Coconut Oil

Coconut Oil in Coffee is great- It obviously separates but it moisturizes the lips very nice...

too much of anything is never good...even if it's healthy That being said my family mainly uses it externally. My 11 month old has had eczema since she was about 1 month old and had used Aveeno baby wash on her and she broke out. We started using Aquaphor to bath her and slather the coconut oil on after bath and her skin cleared right up...oh and she doesn't itch near as bad. Better my mind to use something natural if it helps vs. using steroid creams on a less than 1 year old. Everyone in my house uses it as a moisturizer and I put 1 tsp in my smoothies in the morning.

... As for any miracle benefits, those are probably BS spread by the same lunatics who are in to juice cleanses and aligning their yin/yangs.

Absolutely right.
The only thing I DO believe is its ability to normalize cholesterol levels.
My total cholesterol was fine, and my triglycerides were good, but my HDL/LDL ratio was off and always had been. 6 months after I started using coconut oil, my HDL went up, my LDL went down, and my overall even lowered (not a significant amount at all, but, still ). Some of the naysayers say that people should never eat the stuff because it is a saturated fat, but my triglycerides also dropped to 40 and have stayed around there ever since.
Anecdotally, the stuff does what they say it does with respect to cholesterol.

It's not magic. it's an OIL, not an elixir. I don't feel any different using it than I did using olive oil.
It has a high smoke point, a good feel and flavor (especially in curries)... and it is an awesome conditioner for your hair.

What else do you want from an OIL?

Bulletproof Coffee......I think is where the thought of it, in the coffee came from It's apparently an energy booster.....and well, naturally, so would the high strength coffee be

That being said, I've tried it, I just wasn't pleased with the 150+ calories of "liquid" for breakfast

Ingredients
At least 2tbs Kerrygold unsalted grass-fed butter (I like up to 6 tbps, or 80g or 88 ml).
1-2tbs of MCT oil (15-30 ml)
2 cups (~453g or 500ml) of hot coffee brewed with low-toxin beans

But yea, the thought of Oil and Butter in my coffee just don't sound right.....lol. I did try the coconut oil once, but after adding the coconut oil, and a bit of honey, I was over 150 calories for a cup of coffee, vs. 70-80 calorie-ish with a tbsp. of half and half


That being said, Coconut Oil ain't bad, I've sauteed with it.......I also attempt to do oil pulling daily (typically when I wake up, while showering) for 20 minutes.

Coconut oil or butter in coffee really isn't much different than cream. In fact, butter is really just cream with the liquid taken out of it.

I asked Cardiologists I Worked for about coconut oil and their response was."If you wind up in the ER And we find out you were using coconut oil we will NOT do your angiogram." There was my answer. Not doing it.

The 1970s called, they want their cardiologists back. You might want to refer him to the Framingham Heart Study. It's been proven for the past...oh...I don't know...50 years or so, that saturated fat doesn't cause cardiovascular disease. In fact, the lauric acid and MCTs in coconut oil improve the measures used to determine cardiovascular risk, by raising HDL and improving the HDL to LDL ratio. (See the first link in my last post.)

It's Omega-3 and actually proven to reduce cholesterol. Keep using it, it may be slow for weight loss (better than butter) but it's good for your skin and your heart!

No, it's not Omega-3. Omega-3 is a polyunsaturated fat, most commonly found in fish. Coconut oil is nearly entirely saturated fat, consisting primarily of Lauric and Capric acids. In fact, the tiny bit of polyunsaturated fat in coconut oil is actually primarily Omega-6, not Omega-3.

That said, it still has been proven that coconut oil improves serum cholesterol, by raising HDL and improving HDL to LDL ratio.

Also, it's not better or worse than butter. Real butter has its own benefits, including consisting of 40-50% monounsaturated fats (that's right, coconut oil has a higher concentration of saturated fats than butter, and butter has a large portion of the same kinds of fats as olive oil), loaded with Vitamins A, E, and K2 (all of which are fat-soluble, and K2 being rather rare to find and the most bioavailable form of Vitamin K), and is rich in butyrate and conjugated linoleic acid (both of which have been shown to help weight loss and prompt various mechanisms to help prevent weight gain).

