Keto Diet Foods - Moira Newiss - Nutrition

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Name: The Energy Reboot Expert
Address: GB

I help you to use ketogenic diets to reverse mental health conditions and other chronic diseases using food as the primary prescription.

Sound familiar?

You sometimes wonder what happened, how did I end up like this? Why no matter what I try I can't seem to get back my energy and vitality?

You feel like your brain has been drugged or that it simply isn't working properly, maybe like you are stuck in a thick fog that won't clear?

Your mind is constantly on the go with unhelpful thoughts exhausting you mentally?

You have mood swings that are hard to control it seems difficult to find a solution to keep them stable and allow you to operate normally?

You have put on weight and are finding it really hard to shift, no matter what you try it isn't working?

You are having trouble sleeping and often experience low moods or anxiousness?

You find yourself using other substances including food or alcohol to help you cope and make you feel better?

Your symptoms are disrupting your family life and/or work or education?

Your relationships come under strain because of your illness?

You have at times experienced despair and are desperate to try something different that might provide some hope of recovery?

How did I end up feeling like this?

Ketogenic diets are a metabolic therapy that can potentially reverse fatigue and mental health conditions.

I want to give you hope that it might be possible to once again feel full of vitality, with a clear and calm mind, with more energy than you thought was possible, to regain your confidence, to take back control of your health and simply feel good again!

I can help you try to reboot your energy, regain mental clarity, feel calm and get back your vitality to transform your life!

Find the solution

There is no better time than now to invest in your health and wellbeing and find the solution that works for you. If you are ready this it is likely that you are ready to try new things and make changes in your lifestyle including with nuntrition.

I use ketogenic diets as well as other lifestyle medicine approaches that are scientifically validated and which have been shown to make a significant difference to fatigue and mental health conditions, as well as coaching techniques to help you start your journey back to health today.

I am Moira Newiss, a Registered Nutritional Therapist, Health Coach & Ketogenic Metabolic Expert.

I specialise in using ketogenic metabolic therapies to help people with fatigue conditions like like ME/CFS or long covid and mental health problems like depression, anxiety, bipolar and schizophrenia. I also support people to lose weight and to address other metabolic health issues like Type2Diabetes too. Often these metabolic health conditions come together as having one puts you more at risk of having another.

I can help you begin a new chapter of life with improved health and well-being by helping you to find the magic formula that works for you.

My aim is for you to feel confident, empowered and learn how to become an expert in managing and optimising your own health.

You need to understand how diet affects your health, which foods will make the biggest impact, a specific but simple plan to get you started and coaching to help you ensure success.

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About Me

I am Moira Newiss, a Registered Nutritional Therapist and Wellbeing Coach and I have resolved my own health issues including chronic fatigue, anxiety, depression, depersonalisation, derealisation and an autoimmune condition Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.

I have done this by understanding the science of nutrition and stress. I use lower carbohydrate and very low carbohydrate ketogenic or carnivore diets to help reverse the root causes which include stabilising blood sugar and insulin, balancing hormones and neurotransmitters, healing the gut and eliminating food sensitivities.

I'm a big believer that we feel our best when we eat real whole food, when we reconnect with nature, we sleep well and get the right amount of exposure to natural light. That does not mean we have to live in caves or be hunters and gatherers, we can do this and still maintain a modern lifestyle. I can show you how this is possible.

The most important message is that a chronic condition does not mean you have to accept it for life. There are simple strategies that can make a huge difference in a short timescale.

Moira Newiss - Nutrition - The Brain Energy Reboot Expert

I Specialise In Metabolic Mental Health

Metabolic Mental Health

Many mental health problems have issues with brain inflammation and glucose control at their core. The right nutrition can be a powerful metabolic prescription to help reverse symptoms. People often come to me because they have tried many other options including drugs and talking therapies but not have not managed to resolve their symptoms.

I have worked with people with depression, anxiety, depersonalisation and derealisation, bipolar and schizophrenia. I have seen that the combination of a ketogenic diet used as a metabolic therapy alongside other more traditional therapies can make a huge difference to many people. The new field of metabolic health is giving new hope.

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I Also Support People With These Conditions

ME/CFS & Long Covid

Understanding the key energy pathways in the body and how nutrition can optimise them is the key to getting rid of fatigue and brain fog.

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Heart Disease & Diabetes

If you haven’t heard of insulin resistance then you need to know more about it and how reversing it can put these conditions into remission.

