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Udo's Choice Oil Blend
It is a carefully blended mix of the finest Omega 3, 6 and 9 varieties of Essential Fatty Acid sources. This premium-quality product has a pleasant light nutty flavor and is easily mixed with health shakes, protein drinks, or, added as a topping to salads and vegetables!
With people spending ever increasing amounts of money on skin creams and moisturisers, there needs to be a new way of looking at caring for your skin. Did nature intend us to have dry, dull skin that we need to coat with artificial cosmetics to improve? It certainly did not! Our skin is a window to our dietary habits - it shows us what's going on in our bodies. If our skin looks tired, then the rest of our body isn't being fed properly either. Cosmetics only mask this, layering countless impossible to pronounce chemicals and potions onto us with one simple goal - cover the problem. The same is true for lifeless hair that "needs" twice daily therapeutic hair conditioners, "nourishing" shampoos, and other such treatments.
Surely we need to look at this the other way? A bit of paint over a cracked wall in a house will make it look fine for a while, but what happens when the wall falls down? Instead we should look at the solutions to the problems. The essential fatty acids in Udo's Choice® Ultimate Oil Blend are a major part of the fight for beautiful skin and hair.
By supplying your body with the correct fats, it allows your skin's cell membranes to hold onto water that would escape if your diet was low in polyunsaturates. In this simple action EFAs work as internal moisturisers, giving you beautiful skin from within. At the same time it is observed that hair gains a new lustre, and nails become flexible and strong.
For women who are considering a baby, it is worth noting that stretch marks are merely a sign of undernourished skin. It is caused by the skin not growing fast enough, whilst being pulled tight across the body. If you have insufficient good fats in your body, this pulling causes small tears to form in the skin, resulting in the stretch mark scarring.
As the other vital organs of the body are given preferential treatment for EFAs, it will take up to a month of regular use to notice the changes in your skin, and up to three months for the changes in your hair and nails (those who are more EFA deficient will take more time, others will take less).
So a happy, healthy glow can be yours without the creams, and with all the other benefits of Udo's Choice® Ultimate Oil Blend.
Why do we need Essential Fats?
Just as a member of a large family has many roles, essential fats serve many functions in the complex workings of the human body. Taken in the right amounts and ratios, and taken from the right sources, essential fats help establish and maintain health as follows...
- 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.
