Many Health Benefits of Coconut Oil

 

Have you heard the good news about coconut oil yet? People are adding coconut oil to their diets and are getting incredible results. They are losing weight, getting more energy, and getting healthier. Coconut oil is safe to use, and does not turn to fat in your body. It raises the metabolism, so you burn more fat and have more energy. It does not increase your cholesterol, but actually helps lower it. Coconut oil is wonderful diet addition for just about everyone.

Coconut oil is full of healthy benefits. Next to mother’s milk, it is nature’s highest source of medium chain fatty acids (MTC’s), which raise the body’s metabolism, leading to weight loss. It has fatty acids such as lauric acid and monoglycerides, similar to mother’s breast milk.

When lauric acid is consumed in the body, whether through mother’s milk or coconut oil, it enhances the immune system to help the body fight infections, diseases, bad bacteria and yeast invasions. Lauric aid is known to be anti-viral, anti-fungal and anti-bacterial.

Coconut oil raises the metabolism, which helps people who are trying to lose weight and people suffering from thyroid problems. Coconut stabilizes the blood sugar levels, helping with diabetes. It also protects the heart cells from damage.

Coconut oil helps relieve the symptoms of menopause, and pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS). Many women who suffer the effects of PMS have found the symptoms lessened when coconut oil was consumed often in their diet.

Coconut oil does not raise cholesterol. Studies have shown that people who use coconut oil have lower cholesterol than those who do not, even when the people consuming coconut also eat other high cholesterol foods like eggs and meat.

Unlike refined vegetable oils, coconut oil does not become rancid easily. When oil becomes rancid it becomes toxic as it oxidizes and causes free-radical damage in the body. The unsaturated oils in cooked foods can become rancid within hours of cooking it, even in the refrigerator. Coconut oil is so stable that it can be left a room temperature for at least a year, and it will not become rancid. Some coconut oil producers say coconut oil will last at least 3 years at room temperature before becoming rancid. Since it is such a stable cooking oil, you can use coconut oil in place of other oils, margarine, butter and shortening, for all your cooking needs.

Coconut oil smells good, tastes pleasant and is so good for our bodies that some people consume it straight, by the tablespoon, and use it in place of other oils on their salads. Many people also use it as an ingredient when juicing or making smoothies.

If all this good news isn’t enough, coconut oil one of the best things you can apply directly on your skin and hair. It not only gives temporary relief to skin problems like rashes, but it aids in healing and restoring skin to a younger appearance. It has also been known to help with people who suffer from yeast infections in the skin, and there is solid research that shows the MCTs in coconut oil do overcome yeast infections. Coconut oil also makes an excellent massage oil.

Castor Oil - The Multipurpose Cure for Ailments

Castor oil is a derivative from the castor plant. Its use for health purposes dates back to the period of ancient Egypt, in modern times India and Brazil are major growers. The plant grows the seed from which the oil comes. The leaves are long and palm-shaped. Although the seed is not suitable for human consumption, castor oil is a potent nature's gift in healing and soothing the human body. Cracked ankles and dry skin can easily be massaged and restored to order by castor oil. Beauticians use it to improve the growth of thin eyelashes and eyebrows. This product is anti-bacterial, anti-viral, and anti-fugal oil, therefore, it is a good remedy for treating indigestion and constipation. The oil impacts positively on the thymus gland, it treats swollen lymph nodes, lessens fatigue and depression.

The oil massage is effective for treating arthritis, rheumatism and other joint problems. It can cure skin ulcers and eliminate fungi around the finger nails and toe nails. Many hair treatment oils now contain castor oil because of its efficacy against dandruff. For very coarse and dull hair, castor oil is a good conditioner, the oil is to be massaged down into the scalp and later washed off. Castor oil also moisturizes, for harsh winter conditions, massaging the body with it before having hot shower will be greatly refreshing.

When used internally, it must be with caution, and certainly not for pregnant women because it can induce labor. Pure honey can accompany internal use so that it can stimulate the liver, relieve pain, increase lymphatic circulation while improving digestion. Castor oil is effective in the cure of epilepsy. When rubbed on to the skin, it penetrates deep into the inner layers of the skin, relieves pain, reduces inflammation, boosts lymphatic circulation and detoxifies the body. It is a mild laxative, it expels intestinal worms, it cures insomnia and can shrink hemorrhoids

All of the above uses of this wonder oil point to the fact that it is one of the alternative therapies to using drugs, when properly applied, the oil is a good companion to the family. Christian pilgrims to Palestine obtain good quantity of pure castor for healing and spiritual purposes. Testimonies have revealed its potency to cure cataracts, swollen lymph nodes, it cures tumors that should have grown into cancer. Some Christian devotees fondly refer to it as "hand of Christ" or "Palma Christ", all because of its healing powers. This oil is also used for spiritual purposes, rubbing it on "from head to toe" to neutralize evil spells. This oil is a great alternative to using several drugs because it has been proven to cure many diseases.