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Happy & Healthy Clients

I had been struggling with Fibromyalgia and all its symptoms, I was very tired, in physical pain all over my body, I had brain fog and was at the end of my tether. Moira is very knowledgeable on many elements of physical well-being, diet and a lot more. She guided me onto a lower carb diet as well as several other changes, checked thyroid function and other blood results. I was given meal ideas and a comprehensive breakdown of what to do next. Finally, my overall health and wellbeing has improved dramatically. It was not an easy journey, but one that has taken me to a place in my life that was not imaginable. I know that Moira is there should I need her again in the future.

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Feeling gratitude this morning for the beautiful place I live in.

#scotland #westcoastscotland #scottishmountains

Your mitochondria make the energy your brain uses.

A neuron in your brain can have 2 million mitochondria. Each mitochondrion can have thousands of super complexes embedded in its inner membrane each producing adenosine triphosphate (ATP), your energy fuel.

You might be getting an idea that the amount of ATP and therefore energy produced is quite big. Would it surprise you to know that in 24 hours you produce your own body weight in ATP? You aren’t aware of it and you mostly use it up as fast as it is produced.

Even more fantastical is the fact that the flow of electrons across the membrane in the mitochondria, which is only a 5-nanometer gap, generates a powerful force known as the mitochondrial membrane potential which is ∼16,000,000 volts/m. That is an order of magnitude larger than a bolt of lightning. It is like having a huge battery in every cell that could power your phone, flashlight, laptop, car or anything that works with electricity!

To know more about brain energy please click the link in my bio or head straight to my blog at:
https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/rewire-your-brain-energy-are-mitochondria-the-keys-to-mental-health-part-one

#metabolicmentalhealth #brainenergy #mentalhealth #metabolichealth #depression #bipolar #schizophrenia #lifestylemedicine #menshealth #womenshealth #metabolicpsychiatry #mentalwellbeing #nutritionaltherapy #nutritionaltherapist #healthcoach

Low carb chicken curry and fluffy keto naan bread. I always enjoy a good curry and tikka masala is a family favourite. What is your favourite low carb dish?

#lchf #lowcarb #keto #ketodiet

Brain Energy....

Mitochondria are tiny little organelles in your cells and they are responsible for producing most of your energy. Cells that require a lot of energy like neurons in the brain, heart muscle or liver cells and neurons have a lot of mitochondria. In fact neurons (nerve cells in the brain) have been found to contain over 2 million mitochondria in just one cell!

Your mitochondria take the nutrients from the food you eat and the oxygen you breathe in and convert them into a chemical form of energy known as ATP or adenosine triphosphate.

Although mitochondria are often depicted as sausage shapes their structural form is very varied and they are also in a constant state of change, dividing and reorganising all the time in response to various signals.

Each mitochondrion has an outer and inner membrane and it produces energy through what is known as the electron transport chain which is a series of proteins (collectively known as a super complex) embedded in the inner membrane.

The mitochondria strip electrons off hydrogen molecules, leaving positively charged particles known as protons. The protons are pumped into the gap between the inner and outer membranes and as more flow into this space it builds up an electrical gradient.

The inner membrane acts like a dam holding back the electron pool and stops it from spilling back through. At the same time the electrons are passed down the protein chain in a series of redox reactions (reduction and oxidation).

There is one final protein complex known as the ATP synthase which allows the protons to flow back into the central space of the mitochondria. It is like a little tap and as the electrons flow through it turns and generates ATP which fuels our bodies and brains.

To learn more about brain energy, please click the link in my bio or head straight to my blog at:
https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/rewire-your-brain-energy-are-mitochondria-the-keys-to-mental-health-part-one

#metabolicmentalhealth #brainenergy #mentalhealth #metabolichealth #depression #bipolar #schizophrenia #lifestylemedicine #menshealth #womenshealth #metabolicpsychiatry #mentalwellbeing #nutritionaltherapy #nutritionaltherapist

Have you been putting off improving your health? Is your true Christmas wish that you could simply feel better and enjoy the celebrations more? Would you like 2025 to be a better year for your health?

I’m giving you a special offer until 5pm on 6th December. If you book my 3 month package you will get it for £500 instead of £550. I only put out this offer once a year, it is my Christmas gift to you.

Remember, the most important person is you in terms of health. If you don’t have good health then it will impact the people around you too. It is something we take for granted until things go downhill. But don’t put off doing something about it. Nutrition can change health in just a few days, it is the most powerful prescription you can get for your metabolic health.

