Well, that escalated quickly 😅
Last week I shared a post about saturated fat, seed oils, and UV-induced skin cancer. Mice fed 20% sat fat were almost completely protected from UV tumorigenesis compared with mice fed polyunsat fat.
Then the post got shared outside the group... and the comments EXPLODED.
People were HEATED. Some felt attacked. Others felt validated. Most tried to educate newbies who joined just to argue. A few wanted more evidence beyond that single 1988 mouse study.
So I posted a follow-up with human studies (175,675 people across multiple research papers) showing polyunsaturated fats linked to increased skin cancer risk while saturated fats appeared neutral and olive oil was actually protective.
Why This Matters
"Health" culture thrives on dogma. We're told saturated fat is bad, the sun causes cancer, trust the experts, stop questioning.
But when you actually look at the research yourself, you start seeing cracks in those narratives. And that makes people uncomfortable.
Discomfort is where growth happens.
When we do our own research, we're practicing self-advocacy—and that's healing in more ways than one.
✅ Stop blindly accepting what you're told
✅ Trust your own discernment
✅ Make informed decisions for YOUR body
✅ Stop feeling like a victim of conflicting advice
That's real power.
Yes, the post caused fights. Yes, I had to turn off comments so the group didn't get flagged. But I'd rather create uncomfortable conversations than perpetuate tired advice keeping people stuck.
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