Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Learn About Healthy Fats and Ending Extreme Tiredness

By Cecil Kelly

You have heard the myth that fat equals fatigue. You know that your excess body fat increases your tiredness. However, do not believe that dietary fat is causing your weight gain or your lack of energy.

Asking "why am I always tired" has a surprising answer. A lack of healthy fat has been proven to cause burn out and chronic fatigue. Your body interprets a lack of dietary fat as malnutrition. This triggers your body to convert other foods to fat and store that fat. You literally gain body fat because you did not consume enough fat.

Eating plenty of healthy fats, however, can end your cravings for sugary foods, stop your weight gain, and increase your energy. Healthy fats are composed of fatty acids that fuel your metabolism longer. They act like a slow-burning log to provide continual sustenance. The more energy you lose the more essential fatty acids you will need. While you can get essential fats through supplements, it is best to get them naturally in your diet.

A tip to consuming healthy fats and curing extreme tiredness is to eat them at the proper temperature. Certain fats, as with other foods, lose their energy increasing attributes once they are exposed to heat. The heat destroys the fatty acids, converting them into a form that is unusable or even toxic. This kind of fat will remain unhealthy, even after it cools down again.

The most toxic and fatigue increasing fats come from processed foods. You should avoid these at all costs. Some oils should be avoided if heated, such as canola, peanut, corn, cottonseed, safflower, and sunflower oils.

Some of the most beneficial forms of oil must stay cool or at room temperature. Almond, sesame, grape seed, avocado, primrose, and flax seed oils are just a few of the oils that only offer healthy unsaturated fats at room temperature or cooler. Omega 3 rich oils, such as salmon, pumpkin, and walnut, should also remain at room temperature to prevent extreme tiredness.

There are other healthy fats that can be heated. Olive oil is rich in essential fatty acids and can be used for cooking. Fats from fowl like chicken and turkey are very good for you and can be cooked. Natural butter, shea nut oil, palm kernel oil, sour cream, and cheese are all a great source of healthy fats and great to cook with.

It is time to stop avoiding fats. Doing so is making your extreme tiredness even worse. You already know that eating right is a key to having more energy. Including healthy, essential fats in your diet might mean the difference between feeling invigorated and being fatigued.

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