Organic Virgin Coconut Oil

VCO May Help to Live a More Heart-Healthy Lifestyle

2013-08-21T20:09:00.001-07:00

Someone in the U.S. has a heart attack about every 34 seconds. A heart attack happens when arteries narrowed by fat, cholesterol or other substances are unable to supply the heart muscle with enough oxygen-rich blood. The American Heart Association (AHA) designates every February as Heart Health Month to call attention to the importance of proper screening and preventive measures. Lately, scientists are discovering that virgin coconut oil may help them to live a more heart-healthy lifestyle.

Beware Of Stroke In Young Age

2012-11-26T00:59:00.003-08:00

Do you know if the stroke is not currently dominated by older people? The deadly disease today can affect anyone irrespective of age. Young people who were at the peak of productivity can be targeted of this disease. Now there is a trend that threaten of stroke is productive age, even under 40 years of age. This is related to lazy lifestyle factor, high stress, lack of exercise, fond of eating junk food, smoking and other activities that do not support a healthy lifestyle.

Stroke is a brain attack. This attack occurs when the blood supply changes or brain tissue lack of blood. If within 4 minutes brain cells lack essential nutrients, the cell will die.

There are two kinds of stroke as follows:
1. Ischemic
The accumulation of cholesterol or plaque in the blood vessels which makes the walls of the arteries become abusive and impede blood flow. During the attack the body releases the enzymes to dissolve clots quickly and improve blood flow.

2. Hemorrhagic
This type of stroke occurs when one of the blood vessel in the brain breaks or ruptures. Blood will come out of the tissues and cells, causing brain damage. Generally caused by hypertension, but also can be caused by the swelling of blood vessels due to age or heredity. Although it is rare, but this type of deadly stroke. Young people are generally this type of stroke.

Nearly 40 percent of patients with stroke due to hypertension, so diligently taking supplements or antihypertensive drugs will decrease the risk of stroke, especially accompanied by a healthy lifestyle and avoid stress.

Consuming VCO will improve health and prevent the occurrence of hypertension, especially stroke. VCO will dissolve LDL (low-density lipoproteins) which causes blockage of blood vessels or increase the HDL (high density lipoproteins) which is to protect and prevent the formation of plaque in blood vessels.

Therapeutic Benefits of Virgin Coconut Oil – A Testimony

2012-09-28T21:45:00.002-07:00

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Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) which is rich in medium chair fatty acids is known to inactive a number of pathogenic organisms. Its antibacterial, antiviral and antiprotozoal, activities are well documented. Dr. DS Rawat, a retired ICAR scientist (45 Garh Vihar, P.O. IIP. Mohkampur, Dehradun-248005) has been treating his wife for Alzheimer’s disease with virgin coconut oil supplied by CPCRI for the last 8 months. She has been having 1 table spoon of VCO orally twice a day (VCO by fermentation technique and hot process, alternally).

DR. Rawat writes, his wife has shown remarkable improvement on taking VCO for the treatment of her Alzheimer’s disease durign the last eight months. A slight gain in body weigth could be noticed, her posture improved and her skin has regained its old glow. She is better composed, calmer and responding to what is being told to her. Her fast losing vocabulary has reversed, she sometimes speaks words that she had forgotten for months. She repsonds when called by name and recognizes family members and relatives but cannot call them by name. Her sleep pattern has also improved, though not regular yet. Her digestion has become satisfatory.

Dr. Rawat is happy that VCO has helped his wife very much. He regrets that he could have come across the case study by Dr. Mary Newport few years earlier when his wife was in the first stage of Alzheimer’s disease. Nevertheless, he is happy that he could get good results from VCO and has requested the Institute to supply him more quantity of VCO. The experience of Dr. Rawat stand testimony to the therapeutic benefits of VCO. (CPCRI News).

Source: Cocommunity, Vol.XLII No.2, 1 February 2012

VCO WITH MULTIVITAMINS

2012-09-27T17:23:00.000-07:00

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Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO), an ordinary product with extraordinary capabilities. VCO is rich in saturated fats and more easily digested than fats found in other oil. It has Lauric acid that has anti-viral and anti-bacterial properties, and is the most important essential fatty acid for building and maintaining the body’s immune system. VCO is also known to help increase the body’s metabolism, and is quick source of energy.

Imagine if these benefits can be found in the multivitamins that we drink every day?

Enersel Forte is the first and only multivitamins with VCO that enhances the body’s immune system by giving it antibacterial and antiviral properties through the release of lauric acid. The human body converts lauric acid into monolaurin which helps in dealing with harmful viruses and bacteria.

Enersel Forte is SEL-J Pharmaceuticals Corporation’s multivitamins for children and young adults with a unique formulation of Vitamins A, B, C, D and E and minerals Niacinamide and Zinc. It also contains Chlorella Growth Factor responsible for height development among children, and the elements Taurin and Lysine.

With Enersel Forte, the New, revolutionary Formula for Giftedness, children and adults can excel in sports, academic, arts and music, and other fields.

“Since we started covering pediatricians, general practitioners and family med doctors, Enersel Forte is being prescribed. Coupled with free clinics and a sensible school program, it is also recognized and bought by parents of children aged 6 months to 12 years old,” SEL-J Pharma Chief Executive Officer Jay Lacnit says.

When SEL-J launched Enersel Forte, the company also held a medical mission for children in Laguna, where free medicines and vitamins were given after consultation with physicians. (http://www.malaya.com.ph)

Source: Cocommunity, Vol.XLI No.6, June 2011

Organic Certification For The VCO In Indonesia, Is It Possible?

2012-09-25T16:08:00.000-07:00

Although almost all the coconut plantations in Indonesia were never fertilized with chemical fertilizers, but it is difficult to obtain organic certification, why? This is because the location of coconut plantation is generally adjacent to agricultural land use chemical fertilizers and various pesticides that coconut plantation will be exposed to its influence.Location of coconut plantation is quite far from agriculture is likely to be found outside the island of Java, while Java is almost non-existent.

Organic certification that requires for certifying of plantation as raw material sourse and its production processes VCO aspect, will generally be constrained to issue plantation as be described above. Of course this will be very difficult for VCO producers in Indonesia especially in Java who have buyers who require organic certification as above.

Raw Material Is The Key Factor in VCO Production

2012-09-25T14:59:00.000-07:00

Although various methods or processes have been developed by different parties, but the quality of raw material (coconut fruit) is a key factor to obtain a quality VCO. It means that the ability to select materials that will make the quality of the resulting VCO will be stable. Old coconut fruit with certain varieties and where the growth will mainly determine the levels of lauric acid content.

