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If you are burping during a meal with fat in it such as butter or it could be a salad with an oily dressing on it or even a big burger, then your gallbladder is often not working correctly.  Quick physiology…the bile from the gall bladder acts to break down fats.  So, if you can’t move enough bile because it is sluggish or even absent from surgery, then the fat can’t get used well.  Burp…Burp…Burp

The body is trying to tell you something.  You could grab the pink liquid and knock out those burps or you could try and get the body working better.

A-F Betafood…I know, it sounds like something you’d get at the pet store.  Standard Process names supplements by function, not necessarily to be cute.  This product is geared towards flushing out toxins and getting the bile from the gallbladder going.  It is made with the juice from young growing beet leaves.  It is rich in Betaine.   Standard Process also mixes Cataplex A and Cataplex F with it, hence the name.

Betaine is a widely known fat metabolism factor.  To keep it short and sweet this is excellent for supporting the gall bladder and liver by feeding them whole foods to thin the bile and get it moving.  The easiest sign you may need this is if you keep winning burping contests.

This is why A-F Betafood is one of Standard Processes fundamental products.

This secret has been around for centuries.  Many other countries in the world have enjoyed these benefits without the USA ever taking notice until now. 

How would you like to:

-          Lose weight, and increase your metabolism.

-          Decrease your heart disease risk

o        Yes, you heard that right! (read on)

-          Improve digestive problems

-          Decrease illness from bacteria, viruses, and fungus.

-          Improve thyroid function.

My thought for the moment.  I find it so ironic that people are tricked into believing that soy is the savior oil for all problems, yet it slows down the thyroid.  And this health secret is shunned and made virtually unavailable, yet it improves thyroid function.

So what am I talking about?

If you go back to May 20, 2003 edition of

“Women’s World” they called it a

 “miracle food” because of some

of the reasons listed above. 

I first learned about the outstanding qualities of coconut oil from Mary Enig’s book, “Know Your Fats”.  She is one of the world authorities on fats and cholesterol.  I think one of the reasons she is so well respected is because she is NOT bought and paid for by FOOD INDUSTRY MONEY.

The world’s healthiest oil is coconut oil. 

Yes, for many of you, you have been avoiding this like the plague because of the “no-fat” craze of the past few decades.  This lunacy was fueled primarily by the corn oil industry.  Corporate profit can all too often overshadow science.

Coconut oil has a small structure than other saturated fats, so it goes right to your liver to be converted to energy.  This gives it less stress on your pancreas, liver, and your whole digestive system.

It is one of the best sources for lauric acid.   Mary Enig Ph.D says “lauric acid turns into monolaurin in the gut and this is what keeps infants fed human milk from getting sick even when they are exposed to lipid coated viruses and various pathogenic organisms.”   This is a proven bacteria, virus, and fungus fighter.  So in this day and age of new viruses, the better your immune system the healthier you will be.  “The AIDS virus is killed by monolaurin” says Dr. Enig.

MOST Common Myth about coconut oil

-Coconut oil will increase heart disease.

If coconut oil caused heart disease then there would be no Polynesian or Asian people left, they would have all died off from heart attacks.  Yet, there are more people living in Asia than anywhere else.

 If you want to read a lot about how saturated fats can save your life and improve your cholesterol and heart disease.  This site is for you.  

One last thing comment.  If coconut oil was bad for you, do you think they would put it in baby formulas?  Babies use lauric acid from mother’s milk to improve their immune systems.  This is one reason breast fed babies are healthier than bottle fed babies.  So to try and duplicate this, formula makers add coconut oil to their formulas.

               Some ways the Altman’s use coconut oil

1.       In place of other oils.  For instance, if you made muffins you could use coconut oil 1 for 1 for another oil or use half coconut oil and half butter

2.       It’s the most stable cooking/ frying oil.  For instance, vegetable oil turns into a toxic cocktail of “funny fats” and trans-fats when it is heated up.  It is much better to use coconut oil.

3.       We add it to juices or smoothies. (yummy, my kids love it too!) I eat it by the spoonful (although my wife can’t do this.)

