In my video a few days ago, I discussed why you should be staying away from bad fats. So today I bring you the the elusive flip side!
Watch the video to find out why and how you should be eating lots and lots of good fatty acids, to whip that skin into tip top shape!
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-67xJzchn4
There is a few things I forgot to mention in the video. Sometimes when I’m talking away, it’s easy to forget a point or two and then think ‘darnit!’.
First one is that you can also get Omega 3s (DHA and EPA) from eggs in which the chicken has been fed flaxseeds. It will tell you on the package of eggs if it contains Omega 3s. Cows and other animals that have been fed their natural diet of grass also contain Omega 3s in their meat.
Secondly, if you can’t afford grass fed meat and flax fed eggs, and you’re worried about fish contamination (or you just don’t like or eat fish and meat), make sure you’re taking a high quality fish oil supplement. You can click here to pick up a good one on Amazon.
Are you getting your Omega 3s?
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[..YouTube..] My Doctor told me that diet will have little or no affect on my acne.What do you think?I’ve been watching your video’s for a while now 🙂
haha… weeeell, I think doctors, while I’m sure many mean well, are in a system full of greed that puts money above anything to do with human health. You eating a diet high in fruits and vegetables isn’t going to make them as much money as if you were on antibiotics, retins, or accutane. You can just look at my before and after pictures to prove that diet definitely affects acne!
this was my favorite breakfast (until i started drinking smoothies!) toasted bread with olive oil and roasted flax seeds 🙂 and an orange juice or a tea 🙂
lately i didn’t have any flax seeds and this is a good reminder for me to get some and use it in smoothies too.
this is random but kind of has to do with good fats. do you think its important to soak raw nuts and seeds? i always heard of soaking almonds but i’ve been eating raw pumpkin and sunflower seeds without soaking them, but i’m not sure if it makes much of a difference. also, do you ever take fish oil to get omega 3’s? I’ve never been much of a supplement person but i don’t know if i can eat fish out of a can.
Yeah, it actually is better to soak nuts and seeds. It makes them much easier to digest. I used to soak all of mine, but… I’ve gotten a little lazy. I do recommend it though. As for fish oil, I literally JUST bought a bottle of the stuff I recommended there.. the Carlson Fish Oil… so we’ll see how it goes. If you don’t want to eat fish, then definitely get a fish oil supplement. Make sure it’s high quality or it might be rancid or not have much omegas, and then you aren’t doing yourself any favours.
Please be aware of fish oil… I took one from Walmart which led to severe acne.
[..YouTube..] just wana say i eat al oad of fish rofl i love it, ofcourse i was worried about the mercury, but if u have a diet high in iron, selenium(which is also high in tuna), zinc and sulfur those minerals in a sense cancel out the mercury and help get rid it 🙂 just wanted to add that in for people who are scared of mercury.
Cool! Thanks for the tip!
[..YouTube..] @euyfdvfhj Your doctor is either a quack who’s looking for your money or what they’re teaching in medical school nowadays is obviously not what the rest of the commonsense world knows.Acne is almost always an issue of diet and almost always never an issue of bacteria. If it was simply an issue of bacteria, washing your face once or twice would completely clear you up. We all know that’s not the case. There’s a difference between eating healthy and eating what’s right for your body.
Exactly… I made kind of a rant video in response to euyfdvhj’s doctor.. I’ll put it up soon!
[..YouTube..] @LuniaVideo erm, well I don’t think my doctor is after my money :PHealthcare in the Uk is completely free for under 16’s and reduced by about 80% for older people.
Hey Tracy,
I wanted to know a few things about cholesterol. I recently had a blood test and was told that my cholesterol was a little high for someone my age (19). I think it was about 6.1 or something (whatever that means haha). I want to lower it, but am struggling to do this because I don’t know what food I should be eating and what ones I should be avoiding. Could you help me out? I love your recipes, and I really don’t eat badly or anything, so i’m confused as to why my cholesterol is high, although they did inofmr me that it could be a genetic trait carried on from someone in my family.
I have heard that you should avoid butter and meat or at least fats and skins on meat, which I do, because I never use butter and I rarely eat meat. I don’t consume too much dairy either (and i’m sorry but I just cannot eliminate it from my diet alltogether, I love it too much! :P). Please help me Tracy!!!
Thankyou!
Hi Anita!
Here’s the confusing part… saturated fat, butter, animal fat, etc are not the heart disease causing devils that they make them out to be. Eating saturated fat and cholesterol actually LOWER your cholesterol levels. This is because your liver is what manufactures cholesterol, which is an extremely important substance, in your body, and it carefully regulates it based on how much of it you’re eating. So if you eat plenty of it, it adjusts lower. Having cholesterol levels that are slightly higher than “normal” isn’t even a big deal, it’s worse if you have levels that are too low.
I’ve heard this is actually really common that vegetarians or mainly plant eaters end up with higher cholesterol levels that don’t seem to make any sense. Unfortunately, a lot of the conventional wisdom that doctors/society/government likes to spout is based on what’s the best for certain industries (in this case, the grain industry), and not based on what’s good for health.
Hi Tracy!
What about Evening Primrose oil? I’ve heard that should be very beneficial too. 🙂
Oh yes, I forgot about Evening Primrose Oil… yes it’s also supposed to be really great, especially for premenstrual symptoms, so if you are someone who gets a lot of premenstrual acne, it may be definitely worth giving it a try! I remember buying a bottle of it a long time ago but I didn’t give it enough of a chance to see if it did anything.
How many mg do you think should be taken a day?
I think between 1500 and 3000
Thacy, I was wondering about heated oils and flex seeds. I found this banana bread recipe that I’m really exited to try, but it contains flax seed flour. Is it possible that the oil in the flax seeds will get bad when heated in the oven? I couldn’t help wondering.
Well, I think ground flax that you buy at the store has hardly any beneficial fats left in it anyway, because it’s all been exposed to light for too long.. it’s mostly just fiber… but.. yeah I guess heating them isn’t ideal, but if you really want to make the banana bread with the flax meal, just do it. I’d eat it. Maybe not for three square meals a day, but you’ll be fine!
How about probiotics…I am on the fence some have worked some have made me worse?