The reliable VCO manufacturer certainly has a strong sense to make the selection of raw materials. Some cases show that to obtain a quality VCO is not easy especially for a large quantity. This is because of the availability of raw materials, production processes and markets as the main variable of this business. Some VCO manufacturers capable of producing quality VCO marked especially by the delicious smell like fresh coconut and high lauric acid content, but the quantity is not much that if there is a large quantity order will be trouble.

VCO Is An Exclusive Product

2012-09-25T07:07:00.000-07:00

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Although it has been known for a long time and proved to have many benefits and advantages, still VCO is an exclusive product. This indicated that the industry community has not been widely used VCO as a raw material. This happens because most of the industry is oriented towards the middle, as the majority of the population who have the purchasing power of a product. When using the VCO as raw material, the quality of their products will increase but the consequence will also increase the price of the product prices.

If the public awareness of the importance of a quality product increase then automatically VCO-based products will be preferred. The good quality VCO as raw material as well as being one of the determinants of product quality.

Avoid Fermentation To Improve The Quality of VCO

2012-03-04T22:33:00.000-08:00

Currently there are many methods for producing VCO. Basically, all methods can be used as long as itis capable of producing a high quality product VCO. Economic considerations are another factor related to its business activities.

One of parameters of the VCO quality is lauric acid content. High levels of lauric acid come from good raw materials and good manufacturing processes. Good raw material comes from an old coconut fruits that indicated with blackish brown husk and dark brown shell, thick and hard. The flesh is also much thicker than the young coconut fruits.

While good process is indicated by the maintained important contents in the VCO and remain economically viable. One of the problems in the process of manufacturing VCO is the fermentation that causes lauric acid content is low. Fermentation is due to non-sterile production process, including raw materials used, the means of production and the environment.

In many cases the traditional industry is difficult to produce quality VCO due to lack of knowledge onhygiene factors and the production process. So as to avoid fermentation, it is necessary to make the production process as sterile as possible. If the process has been performed in sterile and produce VCOwith high lauric acid content, the next process is the usual purification, the lower the moisture content up tothe allowable level (typically <0.1%).

High quality VCO will provide optimum benefit for you. So before you eat them thoroughly first the VCO products, because not all VCO have the same quality.

VIRGIN COCONUT OIL HAILED AS CURE FOR ALZHEIMER’S

2012-02-12T10:54:00.000-08:00

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After previous claims as an antiseptic, AIDS cure, anti-infective, cholesterol-basher, and remedy for various aches and pains, coconut oil is now being hailed as a possible miracle cure for Alzheimer’s.

The American physician, who has been dubbed “Dr. Coconut” for his tireless research into and championing of coconut oil’s healing properties, is back in the country bringing the latest breakthrough in the management of Alzheimer’s and other neurological conditions. the ongoing 10th Coconut Festival in Mandaluyong City, relating the remarkable recovery of Steve Newport, 58, from five years of progressive dementia after just 35 days of taking virgin coconut oil (VCO).

Fife has written all about it in his book, “Stop Alzheimer’s Now.”

Newport’s case history

Newport was diagnosed when an MRI scan showed his brain had shrunk, a classic case of Alzheimer’s disease, the progressive, degenerative form of dementia that involves the loss of brain functions and extreme behavioral changes.

Newport’s wife Mary, who is a neonatal doctor at Spring Hill Regional Hospital in Florida, then began a relentless quest to seek a cure that would arrest his deterioration. “It has been a nightmare to watch his decline and I feel helpless to do anything but watch it happen,” said Mary.

In May 2008, Mary stumbled on a company that was enlisting volunteers to test a new drug for dementia-stricken patients. But like all experimental drugs, the company preferred subjects with moderate forms of the disease, based on how they scored in the MMSE (mini-mental state exam), a standard test of mental status used to screen for Alzheimer’s. Newport took the test twice and failed.

He scored too low, shown to be on the border of severe dementia, to qualify as an experimental subject. Mary was devastated.

MCT miracle ingredient

Possessed of a research background, Mary was able to dig up the results for the new drug called AC-1202 (later known as Axona). She learned from the journal, BMC Neuroscience, that the active ingredient in the drug was MCT (medium-chain triglycerides), an oil that is used to treat epilepsy and also placed in hospital feeding programs for newborns.

Bingo! She knew as a pediatrician that babies needed to develop their brains with the right brain foods and MCT was found in great quantities in VCO, the oil extracted from the fresh meat of coconuts. Intuitively, she started Newport on a feeding program. Instead of using Axona at $100 per month with 1 dose a day, Mary used VCO—at a cost of $10 a month—giving him 2 tablespoons of a mixture of VCO and its pharmaceutical isolate, MCT, with every meal.

Because of the high amounts of saturated fat in this diet, some have expressed concern about how this could affect blood cholesterol levels. According to Fife, Newport’s tests have dispelled this notion and in fact his cholesterol levels have actually improved with the good cholesterol (HDL) going up and the bad cholesterol (LDL) going down.

In 18 months, Newport’s severe dementia was totally arrested. He scored high enough in the MMSE tests to be considered to be in the mild range of Alzheimer’s.

Tale of hope, persistence

Inspired by her husband’s recovery, Dr. Mary Newport travels all over the United States telling her story of hope and persistence. She encourages the medical scientific community to keep on with their research into the use of MCTs as a therapeutic aid in treating Alzheimer’s, as well as Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative disorders.

In March 2009, the experimental drug AC-1202 was renamed Axona and approved by the US Food and Drug Administration as a medical food for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease with no therapeutic claims. When Axona finally came out, it caused intestinal distress and diarrhea among some patients. Others reported that the drug’s effects wore out after only a few hours that they still had to take coconut oil to maintain their ketone levels. Ketones are organic compounds that result when body fat is broken down for energy.

Fife explained that drugs become ineffective after some time and coconut oil, converted into ketones, decrease the formation of free radicals that damage the cells. Hence, coconut oil is especially important for those taking medications. “Following the Newport’s’ example, many people with neurologic disorders are now incorporating coconut oil into their diets with good results,” said Fife.

Brain food

He said if any food could be labeled as brain food it would be coconut oil. According to Fife, coconut oil, converted into ketones, acts as a superfuel to the brain and normalizes brain function, stops the erratic signal transmissions that leads to seizures, and improves cognition and memory.

