Much maligned for years as a saturated fat, we’ll bring you truth regarding the incredible health properties of coconut oil.

    Non-Toxic Bug Repellent Recipe with Coconut Oil

    Looking for an all-natural, non-toxic insect repellent that doesn’t contain the chemicals (like DEET) that most of the commercial brands do? There are many natural, non-toxic ingredients that can be used to make a bug repellent that won’t harm you and your family. Most homemade bug balms and bug sprays utilize the strength of essential oils.

      No Bake Coconut Recipes for Hot Summer Days

      For hot summer days when you do not want to heat up your kitchen using the oven or stove, but still want to incorporate coconut and coconut oil into your diet, consider these no bake recipes! Most of them require refrigeration or putting into the freezer, so not only are you not heating up […]

        Achalasia: Improvement after taking coconut oil

        In slightly over 2 weeks after starting the coconut oil he was able to eat and swallow comfortably without any choking episodes, no regurgitation of food because he said he can feel the food moving down into the stomach.

          Natural Seborrheic Dermatitis Treatment with Coconut Oil

          by April
          illistyle.com
          You have probably never heard of Seborrheic Dermatitis and if you have heard of it thats probably because you have it. Seborrheic Dermatitis is a non-contagious skin disorder that runs in families. It’s like cradle-cap in babies, except it never goes away. Itchy, scaly, flakey scalp that causes dandruff and discomfort. If untreated it […]

            5 Medical Doctors with Gary Taubes and Robb Wolf Discuss Coconut Oil and Alzheimer’s Disease

            Comments by Brian Shilhavy
            In this video from Specialty Health, you can listen to a panel discussion with five medical doctors, Gary Taubes, and Robb Wolf regarding the problem of insulin resistance and the damaging effects of a high carbohydrate diet on Alzheimer’s Disease, and how coconut oil can be effective in treating Alzheimer’s Disease.
            The […]

              Coconut oil saved my hair from bleach damage

              The Long Hair Community Forums

              User RedheadMistress writes:
              I had bright red hair, dyed it dark to grow out my natural colour and have it blend it, regretted it months later. So a few days ago I decided to bleach all my hair (thinking I will lose half my length to bleach damage). So I drenched my hair […]

                Coconut Oil Reverses Alzheimer’s in Woman Married for 45 Years

                by barrerasfj
                Alzheimer’s Weekly
                About 1½ years ago, I was seeing my wife of 45 years rapidly slip away from me with Alzheimer’s disease. I felt devastated, hopeless and angry. The emotional burden was almost unbearable.
                But in the summer 2011, my wife started consuming 6 tablespoons of coconut oil plus other natural supplements on a daily basis. Three […]

                  Man 86 with Very Last Stage of Pick’s Dementia is Recovering Personality and Physical Health after Starting Coconut Oil

                  by Villafish
                  Alzheimer’s Weekly
                  My father was in the very last stage of Pick’s, a form of dementia, when we placed him in a care facility in Nov. of 2011.  It was expected that he would not survive past the holidays.
                  When we heard about coconut oil as a dementia therapy, our family thought, ”why not?  What can it possibly hurt at this point?  Wouldn’t it be neat if coconut oil helped his symptoms?”
                  My father, age 86, has been taking coconut oil since December of 2011 and he is […]

                    “45 years of prayers being answered” with mother diagnosed with mental illness, and father with Alzheimer’s, after starting Coconut Oil

                    by Linda
                    Alzheimer’s Weekly
                    My dad has mid stage Alzheimer’s disease. Within 2 weeks on coconut oil his short term memory, mood and even physical dexterity have improved. I would estimate he is where he was 9 months to a year ago. This after only 2 weeks!
                    Perhaps more amazing than this is my mother. She has had mental disease for 45 years. Some have diagnosed her […]

                      Over Half of Your Diet Should Consist of Saturated Fats

                      by Dr. Mercola
                      A little over 100 years ago a German scientist wrote a letter to a company that made soap, and in so doing changed the way the world cooks its food. The soap company, Procter & Gamble, bought the scientist’s idea—and Crisco was born.

