrogenation
Uses for Completely Hydrogenated Products
Partial Hydrogenation
Why Hydrogenate?
Alternatives
Expert Statements
From Seed to Oil to Margarine
Chapter 18 - Margarines, Shortenings, and Trans- Fatty Acids
Comparing Cis- and Trans-
Properties and Functions of Trans- Fatty Acids
Food Sources of Trans- Fatty Acids
How Our Body Deals With Trans- Fatty Acids
Trans- Fatty Acids and Disease
Confirmations
Chapter 19 - Other Toxic Products
Toxic Fatty Acids Found in Nature
Modified Oils
Toxic Products Due to Heat
Toxic Products Due to Frying and Deep-frying
Relative Toxicities
Rating Toxic Molecules
Chapter 20 - Erucic Acid: Toxic or Beneficial?
Oops!
Vindication?
Lorenzo’s Oil
Chapter 21 - Light, Free Radicals, and Oils
Terrorists in Your Body?
Free Radical Chain Reactions
Protection From Free Radicals
Free Radicals and Nutrition
Fire and Sparks
History of Free Radicals
Chapter 22 - Frying and Deep-Frying
‘Safe’ Frying
Frying with EFA-Containing Oils
No-No’s
Boiling and Baking
Summary
Chapter 23 - Fractionation and Transesterification
Fractionation (FR)
Transesterification (TE)
Hydrolysis, Fractionation, Re-esterification
Chapter 24 - Advertising and Jargon
Advertising Foods
Body Language
Exposing Advertising Claims
Advertising and Media
Chapter 25 - Polyunsaturates and Superunsaturates
Natural Polyunsaturated and Superunsaturated Fatty Acids
Unnatural PUFAS and SUFAS
Polyunsaturate/Saturate (P/S) Ratio
Chapter 26 - Vitamin E and Polyunsaturates
Natural Oils
Processed Oils
Getting Enough
Chapter 27 - ‘Cold-Pressed’: A Meaningless Term
History of Cold-Pressed
Pressing Oil with Minimum Heat
Too Hot
Terms with Meaning
Chapter 28 - Making Oils with Human Health in Mind
Destructive Factors
Custom Design
Cold Store, Shelf Date, and Quick-Ship
Education
Chapter 29 - Packaging and Storing Oils
Exclusion of Light and Air
Refrigeration and Rapid Use After Opening
Quantities of Sealed Product to Purchase
Healers versus Manufacturers
Chapter 30 - Labeling Oil Products
Labeling Conventions
Essential Fatty Acid (EFA) Content and Balance
Trans- Fatty Acids and Other Altered Fat Products
Exclusion of Light and Air, and Maximum Temperature Reached
Pressing Date
Mechanically Pressed or Chemically Extracted
Crude or Refined
Hydrogenation
Organic or Non-Organic
SECTION IV - Fats and Figures
Chapter 31 - Body Fat
Fatty Acid Content of Body Fat
Changing the Body Fat Picture
Chapter 32 - Fat Consumption and Daily Requirement
Recommendations
Requirement for Essential Fatty Acids
Chapter 33 - Digestion of Fats, Oils, and Cholesterol
Bile
Enzymes
Transport
Lp(a) and Vitamin C
Chapter 34 - Metabolism of Fats and Oils 34
Glycerol
Saturated Fatty Acids (SAFAA)
Monounsaturated Fatty Acids (MUFAs)
Essential Fatty Acids (EFAS)
Chapter 35 - Vitamin & Mineral Co-factors in Fat & Cholesterol Metabolism
Enzymes
Minerals
Vitamins
Co-Factors in Lipid Metabolism
Co-factor Deficiencies
Chapter 36 - Individuality
Biochemical Individuality
Playing with Foods
Examples of Individuality
Individual Differences in Nutrient Requirements
Chapter 37 - Orthomolecular Nutrition
‘Orthomolecular’
Nationwide Nutritional Deficiencies
Orthomolecular Practice
Toximolecular Practice
Returning What’s Missing
Chapter 38 - Stress and the Battery of Life
Stress and the General Adaptation Syndrome
The ‘Life Battery’
Completing the Circuit
Relationship of Oil with Protein
Destruction of Protein’s Oil Partner
Chapter 39 - Antioxidants & the Fire That is Life
Antioxidants — One Side of the Nutrition Story
The Fire of Life — the Other Side of the Nutrition Story
Controlling Sparks by Using Antioxidants
Finding the Balance
Chapter 40 - Why Calorie Counting Fails & What to Do to Lose Weight
Basic Facts
More Facts
Food Sources of Calories
Calories as a Source of Fat
Reasons for Failure
High-Technology Weight Control
Calorie Counting and Health
A Simple Solution
Chapter 41 - Blood Cholesterol = Plasma Lipoproteins = HDL, LDL, & Lp(a)
Cholesterol in Transport
Measuring Blood Cholesterol Levels
According to Old Dogma
According to Newer Research
Teaching Old Dogma New Tricks
Red Wine and Heart Health
SECTION V - The Fats of Life
Chapter 42 - Diet Controversies
Climatic Differences and Diet
Changes in Dietary Preferences
Chapter 43 - Rating Oils in Diets
High-Complex Carbohydrate, Low-Fat Diets
High-Protein, High-Fat Diets
Traditional Northern Diets
The Affluent Western Society’s Diet
Reconciling Differences
Chapter 44 - How Fat are Your Foods?
