Our bodies are designed to be healthy, vibrant and beautiful, not heavy and slow. If allowed to work without impediment in an ideal environment, they will naturally seek to regain this healthy balance. However, in our society, dominated as it is by fast food, sedentary lifestyles, and “comfort eating”, bringing back this harmonious balance and achieving optimum physical, mental and emotional performance is often very difficult. We need all the help we can get in order to optimize our food intake, boost our metabolism and digestion, and provide our perfectly designed bodies with all the essential nutrients they need to function to their fullest potential. When we try to describe a perfectly functioning system, we often refer to it as a “well-oiled machine”. This metaphor gives us the key to understanding one of the most important underlying principles of natural well-being and healthy metabolism. To be able to maintain wellness and remain in optimum shape, our bodies must be WELL-OILED. By that, we mean that they must be supplied with the right fats. Not only are these “good fats” essential for healthy metabolism, but they are also vital for maintaining digestive and overall health and balance. Long gone are the days when we believed that all fats were bad for us. By now, we know perfectly well that instead of trying to eliminate all fats from our diet or indiscriminately reduce their consumption, we must instead concentrate on supplying our bodies with the right fats they need to function properly. Yes, we must keep them well-oiled! Rather that denying these perfectly designed “machines” the very “lubrication” that they desperately need, we must supply them with the best-grade “performance boosters” we may find.