Book Summary
If there was an oil you could use for your daily cooking needs that
helped protect you from heart disease, cancer, and other degenerative
conditions, improved your digestion, strengthened your immune system, and
helped you lose excess weight, would you be interested?
No such oils exists you say? Not so! There is an oil that can do all this
and more. No, it's not olive oil, it's not canola oil, or safflower oil or
any of the oils commonly used for culinary purposes. It's not flaxseed oil,
evening primrose oil, or any of the oils sold as dietary supplements. It's
not rare or exotic. It's ordinary coconut oil.
But wait, isn't coconut oil a saturated fat? And isn't saturated fat bad?
because coconut oil is primarily a saturated oil, it has been blindly
labeled as bad. It is lumped right along with beef fat and lard with the
assumption that they all carry the same health risks. However, researchers
have clearly shown that the oil from coconuts, a plant source, acts
differently than the saturated fat from animal sources. The oil from
coconuts is unique in nature and provides many health benefits obtainable
from no other source.
What Coconut Oil DOES NOT Do: * Does not contain cholesterol. * Does not
increase blood cholesterol level. * Does not promote platelet stickiness
which leads to blood clot formation. * Does not contribute to
atherosclerosis or heart disease. * Does not promote cancer or any other
degenerative disease. * Does not contribute to weight problems.
What Coconut Oil DOES Do: * Reduces risk of atherosclerosis and related
illnesses. * reduces risk of cancer and other degenerative conditions. *
Helps prevent bacterial, viral, and fungal (including yeast) infections. *
Supports immune system function. * Helps prevent osteoporosis. * Helps
control diabetes. * Promotes weight loss. * Supports healthy metabolic
function. * Provides an immediate source of energy. * Supplies fewer
calories than other fats. * Supplies important nutrients necessary for good
health. * Improves digestion and nutrient absorption. * Has a mild delicate
flavor. * Is highly resistant to spoilage (long shelf life. * Is heat
resistant (the healthiest oil for cooking. * Helps keep skin soft and
smooth. * Helps prevent premature aging and wrinkling of the skin. * Helps
protect against skin cancer and other blemishes.
As unbelievable as it sounds, the oil in coconuts has been found to aid
the body in destroying dozens of harmful viruses including hepatitis C,
herpes, and HIV. Coconut oil has been called the healthiest dietary oil on
earth. If you're not using coconut oil for your daily cooking and body care
needs you're missing out on one of nature's most amazing health products. In
this book you will discover the many healing miracles of coconut oil. Each
health benefit is explained and fully documented by scientific research.
"Dr. Bruce Fife should be commended for bringing together in this very
readable book the positive health benefits of coconut oil. The inquiring
reader will have a new and more balanced view of the role of fat and
especially saturated fats in our diet."--Jon Kabara, Ph.D., Professor
Emeritus, Michigan State University