Membrane Fats
Fats from Fat-Storing Cells
Chapter 45 - Cholesterol in Foods
Bad Combination
Cholesterol Content of Foods
Supplements and Fiber
Seafoods
Chapter 46 - Meats
Fat Content of Meats
Fatty Acid Composition of Meats
Critical Ratio
A Hopeful Note
Chapter 47 - Mother’s Milk and Dairy Products
Human Milk
Cow’s Milk
Other Milks
Dairy Products Other Than Milk
Chapter 48 - Poultry
Fat Content
Nursery Wisdom
Chapter 49 - Eggs
Wild Birds’ Eggs
Domestication
Commercial Egg Production
Free Range Eggs
Chapter 50 - Oils in Seeds
Oil Content
Fatty Acid Composition
Best oils.
Good oils
Mediocre W6 Oils
Oils for Skin
Monounsaturated Oils
Olive Oil
Seed Oils that can be Heated
Bad News
Whole Seeds
Chapter 51 - Butter versus Margarine
Butter
Margarine
Other Possibilities
The Trophy Goes To ...
History of Butter and Margarine
Chapter 52 - Tropical Fats
In Nature
In the Lab
In the Boardroom
In the Confusion
Chapter 53 - Hidden Junk Fats and Fat Substitutes
Fat Substitutes
SECTION SIX - New Research ― New Fats
Chapter 54 - Virgin Olive Oils
A Question of Virgin Quality
Heat and Genetic Damage
Fatty Acids
‘Minor’ Components
Virgin (Unrefined) versus Non-Virgin (Refined) Olive Oil
Health Effects of Olive Oil
Unfair Comparison Studies
Summary
Chapter 55 - Oils from Fish and Seafoods: EPA and DHA
Toxic Fish Oils?
So-so Fish Oils
Wonderful Fish Oils: EPA and DHA
Conversion of LNA to EPA
Government ‘Protection’
Which Fish?
How Often?
Other Sources of EPA and DHA
Functions of EPA and DHA
Easily Destroyed
Fish Farming
Chapter 56 - Snake Oil (EPA) and Patent Medicines
Two Sides of the Healing Coin
Early America
Smear and Innuendo
Political Moves
Vindication of Snake Oil
Protecting the Image
Chapter 57 - Evening Primrose, Borage, and Black Currant Oils: GLA
Evening Primrose, Borage, and Black Currant Oils
Gamma-Linolenic Acid (GLA)
Comparing GLA (18:3w6) and LNA (18:3w3)
Studies with Evening Primrose Oil (EPO) Compared to w3s
Continuing Results with EPO and GLA
Problems with EPO
Borage and Black Currant Oils
Co-Factors with EPO, Borage, Black Currant, and Other Oils
Biological Engineering
Chapter 58 - Prostaglandins (PGs)
History
Description
Types of Prostaglandins
Functions of Prostaglandins
Prostaglandins in Health and Disease
Chapter 59 - Flax: LNA
Old History
Recent History
The Plant
Nutrients Contained in Flax
Uses for Flax Seeds
Uses for Flax Oil
Research Interest
Chapter 60 - Hemp: LA, LNA, & GLA
Hemp Plants
Hemp Fiber
Hemp Seeds
Hemp Seed Oil
A Modern Conspiracy?
A Reasonably Balanced Oil
Oil Blends
Chapter 61 - Exotic Oils
Kukui (Candlenut)
Chia Seeds
Psyllium Seeds
Other W3/W6 Seeds?
Neem Oil
Chapter 62 - Oil & Protein Work Together
Everyday, Common Observations
Early Scientific Evidence
Chapter 63 - Budwig, Flax Oil, & Protein
Technical Breakthrough
Clinical Application
Combining Oil and Protein
Further Findings and Claims
Conflict of Interests
Consultation
Pioneering Personalities
Feedback
Chapter 64 - Flax and Oil Blend Recipes
Why Use Flax or Perfected Oil Blends?
