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COCONUT
OIL - Organic, Extra Virgin, RAW
The health benefits of coconut oil include hair care, skin care,
stress relief, heart diseases, cholesterol levels, weight loss,
kidney problems, digestion, metabolism, high blood pressure,
immunity, dental care, diabetes, bone strength, HIV and cancer.
These benefits of coconut oil can be attributed to the presence of
lauric acid, capric acid and caprylic acid, and its properties such
as antimicrobial, antioxidant, antifungal, antibacterial, soothing,
etc. Use this aromatic Coconut Oil in place of butter or other
oils as a spread, in smoothies, raw foods or dehydrated food
recipes, infant and baby foods formulations, ice cream, frozen
desserts and confectioneries. Excellent for baking and sauteing.
Our virgin coconut oil can also be applied topically to the skin as
a naturaly body oil, lip balm, and to the hair. It absorbs into the
skin well, without leaving it feeling oily.
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Order
Raw Virgin Coconut Oil 16oz
for $14.95
(please inquire for bulk
discounts store@nutritionaltherapeutics.org)
Our virgin, “biologically pure” coconut oil
is extracted from fresh coconut milk by a patented cold
centrifuge process that uses NO heat, chemicals, fermentation,
hydrogenation, copra-drying, or deodorization at any stage;
before, during or after pressing. This is true virgin oil and
is one of the purest natural oils of any kind. The untouched
purity of our virgin oil is demonstrated by its superb stability
without preservatives or special colored packaging required.
The full character of coconut is retained: fresh coconut flavor,
sweet coconut aroma, and natural source of lauric acid and
medium chain fatty acids.
No other oil is like it in terms of usefulness and longevity.
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Unrefined & biologically
pure
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Inherent vitamin E and
antioxidant
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Light viscosity
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No added scents or
flavors
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White and clear without
refining
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high oxidative stability
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low moisture content
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Very long shelf life (3+
years)
Unhydrogenated coconut oil does not elevate
your “bad” cholesterol level (LDL). It contains “good fat”
Lauric Acid (found in mother’s milk) and is mostly made up of
medium-chain fatty acids (MCTs) which the body metabolizes
effeciently and converts to evergy rather than storing as fat!
Health benefits of coconut oil include
the following:
- Hair Care: Coconut oil is one of the
best natural nutrition for hair. It helps in healthy growth
of hair providing them a shinny complexion. Regular massage
of head with coconut oil ensures that your scalp is free of
dandruff, lice, and lice eggs, even if your scalp is dry.
Coconut oil is extensively used in the Indian sub-continent
for hair care. It is an excellent conditioner and helps in
the re-growth of damaged air. It also provides the essential
proteins required for nourishing damaged hair. It is
therefore used as hair care oil and used in manufacturing
various conditioners, and dandruff relief creams.
- Stress Relief: Coconut oil is very
soothing and hence it helps in removing stress. Applying
coconut oil to the head helps in removing mental fatigue.
- Skin Care: Coconut oil is excellent
massage oil for the skin as well. It acts as an effective
moisturizer on all types including dry skin. The benefit of
coconut oil on the skin is comparable to that of mineral
oil. Further, unlike mineral oil, there is no chance of
having any adverse side effects on the skin with the
application of coconut oil. Coconut oil therefore is a safe
solution for preventing dryness and flaking of skin. It also
delays wrinkles, and sagging of skin which normally become
prominent with age. Coconut oil is also helps in treating
various skin problems including psoriasis, dermatitis,
eczema and other skin infections. Therefore coconut oil
forms the basic ingredient of various body care products
such as soaps, lotions, creams, etc., used for skin care.
- Premature Aging: Coconut oil helps in
preventing premature aging and degenerative diseases due to
its antioxidant properties.
- Heart Diseases: There is a
misconception spread among many people that coconut oil is
not good for the heart. This is because it contains a large
quantity of saturated fats. However, coconut oil is
beneficial for the heart. It contains about 50% lauric acid,
which helps in preventing various heart problems including
heart burns, high cholesterol levels and high blood
pressure. The saturated fats present in coconut oil are not
harmful as it happens in case of other vegetables oils. It
does not lead to increase in LDL and HDL levels. It also
reduces the incidence of injury in arteries and therefore
helps in preventing atherosclerosis.
- Weight Loss: Coconut oil is very useful
in reducing weight. It contains short and medium-chain fatty
acids that help in taking off excessive weight. It is also
easy to digest due as it helps in healthy functioning of the
thyroid and enzymes systems. Further, it increases the body
metabolism by removing stress on pancreases, thereby burning
out more energy and helping obese and overweight people
reduce their weight. Hence, people living in tropical
coastal areas, who eat coconut oil daily as their primary
cooking oil, are not fat, obese or overweight.
- Pancreatitis: Coconut oil is also
useful in treating pancreatitis.
- Digestion: Internal use of coconut oil
occurs primarily as cooking oil. Coconut oil helps in
improving the digestive system and thus prevents various
stomach and digestion related problems including irritable
bowel syndrome. The saturated fats present in coconut oil
have anti microbial properties and help in dealing with
various bacteria, fungi, parasites, etc., that cause
indigestion. Coconut oil also helps in absorption of other
nutrients such as vitamins, minerals and amino acids.
- Immunity: Coconut oil is also good for
the immune system. It strengthens the immune system as it
contains antimicrobial lipids, lauric acid, capric acid and
caprylic acid which have antifungal, antibacterial and
antiviral properties. The human body converts lauric acid
into monolaurin which is claimed to help in dealing with
viruses and bacteria causing diseases such as herpes,
influenza, cytomegalovirus, and even HIV. It helps in
fighting harmful bacteria such as listeria monocytogenes and
heliobacter pylori, and harmful protozoa such as giardia
lamblia.
- Healing: When applied on infections, it
forms a chemical layer which protects the infected body part
from external dust, air, fungi, bacteria and virus. The
curative properties of coconut oil are useful in healing as
well. It speeds up the repairing of damaged tissues.
- Infections: Coconut oil is very
effective against a variety of infections due to its
antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial properties.
According to the Coconut Research Center, coconut oil kills
viruses that cause influenza, measles, hepatitis, herpes,
SARS, etc. It also kills bacteria that cause ulcers, throat
infections, urinary tract infections, pneumonia, and
gonorrhea, etc. Coconut oil is also effective on fungi and
yeast that cause candidiasis, ringworm, athlete's foot,
thrush, diaper rash, etc.
- Liver: The presence of medium chain
triglycerides and fatty acids helps in preventing liver
diseases as they substances are easily converted into energy
when they reach the liver, thus reducing work load on the
liver and also preventing accumulation of fat.
- Kidney: Coconut oil helps in preventing
kidney and gall bladder diseases. It also helps in
dissolving kidney stones.
- Diabetes: Coconut oil helps in
controlling blood sugar, and improves the secretion of
insulin. It also helps in effective utilization of blood
glucose, thereby preventing and treating diabetes.
- Bones: As mentioned earlier, coconut
oil improves the ability of our body to absorb important
minerals. These include calcium and magnesium which are
necessary for development of bones. Thus coconut oil is very
useful to women who are prone to osteoporosis after middle
age.
- Dental Care: Calcium is an important
element present in teeth. Since coconut oil facilitates
absorption of calcium by the body, it helps in getting
strong teeth. Coconut oil also stops tooth decay.
- HIV and Cancer: It is believed that
coconut oil plays an instrumental role in reducing viral
susceptibility of HIV and cancer patients.
Our virgin coconut oil is also sometimes known as Virgin Oil
de Coco-Crème
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