[Podcast] The Seed Oil Wake-Up Call: How 'Heart-Healthy' Oils Made Us Sick

In this episode Jim and Lynn Applegate sits down with Cherie Calbom — the internationally known "Juice Lady," MS in nutrition, author of 36 books (including the global bestseller Juicing for Life) and the new exposé The Truth About Seed Oils — to unpack why seed oils became so popular, how they affect our health, and what practical changes you can make today.

Topics covered include the history of seed oils (their wartime origins and rebranding as "vegetable oils"), the science linking seed oils to inflammation and oxidative damage (aldehydes, lipid peroxides), connections to heart disease, migraines, fatty liver and rising childhood health issues, and how decades of marketing reshaped American diets.

Cherie, Lynn and Jim give clear, actionable guidance: which fats to embrace (olive, avocado, coconut, ghee, grass‑fed butter and tallow), which to avoid (canola, soybean, corn, safflower, sunflower, grapeseed, rice bran, peanut and other industrial seed oils), why smoke point and processing matter, and how good fats support cell membranes, brain health, and calm the nervous system.

The episode is rich with practical tips — label‑reading strategies, the Seed Oil Scout app and resources at juiceladyinfo.com and thetruthaboutseedoils.com, restaurant and grocery swaps, easy ways to sneak healthy fats into kids' diets (freezer coconut treats, cacao‑avocado pudding), and recipe ideas pulled from Cherie's book and her 50 real‑food recipes and 21‑day meal plan.

Cherie also shares personal healing stories — from a life‑changing juice cleanse to dramatic improvements after removing seed oils — and explains why change matters now: our bodies continually renew themselves, so cleaner fats and fewer processed foods can produce measurable health gains.

Resources and next steps mentioned include Cherie's book The Truth About Seed Oils, free downloads and meal plans at her site, the Seed Oil Scout scanner, and an upcoming wellness retreat (no seed oils, organic meals, juicing and cooking classes) in Carefree, Arizona. Expect science, history, recipes, shopping hacks, and inspiring stories to help you reduce seed oils and reclaim vitality.