Special Needs for Degenerative Conditions?
Minimum Daily Amount
Salad Dressing for One
Salad Ingredients
Oil-Protein Mixture
Allergies?
Oil-Protein Mixture for All Meals
Budwig’s Flax Oil-Coconut Fat Spread
Chapter 65 - Medium-Chain Triglycerides (MCTS)
Unique Properties
Limits of Usefulness
Chapter 66 - Alkylglycerols
Chelating Agents
Products
Chapter 67 - Oils and Sunshine - Light and Health
Different Strokes
Oil and Sunshine
Light and Health
Recommended Light Exposure
Conclusions
Chapter 68 - Balanced Nutrition and Life-Style
Major Components of Nutrition
Minor Components
Nutritious Foods
Raw Foods
Avoid Deficient Foods
Nutrient Enrichment
Sunshine and Flax Oil
Activity and Rest
Faith and Trust
SECTION VII - Fats and Fates
Chapter 69 - Changes in Fat Consumption and Degenerative Disease
Fat Consumption - Raw Data
Fat Consumption - Technology
Fat Consumption - Interpretations
Degenerative Disease
Chapter 70 - Degenerative Diseases
Degeneration
Fatty Degeneration
Common Causes
Differences
Chapter 71 - Is the Cholesterol Theory Wrong?
Cholesterol Theory
A Theory with Many Flaws
Triglyceride and Sugar Theories
Oxidation Theory
Deficiency Theory
A Comprehensive (Vitamin C) Theory
Lowering Cholesterol and Blood Fats
Increasing Protective HDL Cholesterol
Reversing Atherosclerosis
Chapter 72 - Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
Bad Genes?
Environmental Factors
Non-Toxicity of Cholesterol and Triglycerides
Conclusions
Chapter 73 - Diabetes
Other Nutrients
Chapter 74 - Overweight and Constipation
Obesity
Constipation
Chapter 75 - Skin Conditions, Tanning Lotions, and Ozone
Beautiful Skin
Tanning Lotions
Skin Protection and Repair
A Note on Ozone
Ozone for Healing
Chapter 76 - Female Conditions
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
Fibrocystic Breast Disease (FBD)
Fibroids and Endometriosis
Chapter 77 - Allergies, Arthritis, & Asthma
Allergies
A Standing Army
Treating Allergies
Arthritis
Asthma
Chapter 78 - Addictions, Mental Illness, and Violence
Addictions
Fats and Addictions
Other Nutrients
Chapter 79 - ‘Bugs’: Candida Yeast, Fungi, Bacteria, and Chronic Fatigue
Fats and bugs
Other Factors
Chronic Fatigue
Chapter 80 - Cancer
Cancer as Fatty Degeneration
Fats and Cancer
Fats and Mutations
Essential Nutrients and Cancer
Cancer Can Be Reversed
Point of No Return
Summary
Chapter 81 - AIDS
Oils and AIDS
Clinical Experience
Defense and Healing Hierarchy?
A Pyramid of Food
Chapter 82 - Auto-Immune Conditions
Permanent Destruction
Role of Fats and EFAS
Allergy Prevention
Auto-Immune Reversal?
Prevention?
Chapter 83 - Other Degenerative Conditions
Rare Conditions of Fatty Degeneration
Other Conditions
Chapter 84 - Aging and Longevity
Faster Growth Rate
Shorter Life Span
Diet Manipulation
Longevity
Chapter 85 - Infants and Oils
Seeds of Health — Good Foods Make Smart Babies
Fats for Infants
Oil Choices
Baby Foods
Developing Habits
Chapter 86 - Athletes and Oils
Fats as Hormones Regulating Energy Production
Maximizing Energy Production
Fatty Acids and Healing
Other Nutrients
Product Quality
Conclusion
Chapter 87 - Pets and Oils
Chapter 88 - The Business and Politics of Health
Deadly Humor
History
Vested Interests
‘Natural Laws’
Individual Responsibility
SECTION VIII - Toward Total Health
Chapter 89 - Recommendations for Health
Positive Recommendations
Negative Recommendations
Chapter 90 - The Biological Basis of Natural Therapies
Incurable?
Sources of Disease
Malnutrition
Internal Pollution (Poisoning, Toxicity)
Time Required for Cure
The Argument for Natural Therapies
Chapter 91 - Health as Wholeness
Health
Medical Students
Medicine
Dialog
Galileo’s Apple Cart
Health, Wholeness, and Human Nature
Energy
Body
Mind
Integration
Abbreviations
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Services Provided
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