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"The
best way to oil your skin is from the inside."
The man who revolutionized the way we think about fats and oils sits
across the table from me and laughs when I call him The Fat Guru.
"People call me all kinds of names," he confesses and starts to rattle them off
with ease."The Fat Man, The Omega Man and Dr. Fat."
But no matter what nickname people remember him by, Udo (pronounced oo-doe),
is always remembered as the man who wrote the original book on fats and
oils-literally. Udo`s original inspiration for his book began as a personal
matter of life or death.
After being poisoned at work by cancer-causing pesticides, Udo began
to research the link between cancers and fats in the hope of finding
a nutritional healing program for himself.
"I knew that the poisons I had been exposed to were carcinogenic and that cancer
often involves fats. I needed clear, accurate and factual information," says
Udo.
Nearly six years worth of research on the subject of fats, health and
nutrition yielded two obvious rewards for Udo. The first reward was the
restoration of his own health, and the second was the creation of his
book on fats and oils.
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Over ten
years ago, at the height of fat phobia, Udo Erasmus sounded
the alarm with the international release of his best-selling
book, Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill. While so-called experts
and doctors insisted we replace butter (a naturally saturated
fat) with margarine (a hydrogenated, artificially hardened
vegetable oil), Udo warned that we had the fat thing all
wrong. He was right. People are getting fatter and dying
of heart disease in greater numbers than ever.
Not all fats are bad for you! In fact, some fats are an absolutely essential
part of fighting major diseases and promoting good health these include
omega-3 and omega-6 essential fatty acids. Without these good fats as a
regular part of our diets, we run a much higher risk of falling prey to
the very diseases we hoped to avoid.
Only a couple of years ago, few people had ever heard of transfatty acids
or free radicals. Today these scientific terms are becoming household words
as reports on the inevitable chain of damage they wreak throughout the
body is becoming clear.
Since the 1987 publication of his book, Udo has toured the world educating
people on the importance of choosing the right fats and oils...
The Fat Guru of the health movement is anything but fat. His wrinkle-free
skin and youthful physique belie his 56 years. He`s obviously following
his own advice.
Lucretia Schanfarber is a Vancouver-based freelance writer specializing
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Remember
to visit our ARTICLES section
for the latest research articles, scientific studies, athlete
statements and publications by Udo
Erasmus.
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| PUBLICATION: |
Alive Magazine |
| DATE: |
Nov, 1998 |
| AUTHOR: |
Lucretia
Schanfarber |
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