I remember
when I was a teenager, once my dad brought home a bottle of coconut
oil; for its benefits in skincare, hair care and even for
cooking; from a trip to Thailand
But I
always love the flavor and taste of coconuts- coconut candy, coconut tart,
coconut ice cream....., even the rich coconut flavored Thai curry was one of my
favorite. Well, I did not eat them too often though, because of the negative
impression about the coconut oil.
Recently
when I was watching a Chinese TV show, a 70 year old doctor (who was also a
cancer survivor) recommended coconut oil as the best cooking oil on the show,
which surprised me. The show host also responded right away saying: Thai
cooking uses coconut oil, no wonder most of the Thai people are slim! This impressed
me.
After
some search online, I found some amazing information about the benefit of coconut oil. So I decided to give it a try.
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Miranda Kerr says
she has been taking coconut oil
since she was 14
and can't live
without it.
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One of the interesting information
is about "Oil Pulling" which you swish (not gargling) coconut oil in your mouth thoroughly (by pushing/ pulling and
drawing it between your teeth) for 20 minutes and then spit it out and
rinse your mouth with water. Do not swallow the
oil, because it is loaded with bacteria, toxins and mucous from your
mouth/nose. This is done two to three times a day before meals. And it is said
to kill bacteria, detox and clear your mouth, nose, and even lungs. Many
people reported their teeth became brighter, and gums got healthier, allergy
was controlled, headache was gone......... just unbelievable.
The misconceptions about coconut oil was mostly due to its high levels of saturated
fat, but the saturated fat in coconut oil is largely made up of medium-chain
fatty acids (MCFA) which transformed into energy very quickly so it will not
become your body fat, neither would it heighten your cholesterol. And the stableness
of saturate fat also benefits as antioxidant in your body.
Coconut
oil is used as nature antibacterial, antimicrobial and antiviral, because of
the high percentage content of lauric acid, which will be converted into
antiviral and antibacterial properties upon absorbent.
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As our body needs good fat to generate hormones, it is recommended
to intake 2-4 tablespoons of coconut oil a day. Each 15g/tablespoon of coconut oil contains around 135 calorie, so don't drink up the whole bottle all at once even there are over 100 benefits of using coconut oil.
The bad rap of coconut oil was also from the refined or hydrogenated coconut oil. Trans fats in hydrogenated
oils increase the possibility of heart disease and other health problems. So make sure you get the snow-white type of cold pressed organic virgin (or extra virgin) coconut oil; not the yellowish cheap type.
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