hello. has anyone here tried using virgin coconut oil? how does it taste and is it really healthy?
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Excelent in baking some breads.  High on cholesterol.
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Extra virgin olive oil and olive oil alike both have a very good source of monosaturate and polysaturate fats that you body needs. Maybe the site below can help you out. It is not olive oil but the results would be the same.
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I just heard the other day that castor oil isn't good for you. I don't know for sure but you might want to check it out first.
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Since vegetable oils are not pure materials, they will have varying molecular weights depending on the specific mixture of a sample of the oil.  I would recommend using Chemfinder.com and free MSDS resources on the internet to gather data.\n\nFor example, Chemfinder.com lists lauric acid as the primary ingredient of coconut oil.  Lauric acid has a molecular weight of 200.  This may be good enough for your purposes.
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Hi there here are some benefits for you.\n\n \n\nThe Benefits of Cod Liver Oil\n \n\nBlood flow – may be aided by EPA and DHA, discouraging blood platelets from sticking together.\n\nBlood pressure – EPA and DHA may help reduce this.\n\nCoronary Heart Disease – risk may be reduced if regular intakes are given.  Research has shown that it reduces the likelihood of blood clotting, makes the heart less prone to arrhythmias (irregular heart beats).  It alters the balance of blood fats in a favourable way and reduces the viscosity of blood, thereby faciliting blood flow.\n\nBones and Teeth – require vitamin D to maintain their strength.  Cod Liver Oil is a good source of vitamin D.\n\nVision – Vitamin A is essential for the formation of visual purple (for night vision).\n\nHealthy Skin and Mucous Membranes – CLO is rich in Vitamin A, the large amount present is beneficial for skin and mucous membranes.\n\nPregnancy – Omega 3 fatty acids are important for the brain development of the foetus.\n\nArthritis – Improvements in the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis have been reported in patients taking fish oil supplements.\n\n \n\nProperties\n \n\nCod Liver Oil contains:-\n\nVitamin A, which is essential for the immune system, bone growth, night vision, cellular growth, testicular and ovarian function.\n\nVitamin D, which is essential for the absorption and utilisation of calcium and potassium, which are required for skeletal growth.\n\nEPA and DHA, omega 3 fatty acids, which are converted in the body to produce prostaglandins that affect a wide variety of physiological processes due to their modulating effect on the action of hormones.  It is thought that EPA and DHA may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.  DHA seems essential for normal brain development in unborn babies.\n\n \n\nContra-indications/Precautions\n \n\nCod Live Oil is probably best avoided by pregnant women, asthmatics, diabetics and people taking anti-coagulants, such as Warfarin.\n\nFish oils can cause nausea when taken initially.  It can be lessoned taking them with meals.\n\nHoped this helps.\n\nCraig - Naturopath.
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If you use it in moderation, then yes it is better.\nHave you checked out the calories in the mcdonalds' salads?  The caloric and fat content is really high for some of them.\nSome dressings are really fattening.
