Part II: CLEANSING - Removing Barriers to Health
Chapter 4: Oil and Water
Recipe 4: Crispy Sweet Potato Hash (with good fats)
The oil in your kitchen might be the most toxic thing in your house, yet we pour it freely over everything we eat. Industrial seed oils—canola, soybean, corn, safflower—are oxidized before they even reach your pantry, then oxidize further every time they're heated, creating inflammatory compounds that lodge in your cell membranes and stay there for years. Your brain is 60% fat; your hormones are made from fat; every cell membrane in your body depends on the quality of fats you consume. This isn't about avoiding fat—it's about choosing fats that heal rather than harm, fats that have nourished humans for millennia: olive oil pressed from ancient groves, coconut oil that's been solid at room temperature for millions of years, butter from animals that ate grass instead of grain. When you cook with good fats, every meal becomes medicine for your brain, your hormones, and your cellular health.