The MCTs in coconut oil are converted into ketones, which act as high-potency fuel for the brain. The ketone MCTs provide energy to the brain and stimulate healing and repair, he said. The chemical structure of the MCTs and fatty acids in coconut oil enable them to pass through the blood-brain barrier, which ordinary food or oil cannot break into, he said.

Revived coco industry

Fife credits his visits to the Philippines as triggering his pursuit of coconut research. He said his first visit in 2004 was an eye opener for him. He was amazed at the warm reception he got from his Philippine audience. “They were thanking me for reviving the coconut industry,” he said.

It was the economic implications for the people that have spurred Fife to continue his research into the health benefits of this tropical food endemic to the country, so much so that the American health community has dubbed him “Dr. Coconut.”

Fife has established a nonprofit organization, Coconut Research Center, to educate the public on the health and nutritional aspects of coconut. He has documented his researches in two books, “Coconut Cures”

(2005) and “Coconut Water” which he has made available online in www.coconutresearchcenter.org.

The author has been active in the coconut industry for 35 years, and is a Director of the Philippine Coconut Authority governing board. (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net)

THAI COCONUT OIL MANUFACTURER RIDES RESURGENCE AMONG HEALTHCONSCIOUS TO STRONG EXPORTS

2012-02-12T10:23:00.003-08:00

Mistaken as an unhealthy oil for several decades, coconut oil has fought its way back into the hearts of health-conscious consumers as a nutritious food. The price of coconuts has risen from only a few baht each many years ago to a high of 27 baht per nut earlier this year, as a pest outbreak greatly diminished output.

No business is happier than Tropicana Oil Co, a producer of virgin coconut oil and the winner of this year's Prime Minister's Export Award under the OTOP Export Recognition category.

The company started its cold-pressed 100% coconut oil seven years ago by distributing through health-food shops. The market was small in the beginning but output has skyrocketed to 10,000 litres a month once consumers learned more about the properties of the product.

Tropicana Oil anticipates 60 million baht in sales this year from retailing its oil at 550 baht a litre along with several healthcare products using coconut oil as their main ingredient. The company targets 30% growth next year through expansion in both domestic and overseas markets.

Mr. Suradej Ninek, the Company's Managing Director, recalled that the road to success was a bumpy one as it took consumers a while to learn about the benefits of virgin coconut oil. The production process of many coconut oil crushers a decade ago was not well developed, casting doubt on quality. The first group to latch on to Tropicana Oil's product were health-conscious people over 45 who are educated and have purchasing power. Now a younger market is paying attention to coconut oil for beauty care.

Around 70% of sales are from the domestic market, where half consume it and the other half use it for beauty products. He noted the quality of the company's oil offers an advantage over other producers in Asia-Pacific and it will continue to focus on Russia, China and Japan where it has already established distribution networks. However, it will also expand more in Asean, particularly in Vietnam, in order to reap the benefits of the planned single market.

Tropicana Oil invested in getting its factory in Nakhon Pathom certified to meet Good Manufacturing Practice and HACCP standards. It also aims to achieve ISO 22000 guidelines next year.

"Word of mouth helped us survive in the beginning," said the native of the Tapi River Basin in Surat Thani province where coconut has been grown for centuries. Mr. Suradej is convinced coconuts from his hometown are of better quality than other parts of the country due to the fertile soil and brackish water there, so the company is willing to pay to transport about 100,000 coconuts a month from more than 100 planters on 1,000 rai of plantation. "Luckily transport costs are low as trucks that deliver goods to Southern provinces would return empty otherwise, so we get a reduced rate," he said.

Tropicana Oil also sells coconut byproducts, particularly shell that is used in the production of mosquito coils and powdered carbon. The price of coconuts has risen from only a few baht each many years ago to a high of 27 baht earlier this year, as a pest outbreak greatly diminished output. Coconuts are now 16-19 baht each, but may reach 25 baht if some traders stock coconut to manipulate its price.

"A whole coconut can be kept for 45 days after harvest, providing plenty of time to bet on the price," said Mr. Suradej. Mr. Suradej believes that R&D is the key to success in this field, leading his company tosign a 20-year Memorandum of Understanding to help fund students at the Faculty of Pharmacy of Silpakorn University to research how to add value to coconut oil, especially as an ingredient in beauty care and pharmaceuticals.

The Company also works with Rajabhat Nakhon Pathom to hold packaging contests to find the most suitable container for its products. (http://www.bangkokpost.com)

Business development of VCO in Indonesia

2011-02-07T20:54:00.000-08:00

Almost all VCO producers in Indonesia have not made further purification of its product of VCO so that the selling price is still relatively cheap. Purify lauric acid will provide great added value for VCO producers in Indonesia. While the supply of VCO can be overwhelming, but without further purification, the abundance of supply will cause VCO price to become cheaper. Pharmaceutical needs of very large demand for lauric acid with high purity. This business will provide great added value. Entrepreneurial spirit and a great spirit of innovation needed to realize this.

Fine chemicals from the VCO is lauric acid. Purification VCO will produce lauric acid to near 100% purity and would increase the significant economic value. Pure Lauric acid is especially needed by manufacturers of baby food and pharmaceutical plants. Because, baby needs a high laurate to the body and brain growth. Indeed, lauric acid is found in breast milk but it represents only 3%.

While many pharmaceutical companies use it as an antiviral drug and bacteria. Fatty acid molecular weight of 200.32 was used as a surfactant or a binder in industrial soaps, detergents, and perfumes. In at least one bath soap contains 15% lauric acid. Antibacteria properties that make it more fatty acid application. Along with the development, lauric acid is also used in the insecticide industry, food, and beverages.

The benefits of lauric acid, among others, can kill various types of microbial origin cell membrane fatty acids (lipid coated Microorganism). Nature of lauric acid to dissolve the lipid membrane of the virus so that it will interfere with viral immunity. This will create a viral inactivation. Some diseases caused by these types of microbes such as HIV, hepatitis C, herpes, influenza, cytomegalovirus, Strepcocous sp., Stapilococus sp., Gram positive, gram negative, helicobacterpylory, and candida

Lauric fatty acids obtained by esterification of virgin coconut oil (VCO) or fractionation technology that separation of fractions. The content of the VCO described through the boiling point of each component making up the fraction. Virgin coconut oil inserted into fractionating tube with 5 mm Hg pressure and 45 C temperature. When the temperature was raised to 132 C, obtained 81.3% lauric acid and 18.9% myristic acid. Heating at that temperature did not damage the lauric acid of VCO. Therefore, this compound will be damaged when heated at a temperature of 306 C.

