Slick Facts—Truth and Myth about Dietary Fats - Mona Sigal MD

a presentation by Mona Sigal, MD

Once again, Dr. Mona Sigal is separating the facts from the “un-truths” when it comes to explaining the sources of fats in our diets and how they affect our health and well-being. In this presentation you will:

* learn about the differences between naturally occurring and man-made fats,

* understand the differences between saturated and unsaturated fats (sorry—we’ll do a little bit of high school biochemistry),

* understand how marketing strategies affect our eating habits,

* learn about the origins of the “Mediterranean Diet,” what it is and what it is not,

* and much more!

Tired of putting out fires instead of truly seeing her patients restore their health, Mona Sigal, MD, decided to switch careers from emergency to lifestyle medicine, which she believes is the future and will bring the necessary paradigm shift in health care. Dr. Sigal is the founder of Nourish Health with Food for Life, LLC, the medical office for comprehensive lifestyle medicine interventions in Peabody, Massachusetts, where she teaches courses in plant-based nutrition for disease prevention and reversal, as well as works with individual patients. She is a certified Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) Food For Life(TM) instructor, and holds certificates in plant-based nutrition from Cornell University and The Wellness Forum Institute. Dr. Sigal is a frequent speaker at professional conferences and lay events.

[greymist]

Another brilliant lecture. I never have listened to a VSH presentation and not learned something. Your presentations are the reasons I feel so solidly about the vegan lifestyle more than anything else. Thank you so much. I only wish more people would take the time out and listen to these just under an hour discourses just because they are so very well put together inspiring..

[AdhiyogaSystem]

I wish she was my teacher from Grade 1 to Grade 5. But, better late than never. I salute her and salute the society.

[CoolInOlympia]

What great information and so clearly explained!!! Thanks!

[anupamkhemariya]

The best ever possible explanation over fats.Amazing lecture👌👌👌👍

[chel-lalasveganmania]

Canola oil is also a great make-up remover. Just dab it on leave for 30 seconds and wipe all your make-up off. Thank you for your presentation, much appreciated.

[matchbox]

What is the music at the beginning, I want to listen to it while I'm doing my vegan cooking.

[colonyofcells]

Cheese and other animal products, oil, white rice, etc. can be part of an overall healthy eating pattern that includes vegetables. Our ancestors had difficulty finding enough calories so some of them survived on high calorie foods and more easily preserved foods like cheese, oil, etc. but they were more physically active than people now. Athletes do not have problems burning all the calories from refined foods and animal products. Animal products and white rice are basically junk food with 0 fiber but they are a great source of calories for people who need more calories. For the 1950s crete, they seemed to have gotten most of their needed calories from whole grain sourdough barley bread and olives, olive oil. The 1950s crete diet also included lots of wild plants like purslane which is a great source of omega 3. Grass fed sheep have more omega 3 bec they are eating wild greens which are a source of omega 3. For people who are reducing or eliminating animal products, should take vitamin b12 supplements every day.