Fats that Heal Fats that Kill (Paperback)

Even worse are those who are consuming fats that are "illness by prescription"--and don't know it. Learn the truth, corroborated with good science, get informed, use the information.

This book is THE quintessential one on making one of the most vital decisions in your daily cuisine. Erasmus has a gift of taking the complex and making it an easy read. More importantly, one can, after reading this book, use the information to reach for your maximum health potential.

If you have a desire to be as healthy as your genetics will allow, then do not skip this book---it is as critical as anything you do, including check-ups and medical tests.

I feel most fortunate I got my hands on it before I did more damage. I wish it were published at the beginning of the century. Many of the degenerative diseases would have been greatly diminished.

Finally, to his credit, Erasmus does not use the book to promote his propietary oil, Udo's Choice, manufactured by the top of the line Flora Company. Rather, he gives you the information to decide how to purchase the best oils

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The underlining purpose for Udo to write this book is to promote and sell his designer oil blend, "Udo's Choice." He is making a killing along with Flora in ruling the health food industry with his expensive blend. That fact is that humans do not need nearly the amount of E.F.A's as he states and is literally snowballing the public into gorging on polyunsaturated fats which are extremely unstable in the body, especially if you eat cooked foods. His tiny bit of Vit E that he adds to his blend will not make up for the difference which he advocates(up to 10 tablespoons!) If you want a real, unbiased book on fats which is written by an actual researcher and biochemist, I invite you to save your money and purchase,"Know your Fats" by Mary Enig. She is not a salesperson for Flora like Udo is. What we need is fresh RAW butter for our fat needs. We need 80 times more butter than flax oil. And if the butter comes from grass fed cattle it provides our omega fats in natures balanced ratio(2:1 Omega 6-3) Our ancestors lived thousands of years on this life giving nutrient and they didn't crave Udo'Choice oil blend. It really boils down to this, trust your tastes. Do you crave butter or flax oil? Everybody craves butter because it is a nutritious food for us. Udo cleverly decieves the reader into thinking that saturated fats are "sticky" and cause heart disease. Cooked fats like meats and pasturized butter and cream perhaps do cause harm to the body. RAW saturated fats do not. I eat raw butter, cream and meat. Eat all raw foods and you will be healthy! I would highly recommend the book "Nutrition and Physical Degeneration" by Weston A Price.

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It is true that Erasmus does include a push for his own oil product. It is, however, well known that his involvement in EFA oil production came AFTER the bulk of his studies and research ie the product is in response to an exposed need. This book was certainly not written to sell his oil. The references to his own product are few.

This is a well written, well organised, objective text.

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