VCO with 50% content of lauric acid is the most widely used source. That's because coconut oil is more numerous and easier to make than other sources.

Lauric acid from palm kernel oil palm-like VCO, but only 2% rendement. As an illustration, to produce a liter of oil takes 50 kg or 2500 oil palm fruit. Therefore, using palm kernel oil as a source is expensive. Compare with a liter of VCO obtained from 10 coconuts.

In addition, other commodities containing lauric acid is Cuphea calophylla and C. viscosissima. Both are native to America and contains 85% lauric acid. Constraint at harvest must be picked by hand, so could not have become the raw material of industry.

Rapeseed canola are also new sources of lauric acid. Originally cabbage family- it has only a 0.02% lauric acid. However, by the researchers, the plant gene modified by recombinant DNA technology in 1997. Agrobacterium tumefaciens transformed into canola genes. Agrobacterium membrane has a gene codes for the production of lauric acid. As a result, canola now contains 38% lauric acid.

Monsanto, a biotechnology company in the United States who gave birth to a new canola, optimistic lauric acid canola boosted by 60%. If the dream come true, wishes do not always reap the lauric acid was based on virgin coconut oil. Perhaps security is questioned by some consumers. Is not GM products have always invited the pros and cons?

Recognizing these conditions, is certainly a big opportunity when the coconut tree that grows organically throughout Indonesia as a source of raw material lauric acid with huge potential.

Let's get started.

Common Problems when buying VCO from Community

2010-12-13T08:43:00.000-08:00

The most common problem encountered when buying VCO from the community is, rancidity and high water content. Rancidity is a sign that the VCO has been damaged, the organoleptic not feel fresh. VCO damage from rancidity is free radicals or free fatty acids that would be bad for the body's metabolism. Long contact between oil and water at the manufacturing process also accelerate the oil rancidity. Bad packaging also resulted in these rancidity.

While high water content will make the VCO looks cloudy, visible layer at the bottom of the pack and will accelerate the destruction of oil through the hydrolysis reaction. This high water content caused by phase separation of oil and water are not good, so much water from ending up on oil.

Only fresh VCO is consumable and good for the health effect. Be careful to get good quality VCO. Select only VCO that has used modern technology to manufacture.

Modernization of VCO Industry in Indonesia

2010-12-09T05:25:00.000-08:00

Organic VCO Plant

As the owner of the world's largest coconut plantation with coconut production number 2 after the Philippine, Indonesia needs to modernize its VCO Industry. While there are still many rural VCO is made by traditional tools and modern industry has not applied, then the steps to get there need to be initiated. Some common problems encountered in VCO production scale home industries are:
1.   Hygiene process. The use of simple tools and supporting materials such as water quality uncontrolled make good hygiene is difficult to achieve. In addition, the selection of such an unhealthy place close to the corral hygiene contributed to aspects of the production process VCO. The use of sterile water will greatly affect the hygiene of VCO.

2.   High water content contained in VCO products. High water content in oil can be easily damaged VCO made by hydrolysis.

3.   Production Capacity. To pursue the capacity of medium-and large-scale production of the continuity of raw materials and production unit in the form of adequate plant needs to be put in such a way. Upstream sector of the internsif coconut cultivation should be encouraged.

4.   Organic certification. Although he was almost certain that pure coconut trees in Indonesia as organic since there is no additional chemical fertilizers and other inorganic chemicals, but official certification is required. This is for the benefit of trust with business partners and the price of the VCO itself.

5.   Integrated industry. Coconut as a plant believed to all parts of life that can be exploited, so that the necessary efforts to increase the value added by making use of everything. Coconut water is used as raw materials nata de coco and recent research that the water from poor phase coconut oil can also be used for the manufacture of nata de coco, this means no water being dumped in the manufacture of VCO. Waste for animal feed and blondo for the biscuit.

Coconut shell is made charcoal or biochar by pyrolysis process thus be further processed into briquettes and activated charcoal. Modern technology of this now available, with continuous pyrolysis technology capacities from 20 tons / day - 200 tons / day of INPUT. For more information please visit at cmc-indo.blogspot.com

Coconut fiber (coco fiber) can be used as raw material for the manufacture of car seats and spring bed because of a good fiber quality. The market is still very open, so there is no reason to ignore it. Waste production of coconut fiber that is coco dust also can be made charcoal with continous pyrolysis technology for making briquette (renewable energy application) , and with the excess heat used to dry the coco fiber at the process.

Let’s do it!

The New Health Oils for this Millenium: a bright future for an industry adapted from Jon J.Kabara, Ph.D

2010-12-06T09:14:00.000-08:00

Never before in the history of man is it so important to emphasize the value of Lauric Oils. The medium-chain fats in coconut oil are similar to fats in mother’s milk and have similar nutriceutical effects.

Since that time monolaurin has found use in cosmetic, pharmaceuticals and in clinical medicine. Monolaurin as a dietary supplement has shown extraordinary and exciting results as an antibiotic and as an antiviral agent.
The latter property against lipid coated viruses was first demonstrated by Hierholzer and Kabara more than sixteen years ago. Since that time our studies have been confirmed and extended by others. Literature references for the use of monolaurin are now appearing at an increasing rate showing application in dental cares, peptic ulcers, benign prostatic hyperplasia, genital herpes, hepatitis C as well as HIV/AIDS. After years of neglect by others I have finally convinced the medical community and now important clinical studies are finally increasing at a rapid pace.

Kabara's prediction at an international conference of the American Oil Chemist Society(1995) that these tropical oil derivatives were going to be the new health oils for the next millennium is coming true. Not only does monolaurin have antibiotic and antiviral activity but also these remarkable derivatives have been
shown not to cause resistance organisms to appear. In addition, it has now been shown that monolaurin can reduce the resistance of germs to antibiotics.

The medium chain fatty acids and monoglycerides found primarily in these two tropical oils and mothers milk have miraculous healing power.

Never before in recent times has recognition of the positive health effects of tropical oils been stronger. New and exciting health and industrial uses of monolaurin are available and predictable. Monolaurin derived from coconut and palm kernel oils suggest a bright future for an industry that was once referred to as a "sunset industry". This means that the oil industry must move quickly to modernize itself in making value added products from these oils which will contribute to a more vigorous and healthy agriculture future.

