live event:

PUFAs & Seed Oils: Are Some Oils Actually Harmful?

Examining polyunsaturated fatty acids, oxidation, and where the real risk lies

Date & Time:

Friday, January 23rd, 2026

10AM Pacific Time / 1 PM Eastern (US)

About the event

The controversy around seed oils isn’t driven by new science, but by how existing science has been misunderstood.

  • What polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA's)are and why they appear in all plant oils
  • Oxidation as a function of time, freshness, storage, and handling
  • Essential fatty acids and why they cannot be inherently toxic
  • How industrial processing reshaped the reputation of seed oils
  • The difference between commodity oils and traditionally produced oils
  • Why fatty acid labels alone don’t tell the full story

your hosts

Susan & Olivia 

We are Susan & Olivia, a mother-daughter team and co-founders of the Lipid Oils Academy.  

Susan, researcher and author of Power of the Seed, teaches students from around the world how to work with botanical and lipid oils. 

Our students are herbalists, aromatherapists, skincare professionals, and individuals looking for effective, natural skincare solutions. 

Olivia is head of operations and all the things that keep our school chugging along.

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