FACTS ON COCONUT OIL

The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the Family Arecaceae (palm family). The term coconut refers to the fruit of the coconut palm

Coconut Oil

The oil in coconuts is incredibly high in antioxidants and lauric acid, a main component of human breast milk. It has a myriad of benefits. Among these are the following: it treats hypothyroidism and promotes weight loss, it promotes healthy and youthful skin, boosts the immune system, helps control diabetes, benefits those with gastric disorders, treats bacterial, fungal, yeast and viral infections, including AIDS. It has been touted by some as the “Tree of Life”.

What About the Fat?

Cold pressed coconut oil does not contain cholesterol. It contains healthy plant derived fat that is rapidly converted to energy.

Myths

Popular polyunsaturated vegetable oils have now been found to be dangerously high in trans fats, particularly with the addition of hydrogenation for better shelf life and “spreadability”. Randomly adding hydrogen atoms to polyunsaturated fats converts natural food components into all sorts of altered compounds, some of which have never been seen prior to this process!

For Diabetics

Doctors have discovered that a diet high in refined polyunsaturated vegetable oils promotes both sluggish thyroid function and diabetes. These fats decrease your cells’ ability to bind with insulin, so lowers their ability to get glucose. Coconut oil is easily absorbed without enzymes or insulin.

facts on Aging

studies have shown that the amount of unsaturated oil in the diet strongly affects general aging, especially aging of the brain. Oxidation in the body tissues commonly occurs with unsaturated fats but not saturated fats. Unsaturated fat in the skin is a major target for the aging and carcinogenic effects of ultraviolet light, and speeds up the rate at which aged, wrinkled skin develops.

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