HEALTH OILS FROM THE TREE OF LIFE (NUTRITIONAL AND HEALTH ASPECTS OF COCONUT OIL) adapted from Jon J. Kabara, Ph.D*

2010-12-04T00:09:00.000-08:00

Coconut Tree

Coconut and palm tree has a long history of providing man with useful materials for his daily life. None is more important than the oils obtained from these coconut and palm nut. Coconut and palm kernel oils were recognized as health oils in Ayurvedic medicine almost 4000 years ago.

The same health effects were also found in Sanskrit medicine for mother’s milk. Mention was made that freshly expressed human milk was adopted as an "antibiotic" after eye surgery. Modern research has now found a common link between these two natural health products----their fat or lipid content.

For over thirty years Kabara's lipid laboratory has pioneered finding relationships between natural and synthetic lipids and their biological activity. Kabara indicated that the fatty acids and monoglycerides found in these two natural products had extraordinary antimicrobial properties.

Over a period of 30 years his teams screened other lipids hoping too improve on nature. During this period they screened some 300 lipids and other structures for antimicrobial activity.

His team failed and so Kabara returned to nature for clues. The medium chain fatty acids and monoglycerides found primarily in these two

Monolaurin

tropical oils and mothers milk have miraculous healing power. It is rare in thehistory of medicine to find substances that have such useful properties and still be without toxicity or even harmful side effects.

*Professor Emeritus, Michigan State University and Consultant to Private Industries,Universities and Government Agencies, Galena, Illinois, USA

How VCO control your body weight ? by Eko SB Setyawan

2009-04-04T20:44:00.000-07:00

Virgin coconut oil known as oil that capable to slim body so that tend to to be liked by girls comprehending its benefit. Oil benefit which come from coconut fruit broader more than slim the body. Please read what is VCO? ( previous article), to know more benefit of VCO.

VCO content of high lauric acid ( until 53%), a saturated fat enchained ( with its carbon 12) which is ordinary to be referred as medium chain fatty acid alias MCFA. One kind of food which can improve metabolism even more than protein is virgin coconut oil. MCFA change metabolism to higher level, burning more calorie. This happened each time when eat MCFA, because MCFA improve number of metabolic, they represent fat which in fact can lose body weight. Fat losing body weight non adding it represent one very foreign concept, but that's really happened.
Saturated fat contain in virgin coconut oil useful to control body weight. Obesity have become to the health problem United States society, with 55 % of its people experience of the body overweight problem.

Obesity, heart disease, and osteoporosis is situations which result from lower body metabolism. To yield energi of carbohydrate, required insulin so that glucose can come into cell.

Many people have problem of insulin production when them become old so that its body find difficulties to obtain energy from carbohydrate. Glucose which do not or not yet been exploited for energy turned into triglyceride and circularized to entire body.

Trigliceride and lipoprotein have to penetrate cell wall so that can be used to become energy, and both also require enzyme to be able to penetrate membrane of mitokondria in cell, place of energy yielded.

But, MCFA have the unique, that is that it does not require enzyme to penetrate wall of mitokondria so that can yield energy swiftly and efficient. That is why there are people tell, consuming MCFA look like by fueling vehicle with high octan.
Because of easy MCFA permeated into cell then into mitokondria, metabolism even also mount. Addition of energy yielded by that metabolism yield stimulation effect in all our body.

Beside improve our energy level, there is other benefit along with make-up of that metabolism for example, make-up of endurance to disease and acceleration of disease healing. With make-up of metabolism, our cells work more efficient. They form new cells and also change damage cells faster Japanese Researcher, T Fushiki and K Matsumoto report that with consuming virgin coconut oil, body not only having bigger energy, but also have longer endurance.

In its usage virgin coconut can consume directly, or for cooking. With chemical structure which do not contain double bond, this oil have the character of to hold up to heat, light, oxygen, and hold up to degradation process. With nature of that, virgin coconut oil can be kept easily room temperature during through years.
VCO with Nutrition Value in one tablespoon (in 14 gr Oil) Contents of :
1 Calory 125 Kcal
2 Saturated Fat 12,5 gr
3 Polyunsaturated Fat 1 gr
4 Monounsaturated Fat 0,5 gr
Oil Composition :
1 Caprylic Acid 8,86%
2 Myristic Acid 19,97%
3 Capric Acid 6,17%
4 Palmitic Acid 7,84%
5 Lauric Acid 50,83%
6 Stearic Acid 3,06%

As biggest archipelagic country, Indonesia is the biggest coconut plantation ( Cocos Nucifera ) in the world with 3.712 million hectares width, what almost entirely is people plantation and represent income generator about two and a half million farmer families.

Author : Eko SB Setyawan, eko.sb.setyawan@gmail.com

What is VCO? By Eko SB Setyawan

2009-03-29T02:51:00.000-07:00

VCO is now getting global reputation as the healthiest and versatile oil in the world. Indonesia is one of the best sources of virgin coconut oil and it''s popularity in the country is legendary. Virgin Coconut Oil can only be achieved by using fresh coconut meat or what is called non-copra. Chemicals and high heating are not used in further refining, since the natural, pure coconut oil is very stable with a shelf life of several years.

Virgin coconut oil and regular coconut oil is rich in Lauric Acid, an essential fatty acid that is only found in high concentrations in mother''s milk. When taken internally, Lauric Acid turns into a compound known as Monolaurin. It is this compound that is believed to fight viral pathogens that protects the body from bacteria, viruses and infections from parasites. Coconut oil also causes the metabolic rate to increase, hence helps reduce weight and is safe and beneficial for diabetics.

For many years, coconut oil has been discredited (specially in the west) because of it''s high saturated fat content. But recent studies have shown that not all saturated fats are the same. The medium chain triglycerides of which virgin coconut oil is classified, does not elevate LDL (the bad cholesterol) in our body compared to other polyunsaturated vegetable oils such as canola and sunflower oil which is widely produced in the west.

How made VCO
There are currently two main processes of manufacturing Virgin Coconut Oil:
1. Quick drying of fresh coconut meat which is then used to press out the oil. Using this method, the coconut meat is quick dried, and the oil is then pressed out via mechanical means.
2. Wet-milling. With this method the oil is extracted from fresh coconut meat without drying first. "Coconut milk" is expressed first by pressing. The oil is then further separated from the water. Methods which can be used to separate the oil from the water include boiling, fermentation, refrigeration, enzymes and mechanical centrifuge.