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Coconut oil is a fat consisting of about 90% saturated fat. The oil contains predominantly triglycerides with 86.5% saturated fatty acids, 5.8% monounsaturated fatty acids, and 1.8% polyunsaturated fatty acids. Of the saturated fatty acids, coconut oil is primarily 44.6% lauric acid, 16.8% myristic acid and 8.2% palmitic acid, although it contains seven different saturated fatty acids in total. Its only monounsaturated fatty acid is oleic acid while its only polyunsaturated fatty acid is linoleic acid.\n\nUnrefined coconut oil melts at 20-25 °C and smokes at 170 °C (350 °F)., while refined coconut oil has a higher smoke point of 232 °C (450 °F).\n\nCoconut oil has a long shelf life compared to other oils, lasting up to two years due to its resilience to high temperatures. Coconut oil is best stored in solid form - i.e. at temperatures lower than 24.5 °C (76°F) in order to extend shelf life. However, unlike most oils, coconut oil will not be damaged by warmer temperatures.\n\nCoconut oil should be stored in stainless steel, polyethylene or fiberglass tanks: these materials do not degrade the quality of coconut oil. Tanks made of unlined carbon steel will add rust to the oil and linings in carbon steel tanks will degrade due to the inherent softening effect coconut oil will have on the various linings.\n\n# The cavity is filled with "coconut water" containing sugars, fibre, proteins, anti-oxidants, vitamins and minerals, which provide excellent isotonic electrolyte balance, and an exceptional nutritional food source, which is why it is used as a refreshing drink throughout the humid tropics. It is also used in the making of the gelatinous dessert nata de coco. Mature fruits have significantly less liquid than young immature coconuts. Coconut water is sterile until the coconut is opened (unless the coconut is spoiled).\n\n# Sport fruits are also harvested, primarily in the Philippines, where they are known as macapuno.\n\n# Coconut milk (which is approximately 17% fat) is made by processing grated coconut with hot water or hot milk which extracts the oil and aromatic compounds from the fibre, and should not be confused with the juice found naturally in young coconuts, called coconut water or coconut juice.\n\n# Coconut cream is what rises to the top when coconut milk is refrigerated and left to set.
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Whole, natural foods are much better than a manufactured and processed suppliment. It usually is more soluable and in its natural form. While flaxseed oil is a good source of omega3 fatty acids an easier way to get it into your diet is to consume fish (prefably cold water fish).\n\nCheck with your doctor before taking any advice of people you don't know on a website.
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Yes.  It is pure unrefined coconut oil.  Ingest at least 3 and one half TBSP per day and use it for cooking as well.  My thyroid condition has greatly improved with this protocol.\n\nDo a search on coconut oil, research tropicaltraditions.com, and read the thyroid books by Mary Shomon for additional help.\n\nI know it sounds weird, but, in my opinion, coconut oil works miracles!
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It is said to reduce blood cholesterol. I have started using it. Gram for gram all oils have the same number of calories which is 9. \nHow some oils are better than the others depends on their effect on your cholesterol. I use a combination of oils yo achieve the best results. \nFor an egg, fish or any other fry I would use Olive oil (Pomace). For other dishes I use Peanut, Sesame, Rice bran or Saffola/Sunflower oils. I do not use a mixture of these oils for a particular recipe, but use a different oil for each dish. This way my family benefits from the various nutrients present in different oils. The best oils though would be Olive, Canola followed by Peanut, Sesame, Rice Bran.....for lowering Cholesterol.
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Ignore the above answer,coconut oil is one of Gods best healhy fats.It has anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory properties,is cholesterol free and benefits the metabolism,hair and skin.There are tons of websites and books on the subject.
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You could diet. Watch what you eat. Eat healthier foods and not the fatty foods with a lot of oil in it.\nFor more tips on dieting go to http://www.coolnurse.com/dieting.htm
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yes,obsolutely.it is very much helpful for the thyroid problems now in us.many of women thyroid patients are being using this for a remedy.they are using coconut oil in their cooking and it helps much to them.it also boosts up ur metabolism so if you insomnea it could also be treated by this.but in the question u didnt mention is it hypo or hyper thyroid problems,as the coconut oil is mainly used for the hypo thyroid problems.
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i think its completely bogus.i don't think any supplement out there right now'll do jack for anything but emptying your pocket.i had some success back in @ '98-'99 w/ twin labs diet fuel,but thay have since changed the active ingredients due to lawsuits.& yep,you guessed it,the new version sux.\n\njust work on lifestyle changes,such as,diet & exercise(i know,dirty,dirty words).but thats the road i went down @ a year & a half ago,& have noticed much better results & complete change in my body & health(down from 265lbs to 194lbs on a 5'11" frame).that doesn't mean no self indulgence at all.i'm a pretty big beer drinker but my belly is still shrinking.just remember,low carbs,keep fat intake to good unsaturated fats,high fiber/protien.& don't be turned off by lowfat/no fat diet foods,they've come quite a long way w/the taste factor(i only eat fat free cheese,&i swear it tastes the same.& i am a cheese fanatic).but do remember that over indulgence of anything,be it lowfat/no fat or full bore,complete shit for you,WILL MAKE YOU FAT!\n\nGOOD LUCK!!!
