If you don't have heart disease and want to enjoy olive oil, I recommend putting your olive oil in a spray bottle and lightly spritzing your greens or roasted vegetables instead of pouring it on. Both the monounsaturated and saturated fat contained in oils is harmful to the endothelium, and a damaged endothelium is the gateway to cardiovascular disease. They contain no minerals, no fiber, and are 100% fat calories. Esselstyn says that all oils are extremely low in nutritive value. Not even olive oil, which contradicts a lot of other people's opinions who call olive oil a good fat.ĭr. Caldwell Esselstyn, promotes “no oil” for his heart patients. I get a lot of pushback when I discuss oil, but oil is fat and too much fat, even from so called healthy oil, can zap your energy and promote weight gain.Įven olive oil, one of the healthier fats, can expose you to several health risks if you consume too much. One of the recurring problems I witnessed was the abundance of oil people were consuming. Others have been vegan for a long time but were concerned they weren't getting optimum nutrition. They were sick of being sick and wanted to take their health back. Some were just getting started on a plant-based diet. It was such a fun time and I encountered so many inspiring people. Last month I had the opportunity to teach plant-based nutrition on the Holistic Holiday at Sea all vegan cruise.
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