Difference between Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) and Regular (RBD) Coconut Oil
RBD stands for Refined, Bleached, and Deodorized. Ordinary coconut oil usually comes from copra - coconut meat that is dried by either smoke, kiln or placing under the sun. Because the process itself is not sanitized, the oil must be further refined. To get more oil from copra, chemicals are usually used. RBD process is required to make the oil clear, odor free and tasteless. This procedure also removes the anti-oxidant and other properties of the oil. Some coconut oils are also hydrogenated which increases the serum cholesterol levels and thus is bad for the heart. While virgin coconut oil, being pure, unadulterated and unhydrogenated retains it''s pleasant coconut taste, smell and all the health benefits of coconut oil. So,one of the main differences between Virgin Coconut oil and refined coconut oils is the scent and taste. All Virgin Coconut Oils retain the fresh scent and taste of coconuts, whereas the copra-based refined coconut oils have a bland taste due to the refining process. Some grades of refined copra-based oils are also now sold that have a coconut flavor, but are usually bitter and have a burnt taste to it. They are a form of "crude coconut oil" that has not undergone all of the deodorizing process, and they have a shorter shelf-life.

Benefits of VCO
● A boost to the body''s immune system
● A good source of saturated medium chain triglycerides
● VCO helps regulate blood sugar
● Lowers the viral load of AIDS patients.
● Has anti-viral & anti-microbial properties
● Helps hepatitis C, herpes patients
● Helps maintain healthy thyroid function
● Maintain LDL & HDL cholesterol levels
● Heals & nourishes the skin, hair & scalp

Author : Eko SB Setyawan, eko.sb.setyawan@gmail.com

Virgin Coconut Oil for Best Food Supplement By Eko SB Setyawan

2009-03-23T18:19:00.000-07:00

Indonesia is state broadly plantation of coconut of nomer one in world. Coconut benefit for health in fact have been recognized by society since ahead. General issue in Indonesia in this time is technology processing of coconut mostly still traditional so that only can as local commodity, non international trade. Many experts in Indonesia which have introduced various technology processing of coconut in Indonesia, but because by most society still is costly, so that they tend to to sell intact coconut without processing. Though many commodities from coconut have good market in international market, one of them virgin coconut oil or of VCO. Even though there are some entrepreneurs which have can make VCO with quality of goodness by following existing process standard.

Pamour coconut oil have time to be gloomy after west media report on immeasurable lacking of coconut oil one of them because fatty acid content of high saturated fat enough. Finally they suggest to consume vegetable oil, palm oil, or corn oil. From various research is nowadays known by this is trade politics which do not fair.

Fact prove, United States where its resident consuming many vegetable oil, number occurence of high heart sickness enough. Its meaning, opinion that vegetable oil more is peaceful compared to palm oil start to be questioned .

Meanwhile research into conducted by Weston A Price expert dr of nutrition of United States show coconut oil consumption do not at moment's notice result heart sickness. Research done in island of Pukapuka, New Zealand find that very low heart sickness case there, though most its resident consume coconut oil in number very big, around 60% from totalizeing consumed calorie.
Various Benefit of VCO

In fact, research of circumstantial klinis about benefit of VCO not yet too much, so that medically benefit of VCO not yet can be justified. Nevertheless there is expert feeling benefit of VCO this for the food of supplement so that improve body endurance from various disease.
VCO has fatty acid content of high lauric. Lauric acid represent saturated fatty acid related to or referred as also with medium of chain fatty acid ( MCFA). Fatty acid of this fat is very easy permeated by body, do not be piled up first as fat like fatty acid related to length.
Some erudite research find immeasurablely of benefit of VCO to health and medication of disease. VCO believed can overcome immeasurablely of health problem, like disease of digestive channel and disease of degeneratif. According to international standard, VCO will give its if in this virgin coconut oil consist in lauric acid minimum counted 25%. Field fact, obstetrical of lauric acid produced in Indonesia most of all residing in at range above 40%.
With its content of medium chain fatty acid (MCFA), VCO also have ability prevent some the following disease type:
1. Killing various virus causing mononucleosis , influenza, hepatitis, and herpes
2. Killing various bacterium type cause of disease of pneumonia, earache, holey tooth, poisoned of food, ureter infection, and meningitis.
3. Killing yeast and mushroom which can cause candia disease, jock itch, athetes foot and rash because sweat
4. Assisting to assuage symptoms and lessen attributed to health risk of melitus diabetes
5. Lessening related to trouble of digestive difficulty symptom and cystic fibrosis
6. Assisting to protect body of attack of osteoporosis
7. Assuaging attributed to symptom of chorn's disease, ulcerative colitis and peptic ulcer
8. Assisting to protect body of bosom cancer attack and colon cancer
9. Degrading hypertension cholesterol rate.
10. Assisting in prevention of ill heart attack, stroke and atherosclerosis.
11. Protecting body of dangerous free radical which improve disease of degeneratif.
12. Assisting to prevent hypertension.
13. Assuaging symptom benign prostatic hyperplasia
14. Assisting to prevent disease of lever.
15. Assisting to prevent disease of lever.

Result of research dr Condrado Dayrit from Philippine indicate that lauric acid and capic acid which consist in in VCO can kill virus. In body, lauric acid turned into monolaurin while capric acid turn into monocaprin. This compound is including compound of monogliserida having the character of as antivirus, antibakteri, and antibiotic of antiprotozoa. This Monocaprin which used by suplemen have brand of Capricidin to fight virus of HIV.

Various information about benefit of VCO have reveal new expectation about matter which can be useful for the health of human being. Nevertheless till now still not yet been known surely mechanism constitutoing various benefit of VCO. Its Meaning, need advanced research about benefit of VCO before ensured that this compound is true be of benefit to health. So far research of benefit of VCO to medication of new disease only research early and is untested of klinis. Its benefit newly limited to improving body stamina, loo like functional food suplemen and not yet been categorized as drug. Producer claim expressing VCO can heal immeasurablely of disease in fact tend to to mislead. More than anything else for the patient of certain disease like diabetes. All patient of diabetes better take counsel with doctor before consuming VCO.

Process of VCO to Yield Foodgrade Organic VCO

2009-03-23T18:17:00.000-07:00

There are some process of VCO which have been publicized. All owning insuffiency and benefit of process.VCO can applicate to the food product hence reference which we can hold that process use hygienic and does not destroy the content of VCO. About standard, we relate at standard which have been made by Asian Pasific Coconut Community ( APCC) and of Philiphine National Standards ( PNS) with code of PNS /BAFPS no. 22:2004. Both these organisation have made standard of VCO quality of VCO, inspected from product and also its process.