If you would like to have a chat about this opportunity send me a DM with your favourite food emoji!

#offer #specialdeal #blackfriday #blackfridayoffer #blackdfridaydeal #nutrition #nutritionaltherapy #healthcoaching #keto #ketodiet #ketogenicdiet #mentalhealth #mentalillness #brainenergy

How can you tell if you might have insulin resistance aside?

High blood pressure over 130/85
A waist circumference men ≥102 cm and women ≥88 cm
Blood triglyceride levels > 1·7 mmol/L
Blood HDL <1·03 mmol/L in men and <1·29 mmol/L in women

Any one of these are signs of metabolic syndrome and suggests that you may have insulin resistance.

Studies from the US suggest that 70% of people have poor metabolic health and the UK is not far behind this. In fact metabolic syndrome used to be called the Insulin Resistance Syndrome.

If you would like to know more about this can impact your mental health as well as your metabolic health then please read my latest blog. You can click the link in my bio or head directly to my website.

https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/rewire-your-brain-energy-are-mitochondria-the-keys-to-mental-health-part-one

#metabolicmentalhealth #brainenergy #mentalhealth #metabolichealth #depression #bipolar #schizophrenia #lifestylemedicine #menshealth #womenshealth #metabolicpsychiatry #mentalwellbeing #nutritionaltherapy #nutritionaltherapist #healthcoach

Great mountain bike ride yesterday.

Windy but with lovely sunshine peeping out from behind the clouds.

Uphill worth it for the final downhill descent!

Why are mental health conditions also metabolic disorders? One reason has to do with insulin resistance which has been linked to mental health problems.

Insulin is a hormone that signals to the cells to take up glucose from the bloodstream. Insulin resistance occurs when the message insulin is conveying is no longer being heard. More and more insulin is needed to get the message through and for the cells to respond.

Your body can produce higher and higher levels of insulin for quite a long time before it starts to struggle to keep up with the demand. It is only when this happens that blood glucose levels start to rise which is the tell-tale sign of pre-diabetes or diabetes.

But insulin can be high, a state known as hyperinsulinemia, for up to 20 years before blood glucose starts to rise. This state of hyperinsulinemia is a state of insulin resistance. Eventually the insulin is just not sufficient to keep blood glucose in check and it rises and you might become diabetic or perhaps suffer with other symptoms including those related to mental health.

Please click the link in my bio or head straight to my blog at:
https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/rewire-your-brain-energy-are-mitochondria-the-keys-to-mental-health-part-one

#metabolicmentalhealth #brainenergy #mentalhealth #metabolichealth #depression #bipolar #schizophrenia #lifestylemedicine #menshealth #womenshealth #metabolicpsychiatry #mentalwellbeing #nutritionaltherapy #nutritionaltherapist #healthcoach

Poor mitochondrial function is implicated in many metabolic diseases, such as Type2 Diabetes and Obesity as mentioned above, but also many others including Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer’s Disease and Cardiovascular Disease.

We also know from recent research that there is a massive overlap of these conditions with mental health conditions.

We know that people with Bipolar Disorder are 1.6 times more likely to develop T2D and twice as likely to develop obesity than the general population. People with schizophrenia are 50% more likely to develop obesity and 24% more likely to have T2D.

But the reverse is true too that, people with T2D are 50-100% more likely to have depression, are at substantially increased risk of anxiety and are twice as likely to have schizophrenia.

Researchers have found several factors that might explain why we should perhaps consider mental health conditions to be metabolic disorders too. The first and perhaps most important is insulin resistance but there are others including oxidative stress and inflammation.

If you want to know more please take a look at my latest blog ‘Rewiring Brain Energy’ click the link in my bio or head straight to my blog at:
https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/rewire-your-brain-energy-are-mitochondria-the-keys-to-mental-health-part-one

#metabolicmentalhealth #brainenergy #mentalhealth #metabolichealth #depression #bipolar #schizophrenia #lifestylemedicine #menshealth #womenshealth #metabolicpsychiatry #mentalwellbeing #nutritionaltherapy #nutritionaltherapist #healthcoach

What a beautiful night to be out and about up a hill!

Crisp and clear and very still.

A lovely night for a walk.

What physiological and psychological stressors can affect your mitochondria and therefore metabolic health?

