Coconuts Can Be Dangerous As Well As A Life Saver.

People do get hurt when they get hit by a falling coconut. That is about as dangerous as they can be. On the up side, if it splits after hitting you, by eating the flesh you will not only be enjoying the lovely coconut taste but also reaping the benefits of what is contained within that flesh. Let me enlighten you on the benefits of coconut oil and why it would serve you well to include coconut oil in your diet. First of all clear your mind of all preconceived ideas you may have in regards to coconut and its fat content.

Coconut oil being associated with other saturated fats is not entirely correct because of the existence of subgroups within broad category of saturated fatty acids. Medium chain fatty acids (MCFA) have a lower melting point, a smaller molecular size and greater solubility in water and biological fluids compared with those of the long chain fatty acids. It contains approximately 50% lauric acid and around 7% capric acid which both get converted into substances that are antiviral, antibacterial, and antiprotozoal monoglyceride used by the human or animal to destroy lipid-coated viruses such as HIV, herpes, cytomegalo virus, influenza, various pathogenic bacteria.

Lipid researcher Dr. Jon Kabara found that lauric oils have miraculous healing powers and the MCFA of lauric oils found in coconut oil is similar to the fats found in mothers milk. Coconut oil is highly heat resistant and will only oxidise at temperatures over 198 Degrees Celsius due to its high concentration of saturated fats. Coconut oil is therefore a healthy oil to cook with and won't lose its MCFA properties.

Now I am not going to load you up with heaps of studies and claims of how coconut oil will increase your health but I will state what some commentators have said about why coconut oil's health benefits are relatively unheard of. Tropical oils were very popular in the US food industry prior to World War II. And with the US being the largest exporter of soybeans this huge marketing machine funded by the soy bean and corn industry and supported by the American Heart Association was committed to change the American Diet, calling among others, for the substitution of saturated fats for polyunsaturates. So 40 years later these commentators are claiming the legacy of this nutritional change has left a legacy of obesity and cardiovascular diseases in their efforts to boost their nation into magnificent billboards of health and wealth. This has negatively affected small island nations in the South Pacific who were converted by this powerful marketing machine to change centuries of dietary traditions of tropical oils to importing polyunsaturated fats.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, we do lag behind the US in certain trends and patterns but we do follow them primarily. Don't be a follower and if health and well being is high on your agenda then investigate Coconut oils further. It's as easy as typing in Coconut oil and doing a Google search on it. It is a big part of improving your physical well being that we highlight in our Lifesperity Coaching program.