According to Asian Pasific Coconut Community ( APCC), process of VCO does not pay attention process with warm-up or not. All important matter that is VCO yielded from fresh coconut and have matured and also result of oil obtained does not change. Thereby, yielded coconut oil by traditional and high rise warm-up still can category as VCO. But Philiphine National Standards ( PNS), giving more detail standard again, among others VCO do not be yielded through chemical process of refining, deodorizing, and bleaching ( RDB). Basically VCO does not be rancid easy to because of high fatty acid its content so that oxidation process does not easy happened. But, with low quality VCO, rancidity process will walks earlierly. This matter because of influence of oxygen, water rate, and microbe to decompose fatty acid content residing in in VCO and become other component.

Physically, the color of VCO has to be clear, like crystal. This matter designate that VCO does not mixed by other dirt materials. If VCO has high water content, usually there will be white sediment or Iump. Existence of this water will quicken process of rancidity. Besides, that sediment or Iump represent blondo which does not be filtered altogether. Contamination like that will have an effect on to VCO quality.
Indonesia is country of coconut, because representing state broadly coconut plantation numer one in the world. Coconut raw material of course very abundant here, but for the making of VCO only used old matured coconut.The reason is more oil can be obtained, including high lauric acid content.Quality factor have to be paid attention, general issue about quality factor of VCO is the existence of high water content of product of VCO. Oil which more aqueous will hydrolysis and easy rancid so that improper to consume. For consumer of VCO like you is important to pay attention of this problem .

One of the VCO process which popular enough in Indonesia is popularized by Dr. Bambang Setiadji from Chemistry Department, Mathematics and Natural Science Faculty, Gadjah Mada University Yogyakarta. His method wet process and have some benefit for example : 1. Its clear colour of crystal because [do] not experience of process of refining, and bleaching of deodorizing 2. Medium chain fatty acid content and its antioxidant do not experience of denaturation so that its good as health food supplement While lacking this method is :1. Requiring VCO as feed in process making of VCO 2. yielded rendemen a little to be compared to the other way. If the other yield 1100 cc from 10 coconut item, but in this way only yielding 1000 cc VCO. While 100 cc remain followed in blondo.Process of with this method is started from get the fresh fruit of coconut kernel, then rasping. Added water to scar coconut and pressed so that yielded coconut milk.Coconut milk then hushed around one hour, and will apart become two part of between rich shares of oil called kanil or krim and the other part poor oil.The bottom part with poor oil content then separated and trown away. Kanil or krim the given by VCO which have become as starter with composition 1:3 volume, then swirled to flatten and hushed during 10 hour. Will seen three layers, top layer is VCO, then middle layer is blondo and the bottom is water.VCO later take as main product and blondo as side product.

Other method which also popular enough is dry process. Dry process is making of VCO without using water so the oil extraction done mechanically.Dry process have some benefit without water adeed, minimum water contain at the product, and quicker process time. Lacking of this process is required mechanic equiments which quite a lot and costly. At dry process of coconut kernel pared then grated, coconut rasp dried until water content about 5% then pressing in press hydraulic machine or expeller. At this process do not be yielded blondo as side product. In mass production when amount of blondo many and demand of this product is a little hence that thing become separate problem. The use of blondo is to biscuit or ripe flavour addition.
Most coconut plantation in Indonesia is people coconut plantation or more than 95% and in this time taken care with extensifikation and seldom use inorganic manure like Urea, TSP, KCl etc. Coconut crop in Indonesia is organic coconut, only not yet been conducted sertification by professional. Tree coconut sertfication and process by independent institute, and so that by got organic sertification will increase price of coconut product.

Author : Eko SB Setyawan, eko.sb.setyawan@gmail.com

Movie Review of Crazy Sexy Cancer By Eli Edwin Casimero

2009-02-28T22:00:00.000-08:00

I just saw the movie Crazy Sexy Cancer by Kris Carr and this is my shooting from the hip review, my knee jerk reaction. Actually, I was reacting as I was watching the film. I was once ignorant myself, just like her, in the start of the movie. My so-called incurable eczema was a better teacher, because I could see it everyday, no need for those special diagnostic equipment Kris Carr had to endure.
What first struck me was I could feel and see her FEAR. FEAR was in the air. Just because some doctor diagnosed her with some kind of cancer, there was so much FEAR, fear that this was incurable, that she was going to die. Good thing she didn't try chemotherapy, radiation or surgery as her tumors were beyond reach of their medical technology.
It was painful for me to watch all those ignorant people in the movie... FEAR was killing them. There was one woman who was being consumed by pharmaceutical drugs!
I was unhappy Kris consumed so much grains at the start of the movie... that was a recipe for disaster. I was happy Kris stumbled upon Dr. Robert Young of PH Miracle fame, then the Hippocrates Center. What was unlucky for her was that these were closed minded, low-fat, raw vegan approaches. Raw vegan has a time and place, and it should be temporary. What was unlucky for her was that she hadn't stumbled upon doing the detoxes... she did see the colon cleanses in the alternative healing convention but didn't do it, nor did she do any liver flushes. What was unlucky for her was she hadn't stumbled upon Hulda Clark and parasite killing. What was unlucky for her was she hadn't stumbled on pollution avoidance... she still wore make up.
I don't know if Kris Carr continued to take birth control pills, that would be a big culprit.
I am happy for her that her efforts had put her tumors on hold, but I would like to inspire her that that isn't enough. Never accept disease. Fight with knowledge, fight with self experimentation. Kris is a good candidate to view my Cancer Cure Manual website. Make a checklist of what she has missed.
Kris must know there are levels beyond raw vegan diets, just add raw animal foods (wild ocean fish, grass pasture fed or wild land animals). Kris can go ahead and check her blood with the PH Miracle principles. Raw fruits, raw vegetables, plus raw organic animal foods with internal organs and raw animal fats will give her even better blood, better health.
I didn't see Kris do any fasting. Orange juice fasting would have been great. VCO detoxing would have done her wonders.
Kris must know the pollution avoidance measures needed to have a better living environment. It is still consistent with Robert Young's theories, I'm just saying there are levels of health beyond Robert Young, beyond the Hippocrates Center.
I can introduce Kris Carr to read up on Dr. Hulda Clark for her parasite insights and superb pollution avoidance measures. Then Kris should read and meet Barefoot Herbalist MH for his take responsibility for yourself, self experiment and be your own guru teachings and the very effective orange juice fast. Then Kris can read and meet Aajonus Vonderplanitz to be taught how raw animal foods and raw animal fats can be used to cure cancer. Put them all together and Kris' tumors will all disappear.
Kris has the potential to be a cancer cure guru on her own. Maybe she will make Crazy Sexy Cancer 2: Now Cured.
Edwin Casimero is an "everything that works" altruistic healer. He has helped friends and family get well from eczema, psoriasis, heart disease, acne, diabetes, obesity, infertility, cancer, pneumonia, acid reflux, kidney problems, yeast infections, and more. He has authored many websites that educate people how to cure themselves with self tested methods that are safe, cheap and effective. Visit his central website that ties all his websites together at http://www.curemanual.com
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5 Natural Weight Loss Secrets By Karen Pijuan

