Coconut Oil
07/26/09
Coconut oil has been used as cooking oil for thousands of years.
Up until the 1950’s, coconut oil was widely used in the United States both in homes and in large bakeries. Because research indicated that saturated fat was a big culprit in heart disease, people were told to stay away from tropical oils. Bakeries switched to using hydrogenated oils to replace coconut oil. Hindsight is usually 20/20, and now we know that these manufactured oils are toxic to our systems.
Coconut oil is made up of medium chain fatty acids called medium chain triglycerides. These fatty acids are different from the common longer chain fatty acids found in other plant based oils. The longer chain triglycerides are typically store in the body as fat while the medium chain triglycerides are burned for energy and burned up quickly.
Coconut oil is nature’s richest source of these medium chain fatty acids. Some of the benefits of these fatty acids include an increase in metabolic rate which helps lead to weight loss. These fats are also very similar to the fats found in breast milk and have similar health effects.
Coconut oil is also nature’s most abundant source of lauric acid. Approximately 50% of the fatty acids in coconut fat are lauric acid. Lauric acid is formed into monolaurin in the human or animal body. Monolaurin is the antiviral, antibacterial, and antiprotozoal monoglyceride used by the human body to destroy viruses such as HIV, herpes, cytomegalovirus, influenza, various bacteria including listeria.
Living a life of personal balance, moderation, education, and connection.
Up until the 1950’s, coconut oil was widely used in the United States both in homes and in large bakeries. Because research indicated that saturated fat was a big culprit in heart disease, people were told to stay away from tropical oils. Bakeries switched to using hydrogenated oils to replace coconut oil. Hindsight is usually 20/20, and now we know that these manufactured oils are toxic to our systems.
Coconut oil is made up of medium chain fatty acids called medium chain triglycerides. These fatty acids are different from the common longer chain fatty acids found in other plant based oils. The longer chain triglycerides are typically store in the body as fat while the medium chain triglycerides are burned for energy and burned up quickly.
Coconut oil is nature’s richest source of these medium chain fatty acids. Some of the benefits of these fatty acids include an increase in metabolic rate which helps lead to weight loss. These fats are also very similar to the fats found in breast milk and have similar health effects.
Coconut oil is also nature’s most abundant source of lauric acid. Approximately 50% of the fatty acids in coconut fat are lauric acid. Lauric acid is formed into monolaurin in the human or animal body. Monolaurin is the antiviral, antibacterial, and antiprotozoal monoglyceride used by the human body to destroy viruses such as HIV, herpes, cytomegalovirus, influenza, various bacteria including listeria.
Living a life of personal balance, moderation, education, and connection.
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