Coconut Oil

Organic, extra virgin oils are great for your health, you already know this. Now Extra Virgin Olive Oil is good, but easily the best is Extra Virgin Coconut Oil!
Here are some PubMed links to research done (mainly for justification so you don't just have to take my word for it)

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22164340

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20645831

Now i'm waayyy behind with this news, in fact i've been using Coconut Oil for about 4 years after reading the fantastic book "The Coconut Oil Miracle". The bottom line with what i'm going to write is.... You should be using Coconut Oil everyday!

Now, because i'm so nice, i'll summarise what i tell my clients with regards to beneficial info so you don't have to read through 50 paragraphs & can finish reading all the other blog's i'm sure you follow.

Ben loves Coconut Oil because.....

1. Its reduces Inflammation in the body by raising HDL cholesterol.
2. Its the only oil you should cook with, as the Hydrogen bonds in it don't de-nature at high heat. ALL other oils (olive oil, vegeatble oil) do de-nature. So you end up consuming rancid oils which can break down the wall of the gut lining and cause gut issues and inflammation. Bad times!
3.A study in the Cook Islands, showed the people their got 50% of their daily calories from saturated fat, mainlty Coconut Oil, and they had a big decrease in heart problems and lived longer than expected. Are you seeing the recurring theme here Sherlock.....
4. Yes Coconut Oil is made up almost entirely of saturated fat, but no thats not a bad thing! This is because of the Medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs). These quite wonderful fatty acids have been shown to stimulate the metabolism, improve Thyroid function, improve digestion, strengthen the immune system, and protect against bacterial, viral, and fungal infections, as well as protect the heart and arteries from the conditions that cause heart disease. Boom!
5. Coconut oil has also been used to enhance utilization and retention of calcium and magnesium.
6. Osteoporosis (which in my opinion occurs mostly though Hormonal problems, Cortisol production and sugar) can be helped then as both the above are massively benefical for this disease. As the Coconut Oil improves mineral absorption.#
7. People suffering from B vitamin deficiencies have been helped simply by giving them coconut oil as it enhances the absorption of the vitamins already in the food.
8. Struggling to make it 10........ :-) It is used medicinally in special food preparations for those who suffer digestive disorders and have difficulty digesting fats. For this reason, it is also used for the treatment of malnutrition.
9. Coconut Oil is not stored as fat by the body (as most healthy fat is not) and is instead used for fast energy by the body.
10. It is a fantastic moisturiser...... but don't tell anyone i use it for that!!
11. Well happy i made it to 10.

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B