Udo's
Choice Ultimate Oil Blend
| What are
Essential Fats?
Scientists have given essential fats (a.ka. essential fatty acids
or EFAs) their name because the body must have them to survive,
but cannot synthesize them from any other substance we eat, so a
direct food source is required. Hence, the name essential.
There are many kinds of fats, but only two kinds of essential
fats: omega 3 (n-3 or w3) and omega 6 (n-6 or w6), both of
which are unsaturated fats. Each EFA is turned into several
derivatives by the body, provided enough n-3 and n-6, in the right
ratio, and made with health in mind, are supplied. All other fats,
such as omega 9 (monounsaturated), omega 7, and saturated fat, are
non-essential because the body can produce them from sugars
and starches. |
Where do
Essential Fats come from? Sources of n-3s are flaxseeds and
green leafy vegetables. The n-3 derivatives EPA and DHA are
found in high fat, cold water fish such as albacore tuna,
sardines, Atlantic halibut and salmon, coho, pink and king salmon,
Pacific and Atlantic herring, Atlantic mackerel, and lake trout.
Small amounts of EPA and DHA n-3s are also found in oysters and
other shellfish.
N-6 is found in sesame and sunflower seeds and other seeds and
nuts. Land animal meats and fish are sources of the n-6 derivative
arachidonic acid (AA). The fish listed above are preferred sources
of n-3 and n-6 derivatives, because they are the richest sources,
and contain both, with more n-3s.
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Why
do we need Essential Fats?
- Increase
energy, performance, and stamina.
EFAs enhance thermogenesis, help build muscle, prevent muscle
break down, and speed recovery from fatigue;
- Strengthen
the immune system.
EFAs make hormone-like eicosanoids that regulate immune and
inflammatory responses. N-3s have anti-inflammatory effects
and can slow autoimmune damage;
- Lower
most risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
EFAs (especially n3s) lower abnormally high levels of blood
pressure, triglycerides, Lp(a), fibrinogen, tendency to clot
formation, and inflammation;
- Improve
brain function: mood, intelligence , behavior, and vision.
Our brain is over 60% fat. EFAs are important components of
the entire nervous system. They are necessary to make the
neurotransmitter serotonin. Depression and other brain
diseases show decreased levels of n-3;
- Aid in
weight reduction.
EFAs help keep mood and energy up and suppress appetite,
thereby aiding in weight loss. More recently, they have been
found to block the genes that produce fat in the body
(saturated and Trans Fat do not have this same
effect) and increase thermogenesis;
- Regulate
organs and glands.
Liver and kidneys, adrenal and thyroid glands, and the
production of male and female hormones need EFAs;
- Speed
recovery and healing.
EFAs are necessary for cell growth and division. They form all
cell membranes and regulate vital cell activity;
- Support
healthy child development.
For nervous system development, a growing fetus needs optimum
EFAs from the mother's body. Mothers become depleted of EFAs
during pregnancy, and need optimal EFA intake for their health
and their children's optimum development;
- Improve
digestion. Poorly
digested foods tie up the immune system and can cause gut
inflammation, leaky gut, and allergies. N-3s improve gut
integrity, and decrease inflammation and "leaky
gut";
- Decrease
infection. EFAs have
anti-fungal, anti-yeast, and anti-microbial properties,
helping to protect against infections;
- Keep
bones strong. EFAs
aid in the transport of minerals that keep bones and teeth
strong, helping to prevent osteoporosis;
- Protect
genetic material.
EFAs regulate gene expression, and n-3s inhibit tumor growth;
- Ease
PMS. Studies
indicate that n-6 (GLA) intake was voted, by women, among the
top three most effective PMS treatments. N-3s may be even more
effective;
- Produce
beautiful skin, hair, and nails.
Some of the first signs of EFA deficiency are dry, flaky skin,
dull hair, and brittle nails. N-3s can help skin conditions
such as eczema, psoriasis, and acne. Also, GLA (n-6
derivative) administration is useful for some patients with
atopic eczema.
