Coconut oil is the cool kid on the block right now with good reason, it truly is a superstar!
Coconut oil is 90% saturated fat, that’s right. I know you’re thinking “but saturated fat is bad for us!”. Nope. Not when it comes in it’s natural form. When unsaturated fat becomes saturated through hydrogenation, a man made process, then it’s considered unhealthy. Otherwise it has no negative effects on our cholesterol, weight, or cardiovascular systems.
“Back in the 1930’s, a dentist named Dr. Weston Price traveled throughout the South Pacific, examining traditional diets and their effect on dental and overall health. He found that those eating diets high in coconut products were healthy and trim, despite the high fat concentration in their diet, and that heart disease was virtually non-existent.
Similarly, in 1981, researchers studied populations of two Polynesian atolls. Coconut was the chief source of caloric energy in both groups. The results, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,2 demonstrated that both populations exhibited positive vascular health. In fact, no evidence exists that the naturally occurring high saturated fat intake had any kind of harmful effect in these populations!“
Here are 10 uses that will have you TURNED ON to it if you’re not already:
1. Coconut oil can help speed up weight loss when taken daily.
2. Use it in your home made salad dressing.
3. Add coconut oil to your coffee for a huge energy boost.
4. Add coconut oil to your smoothies to increase your body’s fat burning abilities from the MCT in the oil.
5. Use coconut oil as an alternative to butter or other oils (on toast, popcorn, frying eggs, on rice, etc)
6. Use as an anti-aging facial and body moisturizer.
7. Use by itself as a natural deodorant.
8. The beneficial fats in coconut oil help alleviate depression and anxiety.
9. Some oils are unsafe to use at high heat, coconut oil is great for cooking foods at high temperatures.
10. Eating coconut oil daily can increase mental alertness.
As you can see coconut oil can be used in many different ways, and these are just a few uses of the amazing oil. Enjoy!
Research source – Mercola
Live Inspired,
Sonja.
