1st Edition
by Dr. James DiNicolantonio (Author), Dr. Joseph Mercola (Author)
New York Times best-selling author Dr. Joseph Mercola teams up with
cardiovascular expert Dr. James J. DiNicolantonio to cut through the
confusion about how dietary fats affect our bodies--and set the record
straight on how to eat for optimal health.
Should you cook
with coconut oil or vegetable oil? Eat butter, cream, or olive oil?
Supplement with fish oil or flax oil? Sometimes it seems as if everyone
has a different opinion on these crucial questions--but this book holds
real answers. Best-selling author and teacher Dr. Joseph Mercola teams
up with cardiovascular expert Dr. James DiNicolantonio to cut through
the confusion about how dietary fats affect our bodies and set the
record straight on how to eat for optimal well-being.
Dr.
DiNicolantonio, an internationally known and respected scientist, has
spent nearly a decade studying the effects of different fats on the
body. Dr. Mercola is one of the world's leading authorities on natural
health. In Superfuel, they've gathered a wealth of information and
insight in a form that's both impeccably researched and highly
accessible.
You'll read about:
• The many health problems supposedly caused by saturated fat--that actually aren't
• Why the so-called healthy vegetable oils are actually making you sick and fat
• The optimal ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fats in your diet
• Foods that help resolve inflammation, increase longevity, and fight or prevent chronic illness
• A cyclical ketogenic eating plan that keeps your body burning fat as healthy fuel
• Supplemental fats such as fish oil, krill oil, and flax oil--what to take and how to choose
• Which oils you should cook with, how to use them, and why
• And much more
Drawing
on Dr. DiNicolantonio's firsthand research at Saint Luke's Mid America
Heart Institute, as well as hundreds of groundbreaking studies from the
medical literature, Superfuel will give you the facts you need to
optimize your fats and your health.
