For decades, nutritional orthodoxy has given us very clear instructions: Get your protein from lean meat, and get your "healthy fats" from nuts, seeds, and olive oil. We’ve been trained to trim the white stuff off our steaks as if it were toxic waste. When I started looking into the biochemistry of my clean ketogenic lifestyle, I got confused. I knew there were only two "Essential Fatty Acids" (Omega-3 and Omega-6), and that plants and seeds are full of them. So, if plants provide the "essentials," why eat fatty meat at all? Why not just eat chicken breast and a handful of walnuts? The answer, as I found out, required understanding that not all fats have the same job description. Fuel vs. Parts: The Construction Analogy You need fat for two very different purposes in the human body. Think of it like building and running a car. Structural Fat ("The Parts"): You need specific fats to build cell walls, synthesize hormones, and support your brain. T...
Nearly twenty years ago, I started a blog called The Path is Too Deep, a geeky reference to a rare computer error message. A great deal of life has happened since then, a life I would like to share. So, here again, are some random bits of unfiltered Chris.