Coconut Oil to cook with ???

I use coconut oil to cook with instead of vegetable, canola, corn, etc.... It's natural & better for you whereas the other cooking oils are chemically processed to get the oils out. You can't squeeze corn to get oil out of it, & what the heck is a canola?

I was trying to find carrie underwood's leg workouts and this is what I found when I was searching for the workouts. http://www.bodyincredible.com/here-is-a-wonder-food-which-will-burn-body-fat-boost-energy-and-strengthen-your-immune-system/

If you scrolled down, it tells 10 reasons why coconut oil is so good for you! Not sure if this is what you were looking for, but good article.

I use coconut oil to cook with instead of vegetable, canola, corn, etc.... It's natural & better for you whereas the other cooking oils are chemically processed to get the oils out. You can't squeeze corn to get oil out of it, & what the heck is a canola?

A canola is a seed that you can squeeze and get oil out of it. In fact if you tape some canola seeds to a piece of paper towel so they don't move, then run a hard roller over it using just the pressure you can exert with you own strength you can see the oil come out. It is just a natural as cocount oil depending on how it is processed. Of course how coconut oil is processed has a lot to do with how good it is as well.

I haven't used it to cook with but I heard it's good. I use mine on my skin.

You have to keep in mind that coconut is a highly, highly saturated fat (just like lard). It has the potential of raising cholesterol levels so the fact your doctor is promoting its consumption is suspicious and worrisome. There is no concrete scientific evidence suggesting that coconut oil is healthier or promotes weight loss. Most health advisory boards and organizations such as the WHO, FDA, and the AHA strongly recommend against using coconut oil.

Regardless, here are some recommendations on good cooking oils based on the temperatures you will be cooking at. All of these oils are minimally processed:

High temperature: Peanut oil
Medium/low temperature: Olive oil, canola oil, safflower oil, sunflower oil

I do love to use coconut oil on my hair though. It works wonders!

Actually in recent years that theory has changed largely in part because while is is high in saturated fats it is also high in lauric acid and unlike lard, it's not an animal fat.

One reason: More than 50 percent of its saturated-fat content is lauric acid. A recent analysis of 60 studies published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reports that even though lauric acid raises LDL (bad) cholesterol, it boosts HDL (good) cholesterol even more. Overall, this means it decreases your risk of cardiovascular disease.

Read more: http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/saturated_fat/Coconuts.php#ixzz1O5U3DibK

It is actually healthy for you. Back in the 8o'-90's main stream nutrition said it was bad for you, comparing it to lard. However, recently it has been shown that they were wrong. It is from a plant....thus your body uses it differently. It has a high temperature threshold, so you can fry with it. It is good to use for a sub for butter in recipes. Another good oil is grape seed oil. I have found it does not impart a taste. It is liquid at room temp unlike coconut. It is also a high temp oil.
Lol, if you remember, when they said coconut oil was bad they also said eggs were bad. They also said that all fats would kill you. In fact, they were actually pushing margarine at that time. It is funny because even back then I was reading that bio chemists would not touch margarine, as they knew it was bad. My hub had an amusing conversation with a nutritionist at that time. She was extolling the benefits of margarine when he piped up and said 'but your body can process butter while it can't margarine'. After a talk she admitted he was right and that a tid bit of butter was better for you than margarine. Her caveat was that there was no way Americans would ever just use a little. Hmmmm....so eating plastic is better for you....hmmm. Interesting.

I take it as a supplement every other day. (A tbsp or so. Then I chug a whole glass of water to get rid of the taste.) I have heard that it is very good for you, but I hesitate to use it myself because I honestly do not like the taste of coconut and don't want it in my food. (I used to use it on my skin too, but it made it kind of oily so...stopped doing that.)
It is also really good as a hair mask every once in a while
(Extra virgin from the organic store in town.)

Hear it all the time. Read it everywhere too. I've been wanting to try it.