Guest guest Posted August 28, 2002 Report Share Posted August 28, 2002 >"Ashwini Kumar" <ashwini_kumarr >The Healing Miracles of Coconut Oil >Tue, 20 Aug 2002 22:11:13 -0400 > >VEDIC CULTURE KNEW THIS ALREADY. > > >http://www.coconut-info.com/healing_miracles_of_coconut_oil.htm > >The Healing Miracles of Coconut Oil >by Bruce Fife, N.D. > >Book Summary >If there was an oil you could use for your daily cooking needs that helped >protect you from heart disease, cancer, and other degenerative conditions, >improved your digestion, strengthened your immune system, and helped you >lose excess weight, would you be interested? >No such oils exists you say? Not so! There is an oil that can do all this >and more. No, it's not olive oil, it's not canola oil, or safflower oil or >any of the oils commonly used for culinary purposes. It's not flaxseed oil, >evening primrose oil, or any of the oils sold as dietary supplements. It's >not rare or exotic. It's ordinary coconut oil. > >But wait, isn't coconut oil a saturated fat? And isn't saturated fat bad? >because coconut oil is primarily a saturated oil, it has been blindly >labeled as bad. It is lumped right along with beef fat and lard with the >assumption that they all carry the same health risks. However, researchers >have clearly shown that the oil from coconuts, a plant source, acts >differently than the saturated fat from animal sources. The oil from >coconuts is unique in nature and provides many health benefits obtainable >from no other source. > >What Coconut Oil DOES NOT Do: * Does not contain cholesterol. * Does not >increase blood cholesterol level. * Does not promote platelet stickiness >which leads to blood clot formation. * Does not contribute to >atherosclerosis or heart disease. * Does not promote cancer or any other >degenerative disease. * Does not contribute to weight problems. > >What Coconut Oil DOES Do: * Reduces risk of atherosclerosis and related >illnesses. * reduces risk of cancer and other degenerative conditions. * >Helps prevent bacterial, viral, and fungal (including yeast) infections. * >Supports immune system function. * Helps prevent osteoporosis. * Helps >control diabetes. * Promotes weight loss. * Supports healthy metabolic >function. * Provides an immediate source of energy. * Supplies fewer >calories than other fats. * Supplies important nutrients necessary for good >health. * Improves digestion and nutrient absorption. * Has a mild delicate >flavor. * Is highly resistant to spoilage (long shelf life. * Is heat >resistant (the healthiest oil for cooking. * Helps keep skin soft and >smooth. * Helps prevent premature aging and wrinkling of the skin. * Helps >protect against skin cancer and other blemishes. > >As unbelievable as it sounds, the oil in coconuts has been found to aid the >body in destroying dozens of harmful viruses including hepatitis C, herpes, >and HIV. Coconut oil has been called the healthiest dietary oil on earth. >If >you're not using coconut oil for your daily cooking and body care needs >you're missing out on one of nature's most amazing health products. In this >book you will discover the many healing miracles of coconut oil. Each >health >benefit is explained and fully documented by scientific research. > >"Dr. Bruce Fife should be commended for bringing together in this very >readable book the positive health benefits of coconut oil. The inquiring >reader will have a new and more balanced view of the role of fat and >especially saturated fats in our diet."--Jon Kabara, Ph.D., Professor >Emeritus, Michigan State University > > > > _______________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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