Nourishing Fats: Why We Need Animal Fats for Health and Happiness

by Sally Fallon Morell

Overview

Bestselling author Sally Fallon Morell predicted the rise of bone broth, an old-fashioned remedy turned modern health craze, in her hit Nourishing Broth. Now, Sally explains the origins of, and science behind, the next movement in the wellness world—healthy fats.

In the style of her beloved cult classics Nourishing Traditions and Nourishing Broth, Nourishing Fats supports and expands upon the growing scientific consensus that a diet rich in good fats is the key to optimum health, and the basis of a sustainable, long-term diet. Sally has been giving the clarion call for these facts for many years and now the American public is finally is catching up.

In Nourishing Fats Sally shows readers why animal fats are vital for fighting infertility, depression, and chronic disease, and offers easy solutions for adding these essential fats back into readers' diets. Get excited about adding egg yolks and butter back into your breakfast, because fat is here to stay!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781455592555
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	01/31/2017
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	398,679
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Sally Fallon Morell is the author of the bestselling cookbook Nourishing Traditions (with Mary G. Enig, PhD, over 650,000 copies sold), Nourishing Broth (with Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN), and Nourishing Fats. As president of the Weston A. Price Foundation, she is the number one spokesperson for the return of nutrient-dense foods to American tables.

Table of Contents

Foreword Nina Teicholz xi

Chapter 1 The Greatest Villains

Chapter 2 A Short Lesson on the Biochemistry of Fats 38

Chapter 3 Not Guilty as Charged 52

Chapter 4 The Many Roles of Saturated Fat 79

Chapter 5 AA and DHA 90

Chapter 6 Remember the Activators!: The Fat-Soluble Vitamins A, D and K₂ 96

Chapter 7 The Rancid and the Trans 122

Chapter 8 Remember the Little Ones: Why Children Need Animal Fats 132

Chapter 9 Animal Fats for the Mind 153

Chapter 10 The Queen of Fats: Why Butter Is Better

Post Script 183

Cholesterol Theory Wipes Out Human Race

Recipes: Cooking with Nourishing Fats 183

When you cook with nourishing animal fats, your meals will be satisfying and delicious.

Acknowledgments 215

Notes 217

Index 247