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Oils to Make You Lose Weight, Detoxify the Body and Protect the Mind

October 2nd, 2007

Monday night I had the pleasure of hearing Dr Udo Erasmus present live.

When you meet Udo, you’ll soon realize he looks great for his age. He was born during WWII which makes him in his 60s but he definitely doesn’t look it or act it. He looks like he’s in his 50s and I wasn’t the only one struggling to keep up during his presentation.

Why is Dr Udo an Expert I Should Listen To?

The short answer to this is - the man is an expert on biology and nutrition. He cured himself of pesticide poisoning with Essential Fatty Acids.

In his book, “Fats That Heal, Fats That Kill” Udo Erasmus argues that proper use of fats can even reverse cancer, diabetes, PMS, asthma, addictions, and more. His book takes an in-depth look at the oil industry and the politics of health.

“Essential fats are the most abundant in seed oils but the problem with the majority of oils found on grocery store shelves is that they have been damaged during processing. We should avoid such oils and choose EFA rich oils made with health in mind. Healthful oils come from organically grown seeds and are low temperature pressed under protection from heat, light and oxygen.”

He’s created his own blend of Omega 3, 6 and 9 that is available at good health stores. His brand new product is a Vegetarian DHA (fish oil) version. If you want to know how you have a vegetarian fish oil, it’s a great question and click here for the answer.

You’ve probably heard that there are oils that are essential to the body, especially the brain. Udo relates how pregnant women often become forgetful and says that it’s because the body is creating a new brain for the growing baby the body then has to support 2 brains and the oils get drawn from the mother causing the mental lapses. Add the right oils to your diet and this problem goes away. This is also great news for people with alzheimers. Forget Sudoko Dr Udo says.

Udo goes on to say that heating fats to boiling temperature changes the chemistry and turning them toxic.We’ve all heard how most oils become dangerous Trans Fatty Acids when heated. Trans fats have been all over the news the last couple of years because the government has recognised how they are directly related to poor health and now trans fats are required to be shown on product labelling.

What surprised me though was how he described the process of getting toxins out of non organic oils, particularly fish oils. He said the process oils are put through to remove pesticides, mercury and other nasties counteracts the goodness from the oils and can even make them toxic to your body!

“Supermarket oils are treated with Drano window-washing acid bleach in order to give them a long shelf life. They’re treated with a corrosive base, corrosive acid, then bleached to clean up the rancidity.”

YUCK! Draino and bleach used in my oil?! Ok, that’s enough to make sure that I only buy organic extra virgin olive oil and use either butter or coconut oil when I do heat fat (for instance the butter on my beloved popcorn).

Tony Robbins raves about Udos oil and while I was doing the week-long cleanse we were given Udos oil every day. I continued taking Udos oil and people would often comment on how soft my skin is. I stopped taking the oil about a year ago because it didn’t seem important and I’ve noticed that my skin has definitely changed, it is drier and is starting to look older. That alone should have kicked me into action.

What really caught my attention when he said the oils help detoxify the body, drawing toxins out of the tissues and eliminating them. This finally got me to start taking Udos oil again because I want to help get mercury and pesticides out of my body.

Why is Udo against Fish Oil?

Udo is against fish oils because of damage done to the oil during processing. “In addition, there are concerns about fish oil contamination by pesticides, mercury, dioxins, and chlorinated pesticides. The removal of these toxins requires more processing with further destruction of fish oil molecules. Finally, even the cleanest fish oils are not free of contaminants.”

Udo shared how Inuit (Eskimo) children consume whale fat as part of their diet which is normally quite high in essential fatty acids but because of the processing, the children have actually been showing symptoms of being deficient in Essential Fatty Acids.

So how do you use Oil to Lose Weight?

When losing weight most of us focus on cutting fats and oils out of our diet. I know I definitely focussed on this. The problem is that we cut out the good fats as well as the bad fats.

On his website, Dr Udo says “Flax oil, which contains the omega-3s, should be considered a “must have” supplement for bodybuilders. If bodybuilders want to lose subcutaneous fat, then I’d highly recommend additional flax oil. The muscles will look shredded! Some of the bodybuilders that I’ve worked with have taken up to 14 tablespoons of the blend with amazing results. Flax oil alone may not be enough, though.”

My conclusion… I didn’t like drinking oil and I thought by eating organic avocados and salmon I was getting the essential fatty acids I needed but just looking at the results in my body - my skin and the advancing health symptoms I’ve had this year, I am now going back to making sure I get the optimal blend of EFAs.

For more information on Dr Udo and Udo’s Oil go to: http://www.udoerasmus.com

The best way to attempt weight loss is to couple a healthy diet with a blood type diet. You can also add diet pills to the regime.

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