The single action of cutting dairy products out (or dramatically down) could of itself go a long way towards redressing the degeneration of arteries. This means less or no milk, cheese, cream, cream cheese, most yoghurt, and last but by no means least, butter. However, a word about butter, or rather about its rival, margarine.
Butter is far better for you than margarine. Margarine is produced from seeds which are processed to within an inch of their natural lives. Apart from being heated (even so-called
cold-pressed margarines like safflower have to rise in temperature to 45° C) the numerous chemical processes used to purify, process and ‘butter’ the taste inevitably result in additives being present which no body needs.
A small pat of butter a day will not harm, but it is preferable to substitute pure virgin olive oil wherever possible, such as in salad dressings and for frying food (a bad habit in itself). Oil must be cold-pressed and kept cool at all times. Again it is a question of acquired taste, but it is a taste that is well worth developing, because olive oil actually helps the body to deal with unwanted levels of saturated fats.
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Cardio & Blood/ Cholesterol
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