During this time of global pandemic reflection, researchers are looking at a variety of reasons why certain people are struggling with symptoms and dying faster than others. Although the affliction of COVID-19 is more dangerous for those vulnerable such as the elderly and the sick, some scientists feel it is an accumulated compromised immune system unable to fight the good fight which is to blame. This may be the explanation for some young people being seriously afflicted or even killed by this virus.
Several studies have indicated that the overconsumption of certain seed oils, known as ‘The Hateful Eight’ (not to be confused with the movie), may be ground zero for a compromised immune system. It is one thing when you feel run down and susceptible to illness but it is another thing when you are feeling perfectly fine however, internally, you are a living with false hope of an immune system being able to function efficiently.
Find out how the hateful eight oils are affecting you and what you can do to help your body get back on track, even if you think you are already there.
Your Metabolism Has Been Hijacked
You may describe yourself as having a fast or slow metabolism, primarily when describing your weight. However, metabolism involves a complex system that is essential for an array of bodily functions.
Dr. Ananya Mandal, MD, at News Medical Life Sciences (NMLS) describes metabolism,
Metabolism is a term that is used to describe all chemical reactions involved in maintaining the living state of the cells and the organism. Metabolism can be conveniently divided into two categories:
As humans evolved from hunters and gatherers to relying on factory farming and an industrialized food chain, the state of overall health has slowly deteriorated. It may seem that humans are living longer, healthier lives given more educated health decisions but looks can be highly deceiving. Particularly when many people are managing their elder years with a subpar diet and a host of daily medications just to stay alive.
NMLS reports,
“Nutrition is the key to metabolism. The pathways of metabolism rely upon nutrients that they breakdown in order to produce energy. This energy in turn is required by the body to synthesize new proteins, nucleic acids (DNA, RNA) etc.”
Eating foods that have been highly processed seems almost unavoidable. Everywhere you go most foods have been stepped on and manipulated for anything from shelf life capability to cost effective applications. Much of this involves the saturation of seed oils known as the hateful 8. The result is a society of people seemingly doing fine when a different story is hijacking their metabolism.
PUFA
Seed oils come from specific sources that have been manipulated into a huge conglomerate of food manufacturing. This is for the sole purpose of mass production disregarding health at all costs and instead offering you the convenience and taste of processed foods.
The oils are known as PUFA (polyunsaturated fatty acids) oils and because they are so unstable they can compromise balanced health, particularly your metabolism. It turns out that continued accumulated consumption of PUFA seed oils leads to cellular inflammation. Inflammation creates a robust environment for disease making a good portion of the population vulnerable to a variety of ailments. As a result, a majority of people are reliant on one or more pharmaceutical fixes when all that needs to be done is to reduce bad seed oil consumption.
The Hateful 8
The PUFA seed oils recommended to be avoided are described as the hateful eight.
These oils are:
Renowned functional nutritionist Chris Kessler reported on the process of refining these seed oils stating that,
After this process you easily consume these oils which are in most processed foods you choose. After years of eating these foods your body may have a difficult time doing its job to fight off disease or worse yet begins fighting itself which is known as an auto-immune response. Now it is believed that COVID-19 may be killing young people because unbeknownst to them their body’s are fully inflamed and primed for the coronavirus pathogen.
Avoiding the COVID-19 Risk through Diet
Dr. Cate Shanahan who coined the phrase “hateful eight”, author of ‘The Fatburn Fix’, and who recently appeared on the Bill Maher show explains the COVID-19 risk of the accumulated effect of eating seed oils,
“The virus is not what’s killing most of us under the age of 65. For the elderly, or for those who are otherwise immunocompromised, the sheer viral load can be too much for the body to deal with. But for the rest of us, the real threat is not the virus itself, but the way your body responds. Most of the folks under 65 who have to be admitted to the ICU are there because their body fat is full of inflammation-promoting high-PUFA seed oils. In other words, if seed oils were removed from the equation, then there would be nobody under 65 in the ICU unless they’ve got a rare immune deficiency disorder or are in the middle of chemo for cancer or have something else very serious that’s going on.”
Dr. Shanahan recommends the following to start avoiding PUFA seed oils:
You can make a difference to your health and your ability to fight off disease before it takes you by surprise. Stay away from the hateful 8 and live a cleaner healthier life.