So, use both in your cooking, because both are good and offer their own share of benefits.

It's good for you in moderation. Like olive oil. Also try putting a very small amount on your skin and hair if they are at all dry.

I dont eat it, but I do use it as a moisturiser my skin loves it :flowerforyou:

I use it as a moisturizer, too!! And it works great as makeup remover. Comes right off!

Hi my name is Anne and id. just like to ask anyones advice on Coconut Oil. I heard it was pretty good stuff so started to use it but i don't feel like it has done anything for me. Should i keep going on it or is it just a waste. If anyone has any views i would be very interested to hear from u and what u think, Thx heaps

It's a great moisturizer and hair conditioner.

I just use it as a butter or shortening substitute.

If by "high temperature resistance" you mean it melts at a low temperature, then you're right. The melting point of virgin coconut oil is 76F/24C. If you mean it breaks down in high heat, you're wrong. It has a 350F/177C smoke point, which is comparable to butter and higher than EVOO.

Absolutely. When I want to fry things at a higher temperature than EVOO supports I use a dollop of coconut oil. Some things will take on a slight coconutty flavor but usually I can't really taste it. My wife uses it to for making popcorn and it does impart a nice flavor to the popcorn.

i like coconut oil in my coffee
i use it as a face moisturizer (w/ tea tree oil - i have bad acne)
i use it as a deodorant (with arrow root, and baking soda and lavender oil- there's recipes on the web)
i use it to fry sometimes, although olive oil is a habit

I have a tbsp in my coffee each morning and use it as a skin moisturizer.

I started taking as a supplement about a month ago ... I notice a difference in my skin and nails.

So while perusing the internet this is what I found....http://authoritynutrition.com/coconut-oil-and-weight-loss/
"A calorie is not a calorie.

Different foods and macronutrients go through different metabolic pathways.

The different types of foods we eat can have a huge effect on our hormones and metabolic health.

Some metabolic pathways are more efficient than others and some foods require more energy to digest and metabolize.

One important property of coconut oil is that it is “thermogenic” – eating it tends to increase energy expenditure (fat burning) compared to the same amount of calories from other fats (4).

In one study, 15-30 grams (1 to 2 tablespoons) of medium chain fats per day increased energy expenditure by 5%, totaling about 120 calories per day (5).

Several other studies confirm these findings. When humans replace the fats they are eating with MCT fats, they burn more calories (6).

Therefore, a calorie from coconut oil is NOT the same as a calorie from olive oil or butter (although these fats are perfectly healthy too).

Bottom Line: Many studies show that medium chain triglycerides can boost metabolism, in one study increasing energy expenditure by 120 calories per day."

There is some really good reading out there on this subject...

i like coconut oil in my coffee
i use it as a face moisturizer (w/ tea tree oil - i have bad acne)
i use it as a deodorant (with arrow root, and baking soda and lavender oil- there's recipes on the web)
i use it to fry sometimes, although olive oil is a habit

If you are acne prone, you may want to reconsider using coconut oil. Take a look at the link below. It is actually pretty high on comedogenic list. I used it for a bit, but it only made mine worse so I switched to olive and sunflower oil for the most part. I struggled with cystic acne for over 10 years, then I discovered that I am intolerant of something in dairy. Not sure yet if it is lactose or some other factor, but within 2 weeks of quitting all dairy, my skin started to improve. Not saying that is your exact problem, but could be something to look into at the very least.

I do also love is as deodorant, with almost your exact recipe (plus a little cornstarch, I find that all baking soda makes it feel a bit too gritty for me, and irritates my skin), and I soak my entire head of hair in it once or twice a week, leave it overnight, then wash it out the next morning. I have mid-back length hair and no split ends

https://www.beneficialbotanicals.com/facts-figures/comedogenic-rating.html

I fry my protein in it. Use to use it for my coffee but could not get past the oily texture so i stopped adding it. That was before i got a blender though.