Happy Sunday Heart & Soil Tribe.
We know what you’re thinking…
“Another rant about seed oils? I get it. They’re bad.”
But understanding exactly WHY they’re bad changes everything.
Because once you truly grasp what these industrial oils are doing inside your body…
You’ll have all the motivation you need to completely remove them from your life.
And that’s important…
Because we believe the single biggest thing you can do to radically transform your health is to eliminate seed oils.
So let’s break down 7 reasons why these foods are destroying your health…
7 reasons you need to quit seed oils
#1 Seed oils violate the laws of nature
Seed oils are modern-day industrial Frankenfoods.
Only introduced to our diet about 120 years ago, they were originally invented to lubricate machines…
And before then, your ancestors would have needed to eat nearly 3000 sunflower seeds to get the equivalent of 5 tablespoons of sunflower oil.
Seed oils include soybean oil, corn oil, sunflower oil, safflower oil, canola oil, peanut oil, rice bran oil, grape seed oil, and cottonseed oil…
And they are all industrially processed, poisonous garbage.
#2 Seed oils are everywhere
Since coming on the scene, seed oils have spread as fast as a weed.
To put it into context, from 1909 to 1999, soybean oil consumption increased 1000x.
We really mean it when we say they are everywhere.
Almost all restaurants cook in them, and practically all processed foods, including so-called “healthy” processed foods contain them.
The average American now consumes 5-10 tablespoons of seed oils each DAY.
#3 Seed oils stay in your body for years
Seed oils contain unnaturally high amounts of polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acids, primarily in the form of linoleic acid.
A healthy and evolutionarily appropriate omega-6: omega-3 ratio is 1:1, but it’s now up to levels of 20:1. Not good. 🤦♀️
Our physiology is unable to efficiently process such high levels of omega-6 fats. They are stored in our fat tissue, where they take many years to break down.
#4 Seed oils are highly unstable
Polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acids in seed oils are highly unstable, especially when heated (hello, deep fat fryer).
And from inside our fat cells, they break down into OXLAMS (oxidative by-products of linoleic acid metabolism).
The two main ones are 4-Hydroxynonenal (4-HNE) and 13-Hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid (13-HODE), and yes, they are as horrible as they sound. 🤓
These byproducts lead to mitochondrial dysfunction – death and damage to our cells, and a cascade of effects that eventually lead to metabolic dysfunction and disease.
#5 Seed oils are directly linked to all chronic diseases 💀
Remember how we just told you that the byproducts of seed oils lead to mitochondrial dysfunction and DNA damage via OXLAMs?
Well, this damage at the cellular level is a signature of all chronic diseases and metabolic dysfunction.
The best data is currently in animals because we can measure the effects over their entire lifetime.
For example, this 2020 study showed that feeding mice soybean oil not only led to obesity, but also gene dysregulation that could cause higher rates of neurological conditions like anxiety, depression, autism and dementia.
The author concluded:
“If there’s one message I want people to take away, it’s this: reduce consumption of soybean oil”.
There was even one study where high omega-6 fats were required in order to induce tumor growth in rats.
There are also many shorter-duration studies in humans that link increased seed oil consumption with chronic diseases like cancers, heart disease, and autoimmune diseases too.
Or these papers which show that seed oils fry your brain and can lead to mood disorders, cognitive decline and dementia. Yikes.
#6 Seed oils contain toxic additives and byproducts
Because seed oils are so unstable, harmful chemicals must be added during manufacturing to prevent oxidization and rancidity.
Otherwise, seed oils would smell like rancid fish 🤢
Some of the most common additives are butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), and tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), which have been shown to be carcinogenic…
And when seed oils are heated up (which is most of the time), they release toxic aldehydes in such high concentrations that they exceed the safe daily limit set by the World Health Organization by 100-200x!
#7 Seed oils cause you to crave more junk food
Seed oils increase the production of endocannabinoids, specifically 2-AG and anandamide.
These compounds hijack the satiety receptors in our brain in the same way that cannabis does, leading to increased cravings for more food.
It can create a vicious cycle, where the more seed-oil-enriched food you eat, the more you will crave it.
The Bottom Line
Look… we’re not trying to be dramatic here.
But removing seed oils isn’t just another health “hack.”
It’s probably the SINGLE most important dietary change you can make.
Period.
Think about what that means…
A world where you’re 20lbs lighter. Where chronic disease becomes rare instead of normal.
Where you live longer, feel better, and actually get to ENJOY that extra time.
That future is possible.
But first, you need to know how to completely eliminate these industrial oils from your life.
Which is exactly what we cover in these essential guides:
→ How to Find Seed Oil Free Restaurants (At Home & On The Road)
→ 20 Surprising Foods With Seed Oils (Avoid These)
P.S. Know someone who needs this info? Forward it to them. You might just change their life. 🙌
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