With all of the mixed messages out there on store shelves, in the media, and even in conventional medicine -- it can be really difficult to understand which fats are best to eat and cook with.  Hopefully you're well aware that healthy fats are essential to a healthy body. Fats and oils help form cell membranes, which means that poor quality fats are at the root of many health problems as they effect even the most basic cellular function.

During this week's episode, Cassie shares about one of the most common questions asked in her nutrition practice -- "which cooking oils are the safest & healthiest to cook with?" We geek out about...

• Inflammation

• why broccoli and butter are THE BEST

• classifications of fats

• chemical structure of fats

• smoke point vs. optimal heat for cooking oils

• how to prioritize your budget for higher quality fats

• why it’s important to choose pasture raised animals

• hydrogenation & partial hydrogenation of oils

Resources:

• Join Cassie’s Email List! | Stay in touch for your weekly dose of healthy living!

• Medicinal Mushroom Products from Four Sigmatic products | Matcha Drink Mix, Lion's Mane & Chaga Mushroom Coffee Mix, [follow the link get 20% off your first 3 orders with Thrive Market]

• Chris Masterjohn, PhD | Mastering Nutrition Podcast

• How It's Made: Canola Oil

• History of Cottonseed Oil

• Fat Works | Tallow, Lard, Duck Fat, Tallow [follow the link get 20% off your first 3 orders with Thrive Market]

• Cassie Kanable | @thenorthwestkitchen

• Rebel Heart Radio | @rebelheartradio

• Genevieve Blair | @gennybbeauty

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