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Do not fear fat. Proper use of fats and oils can reverse cancer, diabetes, PMS, asthma, addictions and more. Fats can even enhance athletic performance, improve longevity and increase energy. On the other hand, mistreated healing fats become killing fats.
In Fats that Heal – Fats that Kill, expert Udo Erasmus takes an in depth look at the oil industry. Until 1987, most oil in North America supermarkets had been manufactured with shelf live rather than consumer health in mind. Good oils were processed to the point where they were damaged. Some substances were removed, and some molecules were changed from natural health supporting to unnatural and toxic. Udo Erasmus developed methods for making oils with human health in mind. Learn about modern healthful oils like flax, evening primrose and hemp.
This extensive subject is of constant public confusion and misinformation to the extent that it is harming people's lives. To convey the truest message to the largest number of people, Udo has written the book with 15-year old readers in mind. But, the book also includes some chemical diagrams for those with science background, insatiable curiosity, or those who simply like to challenge themselves.
A bestseller since it first appeared as Fats and Oils in 1987, this book is authoritative guide to fats, oils, cholesterol and general health. Read it and you will be shocked by what you learn. Now in its' 12th. Printing!
Book Review by Larry Grindstaff:
A few years ago, a popular notion emerged that in order to lose weight, all fats should be eliminated from the diet. ... many tried it and lost weight; ("Oh, happy day") but, they gained weight after two years on this diet and kept gaining ("Horrors"). Interestingly, when they ate the right fats, they lost it.
Confusion has ensued. Are fats good, or are fats bad? What are the "right" fats? Udo Erasmus, in his carefully researched, organized and well presented book, "Fats that Heal Fats that Kill" explains the latest scientific findings in a simple, highly readable "laymen's textbook."
With patience and clarity, the chemical formulas for numerous fats and oils are integrated into the text to create a base of understanding about health and nutrition in general. In fact, it is the only book that I'm aware of that not only shows the chemical formulas; but, also, explains them so you can actually pass the information along to someone else and have them understand.
This book is a "must read." An excerpt from the back cover is enough to convince: "Healing fats are required together with other nutrients, to prevent and reverse so-called "incurable" degenerative diseases: heart disease, cancer, and type II diabetes. Healing fats also help reverse arthritis, obesity, PMS, allergies, asthma, skin conditions, fatigue, yeast and fungal infections, addictions, certain types of mental illness, and many other conditions."
Book Review by Helene Meurer:
The cover of this book resembles that of Fats and Oils published six years ago, and while it is considered to be a new edition of that same book I find it to be revised, updated and expanded to an impressive degree. With publication of the original work Erasmus sparked much controversy and activity with the edible oil industry. Since that time, and largely due to Erasmus' influence, many advances have been made scientifically, medically and nutritionally in the field of fats, oils and cholesterol in human health. And where all newly published health books now deal more with this subject than ever before, not one of them comes close to mastering the subject in a way that both presents the overall picture and educates the reader into a personal understanding of his/her relationship with Fats that Heal Fats that Kill - this does.
I was stunned to read Erasmus' work. His in-depth look at the oil industry and processes that turn healing fats into killing fats is unequaled. Learning about these processes is essential to understanding why we must make certain food choices to prevent and even reverse certain degenerative diseases, that include heart disease, cancer and diabetes. There is much needed chapter on infants and oils, help for athletes, pets, and sufferers of arthritis, allergies, asthma, addictions and more. Equally fascinating is a scrutiny of modern, healthful oils, including snake oil, flax, evening primrose and hemp oil.
Erasmus shies away from nothing. He looks into all aspects of fats and oils, from the way our bodies assimilate these to the politics of health and everything in between. I found a small note about the "nicknames of fatty acids" which alongside many illustrations is included to guarantee our comprehension of a sometimes daunting subject. Understanding the simple roots of terms used in this book helped a great deal in clarifying the subject matter. In Fats that Heal Fats that Kill Udo Erasmus has by far surpassed his original work. The book will further enlighten an audience of concerned readers, students and professionals, who since Fats and Oils, have deserved to know more.
Comments from other experts:
"A tremendous amount of hard-to-find information - the first book to actually make sense out of the role of fats in health. A welcome relief from the one-sided approach of our current health authorities, who espouse the low-fat diet as the panacea for all health problems. The informed and balanced presentation will help to take the fear out of fats."
- Richard A Kunin, MD, author: MegaNutrition and The Listen to Your Body Diet; President: International Society For Orthomolecular Medicine
"A monumental piece of work... it will make a distinct contribution."
- E. Cheraskin, MD, DMD, author: Vitamin C: Who Needs It?
"No one in the world understands the connections between fats, oils and health better than Udo Erasmus. Listen to and talk with him - this could be the most important two hours of this year for you."
- Fred Rohe, author
"I have never been so delightfully surprised by a book that should be boring and pedantic. Udo Erasmus has put together all the current information about fats and oils and laid it out for all the world to see."
- Lendon H Smith, MD, author of the best-sellers Feed Your Kids Right and The Encyclopedia of Baby and Child Care.
"Udo Erasmus has taken a complex topic and made it understandable. In fact, he has gone far beyond the scope of the title and also given a broad insight into nutrition and health in general. I highly recommend it."
- John Matsen, Naturopathic Physician, author of the best-selling book Eating Alive.
"An excellent guide to a subject which is proving of the greatest importance for human health."
- David Horrobin, MD, editor of Clinical Uses of Essential Fatty Acids.
"I have gone over the manuscript very carefully, and I think that Udo Erasmus has done a marvelous job of summarizing almost everything one needs to know about fats and oils."
- Abram Hoffer, MD, Ph.D., researcher, editor of the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, author of Orthomolecular Medicine for Physicians.
"Udo Erasmus has written a very timely and important book...filled with interesting and accurate information concerning...fatty acids in nutrition and health. An excellent contribution to the field of clinical nutrition."
- Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D., President Health Comm
Udo Erasmus is an international authority on fats, oils, cholesterol and human health.
Udo received his B.Sc. in Honours Zoology from the University of British Columbia and followed this with graduate studies in Biochemistry and ife took a significant turn when he was poisoned by pesticides. When conventional medicine was unable to provide help, he concluded that his health was his own responsibility and turned his attention to nutrition. Several years of research culminated in his Canadian best-selling book, Fats that Heal Fats that Kill which earned him a PhD. in nutrition.
In 1983, he began to pioneer technology for pressing and packaging edible, fresh oils made with health in mind, under the exclusion of the three main factors which can transform nutritious oils into toxic ones - light, heat, and oxygen. Until that time, oils were highly processed by destructive methods, sacrificing health benefits in order to attain long shelf life.
Over the past fifteen years, he has appeared on nationally syndicated radio and television shows and has given thousands of media interviews and lectures, educating audiences across Canada, the U.S., Europe, and Australia on the components of good health. Presently, Udo continues to develop steps towards optimum health and to work on his next book. Visit Udo at www.udoerasmus.com.
Fats that Heal - Fats that Kill
by Udo Erasmus
Published by: Alive Books
456 Pages
Softcover
ISBN 0-920470-38-6
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