By physiological stressors I mean physical or environmental impacts like heat and cold, high or low blood glucose, environmental toxins, hormone levels, drug or alcohol misuse, too much or too little body fat, too much or too little physical activity, surgery, illness, too much blue light in the evening or too little natural light during the day or nutrient deficiencies.

Psychological stressors can include mental and emotional problems like fear, anxiety, isolation, anger, sadness, grief, overwork, financial problems, relationship problems, having your values compromised, being short on time, having uncertainty to cope with, being frustrated or having no control over your life.

Your mitochondria listen out for your body’s response to these stressors, and they actively communicate with your brain and change your metabolism to adapt to your current life situation.

To find out more read my blog, either click the link in my bio or head direct to https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/rewire-your-brain-energy-are-mitochondria-the-keys-to-mental-health-part-one

#metabolicmentalhealth #brainenergy #mitochondria #metabolichealth #inflammation #neurotransmitters #mentalhealth #brainhealth

You don’t even notice that they exist, but your mitochondria are crucial to your health.

They are not just a powerhouse but a ‘command and control centre’ orchestrating a complex cascade of chemical signals and just like a conductor enables an orchestra to play a magnificent concerto, your mitochondria allow life to flourish at the cellular level and support health.

Mitochondria generate energy but they also have other roles including regulating oxidative stress which in turn influences inflammation. They also have a role in modulating the production of our steroid hormones and our neurotransmitters too.

In addition to this mitochondria are also stress sensors listening out for and communicating with the brain and nervous system in relation to both physiological and psychological stressors.

To find out more read my blog, either click the link in my bio or head direct to https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/rewire-your-brain-energy-are-mitochondria-the-keys-to-mental-health-part-one

#metabolicmentalhealth #brainenergy #mitochondria #metabolichealth #inflammation #neurotransmitters #mentalhealth #brainhealth

I was speaking at the Scottish conference of the Public Health Collaboration charity last weekend. My talk was titled ‘Rewiring Brain Energy’ and it was all about how our mitochondria and metabolic health function relates to our mental health.

I explained the various ways that our metabolic health can be affected which adversely affects the mitochondria in our cells that produce the energy molecule ATP or adenosine triphosphate. Then I looked at what can go wrong with this process which can result in neurological or mental health symptoms and the strategies we can use to improve our metabolic health.

This includes many different lifestyle factors including diet, movement, stress management, light exposure and more... All of which have evidence linking them back to mitochondrial dysfunction and poor metabolic health.

If you want to know more then take a read of my latest blog which is what my talk was based on and explain this in much more detail.

Please click the link in my bio or head straight to my blog at:
https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/rewire-your-brain-energy-are-mitochondria-the-keys-to-mental-health-part-one

#metabolicmentalhealth #brainenergy #mentalhealth #metabolichealth #depression #bipolar #schizophrenia #lifestylemedicine #menshealth #womenshealth #metabolicpsychiatry #mentalwellbeing #nutritionaltherapy #nutritionaltherapist #healthcoach

What is Brain Energy?

My new blog introduces you to the concept of brain energy and how it plays a very important role in your mental health.

I hope it will help you to understand why there is a lot of excitement and hope surrounding the new field of ‘metabolic mental health’ otherwise also known as ‘metabolic psychiatry’ based on the science of brain energy.

Severe and enduring mental health conditions such as depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia are being redefined as energy dysregulation disorders and new therapeutic treatments incorporating powerful lifestyle medicine are being tested with very positive signs.

Please click the link in my bio or head straight to my blog at:
https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/rewire-your-brain-energy-are-mitochondria-the-keys-to-mental-health-part-one

#metabolicmentalhealth #brainenergy #mentalhealth #metabolichealth #depression #bipolar #schizophrenia #lifestylemedicine #menshealth #womenshealth #metabolicpsychiatry #mentalwellbeing #nutritionaltherapy #nutritionaltherapist #healthcoach

I’ve rebranded, I’m still working in the field of energy but with much more of a focus more on brain energy and metabolic mental health. In the last year I have had a lot of clients coming my way wanting to try a ketogenic diet to improve their mental health symptoms, everything from depression, anxiety, depersonalisation to schizophrenia and more.

I have been very excited about the new trials that are taking place around the world demonstrating what a powerful prescription a ketogenic diet can be for mental health. Much of this work is being led and funded by the amazing Baszucki Foundation @jan_ellison_baszucki who are supporting researchers to extend the evidence base for this type of therapy.

