Zeph: Re: UDO's 101- Beginner Basics (very long post!)

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> GENERAL INFO:

> The Udo's oil that is being referred to is officially titled " Udo's

Perfected

> Oil Blend. " This stuff is amazing when it comes to restoring

beautiful skin.

> Below is everything ya need to know to begin using it.

>

> UDO's Choice Perfected Oil Blend is a Dietary Supplement-A Balanced

Blend of

> Nutritionally Superior Unrefined Oils. It is cold-pressed and

unrefined. It

> is a specially balanced combination of carefully chosen natural

unrefined

> oils and nutritional co-factors that help meet your daily essential

fatty

> acid (EFA) requirements. It contains oils from certified organic

flax,

> sunflower & sesame seed and from evening primrose oil and the bran

of rice

> and oats. Ingredients: Flax Oil, Sunflower Oil, Sesame Oil, Medium

Chain

> Triglycerides (MCT) evening primrose oil (12.6 mg GLA per

tablespoon) rice

> germ, bran oil, soy lecithin, d-alpha tocopheral (natural vitamin

E) oat germ

> and bran oil.

>

> It is very delicate and must be refrigerated at all times. It is

the

> creation of Udo Erasmus who is a scientist/nutritionist who is one

of the

> only professionals to study fats and their use in our diet/body.

He also has

> enzymes, greens, fiber and Probiotics. I wanna try to get on his

enzymes

> next. Anyway...The point of the Oil Blend is to place the good

fats into

> your system. Your organs need these fats to function properly and

when you

> don't have enough, they steal what they need from the skin. As I'm

sure you

> know, the skin is the body's largest organ and it works very hard.

If you

> have dry skin, this is the most significant indicator that you are

not

> getting enough of the EFA's and MCT's. My skin used to be dry and

flaky and

> thin and yuk. It is so nice now. People actually come up to me

and comment

> on it. I'm a walking UDO's advertisement! hahaha. As you also my

have

> heard, Drs. are discovering that children with ADD/ADHD are very

low in EFA's

> and MCT's.

>

> You find this liquid gold in the refrigerated section at your local

health

> food store. If they don't have it, go to the manager and ask

him/her to

> order it. You can also buy it online, but I prefer to go get mine

from the

> store. Also, it comes in a dark glass bottle and I know a lot of

people who

> have ordered it online just to receive a broken bottle of messy oil

all over

> the place. I'm always afraid of getting a nicked bottle, so I go

get mine

> from the store. But that's just my personal preference.

>

> It's about $1 an ounce. I get the 17oz bottle for $18.89 and it

lasts me

> about a week plus a day or two. I take about 4-5 tbsp per day. I

always

> keep an extra bottle in the freezer for when they are out of it at

the store.

> One time, they got a new guy in that dept. and he forgot to order

the UDO's

> for a month, I was out of it for 2 weeks and what a difference in

my skin! I

> went in there for like the fifth time and they were out of it, I

found the

> manager and I raised holy hell. Well, now, when I go, they have

plenty, more

> than ever before, I must have scared them!!! Hahaha. There are

different

> types of oil in that section, Flax, Borage, etc. Stick with the

UDO's. It

> is FAR superior to any of the others.

>

> All I can tell you is I highly recommend this. I felt increased

moisture in

> my skin in less than 2 weeks. At first, it even felt sort of oily,

but not

> really, but I just stuck with it and it evens out. Then, after a

while, you

> can tell if you need to be taking more or less. Give it a while.

Hope this

> is a help to ya!

> Below is a message that I had written up for another list that I'm

on for all

> of the people always saying...OK....I bought the Oil.... now what

do I do

> with it!?!?

>

> UDO's Perfected Oil Blend 101, beginners basics:

>

> Dosage:

> Take your body weight, divide by 15 = ____ divide by 3 = ____

tablespoons per

> day.

> Take this amount with meals, spread out in the day. For example,

if you are

> taking 4 tbsp. per day, try 2 with lunch and 2 with dinner. It's

up to you.

