The numerous health benefits of coconut oil are finally again reaching the mainstream.
Among others are:
*Promoting heart health
*Strengthen the human immune system
*Promoting weight loss
*Lauric acid in coconut oil acts as anti-microbial oil that prevents the build-up of damaging microbes thus prevention hair loss and stimulating fresh strong growth.
*Supporting a healthy metabolism
*Providing an immediate energy source
*Helping to keep skin healthy and youthful. The moisture of coconut oil makes it great of the skin and helps repair skin tissue.
*Prevention of skin cancer
*Supporting the proper functioning of thyroid gland
Coconut oil contains predominantly medium-chain fatty acids also known as medium chain triglycerides, which makes it much healthier oil than fats containing mostly long-chain fatty acids such as animal fat.
Medium-chain fatty acids are a burning, not a storing, fat which means they actually help increase metabolism, aiding in weight loss and promoting health in a host of other ways.
From being a natural cooking oil that is delicious and having a high smoke point, to a healer of several serious diseases and preventer of a similar number, coconut oil is indeed a blessing of nature that has been misrepresented for a long time.
Health benefits of coconut oil