I remain one of the only ketogenic metabolic therapy experts in the UK and I believe that we will continue to see this approach change lives when other treatments have not been successful. It is providing a new solution that can fit very nicely alongside more traditional approaches, many of which may also provide metabolic benefits, often by supporting mitochondrial health. And it is our mitochondria at the cellular level which make our brain energy.

I believe we are seeing a new chapter open in the field of mental health that is going to make a huge impact and provide hope for many people going forwards.

#brainenergy #metabolicmentalhealth #mitochondria #depression #bipolar #schizophrenia #mentalhealth #mentalwellbeing #ketogenidiet #womenshealth #menshealth

Out getting my exercise this morning before travelling to Glasgow where we are going to be hearing how lifestyle is so important for good metabolic health.

Oban, what a great place to do so!

#oban #glasgow #scotland #metabolichealth

Last chance to buy the final few tickets for the conference I’m running with The Public Health Collaboration this Saturday.

If you are interested in health you will leave even more curious and inspired to make changes..

Find tickets on Eventbrite under Revolutionising Health With Real Food. See you in Glasgow on Saturday with our star studded speaker line up!

#glasgow #scotland #lowcarb #healthyliving #T2D #heartdisease #mentalhealth #foodaddiction

I spent my weekend running a survival camp for young people in the woods!

I’m very happy that the recent renovation of our old boat shed is now getting put to a good use. We replaced all the supports by hand without taking the roof off which was a big achievement and a family effort.

The food was great. We had a cooked breakfast of bacon and sausage on sticks and eggs cooked in scooped out oranges. Dinner was rabbit, partridge, guineafowl spit roasted with seabass, salmon and trout.

A feast in the wild!

Eating a ketogenic diet doesn’t need to be boring!

Mini macadamia nut pancakes topped with very dark chocolate and whipped cream.

#lchf #keto #ketodiet #lowcarb #ketogenic #ketogenicdiet

Last week I had the privilege of a meal out in the company of an amazing group of people all trying to make the world a better place, in this case in relation to brain health. I feel honoured to be in the same room and to have been able to participate in such a valuable conversation. @chrispalmermd @allytransforms @djehring1 @oliviakhwaja

Plus the meal was delicious. The low carb menu served up at @caldesiinmarylebone is very special and I recommend it if you are in London but be sure to book ahead!

#brainhealth #lowcarb

A few of the things I talked about in my interview with @newsweek last week included the suitability of the ketogenic diet for women.

I explained that some nutrition experts, particularly those that specialise in women’s health, warn that women need to eat carbohydrates for good hormone health. I said that I believe there is a lot of misunderstanding and myths out there about ketogenic diets including this one. I explained research was still developing but that evidence on thyroid hormones suggests that yes the ketogenic diet might reduce hormone output but it is because it also increases sensitivity in the thyroid, implying that the body adapts to a ketogenic diet in a positive way.

I pointed out that there are also other myths, such as a ketogenic diet adversely affecting the gut microbiome. I explained that the gut microbiome is highly complex, and we are still to discover and understand how all the different microbes work together and interact with the gut lining and our immune system. Yes, a ketogenic diet will change the gut microbiome, but it changes rapidly all the time, and the changes on a ketogenic diet do not mean it is a bad thing.

It was good to be able to get some of these messages across. I just we don’t focus on the myths but rather on the good science that exists for ketogenic diets being a powerful metabolic therapy that can change lives for the better.

#keto #ketodiet #metabolictherapy #nutritionaltherapy #healthcoach #ketogenicdiets

More research needs to be done, it is not yet proven that the ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 or the high level of linoleic acid in our diets is a causal factor in our poor metabolic health and chronic disease, but there are a lot of signs pointing in that direction.

It is always worth coming full circle back to our evolution and what our species-specific diet should be. As a Paleolithic hunter gatherer (which is still the environment we are genetically adapted for) we should be eating a diet high in animal-based foods including meat, fish and eggs and that will provide a low omega-6 to omega-3 ratio.

In addition this will be a diet that is higher in saturated fat, if you want to learn more about why I don’t think saturated fat is the problem it was made out to be, take a read of some of my other blogs!

Of course I suggest that we also want to avoid all the highly processed food that is contaminated by vegetable oils.

The message is quite simply really, get back to what we should be eating... real food... if you want good health.

