The Human Upgrade: Biohacking for Longevity & Performance

7 Toxic Foods POISONING Your Family's Health (Avoid These!) : 1344

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Oct 13, 2025
Explore the hidden dangers of common toxic foods that many unknowingly consume daily. Discover how cheap processed seed oils infiltrated our diets and the alarming effects on health, from inflammation to accelerated aging. Uncover the unsettling history behind these oils and their detrimental impact on brain function and vitality. Learn practical tips on healthier cooking options and how to reclaim your health from the food industry’s misleading marketing. This is essential listening for anyone invested in their well-being!
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INSIGHT

Industrial Processing Creates Damaged Fats

  • Seed oils often undergo solvent extraction, high-heat refining, bleaching, and deodorization that damage fats.
  • That processing creates oxidized lipids and aldehydes that promote inflammation and cellular damage.
INSIGHT

Oxidized Linoleic Acid Ages Cells

  • Linoleic acid in seed oils is essential in small undamaged amounts but becomes harmful when oxidized.
  • Oxidized linoleic acid forms aldehydes that accelerate cellular aging and inflammation.
ANECDOTE

Crisco's Origin Changed Diets

  • Procter & Gamble transformed a failing candle business into Crisco by hydrogenating cottonseed oil.
  • They marketed it heavily and even donated to the American Heart Association to shift public trust away from animal fats.
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