Much maligned for years as a saturated fat, we’ll bring you truth regarding the incredible health properties of coconut oil.
Coconut Oil: Which Type Is Best?
by Doug DiPasquale
that’s fit
It can be confusing when you’re in a health food store looking at all the different types of coconut oil. How do you know which one’s for you? With a little bit of knowledge, it’s actually fairly easy to navigate.
All the coconut oils are named according to their level of refinement. The following […]
Ten Reasons to Add Coconut Oil to Your Dog’s Diet
Fed regularly to pets, coconut oil can have many health benefits – for their skin, digestive and immune systems, metabolic function, even their bone and brain health! Here are the top 10 reasons to add coconut oil to your dog’s diet:
What is the Cause of the Obesity Epidemic in the U.S.?
By Dr. Mercola
The website Fooducate has taken a look at the annual obesity report issued by Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Here are some of the 12 shocking statistics they found:
Adult obesity rates rose in 16 U.S. states over the past year, and NOT ONE state decreased
Twelve U.S. states […]
Settling Seizures with Natural Remedies
by Carolyn Dean MD ND
I’ve recently had emails from readers and clients about seizures. One health professional had three brain surgeries 30 years ago for epilepsy and is on seizure medication with good results. However he said that a few months ago, after being prescribed mega doses of Vitamin D from his […]
How Africans have been fooled to think coconut oil and other traditional foods from their culture are unhealthy
by F. Abeku Adams
allafrica.com
Consistently, Ghanaians (Africans) have been told at different times in history that certain foods which were hitherto ‘traditional’ delicacies were not to be taken again for health reasons. We would then impulsively jump to the ‘good news’, stop consuming them and will subsequently kill the local industries whose […]
Enjoy Saturated Fats, They’re Good for You!
Donald Miller is a cardiac surgeon and Professor of Surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. He is a member of Doctors for Disaster Preparedness. In this presentation, he completely destroys the lipid theory of heart disease, proving conclusively that saturated fats are indeed healthy for us.
Cholesterol-Lowering Coconuts – The misguided coconut era is over!
by Megan
care2.com
Who can resist a coconut, with its creamy, tropical flavor? For too long, many Americans have done just that.
Thankfully, that misguided coconut era is over. The coconut is receiving long-overdue accolades as a highly nutritious food. In fact, research has shown that it’s the saturated fat in coconuts that not only helps our […]
Coconut Oil for Cracked Heels
By Jenivieve Elly
typef.com
Breaking out of laced-up shoes into flip flops and sandals celebrates the arrival of summer. Trouble is, winter-weary feet and unsightly, cracked heels don’t exactly look festive. Never fear, because a simple remedy will have you out and about in no time, feeling confident and summer smooth. Better yet, one of the […]
Make Your Own Non-Toxic Bug Repellent
by Nicole
Unplugged Sunday
Like many of you reading this blog, spending time outdoors is an essential part of our family’s soul-soothing, unplugged time together. But what about the mosquitoes? A swarm of bugs can put a damper on a nice hike in no time!
Luckily Mother Nature has given us a solution to keep pesky insects away: […]
Coconut oil and Colostrum Cure Skin Allergies for Champion Horse
Tyberius in May 2011 – Photo: WNC Photography
by Tigger Montague
DressageDaily.com
Tyberius an 11-year-old, FEI Oldenburg gelding by Jeannie Macdonald’s stallion, Tantris, has battled summer skin allergies for most of his life. Owned and trained by Toi Trent of Aiken, South Carolina, Tyberius came into Toi’s life when he was a six-year-old. He had been purchased from […]
Why Virgin Coconut Oil Makes a Great Deodorant
by Anne Hart, Sacramento Healthy Trends Examiner
Excerpts:
All you need is a jar of extra virgin coconut oil. In this current triple-digit California Central Valley weather today, it’s great. You simply smear the melted coconut oil in your armpits and any place else on your external skin that needs a deodorant in the […]
Top 5 Nontoxic, One-Ingredient-Swaps
by Claire Moshenberg
MomsRising.org
Hey…DIY projects are fun. I love the thought of making all of my own cosmetics and cleaning supplies. I also love the thought of having perfect hair every day and a super organized schedule and a unicorn. We all know the feeling of there just not being enough hours in the day; meanwhile, […]
The Coconut Revolution
Health Impact Editor Comments: The Coconut Revolution is a 50 minute award-winning documentary about the people of the Island of Bougainville and their fight for Independence from Papua New Guinea. Sick of seeing their environment ruined and their people exploited by the Panguna Mine, the Pacific island of Bougainville rose up against the giant […]
Diabetes rates in India lower with Ghee and Coconut Oil in traditional diets
INDIA’S biggest manufacturer of ghee is planning to push it as a health food
by Robin Pagnamenta
The Times
Excerpts:
Ghee is the raw material at the heart of every authentic Indian curry and a holy offering revered in Hindu weddings.
The managing director of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation, which owns India’s No1 ghee brand, Amul, […]
Juicing and Coconut Oil for Weight Loss by Cherie Calbom
In this interview with Dr. Mercola, Cherie Calbom talks about the advantages of juicing for health, and how juicing helps with Chronic Fatigue and weight loss. She also recommends coconut oil in the diet for weight loss.
Video transcript here.
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Virgin Coconut Oil:
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80 Uses for Coconut Oil
Offering a myriad of health benefits, coconut oil is affordable, readily available and completely natural. I have completely fallen in love with coconut oil and use it for EVERYTHING. Literally. I buy it in 5 gallon increments and keep it all over my house. I even have some in the car. So here is a little information to inspire you to check out this amazing oil including 80 uses for it!
Coconut Oil Increases Good Cholesterol and Lowers Abdominal Obesity
by Dr. Mercola
A study has shown that dietary supplementation with coconut oil may result in a reduction in waist circumference and other benefits.
A randomized, double-blind clinical trial of 40 women divided them into two groups — one that received daily dietary supplements of soybean oil (group S) and another than received a similar amount […]
The Miracle that is COCONUT OIL
by Raw Girl in a Toxic World
My coconut craze phase has gone on for quite some time. I eat them several times a week and love consuming all parts of the coconut. At this point I’m a life long coconut fanatic…but I had yet to really test the long-term benefits of using coconut oil. […]
New Research on Coconut Oil: Weight Loss, Hair, Lipid Profiles
Health Impact News
Three new studies on coconut oil were published in peer-reviewed journals in the past couple of months.
In the June 4, 2011 volume of Lipids, a study was published by the Division of Animal and Nutritional Sciences of West Virginia University entitled “Dietary Conjugated Linoleic Acid Induces Lipolysis in Adipose Tissue of Coconut Oil-Fed Mice […]
3 reasons why coconut milk may not be your friend
by Chris Kresser
The Healthy Skeptic
Excerpts:
[Coconut milk] is high in saturated fatty acids and medium-chain triglycerides (MCT), which are both easily burned as fuel by the body. MCTs are particularly beneficial in that they don’t require bile acids for digestion, and they’re directly shunted to the liver via the portal vein.
So what could be wrong […]