Alex Fergus - PUFAs - Why This Widely Consumed Unhealthy Toxin Is The Worst Thing You Likely Ingest

Alex Fergus - PUFAs - Why This Widely Consumed Unhealthy Toxin Is The Worst Thing You Likely Ingest

Author: Kevin Cottrell: Nutrition & Fitness, Longevity, Circadian Optimization, Wei March 2, 2018 Duration: 39:12

Health and wellness entrepreneur Alex Fergus has an interesting story to share about his journey to finding better health. Like many Americans, Alex grew up playing several sports throughout his childhood and college years – from competitive rowing to bodybuilding and weight-lifting. At an early age, Alex began suffering the effects of low testosterone and began his journey to transform his life, seek out better health choices, and learn more about healthy lifestyle changes including improving his circadian rhythms, eating healthier, and blocking blue light after sundown. We live in a time where is seems as if everything under the sun is bad for us. Some even claim the sun itself is harmful to our health! But there is one consumed food substance that deserves more attention. This substance is far more damaging than the commonly feared foods. Yet is still consumed in enormous quantities around the world on a daily basis. It's a substance that even many health conscious individuals are not even aware of. Meanwhile it's consumption is linked to heart disease, obesity and even cancer.Alex is referring to Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids. Also known as PUFA's. In particular Omega 6 PUFAs. ”PUFAs are the most common toxin ingested daily - often completely unknowingly.” – Alex Fergus In This Episode, You Will Learn: What are PUFAs Why are PUFAs so unhealthy High Omega 6 Levels from PUFAs and Inflammation’ Death by PUFAs - What they are the worst thing you ingest’ PUFAs and Cancer PUFAs and Obesity Mentioned in This Episode Alex Fergus - PUFAs The Worst Thing You Eat Everyday Key Takeaway: Avoiding PUFAs (Omega 6) in favor of Healthy Saturated Fats (Omega 3) can make a significant impact on your overall health, wellness, and fitness. Connect with Alex Fergus: Alex Fergus website Rate, Review, Connect, Inspire Stay updated on new episodes, guest interviews, and health, wellness, and fitness information and resources by subscribing to the HealthCastNow Podcast Show on iTunes. Every day we bring you actionable insight, demystified truth, and simple steps to help you navigate the complex, often confusing health, wellness, and fitness information and answer the questions you’ve been asking. Visit HealthCastNow.Com or subscribe on iTunes today!


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