Coconut Oil: When Fat Is Good For You
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Read this and you’ll be out buying coconut oil today. It’s great to use topically on your skin and hair too! -Jacq
By Dr. Joseph Mercola
You’ve no doubt noticed that for about the last 60 years, the majority of health care officials and the media have been telling you saturated fats are bad for your health and lead to a host of negative consequences, including high cholesterol, obesity, heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease.
Meanwhile during this same 60 years, the American levels of heart disease, obesity, elevated serum cholesterol and Alzheimer’s have skyrocketed.
Did you know that multiple studies on Pacific Island populations who get 30-60 percent of their total caloric intake from fully saturated coconut oil have all shown nearly non-existent rates of cardiovascular disease? (1)
The fact is, all saturated fats are not created equal.
Read more @ Dr. Joseph Mercola: Coconut Oil Benefits: When Fat Is Good For You.
Am going to go out and buy some coconut oil. I always used it when I lived in Thailand on my skin and hair but had no idea it was so good to cook with.
I have bought some and now I must use it! Inspiring as always x