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	Fats !! Can Harm & Heal
Quantities and balance Most traditional diets that kept people free of degenerative conditions contain about 15 to 20% of their calories as fats. The Inuit (Eskimo) diet contained 60% of it's total calories as fats, much of it from raw whale blubber. The Inuit were free of blood clot induced heart attacks and strokes. They were free of cancer and free of diabetes. Whale blubber fatty acids are rich in essential fatty acid derivatives from Omega 3 and Omega 6, and are completely unprocessed. Fats in traditional diets contained both essential fatty acids. They were unrefined, and contained the 'minor' ingredients from the seeds and nuts from which oils are pressed. Technology for removing health supporting 'minor' ingredients from oils became widespread only in the last 100 years. What is the ideal balance? Some researches have suggested that the perfect ratio is 1 Omega 3 for every 4 Omega 6's. But they base these figures on enzyme studies in tissue culture. Some marketers suggest that the traditional Omega 3 to Omega 6 ratio was 1:1. This is untrue. The Inuit ration was 2.5:1 and did not produce Omega 6 deficiency symptoms. Mediterranean diets are about 1:6 without producing Omega 3 deficiency. The brain of both traditions contains a ratio of 1:1, indicating that the brain takes what it needs from what the body gets. In practice, we find that oils richer in Omega 3's provide the best health support and improvement. Flax oil is too rich in Omega 3's for the long term, and can lead to Omega 6 deficiency, because Omega 3 and Omega 6 EFA's compete for enzyme space in our cells. I experienced dry eyes, skipped heart beats and fragile thin skin, and got feedback from others who, misled by marketers who proclaimed flax oil as the best source of both essential fatty acids, suffered similar problems. (Flax is the richest source of Omega 3's but a source of Omega 6's). No traditional diet has flax's high ratio of 4:1 Omega 3 to Omega 6. The Inuit's 2.5:1 ratio is the Omega 3 - richest diet, and serves as nature's measure of the upper limit of safe Omega 3 richness. Safer blend The better balance Omega 3 - rich flax oil, I developed a safer blend to prevent Omega 6 deficiency. It contains everything we need from fats and nothing that we should avoid. It is richer in Omega 3's because of their therapeutic value in the present diet of Western countries. The blend - Udo's Choice Ultimate Oil blend - is packaged in amber glass by Flora Manufacturing of Canada (nothing at all to do with margarine sold in the UK!). The blend does not answer any theoretical questions, but it gives a practical answer to a practical question: What ratio gives the best therapeutic results? A ratio of about 2:1, almost as rich as Omega 3's as that of the Inuit, gives the best results. 'Udo's Choice' contains 9 ingredients. Flax supplies most of the Omega 3's. Sunflower and sesame oils provide most of the Omega 6's, but some of these also come from the oils from rice germ, wheat germ, and oat germ. Of all possible Omega 3 and Omega 6 oils I could have used, those richest in 'minor' ingredients known either by research or by clinical practice to have the most powerful healing benefits - the six oils listed above - won out over oils such as corn and safflower. All oils in the blend are unrefined, quite a production feat, because some of the oils are not commercially available in unrefined form. Good stuff In addition to the six oils, 'Udo's Choice' contains medium chain triglycerides, the ‘good stuff” from coconut oil. These are easy on our liver, lower cholesterol, improve fat absorption (which in the case of the essential fatty acids we want), inhibit tumor growth and have a pleasant taste. I also added lecithin, which has a long history of traditional use, and Vitamin EFA's, the oil-soluble free radical scavenger. The blend is the only oil I use. Yes, I take my own medicine. I take Missing Link for Humans and/or Udo's Choice with me when I travel. I cannot make claims for Missing Link or for Udo's Choice, but the feedback from users has been excellent. I have a letter on my desk from a women who writes " I've had arthritis for 26 years. A week after starting to take your blend, all my pain was gone. But I still have asthma. Am I being impatient?" Interesting reports! I have received many verbal reports and some letters on Missing Link and Udo's Choice attesting to: • skin improvement; better tanning and less burning: improvement in eczema, psoriasis, and acne. • remarkable improvements in energy levels in the older population. • increased stamina and improved performance in strength and endurance sports; better gains in body builders; faster recovery from fatigue after exercise; quicker healing of sprains, strains and bruises. • elevated moods; improves mental function, colour perception, and visual acuity; better communication; less depression. • better healing; less joint pain; less stiffness and arthritis; less inflammation. • less infections. * less proneness to clots in arteries; lowered high triglycerides. • fat loss (a fat that keeps you slim!). • less water retention in tissues (Oedema); less pre-menstrual symptoms. • less craving for cigarettes, drugs, alcohol, junk foods, and sugar. • slowed or stopped tumor growth; better energy in cancer patients. • lower insulin requirements in diabetics; improves glucose tolerance and stability. Benefits in all major degenerative conditions. Practical conformation of what we know from research that essential fatty acids do in the body. Most people prefer the taste of Udo's Choice to that of flax; the blend is more stable than flax; is better balanced; and does a better job on skin than flax oil, which is well known for it's benefits on skin. When people ask, "Is there a simple way to get everything I need from oils, without getting anything I should avoid?", Udo's Choice is the answer to their question. Udo's Choice was developed to provide a convenient way to get all the good stuff from oils without getting the bad stuff we should avoid. Not high fat; not a low fat trip, but the right fat solution. New workout bench - designed by, er - who gives a shit! Modifications As our fat habits change over the next 20 years, I will modify the formula of Udo's Choice whenever necessary, with the practical needs of the population in mind. As far as I know, I am alone in attempting to provide this kind of practical, healthful, balanced, convenient answer to the practical question. For dogs, cats and horses, we use whole foods and food concentrates containing properly