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They Fooled You All
Before the 1930s, Americans used coconut oil a lot in their food preparation and heart disease was virtually unheard of. After the tropical oils war, coconut oil finally succumbed to a barrage of disinformation campaigns and hydrogenated vegetable oils, mainly from soybeans, won out.
It didn't take long for many Americans to develop and suffer from heart disease at an alarming rate. And decades later, obesity is now an epidemic in the US.
Because of you know what, they replaced a completely beneficial saturated oil that has been used for ages with unsaturated ones that are composed of toxic trans fatty acids.
The Big Difference
Most other oils or fats are long-chain fatty acids (LCFA) by enlarge. Coconut oil contains predominantly medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA) and no trans-fats.
MCFAs are what truly defines this amazing tropical oil. Many experts conveniently treat the terms MCFAs and coconut oil as synonyms. And as you'll see, MCFAs are so much different from LCFAs.
For one, MCFAs are an excellent source of fuel to power your metabolism. Upon entering the intestinal tract, they are quickly absorbed into the portal vein and sent straight to your liver to create energy.
LCFAs from almost all other oils and fats on the other hand have to circulate your bloodstream. If you have a low thyroid function (hypothyroidism) especially, a few of these molecules is enough to create even more body fat to be stored away as love handles for example.
Your Digestive System Loves It
Use coconut oil if you have metabolic or digestive problems. It's easily digested and can greatly help people suffering from malabsorption complications like cystic fibrosis. Did you know that MCFAs generously found in coconut oil are routinely administered to the elderly who have all kinds of nutrient absorption concerns?
Breast Milk Connection
The ratio of the MCFA lauric acid, an immune system booster, to other MCFAs in coconut oil is similar to that in breast milk. Almost all baby formulas contain MCFAs. Here is a list of some of the microorganisms killed by lauric acid lavishly found in coconut oil:
| LIPID-COATED VIRUSES | LIPID-COATED BACTERIA | |
|---|---|---|
| HIV | Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Herpes simplex virus | Hemophilus influenzae | |
| Sarcoma virus | Chlamydia pneumoniae | |
| Human lymphotropic virus (Type 1) | Groups A, B, F and G streptococci | |
| Vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) | Gram-positive organisms | |
| Visna virus | Gram-negative organisms (if pretreated with chelator) | |
| Influenza virus | Helicobacter pylori | |
| Syncytial virus | Staphylococcus aureus |
It will take several 300-page books to enumerate all the nutritional facts on organic unrefined coconut oil. After witnessing its wonderful blessings on my overall health and with all the fast food, processed food and junk food around, I just can't imagine not taking coconut oil on a regular basis.
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