Applications

Application For Emu Oil

Today, emu oil is being applied to a wide range of maladies and afflictions, and has been formulated into hundreds different types of personal care products for consumers. It is being used in cosmetics, skin care products, burn cream and lotions, arthritis pain formulations, perfumes, sunburn relief products, lip balms, etc. It is being used by veterinarians as a moisturizing aid for scar reduction, a swell as by pat owners in pet shampoos and hair care products. The use of emu oil as an ingredients has been sought for its natural anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, and therapeutic properties. Accordingly, when combined with other ingredients such as isopropyl alcohol, it has been shown in demonstrate a synergistic penetrating ability.

Emu oil is currently used in and for the following applications:

Cosmetics
Massage oils
Pharmaceutical and Healthcare
Therapeutic Products
Burns
Bruising, Sprains and Muscle Pain do to falls
Sports and Athletic related Muscle Problems
Veterinary

The following are excerpts from the article "Making The Case For Emu Oil in the Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease" by Dr. Leigh Hopkins:

Heart disease remains a major cause of premature death despite a dramatic decline in many Western countries over the last 25 years. In addition to obesity and smoking, a number of risk factors have been linked to heart disease including:

High low density lipoprotein (LDL) levels
High triglyceride levels
High blood pressure
Low high density lipoproteins (HDL)
An increased clotting tendency

Each of these metabolic risk factors can be regulated by dietary changes, particularly by alterations in dietary fat intake.

The questions remains, what is the right mix of fats in the diet? Very thin and very overweight people can have imbalances in their fats. The body needs an optimum dietary fate mixture. Emu oil contains a fat mixture that is nearly identical to the fat profile of the human body. It is a little higher in the essential fat portion, which is likely to be a benefit. Therefore, emu oil can be considered to be a balance fat. Consumption of emu oil will help balance the excess quantities of saturated fat in most diets. Since the body’s fat stores have accumulated over many years, it will take many months or years to correct these stores to their proper balance. Emu oil and a proper weight control and exercise program are a prescription to better health.

To summarize: Dietary fatty acids have pharmacologic as well as physiologic actions. Low levels of PUFA and MUFA are strong biological markers that predict premature death from coronary artery disease and cancer. Polyunsaturated fats and their eicosanoid metabolites are potent biological modifiers. The proper balance of fats in diet, as found in emu oil, is critical to a healthy life.

The following are excerpts from the article "Using Emu Oil for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome" by Dr. Leigh Hopkins:

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a repetitive stress injury reported at an increasing rate in the US work force. Anyone who does repetitive work with their hands and arms is susceptible. Musicians, cooks, writers, typists and other complain of finger stiffness in the morning, a weakened grip and pain in the hands and wrists.

The syndrome occurs when the tendons in the wrist becomes inflamed after some type of aggravation such as typing or writing. These tendons pass between the bones and ligaments in the palm of the hand in a constricted area called tunnel. Treatments includes resting hands using splints. Oral and injected anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen are also common treatments. Surgery may be used to expand the tunnel and reduce the pressure on the nerve that is causing the pain.

An uncommon but very effective treatment is to take vitamins B6 and B2. Emu oil may act in an anti-inflammatory manner to relieve the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome similar to oral anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin and Motrin. Vitamins B6 and B2 can be taken for 3 months at a daily dose of 300 mg for each vitamins. These should be taken in 100 mg doses at each meal. If, after a trial of 3 months there is no benefits from the use of emu oil and the B vitamins, you should seek other therapies since permanent nerve damage may occur in some people.

Note: The information provided is strictly educational and not intended as medical advice. For diagnosis and treatment, consult your physician.

Using Emu Oil To Lose Weight (Top)

The following are excerpts from the article "Using Emu Oil to Lose Weight… or why Emu Oil increases Your Metabolic Rate" by Dr. Leigh Hopkins:

Weight control is an national obsession and obesity is an expanding problem. There appear to be as many diet programs as dieters.

It is important to understand what factors influence our metabolic rate. Eating a fat may seem not to make sense if a individual seeks to lose weight. Of the approximately 50 nutrients which must be eaten, linoleic acid (found in emu oil) has the highest daily requirement. Obese people may require more essential fats than fat people. To have a successful diet, all 50 essential nutrients must be eaten in adequate quantities, otherwise the body will not work at peak efficiency. Simply assuring adequate quantities of these 550 nutrients may increase a sense of well being and energy and result in a lower weight increasing a low metabolic rate.

While the essential fatty acids contain all the calories of other fats, they are only used for energy when they are taken in excess, otherwise, they are very metabolically active. They stimulate metabolism, increase metabolic rate and oxidation, and thereby increase the rate of consumption of fats and glucose. When essential fats are 12-15% of the total calories they help a person to lose weight and stay slim. Essential fats are used for structural, hormonal and electrical functions, not for energy. Hence, essential fats help in weight control.

It is very important to understand that a reduction in calories does not necessarily result in successful weight loss. Why? Because the body ratchets down into metabolic rate during calorie restriction. This is a normal defensive response as the body tries to conserve energy when it detects pending starvation during inadequate calories.

To have a successful weight reduction program, an increase in the metabolic rate is desirable in order to burn more calories. Exercise causes an increase in the metabolic rate and burn calories.

In summary, a successful dieting program requires the ingestion of all 50 of the essential nutrients. The essential nutrient with the largest daily requirement is linoleic acid which is found in emu oil. These nutrients plus adequate calories required for the resting metabolic rate are the foundation for a weight reduction program. Careful calorie reduction and increased exercise will aid in the gradual loss of weight.

Note: The information provided is strictly educational and not intended as medical advice. For diagnosis and treatment, consult your physician.