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guardianactual
07-27-2014, 06:21 PM
I've had coconut milk it's not a great tasting drink... The girls I hang w/ say it taste like cum LMAO I wouldn't know.

by Jonny Bowden, PhD, CNS

I think we've made a huge mistake in America by trying to define the perfect diet solely in terms of protein, carbs, and fats. Endless diet and weight-loss books are written trying to come up with the perfect formula—this many carbs, this much fat, this percentage of protein—when in fact, the actual quality of the food we eat is way more important for our health than how well it fits into any simple category.

For instance, I once wrote an article for a major magazine where they asked me to write about superfoods you don't know about. I put coconut oil at the top of the list. The editor took it out because, she said, "Coconut oil has saturated fat." She wasn't the first, nor will she be the last, to say this. Ever since, I've looked forward to writing about coconut oil. I view its vilification as one of the greatest nutritional misconceptions of all time.

It's time to put this story to bed once and for all! The fat in coconut oil is among the healthiest fats in the world. It has the ability to help burn fat in people looking to lose weight, and is a fantastic source of energy for hard-burning athletes.

Don't fear the coconut. Open your mind to the treasures it contains!

THE TREE OF LIFE
The good news on coconut actually started with research back in the 1960s and 1970s, with a number of what researchers called "natural experiments." They designed a long-term, multidisciplinary study to examine the health of the people living in the small, idyllic islands of Tokelau and Pukapuka.1 Every meal for these communities was built around coconuts, harvested from what they called "the tree of life." They drank coconut milk and water; cooked the fleshy, fibrous coconut meat or ate it raw; and cooked all of their edible plants and seafood in naturally processed coconut oil.

These communities' diets were undoubtedly "high fat"—with between 35-50 percent of calories coming from fat, most of it saturated. Visiting physicians conjectured that the Tokelauans in particular may have had the highest documented saturated fat intake in the world. But the people themselves were definitely not fat. On the contrary, Pukapuka and Tokelau islanders were lean and healthy by any measure. They were virtually free of atherosclerosis, heart disease, and colon cancer. Digestive problems and constipation were rare. There were no signs of kidney disease, and high blood cholesterol was unknown.

It must have been tempting at first to conclude that these communities were healthy in spite of their high-fat diets, but some of the researchers saw that it was equally possible they were healthy because of their diet. All that changed, however, when these native people moved to nearby New Zealand and changed their diets to a more familiar Western model, and subsequently gave up eating coconut oil in favor of the refined polyunsaturated vegetables that were believed at the time be "healthier." Their incidence of heart disease increased dramatically. Obesity, along with its common companions—type-2 diabetes and gout—became common problems in their new homes.2-4

Were there other factors in play that contributed to their declining health? Undoubtedly. But even in 1981, at the height of America's low-fat, high-sugar obsession, researchers were clear-headed enough to conclude, "Certainly, there is no reason ... to alter the diet patterns of coconut-eating groups in order to reduce coronary risk." More than 30 years later, that advice holds true for the rest of us as well!

COCONUT OIL, THEN AND NOW
Once upon a time, coconut oil was the ultimate "bad fat" and was known to be used in trans fat-packed movie theater popcorn and other processed junk food. So is that type of coconut oil healthy? Definitely not! Here's the difference.

REFINED COCONUT OIL
Extracted using hexane or other solvents
Refined, bleached, deodorized, and mixed with preservatives
Hydrogenated, reducing healthy saturated fat content and creating unhealthy trans fats
Linked to coronary heart disease and increased levels of "bad cholesterol"
EXTRA VIRGIN COCONUT OIL
Processed in ways that preserve the healthy fat content
Linked in studies to fat loss and improved coronary health markers
Resistant to oxidation and spoiling
Regulated by the Asian and Pacific Coconut Community
Has a light, pleasant coconut flavor and smell

The only coconut oil worth your time and money is extra-virgin coconut oil, which is sold either as a supplement or in tubs for cooking, as a white or off-white crumbly paste.

CR6
07-27-2014, 11:51 PM
I use coconut milk to cook with and it's great. It doesn't give you a strong coconut flavor like you might think but it's great in stir frys, and an excellent way to mix things up in all sorts of different chicken dishes.

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Smokey729
09-02-2014, 04:20 AM
My wife use coconut oil for everything from bug bites to her hair when she is sick when the dogs get flees anything u can think of she uses it and she love it lube for sex

charliebigspuds
09-02-2014, 06:44 AM
Lube for Sex Mmmmmmm. My fish never tasted so good.