Not exact matches
Also I find it hard to believe that
traditional cultures who purposefully fermented the livers of their
fish in order to get
oils year round were endangering their bodies and «doing more harm than good.»
Total fat content of
traditional diets varies from 30 % to 80 % but only about 4 % of calories come from polyunsaturated
oils naturally occurring in grains, pulses, nuts,
fish, animal fats and vegetables.
It's Tragic that we were told to abandon
traditional Lard, (which, if it was from pastured animals is second only to Cod
Fish Liver oil in it's vitamin D content) and replace it with cancer causing free radical vegetable
oils!
For example, the
traditional Scottish diet, described in a recent article, was rich in
fish liver
oils, organ meats, shellfish and fats, thus corroborating the discoveries of Dr. Weston A. Price, who found that emphasis on foods rich in vitamins A and D was universal among primitive populations.
Total fat content of
traditional diets varies from 30 percent to 80 percent of calories but only about 4 percent of calories come from polyunsaturated
oils naturally occurring in grains, legumes, nuts,
fish, animal fats and vegetables.
Exactly which components of the
traditional Inuit diet best protected them from their high intake of
fish oils is unclear, but Sinclair's experience demonstrates the danger of attempting to replicate a particular peculiarity of one group's
traditional diet without replicating the diet as a whole.
Arachidonic acid is necessary for sperm production, and the liberal consumption of glands and other organs rich in arachidonic acid may protect the Inuit and Aleut peoples from the high levels of EPA they obtain from fatty
fish and marine
oils.31 There may be other components of their
traditional diets that limit the vulnerability of PUFAs to oxidative stress, such as antioxidants like coenzyme Q10, lipoic acid, and preformed vitamin A found abundantly in organ meats, or other unknown factors.
Being a veterinarian, I treated her with the
traditional «tried and true» treatments, including but not limited to weight loss, proper nutrition, joint supplements, various pain medications, antihistamines, sedatives,
fish oils, and antacids.