hey hv can you please go mythbuster for me on these topics,
fat types: saturated, monounsaturated, polyunsaturated
which ones are healthy, unhealthy, are they required in a ratio, all 3 or just 2 or 1, or what? you said fats are the most efficient fuel source for the body and coconut meat, extra virgin olive oil, etc were good sources, so what type of fat are these high in? are fatty acids included in fat, what's the difference? flax seed has fats and fatty acids, or fatty acids inside the fat?
The worst fats are hydrogenated and trans fats. These are found in shortening, margarine and fried foods in particular. It is also a good idea to keep omega 6 fatty acids to a minimum since these fatty acids can promote inflammation. Meats are a high source of omega 6s, but they are also found in flax oil, evening primrose oil and currant seed oil. These need to be balanced out with more omega 3s such as fish oil.
I do not worry as much about whether fats are saturated or not since what really leads to arterial plaque formation is inflammation of the arterial lining.
cholesterol, is the ldl hdl thing legit or should i just not worry about good/bad cholesterol? if there is good/bad, what are sources of good, and sources of bad?
This is somewhat misleading since cholesterol levels are really irrelevant to the risk of heart disease. This myth is only promoted to push the sales of dangerous cholesterol lowering drugs, which actually increase the risk of heart failure among other side effects. About half of the heart attacks reported are in people that have normal to low cholesterol levels. The problem again really stems from inflammation. Cholesterol is a healing agent for the body. When an area of the body is injured cholesterol floods the area to help promote healing. The problem comes from chronic inflammation. When the source of inflammation is not removed the cholesterol continues to flood the area, which can lead to build up. So again the cholesterol levels are irrelevant.
If someone wants to make their doctor happy though by lowering their cholesterol there are several things they can do. First and foremost is to cleanse the liver with bitters so the liver will function better. One role of the liver is cholesterol regulation producing cholesterol when it is low and breaking down the excess when it is high. Lecithin granules are great for both helping to lower cholesterol and cleaning plaque out of the arteries. Fish oil can raise HDL (good cholesterol), which helps to move LDL (bad cholesterol) to the liver for metabolism. Sterol sources such as jiaogulan and olive oil help to bind cholesterol in the intestines to prevent its resorption. And if the person is hypothyroid then this needs to be addressed since the thyroid plays a role in the metabolism of cholesterol and reduction of inflammatory homocysteine, one of the biggest causes of heart disease. Getting out in the sun and getting some exercise also helps. Sunlight converts cholesterol in the skin in to vitamin D thereby helping to lower cholesterol.
If someone does have arterial plaque I really recommend the lecithin granules, silica, vitamin C, magnesium malate and TMG to help reduce arterial damage/inflammation and to remove arterial plaque.
also the racer trick of drinking oils for endurance, how does that compare to a b vitamin energy rush like from bee pollen, are they essentially doing the same thing but the oil is more efficient for energy less for nutrients or something? would a combination of extra virgin olive oil and bee pollen give one extra energy?
The B vitamins primarily help with carbohydrate metabolism. But the oils are a much more efficient fuel source than carbohydrates. Although the pollen has fats, carbohydrates and B vitamins. So both would be great.
also on the concept of body energy, what is it that the body needs most assuming it has all of the nutrients from variety of foods, like in a workout, when you get tired is it because of needing more nutrients from food, or needing more calories from fat, or what? how would one continuously work for say 12 hours for instance and not get too tired, by taking oils, bee pollen, mineralized water, or just eating variety of foods, which is most important?
There is not a simple answer to this since the body uses so many fuel sources. Initially the body will burn glycogen. Then it moves to glucose. If these are all used up the body starts to burn fat, and if all this is used up muscle is next. This is known as "hitting the wall" in running and the "bonk" in cycling, and it is quite painful. On the other hand the body of major athletes can actually move right past glycogen/glucose and start burning fats as its primary fuel source. Or another race's trick to make sure this happens is to take Coca Cola and dilute it down to a 2-4% sugar solution. Undiluted is around 10% sugar. It has to be diluted down so that the high sugar content does not delay gastric emptying, which in a race could lead to hypoglycemia. Anyway this helps to provide glucose for muscles, but more importantly the small amount of caffeine switches the body's primary fuel source to fats. To give you and idea my record for my 8 mile course was 59 minutes. I had a Coke and cinnamon roll and ran the same course in 47:45. I also tried it with just the sugar on the one mile course, which I ran consistently in 5:20. I drank an orange soda and waited until I felt it kicking in and ran the same course in 4:10. The trick is all in the timing though. If you do this too early you can experience a crash before the race starts.
I also feel that what is best for the long run will also depend on the event. What works best for a short endurance race, such as the 100 yard dash will be different than what is best for a marathon. For longer endurance events I would start with the oil before the race, but rely more on a dilute carbohydrate-electrolyte drink for the long run.
what oil would you use, extra virgin olive oil?
I would go more with safflower oil if using it for a race. Safflower is known for helping to keep lactate levels down.
on a slightly off-tangent, is cholesterol the stuff that makes my skin swell up around a cut when i get a surface scratch from my cat and make it all 'raised' above the rest of the skin? or is that just blood
It is fluid from the blood. When you get an injury like that inflammatory prostaglandins dilate the blood vessels to increase blood flow to the area to promote healing. But the dilation of the blood vessels also makes them permeable, so they leak fluids in the surrounding tissues leading to the swelling.
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