There are a lot of antioxidants in coconut oil.  It helps to prevent sagging and wrinkled skin.  The oil is absorbed into the skin and connective tissues to keep them strong and supple.

Hey, one more thing, this only applies to virgin coconut oil.  Like anything else, quality is everything.

 Are you watching your fat intake? Do you count fat grams?  There is a mystery in your food.  It is hiding right in front of you.  If you are like most food shoppers, a trip to the grocery store is no cause for concern.

A fear of SATURATED FAT has been deeply ingrained in the American Public.

There are a few saturated fats that can save your life.  If you have a choice, always choose the following saturated fats over their manufactured counterparts such as: Butter over Margarine and Coconut oil over Vegetable oil.  One basic premise that I always hold onto when I choose a food is: “food should not be manufactured”.

Food grows perfectly.

The more you tweak, change, and chemically alter the food from its natural state, the less healthy it becomes.  ALWAYS.  You cannot improve the original design.

Saturated fat gives food structure, and taste.

REAL saturated fats will spoil relatively quickly.  To preserve food so it will sit on store shelves longer, food manufacturers now use vegetable oil and artificially saturate them with the gas hydrogen.  This is called-

PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED.  (Fake Saturated Fat)

These fake fats are hidden in the ingredients list, but they are also hidden in the saturated fat numbers.  They look similar and taste similar to saturated fat but they are toxic, unlike real fat.

The National Institute of Medicine recently declared there is NO safe level of Partially Hydrogenated fat.  You see labels touting they have NO trans-fats, and that is good but they can still legally put some in there.  Amazing what politics and money can buy.  So watch for them as Partially Hydrogenated fats because food manufacturers know people are on to them.

Partially Hydrogenated fat:

• makes your cells stupid
• raise bad LDL cholesterol
• lower good HDL cholesterol
• blocks good fatty acid conversions
• decreases red blood cell response to insulin
• Mayo Clinic even tells you to avoid this artificial stuff!

MARGARINE has all the toxic effects of the list above.  Throw this poison out of your house!

BUTTER has many advantages, because it is REAL Food.

• Inhibits fungi & viruses
• Contains vitamin A – good for night vision, immune system, and reproduction (only found in animals)
• Contains vitamin D-good for calcium absorption
• As with all animal products it should be ORGANIC

Don’t fear the natural food.  Traditional people that ate the food they grew or caught, had almost no heart disease, cancer, strokes, diabetes, or any of the other problems of today. They ate lots of real saturated fat.  One problem we face today compared to the people 70 years ago, is the hormones and antibiotics that are injected into almost all animals.

Why do you think most people that start the Atkins diet lose weight and have more energy?  Being overweight is not healthy.  Eating good protein and more fat helps these people lose weight.  Think about that.   That’s backwards from what “dietitians” tell you.  Eating good, organic, fats and protein is good for you.

One other SATURATED FAT that you should use:

COCONUT OIL.

What?

I thought that was bad for you.

Yes, we have been misinformed yet again.

Benefits of Coconut oil

• Smaller than other saturated fats, therefore they digest very quickly
• Long term energy
• Increases metabolism, therefore it helps you burn more calories
• Has lower calories than Vegetable oil
• Supports your thyroid
• Increases absorption of:

o       Calcium

o       Magnesium

o       B- Vitamins

o       Vitamins A,D,E,K

Coconut oil does NOT cause heart disease.  If coconut oil caused heart disease there would be no Asian or Polynesian people left.

You can use coconut oil for any cooking.  The best use would be in the place of shortening.  Shortening is loaded with partially hydrogenated fat.

Please replace your vegetable oil as soon as possible!  Vegetable oil forms many toxic by-products when heated. Plus, it suppresses thyroid function.  Vegetable oil is pushed hard for a cooking oil.  I wonder if there is a connection to the dramatic increase in people taking thyroid medications?  Thyroid medications are one of the most prescribed medications on the market. Hmmm

Consider your health now for your health in the future.  Upgrade your food and you can upgrade your life.