To learn more read my whole blog about vegetable oils. Click the link in my bio or head straight to my website.

https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/why-vegetable-oil-may-be-the-biggest-problem

#omega3 #omega6 #seedoils #realfood #healthyeating #womenshealth #menshealth

I was delighted to be invited to help the Institute for Optimum Nutrition @ion_nutrition celebrate their 40th birthday in London. As well as a delightful evening meeting other passionate nutrition professionals there were also some very thought provoking talks as well as the launch of IONs cookbook. One of my carnivore keto recipes is in the book, beef mince and liver meatballs!

One of the talks was by the Dean of ION, Heather Rosa. She made us think about how we stay up to date in our profession and challenged us whether we knew about exciting new research such as that on Lean Mass Hyper Responders which is questioning the heart lipid hypothesis of heart disease.

I was pleased to say that I did know all about it and was one of only 3 people in the audience able to put their hand up to say they themselves were a LMHR! For those of you that don’t know what that means, it means that we have a high LDL cholesterol but otherwise perfect metabolic health. It means we are fuelled on fat, eating a ketogenic diet, but likely have low risks for cardiovascular disease. I’m following the science and interestingly it is being led by an engineer Dave Feldman @realdavefeldman who discovered he was one of these LMHRs himself and wanted to understand his health better. He teamed up with a well known cardiologist to conduct studies including coronary artery scans to see what was happening with regards to cardiovascular risk with this unusual cohort.

The research has demonstrated that we don’t yet know everything about metabolic health or heart disease in particular, but I’m pleased to be at the forefront of learning that is at the cutting edge and potentially changing the paradigms we have previously been led to believe in. I personally suspect that if we were able to go back to paleolithic times and investigate the health or our early human ancestors we would find a lot more of them in optimal health and who fit the criteria for being an LMHR!

Does reducing linoleic acid or the ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 in the diet have anti-inflammatory effects?

One 12-week trial in humans looked at this in relation to chronic headache patients and found that lowering dietary linoleic acid significantly reduced the abundance of oxidised lipids in the blood and the amount of linoleic acid in the blood lipids.

Another 16-week trial in migraine patients found that a diet lower in linoleic acid was associated with significant improvements in stress perception, sleep quality and perceived health compared to the control group, migraine disability scores also improved substantially and there were also improvements in pain interference and pain intensity.

A cross-sectional study of people with lower back pain and temporomandibular disorder (a jaw disorder) found that higher levels of the omega-6 arachidonic acid (AA) were associated with a greater probability of both pain conditions for women, but not men. Higher levels of the omega-3s were associated with a lower probability of both pain conditions for men, but not women.

This has been replicated in other studies of pain conditions with a higher ratio of omega-6/omega-3s being associated with greater pain intensity for orofacial pain, headache, low back pain, and bodily pain.

Another animal intervention study fed mice different high fat diets differing only in the omega-6/3 ratio, fed the lowest omega-6/3 ratio had the lowest non-HDL (atherogenic lipoproteins) and inflammation (IL-6) as well as less aortic atherosclerotic lesions and the severity of atherosclerosis increased as the omega-6/3 ratio increased.

To learn more read my whole blog about vegetable oils. Click the link in my bio or head straight to my website.

https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/why-vegetable-oil-may-be-the-biggest-problem

This is the second Annual Scottish Conference for the Public Health Collaboration. This year we are aiming to revolutionise health in Scotland!

At the conference our amazing speakers will be talking about heart disease, diabetes and dementia as well as longevity.

You will learn how you can use real food and lifestyle changes to prevent and reverse chronic disease as well as optimise health.

Click the link in my bio to book a ticket.

How Does a High Omega-6 from Vegetable/Seed Oils Impact Health?

Most of the studies looking at this have only been done in animals. Thy generally show changes in body composition, a gradual increase in fat mass, as well as hyperinsulinemia which means raised insulin levels as well as increased inflammation and changes in gene expression.

There are some human studies which found that lowering the amount of linoleic acid (an omega-6) in the diet reduced the amount of oxidised lipids in blood plasma and could prevent and reverse fatty liver disease. As we age the levels of oxidised LDL become greater and greater so more and more reason to avoid too much linoleic acid!

A couple of studies looked at the ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids in expectant human mothers and what happened to their children. Children born to mothers who had a higher ratio of umbilical cord blood omega-6, had higher skin fold measurements (a measure of subcutaneous fat) and a higher chance of being obese.

