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OK, that expert on fat is spouting some BS. I have spent the last several years reading actual studies-not the stuff put forth by the media.

The guidelines that were taught in Home Economics in the 60s would be better than the USDA pyramid. The McGovern hearings that started us down this deluded path, even admitted that they didn’t really know, but it was too important to wait on studies. Government idiot or did the grain lobby out do the meat lobby?

The scientific guy that got this ball rolling simply tossed out of his study the countries that didn’t support his thesis. He also was not performing a scientific study. It was more of a survey of typical diets for a country.

1. Fat is good for you. You can not make the healthy HDL that helps clean out the so called bad LDL without it. Before this craziness, an LDL of 130 was not considered bad.

2. In the book, Vitamin k2 and the Calcium paradox, I found that the clogging of blood vessels is very much related to Calcium. Also osteoporosis is. In order for the body to put the Calcium into your bones, and properly use it, you need K2-not found in plants!

3. K2 is a fat soluable vitamin that we can’t make in our bodies. It is found in natto-fermented stuff that smells like old socks and is slimy-not my pick-Japanese dish.

It is found in the fat of grass fed cows, and eggs yolks of free range chickens. Butter is a healthy fat. Cheese and especially gouda, and whole milk are healthy. Also found in meat from grass fed cows. The key is - grass fed dairy with fat still in it. If you can get such milk with cream on top-even better.

4. Skim milk is not a good choice-no fat-acts just like sugar with respect to insulin. Never buy less than 1% milk.

5. Excess carbohydrates is a problem-especially sugar and high fructose corn sugar. That’s why we have had a big increase in non fatty liver disease (cirrhosis). Even kids are getting it now. It is processed the same way as alcohol-hence the liver impact.

6. Your liver is what actually determines your cholesterol. Eat less to bring it down, and your liver produces more.

7. K2 has basically disappeared from our food. Corn fed feed lot cows don’t make it - they need grass. Ditto caged chickens feed grains, and no natural stuff.

8. Healthy fats: Olive Oil, Butter, Nuts-especially almonds for your heart. Some cheese and whole milk. Reduce your carbs. Carbs/fat is a bad combo. The diabetic diet is now advising only 60g of carbs per day, plus all the greens etc. you can eat.

So. I changed my diet. Increased my protein meat, chicken, fish, whole milk and cheese. I eat a serving of nuts per day-more almonds than the others. I eat a tablespoon of almond butter or peanut butter per day-that is my one sweet treat. I cut out all other sugar.

Drink tea and lemonade plain with no sweetener. I eat mostly low carb veggies. I lost a few lbs. But within a month by cholesterol was normal, triglycerides normal, and my HDL had increased dramatically.

Store bought bread is not really healthy for many reasons. Wheat for example, should be soaked overnight, and then made into sour dough bread or sprouted, dried, and then made into bread. It has an acid that interferes with digestion and nutrients, unless this is done.

Whole foods. Avoid the crackers, chips etc. that are full of crap. My one treat is Organic Tostidos-only 3 ingredients-used sparingly when I’m in a hurry. For healthier chips-steam potato or sweet potato. Peel and slice paper thin with mandolin. Fry in Ghee (clarified butter) drain and add sea salt.

Buy an old cookbook from the 60s or 70s with a good nutrition table. Better Homes and Gardens had one.

Thank you for getting me on my soap box. LOL