| Stearic acid is an
essential saturated fat that can actually lower blood cholesterol in your body. High
blood cholesterol is linked to coronary heart disease which is the number one
cause of death in the USA. Also, Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) are one of the
fifty nutrients needed to sustain your body's good health. EFAs will
remain liquid at body temperature and because of their bent shape they do not
cause clogging of our arteries and cardiovascular system like saturated fats
will do.
Long chain fatty acids are 12 to 18 carbons long and relates to our food and
in health. Stearic has 18 carbons in its chain.
Essential fatty acids and stearic acid can be helpful to our
body's immune system response.
"Depression, various neurological problems,
gastrointestinal problems, a variety of painful inflammatory illnesses, and
problems resulting from the tendency of blood to clot, (heart attacks
& stroke) are all related to similar imbalances in prostaglandin
hormones that can be alleviated by correcting the balance of fatty acids in the
diet." -Sidney M. Baker, M.D.
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