The Many Health Benefits of Coconut Oil Coconut oil offers an impressive array of health benefits. In addition to its antimicrobial properties, coconut oil is beneficial for: Promoting heart health Supporting proper thyroid function Strengthening your immune system Providing an excellent fuel for your body and supporting a strong metabolism Maintaining healthy and youthful looking skin One of the primary reasons coconut oils benefits are so broad is that 50 percent of the fat in coconut oil is lauric acid, which is rarely found in nature. In fact, coconut oil contains the most lauric acid of any substance on Earth. Your body converts lauric acid into monolaurin, a monoglyceride that can actually destroy lipid-coated viruses such as HIV and herpes, influenza, measles, gram-negative bacteria, and protozoa such as giardia lamblia. Another of coconut oils antimicrobial components is capric acid, present in lesser amounts. Coconut oil is also comprised of medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs), which are smaller than the long chain fatty acids that are much more common to vegetable and seed oils. MCFAs are easily digested and readily cross cell membranes, and are sent directly to your liver, where they are immediately converted into energy rather than stored as fat. Coconut oil is easy on your digestive system and does not produce an insulin spike in your bloodstream.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 01:35:32 +0000
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