Essential
fats are easily damaged
by light, air, heat, metals, water, and time. Of all the essential
nutrients, essential fats are by far the most abused because they
are perishable, chemically unstable foods. Almost all
supermarket oils, including the oils used in processed foods, have
been damaged by destructive processing techniques, including
refining, bleaching, overheating, and/or partial hydrogenation (a
process which produces deadly trans fats).
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| What is
Udo's Choice Ultimate 3, 6, 9 Oil Blend?
Made with exceptional care, this Oil Blend was developed
for people who want one product that gives them all the
good fats they need, without any of the bad fats they
should avoid. |
How should we use Essential Fats? Used in the right amounts
and ratios, essential fats confer invaluable health benefits. 1 to
5 Tbsp/day of Udo's Choice Ultimate 3, 6, 9 Oil Blend will make
skin soft and velvety. For serious conditions, seek advice of a
nutritionally trained health care professional.
Udo's Choice Oil Blend is compatible with all foods and can be
used with cold, warm, and hot (once off the heat source)
foods but must not be used for frying, baking, or other high
temperature cooking. Favorite uses are in salads, protein
shakes, yogurt, juices, soups, on steamed vegetables, rice, and
pastas, and with balsamic vinegar for dipping.
Sealed Udo's Choice Oil Blend bottles can be kept for up to eight
months refrigerated and for over two years in the freezer (oil
shrinks when frozen so the glass bottles will not break). For
freshness, the oil is best used within eight weeks of opening the
bottle. |
What makes
Udo's Choice Oil Blend unique?
Udo's Choice Ultimate (Ultimate) 3, 6, 9 Oil Blend is a certified
organic blend of guaranteed GMO-free, unrefined edible oils.
This unique blend delivers a reliable source of the n-3 and n-6
essential fatty acids that are essential to life. Based on 15
years of practical experience with fats and oils, this formula is
a 2:1:1 ratio of n-3: n-6: n-9, a combination most therapeutic for
the n-3-deficient, n-6-rich diets, as well as 'low' and 'no' fat
diets, common today. The Ultimate Oil Blend includes oils from
fresh flax, sesame and sunflower seeds, as well as oils from
evening primrose, rice germ and oat germ.
This blend is rich in GMO-free lecithin, which provides the
building materials for healthy cell membranes. The formula
includes medium chain triglycerides (MCTs) which are easy to
digest and assimilate, and tocotrienols (from rice). MCTs are used
directly by our cells as an energy source without increasing fat
deposits. Vitamin E and rosemary oil, both potent antioxidants,
are added to increase freshness and to act as scavengers of free
radical molecules in the body.
Carefully chosen, the seeds used to make Udo's Choice Ultimate 3,
6, 9 Oil Blend are pressed at a temperature of less than 120°F
(or 50°C) and, even more important, in the absence of light and
oxygen. Nitrogen-flushed, amber glass bottles packaged in a box
and found only in the fridge or freezer, protects this Oil Blend
from potential damage by heat, light and oxygen, and helps to
ensure maximum freshness and stability.
Along with the invaluable health benefits blended essential fats
confer when taken internally, external application has also proven
to be of benefit for nice skin. In the January 2000 issue of the
UK fashion magazine, Tatler, alternative health guru,
Leslie Kenton, explains "I cover my face and body religiously
with Udo's Choice Oil."
The Udo's Choice Ultimate Oil Blend won the Gold Alive Award each
year it was entered, each time in a different category (1996,
1997, 1999, 2000). |
Udo's
Choice (Certified Organic)
Ultimate 3, 6, 9 Oil Blend Ingredients:
- organic
flax seed oil;
- organic
sunflower seed oil;
- organic
sesame seed oil;
- rice and
oat germ oils;
- medium
chain triglycerides (MCTs);
- organic
evening primrose oil;
- lecithin
(guaranteed GMO-free);
- vitamin
E;
- antioxidants
(tocotrienols); and
- rosemary
oil.
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Naturally
Occurring "Minor Ingredients":
- 65mg of
phytosterols/tablespoon (lower cholesterol and normalize
immune function);
- lignans
(beneficial phytoestrogens from flax);
- carotene; and
- tocotrienols and
other seed specific antioxidants.
- hundreds of
other oil-soluble, health-benefiting phytonutrients
Available in 8.5oz.
(250ml) and 17oz. (500ml) bottles |
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