Foods

Blog: 6 Reasons We NEVER Use Seed Oils at POTG

Seed oils – such as cottonseed oil, soybean oil, canola oil seem to be in everything. Furthermore, it seems like everyone is hating on them recently. And, for good reason! Luckily, we’ve been ahead of this trend and have NEVER used seed ois in any of our dishes (nor will we ever.)
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Healthy fats

Yes, it’s true—fat is healthy! We need dietary fats for robust endocrine, metabolic, and skin health. Fats are essential for building our sex and stress hormones, healing damaged tissues, helping us absorb vitamins A, D, E, & K, and keeping our energy balanced. Healthy fats also control inflammation within our bodies—specific lipids turn inflammation on when we need it and signal it to stop once our immune system has taken care of any invaders.
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Gut Health & Autoimmunity

Did you know that the gut does more than just digest and absorb food? Your gut holds the keys to your immune system, playing a pivotal role in immune regulation and the prevention of autoimmunity. Your body, but especially your gastrointestinal tract, contains an entire ecosystem—trillions of microbes that help keep your gut healthy and support your immune system. Additionally, the quality of your small intestine barrier, designed to let nutrients into your bloodstream while keeping pathogens out, is critical for a healthy immune response. Leaky gut, the condition of a damaged small intestine barrier, is connected to autoimmunity.
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