Another study found an association with visceral obesity (fat around the organs in the body) and obesity at age 6 with the authors suggesting this was linked to the excessive consumption of omega-6 PUFAs. Other human studies found reduced insulin sensitivity.

The evidence in relation to Type2 Diabetes is mixed but many researchers are warning that increased consumption of linoleic acid could accelerate the progress of Type2 diabetes.

There are many epidemiological studies and some animal trials that have found opposing results to this. We know that we can’t trust epidemiological studies to prove causation, it could well be that there are several confounders, other considerations that affected the results of studies.

It is possible to plot all kinds of factors and find trends between them that are completely unrelated. Many of the animal trials that have been done are with poor trial design making their results difficult to interpret in a meaningful way.

What we do need is better quality trials investigating this further. Meanwhile I’m keeping my omega-6 intake low by avoiding vegetable/seed oils!

The food I eat.

Nutrient dense.

Low in carbohydrates.

Plenty of protein and healthy fats.

Anti-inflammatory.

Real whole foods.

Home cooked.

Delicious, filling and satisfying.

Provides plentiful energy.

Helps prevent chronic disease.

Pretty much guarantees optimal health.

An Inflammatory Problem…

Linoleic acid is an essential fat needed for our skin to form an effective vapor barrier. It was once an exceptionally rare fatty acid in the diet during human evolution which is why we developed the ability to store it. This explains why, along with our increasing intake, there is a significant increase in the amount of linoleic acid stored in our human fat tissue, with studies finding a 2.5 fold increase since the 1950s.

This increase parallels the increase in inflammatory, metabolic, autoimmune and allergic diseases in our modern society. Although this is an association (not necessarily causal) one theory growing in popularity is that the increasing high ratio of omega-6 to omega-3s in our bodies is driving chronic low-grade inflammation leading to poor health and the rise of chronic disease.

The effect of increasing linoleic acid in the human body leads to higher oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (one of the molecules that carries cholesterol around the body), increased platelet aggregation, and problems with the structure of cell membranes in addition to a general increased level of inflammation.

If we take oxidised lipids, oxidation occurs when there is a reaction between high energy free radical molecules, oxygen, and in this case a fat (or lipid) which results in the oxidation and degradation (or breakdown) of the molecule. Often known better as a fat going rancid.

This is what is happening in our bodies when we have a high level of inflammation. Inflammation is tissue damage which is caused by these highly unstable molecules which have electrons available to react with other substances and oxidise them.

Interested to know more? Read my latest blog ‚Why Vegetable Oil May Be The Biggest Problem‘. Click the link in my bio or head direct to the link below.

https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/why-vegetable-oil-may-be-the-biggest-problem

#vegetableoil #seedoils #inflammation #omega6 #omega3 #linoleicacid #healthyfat #cholesterol #nutrition #nutritionaltherapist #nutritionaltherapy #healthcoach

This week I’ve been simply enjoying the Autumn sunshine and the delight of the berries that this time of year brings. A bumper crop from nature.

As humans we have been consuming plenty of omega-3 fats for millions of years, from marine life like fish, as well as ruminant grass-fed animals (similar to cows and sheep).

Anthropologists believe during the Paleolithic era that the intake of marine omega-3s was approximately 660–14,250 mg/day. Today we are eating on average only 100–200 mg/day today. Plus the ratio of omega-6/3s that we consume has increased from around 4:1 during Paleolithic times to 20:1 today, a significant change.

One of the key omega-6 fats is linoleic acid and over the past 100 years we have doubled our intake. The ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fat in our diets has increased because of the recent addition of highly processed omega-6 rich seed (vegetable) oils.

To provide you with some examples of the omega-6/3 ratio of different oils, sunflower oil has a 40:1 ratio which is better than many others such as corn at 60:1 and safflower oil at 77:1.

Linoleic acid has become the most abundant PUFA in the modern western diet. Since 1960 our average intake has steadily risen from 2.7 g/day to around 4.9 g/day to 21.0 g/day (providing between 4 and 10% of our total calorie intake).

The per capita consumption in the US of soybean oil increased >1000-fold between 1909 to 1999 and is even higher now, this is one of the major sources of linoleic acid in our diets, in the UK a lot of it comes from sunflower oil.

These oils are used to cook nearly all of the food you buy in restaurants or from take-aways and are incorporated into nearly every ready meal and many packaged foods.

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