Coconut Oil Health Benefits:
Smashingly Valuable Yet
Relatively Unknown

Below are some of the most common questions about the health benefits of coconut oil (CNO):

• What makes coconut oil so beneficial to our health?
• If it's so healthful, why haven't we heard much of it?
• Isn't CNO rather dangerous because it's a saturated fat?
• Isn't saturated fat linked to heart disease and others?

A Tradition of Excellent Health

Even before the onset of western civilization, the coconut fruit has already been very busy nourishing tropical colonies all over the world. Wherever you go, you'll notice that people who regularly consume coconut products such as coconut milk, coconut water, coconut meat, and of course the oil are generally leaner, stronger and healthier.

Fat Facts

Each fat or oil is made of fat molecules called fatty acids but not all are the same. If you're confused, a fat is solid at room temperature while an oil is liquid. We'll be using the terms fats and oils interchangeably unless a specific reference is required.

Three fatty acids united is a triglyceride. Fats can be saturated, monounsaturated and/or polyunsaturated. They can have short-, medium- and/or long-chain fatty acids or triglycerides.

The great majority of fats you eat, (saturated or unsaturated, plant or animal source), consist of long-chain fatty acids (LFCA) or long-chain triglycerides (LCT). This is where CNO emphatically differs from almost all other fats.

Unique Dietary Oil

Coconut oil contains 92% saturated, 6% monounsaturated and 2% polyunsaturated fats. 64% of its fatty acid content are medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA) or medium-chain triglycerides (MCT). Experts agree that it's the MCFAs or MCTs that make CNO a cut above all other oils.

Unlike others, coconut oil predominantly consists of MCFAs which are responsible for the tremendously beneficial behavior of this tropical oil. You could say that MCFA is the muscle behind coconut oil.

Pro-Energy

MCFAs are instantly converted into energy, similar to a carbohydrate. Unlike LCFAs that mainly comprise most other oils, MCFAs do not circulate in the bloodstream to the same extent. Not even nearly! MCFa-rich coconut oil is sent straight to your liver to produce energy right away.

Diabetes and Heart Friendly

Although MCFAs act like carbohydrates, they do not raise blood sugar. So if you're diabetic, have no fear. They can even help you control sugar cravings and reduce hypoglycemic symptoms.

Detractors say that coconut oil promotes heart disease. Yeah right! What's next? Pigs can fly? The fact is, people who consume huge amounts of CNO such as the Polynesians, Sri Lankans and the Bicolanos here in the Philippines have low blood cholesterol levels and almost never develop heart problems.

Money, Money, and More Money

These same mud-slingers even went as far as burying scientific journals that showcase tremendous coconut oil health benefits. No wonder many people in search of good health the natural way don't even have a clue about this innocent oil's outstanding role in good health. It's amazing what people can and will do in the name of the almighty dollar.

Aid Versus AIDS

Coconut oil health benefits are unmistakably evident in numerous deadly illnesses. For instance, exciting research is underway that could prove it to be a vital component in the battle against AIDS. Recent anecdotal studies have shown CNO to have a very positive effect against the HIV virus.

Pro-Thyroid

MCFAs can stimulate metabolism by encouraging your thyroid to function optimally, or vice versa. This is why many ethical experts call coconut oil, The Fat That Can Make You Thin.

Feared Antimicrobial

The following are just some of the different viruses and bacteria that CNO kills:

Viruses:

HIV, Measles, Herpes simplex, Herpes viridae, Sarcoma, Syncytial, Human lymphotropic (Type 1), Vesicular stomatitis (VSV), Visna, Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr, Influenza, Leukemia, Pneumonovirus, Hepatitis C

Bacteria:

Listeria monocytogenes, Helicobacter pylori, Hemophilus influenzae, Chlamydia pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae, Groups A, B, F and G streptococci, Gram-positive organisms, Gram-negative organisms (chelator pretreatment required)

Free Again At Last

These are just some of the innumerable coconut oil health benefits that have been hidden from you for decades. Hidden by people who benefited from the coconut oil industry's demise. The truth is out now and out for good.

All these curative and safeguarding blessings are backed up by volumes of genuine research and testimonial evidences. Pay close attention to MCFA-studies because it was the only way, back then, for researchers to get funding to study the health properties of coconut oil - nature's richest source of MCFAs.

Rest assured that science is behind all coconut oil health benefits.