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Oh, Wonderful, Wonderful Coconut Oil…

Coconut Oil is considered by many to be the #1 best oil for health, above olive oil and any of the seed oils.

It is extremely stable (oxidizes the slowest of all oils), is helpful for those requiring a more active metabolism, is an excellent source of energy (wonderful for both athletes AND those who want to lose weight!), and has many health-giving properties.

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My Experience With Coconut Oil

Coconut Oil has a particularly special place in my own story, because it helped me stabilize my system after the consumption of too much processed soy damaged and slowed my thyroid function. I used it throughout my weight loss journey, and recommend it highly for that.

I’ll never forget the first time I tried coconut oil — I put a teaspoon in my tea while at work, and for the next two hours I was on fire with a kind of “heat” and energy I hadn’t known for quite some time. I was amazingly productive!

That evening, I went home and cooked my family’s chicken & potatoes dinner in coconut oil, and even though it had been a full day at the office, with a long commute each way, I had so much energy I cleaned the entire house! I had a good laugh afterwards, concluding that coconut oil was definitely a keeper for my diet. Since then, it’s become a staple.

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I use Coconut Oil/Butter in:

• My smoothies, whether with live greens or raw chocolate or anything in between.
• Raw food snack recipes — it’s a great binder with nut pulp left over from making fresh nut milk. Add some raw honey and raw cacao nibs, some vanilla, organic almond extract, and a bit of raw almond butter, and you have a concoction that tastes like chocolate chip cookie dough!
• All Raw Chocolate (Cacao) recipes, including my favorite “Super-Chocolate” Truffle Bar recipe.
• My Warm Live Soups — especially good with curried Indian or Thai flavorings!
• I spread it like butter on toasted Ezekiel bread, perhaps with a bit of raw honey on top.
• And I use it in cooked food recipes for the family.

I always purchase a better quality brand — it definitely matters as far as taste. My favorite coconut oils are in the brown glass jars, which help to protect it from light. And be sure to get the cold-pressed varieties offered on this page, so that the wonderful health-giving properties of the oil haven’t been damaged by heat.

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Coconut Oil vs. Coconut Butter

Coconut Oil and Coconut Butter are the exact same food — the difference is that it is an oil below 78 degrees, and it solidifies into a buttery consistency (harder as it gets colder) above 78 degrees. The Coconut Oil described and sold on this page is NOT the hydrogenated coconut oil that has deservedly fallen into ill repute. Raw Coconut Oil is a blessing (not an evil) for anyone with cholesterol and thyroid health challenges! I highly recommend purchasing some of the books offered here to help you research and understand why that is so.

When I first was introduced to Coconut Oil, it was in 2000, before it was generally understood to be so healthful. It wasn’t even in my local health food store at the time, and I had to pay an Indian colleague of mine to pick up a bottle for me at his local grocer. I remember it coming in a tall bright-blue bottle with a long skinny neck and narrow top, and I was mystified as to why it was packaged in such a way because I had such a hard time getting it out — it was summer, and in my air-conditioned kitchen, the oil was quite solid. Then when it liquified naturally later in the season, I understood — coconut oil is naturally liquid in the warmer climates all the time! I’m so glad that the raw coconut oils now available are packaged in wide-mouth jars.

In addition, the oil I was able to purchase then was a coarser grade made from “copra”, or dried coconut. It had a strong flavor, quite unlike the delicately perfumed coconut oil available here! You can eat it straight off the spoon, it is just that delicious!

From David Wolfe’s Sunfood Nutrition site, on Coconut Oil:

Coconut Oil/Butter consists of 90+% raw saturated fat — a rare and important building block of every cell in the human body. Unlike long-chain saturated animal fats (that have been associated with creating poor health), Coconut Oil contains healthy, healing, medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs). MCTs support the immune system, the thyroid gland, the nervous system, the skin, and they provide fast energy as well. The MCTs in Coconut Oil help increase metabolism and therefore help with weight loss. Historically, farm animals fed Coconut Oil were never found to be obese. When fed partially hydrogenated soybean oil, and other rancid fats, the animals quickly gained weight.

MCTs are known to have antiviral, antimicrobial, and antifungal properties. For this reason, Coconut Oil/Butter is one of the best dietary fat sources for individuals on anti-candida diets. 

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How To Use Coconut Oil/Butter

Coconut Butter liquefies at 78 degrees Fahrenheit and is then known as Coconut Oil due its liquid consistency.

As a Superfood: An adult can daily consume 2+ tablespoons of Coconut Oil either straight or blended into a favorite beverage (tea, smoothie, elixir, etc.) or mixed as a snack with other superfoods (goji berries, Ocean’s Alive Marine Phytoplankton, spirulina, bee pollen, etc.).

Coconut Oil can be added to chocolate products (Cacao Nibs, Cacao Beans, Cacao Butter, Cacao Powder, etc.) to create healthy, raw chocolate desserts.

One should cook with Coconut Oil instead of olive oil or butter. Coconut Oil is more stable under heat and never forms toxic trans-fatty acids.

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Topically:

Put Coconut Oil on your skin! Raw, Extra-Virgin coconut oil is safe to apply anywhere on the body, and may provide soothing relief for dry skin any time of year. Combine Coconut Oil with Shea Butter to make your own body butters and oils.

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Teeth:

Take a teaspoon of coconut oil and apply it to your (or your child’s) gums and teeth to kill germs in the mouth and help normalize oral pH. Combine Coconut Oil with Gum Joy Oil for a more concentrated cleansing effect.

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Coconut Oil requires no refrigeration.

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Oil can be eaten or used topically by all ages: children, adults, and the elderly.

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More Discoveries About Coconut Oil/Butter

Research compiled by Dr. Bruce Fife in his book The Coconut Oil Miracle [see book below], as well as other researchers in the field, indicates that Coconut Oil/Butter contains no cholesterol and actually supports cardiovascular health. Coconut Oil is a precursor to the anti-aging compounds known as pregnenolone, progesterone, and DHEA.

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Consumption of raw Coconut Oil/Butter may contribute to one’s well-being in the following ways:

• Coconut Oil improves digestion and absorption of fat-soluble vitamins and amino acids.
• Coconut Oil supports the immune system. Coconut oil naturally fights off viruses, bacteria, and fungal overgrowth.
• Coconut Oil improves the utilization of blood sugar and can lessen the symptoms of hypoglycemia.
• Coconut Oil improves the absorption of calcium and magnesium.
• Coconut Oil is a powerful antioxidant.
• Coconut Oil helps the body use the essential fatty acids (omega-3, omega-6, omega-9) more efficiently. You can and should take coconut oil at the same time as omega 3 fatty acids or superfoods rich in omega 3 fatty acids (hempseed, flax, Ocean’s Alive Marine Phytoplankton, etc.). Coconut Oil and omega 3 fatty acids may be twice as effective when taken together than either taken alone.