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Information from the Dietary Guidelines states that consuming excessive amounts of unhealthy fats can increase the risk of heart disease, stroke, and other health problems. It's important to limit the intake of these fats and opt for healthier alternatives such as unsaturated fats found in olive oil, avocados, and nuts. Being mindful about food choices and adding in healthy fats to flavor it is a great way to help your body run properly.
I've been mindful of the foods I consume since my parents were diagnosed with high blood pressure and high cholesterol in their early 30s.
I have been through a diet change since my cholecystectomy. I am currently suffering from clinical depression, high blood pressure and fatty liver disease. I was 42 when my doctor informed me that I am pre-diabetic.
Imagine all the years my mom has been on the health bandwagon since I was 7 years old – turned out to be unhealthy after all 😳😦😬😟😨😰😱😵😖😣😫😩😓😞😔😥😕🙁☹️🥺😵💫😭🤧🥴
I remember my mother using ghee and lard whenever she cooked. She then started using margarine, canola oil, and soybean oil after she was diagnosed with high blood pressure and high cholesterol. She even convinced me that butter no longer existed.
I had been cooking with margarine and soybean oil from 1991 to 2008. When I met Andreas, I started cooking with butter, lard, duck fat, avocado oil, sunflower seed oil and shortening (Crisco).
I stopped using shortening after my cholecystectomy. I only recently started using the cooking version of olive oil last year.
Being pre-diabetic isn't a surprise for me since I enjoy eating lots of potatoes, rice, bread and noodles.
Lessening the consumption of carbohydrates is my focus. We'll have to see where this journey leads me.
