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Healthy Fats Give Your Body Life PDF Print E-mail
Written by Kathryn Barry   
Healthy Fats are needed by your body for many of its functions and your body thrives on a supply of saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fats.
by KathrynBarry


Healthy Fats are needed by your body for many of its functions and your body thrives on a supply of saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fats.

Right now Americans are facing an overabundance of Omega 6 Fatty Acids and a severe shortage of Omega 3 Fatty Acids from consuming too much Omega-6 polyunsaturated fats.

A healthy Omega-6 to Omega-3 ratio would be in the 2 to 1 or 1 to 1 range. Most people are probably at a 20 to 1 or 50 to 1 ratio in favor of Omega-6. This imbalance can lead to health problems like liver damage, heart disease, sterility, violent behavior, weight problems, asthma, and blood clots. The best way to fix this deficiency is to increase your Omega-3's and lower your intake of Omega-6.

Another Problem is With Adequate Saturated Fat Intake

Your body relies on these Healthy Fats more than we have been taught or have been lead to believe.

Your lungs need saturated fats in order to supply oxygen to the rest of your body

Omega 3's rely on saturated fats to help your body use them properly.

Your kidneys function better with a saturated fat called myristic acid.

Your body depends on various hormones that take care of important and vital processes within your body. These hormones depend on saturated fats to complete thousands of jobs.

An adequate supply of saturated fats affect the amount of inflammation in your body.

Your cells do well when its membranes are comprised of 50% saturated fats. This enables a higher level of communication to go on in your body.

In order for calcium to be utilized properly a certain amount of saturated fat is required in your diet.

Your brain is mainly composed of fat and saturated fats play an important role.

Since coconuts contain around a 92% saturated fat content, they are a wonderful source of this fat and come in the form of medium chained fatty acids.

Coconuts do not contain cholesterol and because of the special properties of their fatty acids, coconuts do not cause weight problems and coconut fat is actually used by your body for energy.

Lauric Acid is Abundant in Coconut's Fatty Acids

Coconuts contain a very special fatty acid that is also found in mother's milk. This fatty acid is called lauric acid and it contains very special health benefits. There is quite an abundance of this special fatty acid found in coconuts.

Because Lauric Acid gets turned into Monolaurin which has antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties, this helps new born babies to withstand infections and develop a strong immune system.

Lauric acid enhances the ability of your pancreas to secrete insulin and lauric acid also activates your thyroid which helps your metabolism.

Health issues such as Diabetes, Kidney Problems, Cancer, Dry Skin, Osteoporosis, Heart Disease, and Stress are helped by the consumption of coconuts.

My Favorite is Raw Coconut Cream! You can make your own if you have a Green Star Juicer and some good coconuts.

Healthy Fats can do miracles for your well-being and health. So start making better choices and enjoy a much better life and energy level.

About the Author:

If you would like more information on what foods contain Omega-6 fatty acids, check outOmega 6 Fatty Acids. For more information on what Healthy Fats to include in your diet, visit Healthy Foods.

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