balanced essential fatty acids, and have also seen the effects described above. We prefer whole foods over bottled or encapsulated oils for animals for two reasons. First, animals need less oil than humans. We are the high fat animal on the planet. While we need 15 to 20% of calories as essential fatty acid rich oils, dogs and cats need less than 10%, and horses live on a diet of grass that contains less than 5% of calories from essential fatty acid rich oils. Second, several other essential nutrients are inadequately present in animal foods. Without them, essential fatty acid-rich oils can do damage. Missing Link So, for animals we developed Missing Link, a human quality whole foods, food concentrate and Super Supplement that provides the essential fatty acids missing from processed commercial animal foods. It also contains the minerals, vitamins, enzymes, fibre, friendly bacteria, proteins, and phytochemicals that were present in nature. Missing Link makes commercial animal foods which cannot provide everything an animal needs for health because of the way they have to be processed, work better. Added to their regular food as a daily dose of • one tablespoon for an average sized (50 to 90) dog • one teaspoon for a cat • one third of a cup for a horse Users report major improvement or complete reversal in most degenerative conditions. Just by improving (optimising) the animal's nutrient intake! Our work with animals is important for two reasons. First, I developed Missing Link for animals without studying their diseases. I studied zoology, biochemistry, genetics, and nutrition. I know how normal (healthy) cells work. I am interested in health, not in disease. By adding nutrients that nature would have provided to animals, the animals' cells were able to fix their problems. We have some wonderful before and after pictures of dogs. The health approach packs power. If we know health and the components of health by optimising their essential nutrient intake, the animals cure themselves. We need no definition of disease for this. Every cell in every organism has a built-in definition of health, and a built-in (genetic) program for building health, which can work properly only if it has the tools (optimum quantities of essential ingredients) required to do it's job. Without them, even the best genes cannot build healthy cells. Second, animals do not respond to placebo effects. What you see is what you get. Results with Missing Link in animals cannot be written off as artifacts of healer's personality (besides, I did not meet most of the animals personally). Something really interesting happened. People using Missing Link for their dogs, cats, or horses saw so many benefits about 40 different degenerative conditions improved or cleared up completely! That some owners, knowing that we use only human-edible quality ingredients, began to eat 'Missing Link' they had purchased for their animals. One owner told us "When I saw the results in my dog, I thought to myself, why should my dog be healthier than me ?", I started taking it myself, and got benefits. So tired after burning off so LITTLE FAT! Human Link! In response to this interest, we developed 'Missing Link' for Humans, based on the same concept, but additionally incorporated vegetables and herbs that contain phytochemicals known to support our immune system and to suppress cancer. The feedback from people using 'Missing Link' has been as good as that from animals, perhaps even better. In addition to the benefits provided by essential fatty acids in humans and animals, people have reported: • improved digestion, and less gas and bloating after meals • less problems with allergies and Candida • better bowel regularity, with improvement in both diarrhea and constipation • lowered high cholesterol, as well as lowered high triglycerides • better glucose stability, and lower insulin requirements in diabetics • less sleepiness in the afternoon • less mood swings on missing a meal, and better mood control • better communication of parents and children and teenagers • improved energy levels and stamina • resolution of back pain • disappearance of persistent joint pain from past athletic injuries A few people have reported spectacular improvements. One man in Canada was unable to work, or even leave the house. After 2 months of using 3 tablespoons each day of Missing Link for Humans, he returned to full time work for the first time in 2 years. Another man, the father of a radio show host, has cancer. His son prevailed upon him to try Missing Link, with father protesting that he wasn't going to eat no dog food. But the son prevailed upon him to try the human formula for 3 weeks, and dad felt so much better on it that he continues to take the product. Both his son and his doctor are amazed at how much better he looks. The father is amazed at how much better he feels. The recommended daily amount of Missing Link for humans is three tablespoons with lots of fluid (water, vegetable juice, milk, fruit juice) and brought about the benefits noted above. Under some circumstances, the intake of Missing Link can be doubled. On the road When I travel I take 3 tablespoons in the morning, and 2 more in the afternoon with plenty of fluid, and a large green salad in the evening. Missing Link is my meal in a bag. It gives me a measure of independence from the awful foods available in transit. Clean water and fresh greens are not difficult to find in hotels. Missing Link is a granular product that comes in a one pond bag, vacuum sealed to protect the essential fatty acids and other sensitive ingredients from destruction by light and oxygen. The bag keeps the product fresh until we are ready to use it. Missing Link is rich in essential nutrients, but low in empty calories. As we age, we need more essential nutrients accompanied by fewer calories in order to maintain weight and health. SUMMARY There are fats that kill, and fats that heal. We should avoid the first, and make sure that we get the second. We should not go for low fat diets, but should aim for what I call the Right Fat Diet, which contains the essential fatty fatty acids we need for our cells to function. Essential fatty acid-rich oils have to be treated with care, because they are easily destroyed by light, oxygen (air), and heat. They should never be used for frying, which makes them toxic to health. Essential fatty acids require many other essential nutrients - minerals, vitamins, amino acids, antioxidants - to function. If these are not present, essential fatty acids won't work as well, and can even do damage. the concluding article on fats by Dr. Udo Erasmus.