                      At this time in history, people used animal fats for […]

                        What’s the Best Way to Apply Coconut Oil to Hair?

                        by The Beauty Brains

                        CYW says…Is using coconut oil as a pre-poo or a leave in after shampoo/cond going to benefit my hair the most?
                        The Right Brain responds:
                        We’ve blogged before about how coconut oil is effective at treating hair damage. That’s because it’s one of the relatively few oils that are able to penetrate deep into the […]

                          Cooking with Traditional Foods – Menu Planner!

                          Health Impact News Editor Comments: We welcome today KerryAnn Foster, a veteran author and publisher on the subject of Traditional Foods. KerryAnn has the Internet’s longest running traditional foods menu mailer program that can save you time, money, and energy by subscribing to menu plans and recipes based on traditional foods. Today she introduces us to the […]

                            Olympic Triathlete Gold Medalist Eats a High Fat Diet that Includes Coconut Oil

                            by Laura Stone
                            TheStar.com

                            Excerpts:
                            Some days, even gold medallist Simon Whitfield has to trick himself into running.
                            The Olympic triathlete trains more times in a week than there are days, and admits there are moments he’d really rather lay around.
                            Whitfield — who has already qualified for the Games — is poised to become one of only a handful of triathletes to compete […]

                              Woman Heals Developmentally Delayed Grandson with Coconut Oil

                              Health Impact News Comments: Our Facebook Page on Coconut Health generates a lot of coconut oil testimonies. One recent testimony came from Debra regarding her developmentally delayed grandson, who did not talk for the first three and a half years of his life. She has allowed us to publish her testimony.
                              by Debra
                              CoconutHealth Facebook Page
                              I really am a firm […]

                                Alzheimer’s Association Warns Against Coconut Oil – Member Replies “Coconut Oil Gave us our Father Back!”

                                by Brian Shilhavy
                                CoconutOil.com 
                                CoconutOil.com is one of the leading publishers of information on the Internet regarding coconut oil and Alzheimer’s Disease. As this news of coconut oil’s effectiveness in dementia and Alzheimer’s increases, more and more people are trying coconut oil with their loved ones suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia and seeing tremendous results. See […]

                                  Woman with End-stage Alzheimer’s Sees Improvement in One Week after Starting Coconut Oil

                                  In one week after starting the coconut oil I have noticed a remarkable improvement in my mother. She is holding lucid conversations and has shown cognative reasoning that I have not seen in her in 3 years.

                                    Coconut Oil Pills: Who Benefits?

                                    by Brian Shilhavy
                                    CoconutOil.com
                                    Coconut oil is gaining in popularity, and as can be expected, savvy marketers are looking to capitalize on this popularity. As we have documented in the past, people are using coconut oil effectively for a wide range of health issues. It is therefore tempting to think of coconut oil as a supplement […]

                                      UPDATE: Coconut Oil Reverses Dementia in 100 Year Old Woman

                                      It has been 30 days since I started my mom on coconut oil and I am thrilled to say that her dementia has improved so much. She is a happy happy person now.

                                        The Diet Myth That Is Destroying the Health of the World

                                        Diet myths abound in the health industry, but one of the biggest myths of all is the idea that a calorie is a calorie, no matter where you get it from, or what the chemical or nutritional makeup of it is.

                                          Veterinarian Discusses Health Benefits of Coconut Oil for Pets

                                          Dr. Karen Becker discusses the importance of coconut oil in your pet’s diet. Coconut oil is good for balancing good to bad bacteria issue. Coconut oil is also terrific moisturizer for animals with skin allergies, dry and flaky skins, cuts, sores, pets with thin coats, dry cut noses and other pet’s skin problems.