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hi, thats a good question, as my granfather ate lots of oil and fat he ate bacon and eggs every morning for breakfast and he had the cholesterol of a peasent, i also know alot of other that also eat similair to this and are really good in health. just remember our bodies need some fats and oils to stay healthy and to work to their optimum.
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I just come from my naturopathic doctor and we just talked about this.  I went there to get help in losing weight.  She has put me on a whole bunch of supplements, and flaxseed is one of them.  I am using the flaxseed meal (which is just the grounded seeds), and add it to my soy, fruit shake I make very day.\n\nThe great thing about the flaxseed meal is that it has both the oil and the gound seeds, and it is also way cheaper than just the oil.  It is high in fiber and keeps your bowels moving, so you don't store up all the toxins and homones in your digestive system.  You can get it at any health food store for about $2.30 CDN\n\nFlaxseed oil is good for the heart because it is the richest source of alpha-linolenic acid. Lowers cholesterol, protect against heart disease and control high blood pressure. Several studies indicate that flaxseed oil, as well as ground flaxseeds, can lower cholesterol, thereby significantly reducing the risk of heart disease. Flaxseed oil may also have a protective effect against angina (chest pain) and high blood pressure.
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Yes, Avocados are good for you, when eaten in moderation.\nA recommended serving size is 2 tablespoons, or roughly one-sixth of a medium-sized avocado. Each serving provides 5 grams of fat and 55 calories. Still, compared with butter or mayonnaise -- which each pack 22 fat grams and 200 calories in a 2-tablespoon serving -- they don't seem so bad.\nIt's true that avocados are high in fat -- one reason they've earned the nickname "butter pear." A medium-sized avocado contains 30 grams of fat, as much as a quarter-pound burger. That's why diet experts have long urged Americans to go easy on avocados in favor of less fatty fruits and vegetables. But now nutritionists are taking another look. They're finding that most of the fat in an avocado is monounsaturated -- the "good" kind that actually lowers cholesterol levels. Thanks to this new understanding, the U.S. government recently revised its official nutrition guidelines to urge Americans to eat more avocados.\nResearchers have also discovered that avocados are rich in beta-sitosterol, a natural substance shown to significantly lower blood cholesterol levels.\nThe USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2000 extols the value of fruits and vegetables in the diet and reports that avocados contain "good" unsaturated fats that do not raise blood cholesterol. Although the avocado is high in fat, 60% of the fat is monounsaturated, 20% is polyunsaturated, and 20% is saturated. The edible portion of an 8-ounce California avocado yields 30 grams of fat.\n\nNutritionally the avocado leads all other fruits in beta carotene and even exceeds the banana in potassium. While other fruits gain sugar as they ripen, the avocado's sugar content decreases as it matures. It contains more protein, potassium, magnesium, folic acid, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, biotin, pantothenic acid, vitamin E, and vitamin K per ounce than any other fruit.\n\nProof of the avocado's wealth of nutrition shows up in the USDA Nutrient Database. Though the avocado is calorie dense, (one-half cup pureed flesh contains 204 calories), the benefits outweigh the concern over its total fat content of 19.9 grams. That same one-half cup of pureed avocado packs a protein content of 2.4 grams with 3.1 grams of fiber. Using that same quantity, the avocado contains only 8 grams of carbohydrates and a surprising 704 IU of vitamin A. It's rich in the B vitamins, especially niacin, scoring 2.20 mg., folic acid registering 75.4 mcg., calcium at 13 mg., iron at 1.36 mg., and a mountain of potassium showing 729 mg.\nHere is a good recipe for Avocado- Mango salsa (one of my fav's)\nhttp://www.webmd.com/content/pages/23/111437.htm