Smart Fats for Optimal Health with Jonny Bowden, PhD, CNS

There are so many myths about fats and oils. It's time to separate fact from fiction.

My guest today Jonny Bowden helps us sort through all the information. We discuss the healthy versus unhealthy fats, best oils to use for cooking and other foods to eat to ensure a balanced diet.

In this episode you’ll learn what makes a fat "good" or "bad" and which fats you should (and definitely should NOT) be eating.

Jonny has authored over a dozen books and his latest work, Smart Fat: Eat More Fat, Lose More Weight, Get Healthy Now, which he co-authored with Dr. Steven Masley, is incredibly enlightening and the topic of today's show.

Here’s some of what you’ll learn in this episode:

• The false “fat dichotomy” we’ve been sold by the government-agricultural complex that’s a flat-out lie
• Do good fats come from plants, seeds or animals?
• The one dimension that determines whether a fat is good or bad
• What defines “toxic” fats
• How sick cows create a nation of sick people
• What insulin and carbs have to do with losing weight
• Which types of fat you should definitely be eating
• The best fat to fight inflammation
• Is pork lard bad for you…?
• The correct ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fats you should be consuming
• How much fish oil to take and how much fish to eat every week

...and much more!

Jonny is adamant that fats are an absolutely vital part of a healthy human diet and he (and I) are both glad to see that the prevailing low-fat sentiment is going the way of the dodo!

The Importance of Omega 3s

Jonny makes a point of mentioning the crucial role of omega 3 fatty acids. Specifically, we want to control the ratio of these fats so that they're at about 1:1.

Most people, however, are eating a 25:1 ratio of Omega-6 to omega-3 fats, and this is incredibly harmful!

This ratio acts as a sort of switch for the inflammatory process in the body and too much omega-6 actually encourages inflammation. Since just about every major degenerative disease is linked to and/or preceded by high levels of bodily inflammation, this is something you should pay attention to!

The best way to combat a high omega-6 diet and balance out the ratio is to take lots of high quality fish or krill oil, to avoid "dumb" fats, and to consume more "smart" fats in your food.

Links to Check Out

• Smart Fat: Eat More Fat, Lose More Weight, Get Healthy Now - Jonny's book
• National College of Natural Medicine
• Startling Findings About Vitamin D
• LabDoor.com Fish Oil ratings - LabDoor does independent analyses of popular supplements, including fish oil, and ranks them based on safety, value, and other criteria. Definitely consult with LabDoor when buying major supplements.
• Weston Price Foundation - research-backed information on the benefits of nutrient-dense foods, founded by Dr. Weston Price.
• Vital Choice - Jonny’s preferred fish producer

Jonny Bowden, PhD, CNS

Jonny Bowden, PhD, aka “The Nutrition Myth Buster,” is a nationally-renowned, board- certified nutritionist and expert on diet and weight loss.

He has appeared on the Dr. Oz Show, Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, ABC, NBC, and CBS and has contributed to articles in The New York Times, Forbes, The Daily Beast, The Huffington Post, Vanity Fair Online, Men’s Heath, Prevention, and dozens of other print and online publications.

He is the best-selling author of 15 books, including The Great Cholesterol Myth (co-authored with Stephen Sinatra, MD). His latest, co-authored with Steven Masley, MD, is Smart Fat: Eat More Fat, Lose More Weight, Get More Healthy.

You can visit his website at www.jonnybowden.com