Journaling Gold
I've been keeping a food journal for at least 14 years. Sometimes I slack off and miss months at a time before I realize I've got a problem and dig it out again, or since my journal is online now, try to remember what the password was that last time I logged in. But for the most part, it's been a constant habit which makes it a very useful tool.
Periodically, I go back and review what was working and what wasn't and there has been one macro nutrient that has been consistently low as far back as I care to look...fat.
I have never bought into the whole fat-free (or sugar-free, or gluten-free) marketing of products. I have always preferred to use natural, unscientifically modified foods. For example, I have always, always used butter, not margarine. So that isn't the reason my lipids were low.
It was just something I observed though, I didn't think much of it and kind of assumed that it was a good thing, everyone should keep their fat intake down, right? What could fat possibly do that's good for you?
Other people don't seem to have this issue. I see comments from people
all the time saying they have always had a high fat intake. I'm very
curious where it was coming from. What exactly have they been eating?
Even now that I am purposely trying to keep a high amount of fat in my
diet I have trouble. Avocados have become my best friend. If I don't
have an avocado a day, I really have to work to keep my lipids up.
So, now that I am eating enough fat, what are the good things fat can do for you? Here's what I've observed:
- My skin is not dry anymore
- My fingernails are healthy and shiny
- My hair falls out less (it was never really bad but it's even less now)
- Less PMS symptoms
- Less mood swings
- My creaky knees aren't quite as creaky anymore
- Reduced acne
- Better digestion
According to this article by Dr. Hyman, it sounds like it is the increase in fat that is making the most difference.
http://drhyman.com/blog/2016/12/28/know-im-eating-enough-healthy-fat/
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