Living the Green Life

09/06/2025

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Convenience or health. Pay now or later

9 Hell No's

05/02/2025

It's not just about lost nutrients...

04/07/2025

So relatable!!

03/15/2025

Wow. Putting this here for anyone still addicted to this stuff...

02/28/2025

Imagine explaining human behavior to an outsider looking in. We create artificial scarcity, modify nature, then pay extra to undo what we’ve done. The irony is everywhere—once seen, it cannot be unseen. In the vastness of the cosmos, how do we realign with what is natural and true? 🌍👽

02/17/2025

Good info on seed oils!

It’s not the seed oils themselves, it’s the way they’re made.

It’s wild how seed oils like canola, soybean, and corn oil have been marketed as “heart-healthy” when the process to make them is anything but. Here’s a little reality check:

1. It Starts with Industrial Seeds:
These oils come from crops like soybeans, corn, and rapeseed (yep, that’s canola). They aren’t pressed like olive oil or churned like butter but instead chemically extracted.

2. Chemical Solvents:
To get oil out of these tiny seeds, manufacturers use hexane, a chemical solvent. You know, the same stuff used in industrial cleaning and glue production. But sure, let’s drizzle it on our salads, right?

3. High Heat & Deodorizing:
The oils are exposed to extremely high heat, which oxidizes them, basically turning them rancid before they even hit the bottle. But you won’t smell it because they’re deodorized to mask the odor. You’re eating rancid oil, but it smells fresh, so no one notices.

4. Bleaching & Additives:
The oil is then bleached to remove any color, and additives are tossed in to extend shelf life. Because nothing says “natural” like having to bleach your food.

5. Inflammation Factory:
These oils are loaded with omega-6 fatty acids, which, in excess, throw your body’s natural balance out of whack and fuel chronic inflammation. The root cause of a lot of modern health problems.

Meanwhile, traditional fats like butter, tallow, olive oil, and coconut oil are made the old-fashioned way—with minimal processing and no chemical cocktails. If your great-grandma wouldn’t recognize it, maybe it doesn’t belong in your kitchen.

Ditch the seed oils. Your body will thank you.

02/17/2025