Nutrition and Health -- Part 1 Intro and Fatty Acids

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[An attempt to a more readable formatting --C]Nutrition and HealthMetal Illness?  Poppycock!    

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Most of our problems come from learned behavior, our nutritional status in utero and as children, our current nutritional status, and the toxins in our environments. These conditions are regularly misdiagnosed as " mental illness " because the first symptoms of these problems exhibit themselves as moods and emotional instability.  These are early warning signs that something is wrong and will eventually manifest as a serious physiological illness. 

    Any change made will produce a more stable, healthier self. Nutrition Redux      Let's begin with the easiest place to make changes -- our nutrition.  Sadly, most people, at least here in the USA, have difficulty wrapping their brains around the significance of eating properly.  We tend to believe that if we're hungry we need to eat and as long as we don't eat too much fat or sugar, we will be eating a healthy diet.  This is what we've been told, right?  Our country equates weight with health.  There is some connection here but nowhere near the significance we've given it.  A person can be slender and in worse health than a person who is 25 pounds overweight. 

     This information given to you by the government and most physicians is not even close to being helpful for you to create a healthier self. We're told that counting calories is the way to health and that all calories are created equal.  Wrong and wrong. 

     Since nutrition is a huge topic so we'll talk about just one change right now.  The best way I can see to do this is to present it as a series.  This will make it easier to read (and easier for me to complete). 

     What would you say if I told you that the low fat craze you're constantly told will keep you healthy and prevent heart disease is at the root of the obesity crisis in this country and is responsible for an increase in diabetes and heart disease? 

      How about if I told you that your brain is made up of two thirds fat, but very specialized fat that you need to consume to keep your brain performing optimally?   But if you are " fat phobic " as the  government and medicine has encouraged people to be, you're not getting the types of fats in the amounts you need them for good health. 

Fatty Acids      Your brain requires specific fatty acids to keep your brain healthy and performing well. Fatty acids are what dietary fats are composed of. When you digest the fat in your food, it is broken down into fatty acid molecules of various lengths. Your brain then uses these for raw materials to assemble the special types of fat it incorporates into its cell membranes 

    Dietary fats are composed of fatty acids.  When you digest the fat in your food, it is broken down into fatty acid molecules of various lengths. These lengths differentiate between types of fatty acids.Your brain then uses these for raw materials to assemble the special types of fat it incorporates into its cell membranes. 

      Passing through a cell's membrane into the cell interior are oxygen, glucose (blood sugar), and the micronutrients the cell needs to function (ask yourself where these micronutrients come from). Metabolic waste products must exit.  This way the cell won't be impaired by its own pollution. 

     Tomorrow -- the specific fats your brain requires, where to get them, and what conditions result from a lack of these fatty acids (yes, one of these condtions is depression). 

     Feel free to ask for clarification but remember that this is an ongoing series so try to keep your questions limited to what has already been written.  Thanks! Regards,