Healthy B.P.M.

I have mentioned the benefits of coconut oil earlier on but I was very excited by what Mike Furci on BottomLineFitness had to say about the benefits of coconut oil and I wanted to spread the word:

“There is an array of positive research published in the last few years showing the significance of coconut oil. Coconut oil is classified as a “functional foodâ€? because of its health benefits that go far beyond its nutritional content. In fact the coconut palm is so highly valued by Pacific Islanders as a source of food and medicine that is called “The Tree of Lifeâ€?.

Coconut oil is the most saturated of all fats. Saturated fat has three subcategories; short chain, medium chain and long chain. Coconut oil contains approximately 65% medium chain fatty acids (MCFA). Although recognized for its health benefits many centuries ago, it wasn’t until 40 years ago modern medicine found the source to be MCFA. Remarkably, mother’s milk contains the same healing powers of coconut oil.”

I really found that impressive. Where I come from, people live on coconut oil(coconut oil in curries,coconut paste,coconut based sweets) and some of them were trying to quit the habit, but replacing coconut oil with sunflower oil is a big mistake. Sunflower oil is loaded with Omega 6 fatty acids, an excess of which increases bad cholesterol.

Mike continues:”The saturated medium chain lipid lauric acid, which comprises over 50% of coconut oil, is the anti-bacterial, anti-viral fatty acid found in mother’s milk. The body converts lauric acid into the fatty acid derivative monolaurin, which is the substance that protects adults as well as infants from viral, bacterial or protozoal infections. This was recognized and reported as early as 1966.

And unless you’ve been in a vacuum, you’re aware that the U.S. has what’s called a weight problem. As a matter of fact, if you’re born in this country your chance of being overweight is greater than 60%. Another one of the great benefits of coconut oil, specifically the medium chain fatty acids (MCFA), it contains, is its ability to increase energy expenditure. In other words, it increases your metabolism.

Unfortunately, Americans consume large amounts vegetable oils and are eating less saturated fat than ever. And what has this done to our health as a nation? It’s slowly deteriorated it. This fact is indisputable. We keep getting more unhealthy and our inept medical community, because the big food giants are in their pockets, keep preaching the same nonsense: saturated fat is bad, vegetable oils are good, cholesterol causes heart disease. What a bunch of crap!”

Also read Mike Furci’s Fats, cholesterol and the lipid hypothesis

Another good read here.

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