Emu Oil Benefits

Emu oil benefit – evidence

Scientific studies indicate that Emu oil might have anti-inflammatory properties when applied on the skin and there is also a lot of anecdotal evidence regarding its alleged Emu oil benefits. A problem with anecdotal evidence regarding Emu oil benefit is however that anecdotal evidence always tends to be unscientific. Humans have a tendency to assume that if one event occurs directly after another, then the second event must have been caused by the second.

A person that applies Emu oil on his eczema and gets better after a few days will usually assume that it was the Emu oil that caused the eczema to disappear and be convinced of the Emu oil benefit. He will not take into consideration the multitude of other factors that may have affected the eczema and the power of coincidence.

Another problem with relying on anecdotal evidence is that the information brought forward does not have to be typical. If 100 persons apply Emu oil to their eczema and 3 of them gets better, you are more likely to hear them tell their story about the “proven” Emu oil benefit than to hear the other 97 persons talk about the lack of Emu oil benefits. Scientific studies that finds statistical evidence is therefore a much more reliable source of information than anecdotal evidence. Unfortunately, researchers have only recently begun to investigate the alleged Emu oil benefits and much more research is necessary in order to learn more about the true Emu oil benefits.

Emu oil benefit – caution

As explained above, it is advisable to be sceptic and cautious when you read about various alleged Emu oil benefits. It is true that scientific studies have indicated that Emu oil may have anti-inflammatory properties, but unfortunately a lot of unscrupulous marketers use this information to make ridiculous claims where one tea spoon of Emu oil a day is promised to cure virtually any health problem, from acne to AIDS. This is not only a tragedy for each individual victim, it is also a problem for the serious and reputable Emu oil producers since their products becomes associated with deceitful, money grabbing charlatans. If Emu oil and its alleged medical properties continues to be are exploited by dishonest Emu oil con artists it may cause people to refrain from exploring the possible Emu oil benefits since the oil have become so strongly associated with scams and low quality products.

Emu oil benefits – yellow vs. white

Some marketers claim that the Emu oil benefits are stronger in yellow Emu oil than in white Emu oil, and vice versa. The colour differences in Emu oil is caused by a wide range of contributing factors, including which type of food you give your Emu birds and how you process the extracted oil. Feeding your Emu birds corn instead of feeding them other types of common grains can for instance affect the colour of the Emu oil. As of 2006, no scientific studies have been able to confirm that the Emu oil benefits are significantly stronger in white Emu oil than in yellow Emu oil or vice versa.

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