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Paleo without cooking oils? Possible?

Cooking oils like butter, olive, coconut, avocado, palm and macadamia oils did not exist in the the Paleolithic era. Rendered animal fats like tallow, duck fat, chicken fat and lar …
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Is nutritiondata.self.com full of baloney???

They list corn and canola oil as strongly anti-inflammatory, saturated fats as mildly inflammatory, and soy oil and peanut oil is listed as inflammatory. I would say they are blind …
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What’s worse vegetable oils or grains?

Which do you think is worse for human health? I personally think that those highly refined vegetable and seed oils are just as bad if not much worse than grains. It's only been use …
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Saturated fat or Monounsaturated to boost testosterone?

Which type of fat is better for men trying to increase testosterone? I read a lot of articles online stating that monounsaturated fats are better than saturated for testosterone. I …
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Avocado oil VS Olive oil?

Which oil is better overall in smell, taste, texture, color, nutrients, antioxidants and cooking? Why is avocado oil not as well known as olive oil?
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which oils for making mayonnaise

So I am thinking avocado oil, but many recommend macadamia, I would love to use a nut oil, but would that have phytic acid in the oil since the nuts have them. And coconut oil and …
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Is fat from animals sufficient?

I'm asking if just eating beef, eggs, chicken and fish by itself have enough dietary fat? Do i have to add butter or oils(EVOO,avocado oil,coconut oil) to get adeqaute fat in my di …
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Oils and Spices processed in same factory as wheat, soy, etc.

Should I be concerned about brands of cooking oils (EVOO, Coconut, etc.), and spices that are processed in the same factory as wheat, soy, peanuts, etc...? I've found some that do …
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Instant sore throat after eating chocolates and peanut oil along with swelling if the tonsils

I have a son who is 13years old,he has sensitivity to certain brands of chocolates (cadbury, ram-mandel,eclairs...) .After eating his voice becomes hoarse and his tonsils swell. Sa …
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Sesame Seed Oil: Good or Bad??

I have been reading some paleo cookbooks that use sesame seed oil in their recipes for asian flavor. (thats what they call it anyway). I am wondering if this is something to stay a …
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What oil would you use for cooking implements that need to be coated in oil before they’re stored?

The wok and cast iron pan are easy - I can heat coconut oil in them after they've been cleaned and coat the cooking surface. That doesn't work as well for the grinding plates and b …
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Paleo Restaurant Menu???

If a restaurant were to create a 'paleo menu', sort of like a gluten free menu.....what should be included and excluded? While paleo by definition includes meats (hopefully ethica …
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Virgils brand rootbeer ok?

I saw this on sale at my local Native Sun and wanted to get some input (mainly about the oils) to see what my fellow Paleo's think about this. Always looking for some different be …
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Cooking in Oil :

What is the best oil for deep frying?
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Eddie V’s Restaurant Austin

I'll be going to Eddie V's for dinner next week in Austin and am trying to stay pretty strict while there. So I was wondering if anyone knows what oils they use on their steaks …

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