> UDO's POB has been known to curb appetite, so use that to your

advantage and

> take that into consideration when determining how to split up your

doses. If

> you take the capsules, I think that 2 capsules = 1 tbsp. In my

personal

> experience, the Oil is much more effective than the capsules. This

is a

> starting point, you can then adjust the individual dosage that you

require by

> using your skin as your guide. If you're taking enough, you'll

notice

> increased moisture in your skin within 2 weeks. Then, you can work

on

> adjusting the dosage that your body requires. The best place to

feel for dry

> skin is the back of your upper arms, especially close to your

elbows.

>

> Ways to take it:

> Some people take it straight, then chase it with something like

juice, etc.

> Some people make " juice shooters " and add it to Orange Juice (the

most

> popular) or other fruit juices or tomato juice. If you do this,

the thing to

> remember is to add it to the top of the glass, not the bottom, and

to stir

> continuously as you drink it through a straw.

>

> Personally, I prefer to just add it to my food. It is very good to

make

> salad dressing with. My personal favorite is to make a dressing

with the

> Good Season's Italian Dressing Mix, follow the Good Season's

directions using

> Bragg's Organic Apple Cider Vinegar (with the mother) then water,

then the

> seasoning mix, shake, then add the UDO's POB for all of the oil.

Shake

> again. This stuff is fantastic. AND I MEAN FANTASTIC! You can

use it on

> salads, sandwiches, raw veggies, etc. YUM! Don't forget to gently

shake

> both the vinegar and the oil before you add it.

>

> Although you cannot cook with UDO's or heat it, you can add it to

cooked

> foods. Just be sure to wait until the food is on your plate,

cooled a bit

> and ready to serve. It is very good added to soups, especially

vegetable

> soup. After the soup is in the bowl and cooled a bit and you're

ready to eat

> it, just stir in a tablespoon or two.

>

> One of my favorites dishes is one I make of sliced stewed tomatoes

with the

> juice, sliced & halved white onion, sliced zucchini, basil and

black pepper

> and a little water. Let it all cook in a covered saucepan over

med. heat for

> 45 minutes or so. You can eat it hot or cold as a side dish or

whatever.

> Plain or add rice to it to make it a meal of it's own. I separate

it into 2

> cup servings. After it has cooled a bit, I add 2 tbs. of Udo's per

serving,

> it's great!

>

> Sometimes for dinner, I slice a red pepper, 2 small zucchini, crush

a garlic

> clove, dice some onion, add some black pepper, lotsa dill, little

powdered

> ginger throw it all in a hot non-stick skillet and let it cook

while I boil

> pasta. Then, drain the pasta, let it cool a bit, pour in a ton of

Udo's like

> 5 tbs., then add the contents of the skillet. It's pretty yummy!

>

> Pasta is great to add UDO's to. Just make it however you want,

with sauce or

> without and add the UDO's just before you eat it. The pasta will

soak a lot

> of it up. Another good thing is " french fries " (like frozen steak

fries etc)

> made under the broiler. Then, when you get them on your plate and

they have

> cooled a little, then you can drizzle them with UDO's. You can do

the same

> thing with steamed veggies, rice, couscous, noodles, baked

potatoes, mashed

> potatoes, scrambled eggs, whatever!

>

> Udo's POB is a very thick oil. Some people think it's smells fishy

and or

> tastes " green " like grass. As far as taste goes, for most people,

it isn't

> something you wanna eat off of a spoon, but it's not THAT bad and

it's great

> in food. If the oil that you have is bitter and/or tastes

absolutely awful,

> it's possible that you have heated it too much or that you have a

rancid

> bottle of it. Be sure to keep it refrigerated at all times and

always

> remember to swish it around gently in the bottle before you use it

each time.

>

> I hope this info will help you. It is just my opinions and taken

from my

> personal experience or things I have heard from other

Udo's " consumers " =o)

> Best to everyone.

>

> Love & Health,

>

> ~ Zeph =o)