Alzheimer’s disease, high blood
pressure, and even cancer ... and
has a severe inflammatory effect
in the body.Mother Nature gave all oily seeds a built-
in defense mechanism to protect their fats
from oxidation. These compounds
(appropriately termed antioxidants) inhibit
the oxidation process, delaying rancidity.* We
want our dietary oils to contain these healthy
antioxidants—but seed oils contain few (if
any).
Industrially-produced seed oils have been
refined, bleached, and deodorized—usually
using nasty chemical solvents—to remove
their natural flavor and aroma, making them
easy to blend undetected into any food
product. The trouble is, the refinement
process also removes a large percentage of the
health-promoting antioxidants. (Some