Morning Zeb,
--On 13 September 2007 21:31:26 -0700 zeb caffe <[email protected]> wrote:
thanks for that great information on oils John. What do you think of
those newer margarines that have plant sterols in them to lower
cholesterol?
Well, I wouldn't call that recipe good cooking! I would just use say
cold-pressed sesame ( not the dark brown burnt one - it's green), which has
plant sterols in it. Just more adulterated food trading on health issues.
WHo want's to lower cholesterol anyway. It zooms about , as our body
regulates itself. chronically high cholesterol levels are an indication of
poor diet and impending heart attack, where cholesterol is a protective
factor! coconut oil is a better idea, because it normalises cholesterol
whether it be high or low.
(to my best knowledge).
Have you ever heard of Siberian sea buckthorn oil?
Yes, but i've never been to Siberia.
Seriously, it sounds good on the face of it. SO do another twenty or so I
have listed.
But, having used extensively a good number of prime cold pressed oils, and
studied their composition and uses, used them in skin preparations etc, I
am the opinion that a small collection of oils is quite sufficient, for all
purposes.
Food is my medicine. SO my small collection includes the staples of olive,
sesame. I also have coconut oil on hand and use it once a week or so. I
never use margarine, only butter for some servings and bread; walnut, hemp,
to dash on a salad for a treat ad variety, and taste.
The same oils I use for skin, along with almond, a little shea, and cocoa.
I use blackseed oil medicinally, and my son has it at the moment. I use
blackseed (the seed) in my cooking anyway (along with other seeds like
fennel etc). Actually the seeds, the coconut itself, the olives are more
important to me than the oils..but I like oil for my dishes. They are rich,
potent, but not more so than the seeds ( which are variously about 40-50%
oil)
Oh I also keep a little neem oil, for skin medicine.
I have almond and thistle, and jojoba for skin. I use almond and thistle
less often, could cut them out...they give me nothing extra. Thistle was
good for penetrating calluses and making rapid penetrating compositions.
Castor oil I have in hand as a purgative - used it when my mother got a bad
dose of environmental poison which tried to come out through her skin. It
is also very protective for hair and skin. ON the whole, I prefer not to
use highly penetrating oils, as they upset the composition of human sebum.
Of course, these days everyone want 'non greasy' skin stuff. 'Slap it on
and go' But to my mind, oils should be be be semi-fatty (eg. seaame,
mustard, olive) applied half an hour before a bath. I learnt this practice
in India. Their main use is protection for for drying skin, or hard water
and hot baths.
There was some research by a major skin care company and they found that
nuns (not all) had the best skin: nuns on the whole didn't use anything on
their skin. The research wasn't broadcast. Other factors count too, like
airy halls, no doubt.
Creams are important for builders and damaged skin. I could go on a bit
more.... the skin oils are an art. But for diet, it's a small range. Oh I
remember, I have palm oil for frying plantains - the red unrefined one, an
occasional treat. There's nothing lacking - though I consider the butter
very important as well, possibly the most important, as fat added to food.
Once I lived on only butter for years, and butter ghee. And its fine
protection on skin.
Sincerely,
JOhn
Damn I forgot to mention mustard oil - I have that around too. a teaspoon
for special flavour in some curries. Also a good skin oil, pre shower, bath.
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