Recent research suggests that butter may have health benefits contrary to its negative portrayal. It contains nutrients that can protect against heart disease, improve joint health, and support oral health, thyroid function, and children's growth. Additionally, butter is rich in anti-cancer properties and its health benefits are most pronounced in raw, grass-fed varieties.

1. is butter healthy?
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2. There has been a lot of anti-butter propaganda
in the past, and even a time when margarine and
vegetable oils were considered healthier options.
But as more research is done, we’re finding that
butter may not be evil as it’s been portrayed,
but may actually be good for our health.

3. Helps Avoid Heart Disease

4. • Butter actually contains many nutrients that protect us from heart disease.
• Vitamin A is necessary for the health of the adrenals and thyroid, and these both play a
major role in the cardiovascular system.
• Butter is also a good source of cholesterol. Cholesterol gets a bad rep, but it’s actually an
anti-oxidant.

5. Helps joints

6. • Butter is the only source of a
unique “anti-stiffness” factor
that helps avoid or reduce
problems like arthritis in the
joints.
• This same nutrient helps
prevent calcification in other
parts of the body (hello
arteries).
• The catch? This special “anti-
stiffness” factor is only found in
raw, un-pasteurized butter.

7. Helps tooth health

8. • Butter contains many important fat
soluble vitamins that are necessary
for many aspects of health,
including oral health.
• It is necessary for the teeth to
remineralize (from the inside out)
and it contains a nutrient known as
“Activator X” (now known as Vitamin
K2) which Weston A. Price found
was instrumental in oral health.

9. Helps children’s growth

10. • Most kids love butter, and I’ve seen many kids go so far as
to take a bite out of a stick of butter.
• Turns out, they are on to something important as butter is a
source of many nutrients that kids need for proper growth.

11. Helps support the thyroid

12. • Many people these days struggle with underlying thyroid problems and it turns
out that the movement away from butter (along with some other factors) could
be contributing to the problem.
• The specialized medium chain fatty acids in coconut oil make it a superfood
for the thyroid and when combined with butter, it creates a powerful support
for the thyroid. Butter contains Vitamin A and a highly absorbable form of
Iodine, both of which support healthy thyroid function.

13. Helps prevent cancer

14. • The Weston A. Price
foundation covered this in
depth: Many of the saturated
fats in butter have strong
anti-cancer properties.
• Butter is rich in short and
medium chain fatty acid
chains that have strong anti-
tumor effects.
• Butter also contains
conjugated linoleic acid
which gives excellent
protection against cancer.
• Vitamin A and the anti-
oxidants in butter–vitamin E,
selenium and cholesterol–
protect against cancer as
well as heart disease.”

15. Helps boost CLA

16. • CLA is a newly discovered good fat called “conjugated linoleic
acid” that may be a potent cancer fighter.
• Few people realize that CLA is also found in nature, and this
natural form does not have any known negative side effects.
• The most abundant source of natural CLA is the meat and dairy
products of grassfed animals.

17. Source Matters

18. • Pasteurized store
bought butter is
certainly a step up from
any type of vegetable
oil product, but grass-
fed raw butter is the
best choice when it is
available.
• I get Kalona brand
butter (from here) and
use it in our cooking
and even in my coffee.

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