Since the publication of his first book, Fats and Oils, in 1986, Udo Erasmus has become an internationally recognized expert of fats and oils and human health. To spread the truth about this controversial and grossly misunderstood nutritional subject to the largest possible audience, he wrote Fats That Heal Fats That Kill, a revised, updated version of the first book. His academic credentials include a BSc in Zoology, an MA in Psychology, two years of graduate studies in Biochemistry and Genetics, and a PhD in Nutrition. He pioneered technology for pressing and packaging healthful edible oils, lectures regularly, and provides consulting services to industry, health professionals and individuals from his base in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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That Heal Fats That Kill is praised by readers. Now in the 10th printing and
over 150,000 copies sold.
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.
Contrary to popular belief based on deceptive advertising hype, the most
dangerous fats are typically found in margarines, shortenings, and heated oils.
Fats That Heal Fats That Kill exposes the manufacturing processes that
turn healing fats into killing fats, explains the effects of these damaged fats
on human health, and discloses information that enables you to choose
health-promoting oils.
Fats That Heal Fats That Kill tells you the whole story on fats and
health in a balanced way, examining all aspects of useful oils including the
much maligned snake oil. You may be shocked by what you learn.
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 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?
About Udo Erasmus
For almost two decades, Udo Erasmus
has dedicated his time to understanding the effects of fats and oils on human
health, as well as the nature of health itself. Most of his more recent
days have been spent on the road, spreading the message about this largely
misunderstood, but vitally important, subject. He has written two ground
breaking books: Fats and Oils, and Fats That Heal Fats That Kill,
and has now almost completed his third, Fats That Heal Fats That Kill: The
Kitchen Guide, co-written with Usha Menard.
Early Origins
Having survived the first world war, the horrendous Bolshevik revolution, and
the depression that followed, Gerhard and Senta Erasmus left their Latvian
homeland when communists advanced towards the Baltic countries. Udo was born
during the second world war in Poland, the first stop on his parent's exodus.
With mostly German and Swedish background, they left for Germany with four small
children (one child yet unborn). When Udo was ten years old, the Erasmus clan
left a weary Europe. As refugees without means or connections, but with renewed
hope, they started life over in Canada, a more peaceful land with greater
opportunity.
Part of Udo's childhood was spent on 112 acres of bushland in Northern Canada,
without electricity, television, telephone, or radio. It was here he learned
about the wonders of the biological world and developed a passion for the
delicate complexities of Mother Nature. As a child, he remembers being
fascinated by small spiders negotiating leaves of grass, exploring abandoned
mines with other children, and picking wild strawberries and herbs. Udo and his
siblings helped to tend a large organic family garden, in which they each had
their own plot to grow personal vegetable favorites: radishes, carrots, peas,
and more. For several years, he built a collection of skulls taken from dead
animals found in nearby woods and meadows, and on riverbanks.
In school, his favorite courses were the Sciences, where he learned how things
work, and English, where he especially enjoyed literature and poetry. Specific
interests included biology, environmental studies, natural history, health and
human nature. When it came time to pursue an education, he chose Life Sciences,
and maintained interests in English as a hobby; interests which would later turn
into a lifelong career.
Udo Erasmus received his B.Sc. degree in Honours Zoology with a major in
Psychology, followed by two years of graduate studies in Biochemistry and
Genetics from the University of British Columbia. While he studied Genetics at
UBC, one of his research papers was published in the peer reviewed journal, Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences, in 1967, and two more of his papers
were published in the peer reviewed journal Mutation Research, in 1971.
A Major Turning Point
In 1980, life for Udo took a significant turn when he was poisoned while
carelessly working with pesticides. When medicine was unable to provide help, he
concluded that health was his own responsibility and sought the answers he
needed by burying himself in research literature on nutrition and health. He
gave special attention to the least understood arena: the effects of fats and
oils on human health. This meant finding and perusing thousands of original
research studies, many which were inaccessible to the public and were therefore
unknown. Several years of collecting and reviewing this data culminated in his
landmark Canadian best-seller Fats and Oils. This book also became his
thesis and earned him a Ph.D. in nutrition in 1986. The book is now available in
expanded, revised, updated form as Fats That Heal Fats That Kill.
In 1988, he received his MA in Counseling Psychology from the Alfred Adler
Institute of Chicago (now called the Adler School of Professional Psychology).
He pioneered technology for pressing and packaging fresh oils under exclusion of
light, heat, and oxygen - three main factors which can transform nutritious oils
into toxic ones. Until that time, oils were highly processed by destructive
methods, sacrificing health benefits in order to attain long shelf life.
Originally, he worked with flax oil, and later added sunflower, sesame, and
other oils to address the main shortcoming of flax oil - its high omega 3 and
poor omega 6 fatty acid content, which can result in omega 6 deficiency.
More than 15 years of exploring the practical aspects of fats has earned Udo
Erasmus authoritative status in the field, as well as the nicknames "The
Fatman" and "His Royal Oiliness".
Presently, he develops nutritional formulas to
improve both human and animal well being. In addition to essential fats, he
works with phytonutrient-rich greens (the primary healing food on planet Earth),
digestive enzymes, fiber-rich whole foods, friendly bowel micro-organisms,
herbs, minerals, vitamins, and antioxidants. He innovates manufacturing methods
for maintaining nutrient quality, and runs a consulting practice for
manufacturing companies in Europe and North America. He is also available for
personal consultation.