2009-02-28T21:58:00.000-08:00

If you're reading this, you probably don't need anyone to tell you that being overweight is not only bad for your self-esteem, but is downright hazardous to your health. Pre-mature death as well as many diseases are linked to obesity, including diabetes, heart disease, cancer, gallstones and more. However, if you're like most overweight people, you have been trying to lose weight for a long, long time, but have not been successful. Or perhaps you go on diets and do lose weight, only to gain it back again and then some -- the yo-yo diet syndrome that many experts say is more dangerous than simply being overweight. You may be like many people, who become desperate, and use synthetic supplements, drugs or surgery that can be damaging to your health in other ways.
Well, read on for some natural tips we have in this article that can help make it easier than you think to lose weight and keep it off! And if you do it naturally, like we are suggesting, you will most likely end up far healthier at the same time, with more energy and vitality than you've had in a long time*.
Natural Weight Loss Secret #1: Don't Eat Low Fat!
Are you still caught up in the low fat mantra of the past couple decades? Do you think you can't eat much fat if you are trying to lose weight? These ideas are still so prevalent in our media and in the low fat products you see everywhere, that it's no wonder you may still believe this. However, according to the facts, more people are overweight now than ever before, it's being called an epidemic! And this has happened while we Americans cut back from 40 percent to around 32 percent fat in our diet. Low fat diets actually tend to promote weight gain, so add some good fats back into your diet today!
Natural Weight Loss Secret # 2: Add Virgin Coconut Oil To Your Diet
Many people have reported that consuming Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) helps them to lose weight*. They often see increased energy levels and fewer cravings for carbohydrates and sweets*. According to a 2000 report published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, you burn off coconut oil three times faster than many other common fats. This is because it's so high in Medium Chain Fatty Acids (MCFAs). So try some virgin coconut oil today! Many experts suggest 2 to 3 Tablespoons minimum per day.
Natural Weight Loss Secret # 3: Avoid All Vegetable Oils
Did you know that when farmers were looking for a cheap way to fatten their animals for market, they began using corn and soybean oils? Let me repeat, farmers used vegetable oils to FATTEN up their animals for market! It did work, but they quickly discovered that in addition to fattening up their animals, these oils caused problems with the animals' thyroid glands and they subsequently developed many health problems, including cancer. The fact that polyunsaturated oils encourage tumor growth is well known among researchers. It is also well known that consumption of vegetable oils depresses our immune system, so well known that vegetable oils have been used for intravenous injections to suppress immunity in organ transplant patients. So get rid of vegetable oils in your diet!
Natural Weight Loss Secret # 4: Rev up Your Metabolism by Nourishing Your Thyroid
Research points to an under active thyroid gland as perhaps the number one cause of weight problems in America today, especially among women. That's because the thyroid gland controls body temperature and metabolism, and when the thyroid is sluggish, body temperature and metabolism tend to slow down. You can have an under performing thyroid even if it is undetectable on a blood test. So nourish your thyroid with natural sources of iodine and avoid thyroid blocking foods like soy and peanuts. You may also want to get a fluoride water filter if your water is fluoridated, as fluoride reduces thyroid function. Coconut oil, on the other hand, because of its metabolism stimulating properties, seems to be an excellent thyroid system builder*.
Natural Weight Loss Secret # 5: Avoid All Highly Processed, Refined or Chemically Altered Foods
Some people find they start shedding pounds simply by eliminating the following foods from their diet:
Refined sugars like sucrose, corn syrup, dextrose, fructose, etc.
White flour
Vegetable oils like corn, soybean and canola
Artificial sweeteners and fats like saccharin, aspartame and olestra
These foods, besides being bad for your health, have been implicated in many studies as actually causing weight gain, so you really need to stay away from them. They are found in most packaged foods today, like sauces, salad dressings, cakes, cookies, frozen entrees and more. Some people have had a hard time losing weight until they cut out all of these foods from their diets. If you have a problem eliminating sugar, make sure you are consuming enough minerals, especially chromium and vanadium. You also want to make sure that you are getting enough protein and fat, including some coconut oil. These ideas should all help you with your sugar cravings*.
* This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
Copyright 2008 Karen Pijuan. This article may be copied only in its entirety and only if all links, including those in the resource box or the about-the-author section, remain intact.
Karen Pijuan is the owner of several health-related websites and has written numerous articles about nutrition, vitamins, healthy living, whole food supplements, natural body care and cleaning products, natural weight loss and more. Find out more about what to look for in a truly healthy vitamin, as well as resources for where to find the whole food vitamins she recommends at http://www.Healthy-Vitamins-Rx.com
Many truly natural, healthy and organic products including excellent whole food nutritional supplements can be found online at http://www.EcoViva.com
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Weight Loss, Oprah and Acai - Can Oprah's Acai Cleansing Diet Help You?

2009-02-28T21:56:00.000-08:00

Have you heard about the new Acai cleansing diet Oprah is doing? Do you think it's going to work for her? Well, maybe you have been thinking about doing Oprah's cleansing Acai diet as well, and are wondering if it's going to work for you. This article is going to discuss that.
First of all, it is true that the Acai berry and juice is a fantastic superfood that many have reported all sorts of health benefits from, including:
Improved sleep, mood and mental clarity
Increased energy and stamina
Healthy libido
Healthy immune system
Healthy hair, skin and nails
Healthy blood pressure and cholesterol
Detoxification and cleansing
On the other hand, you need to know that Acai was not traditionally used for weight loss. That said, a good Acai juice will contain needed proteins and fats that can help create energy and curb cravings. It also contains lots of fiber that will promote a feeling of fullness, which may help when dieting. In addition, Acai also is high in B vitamins that help you metabolize your food and high in minerals that many of us are lacking. Minerals help the vitamins to work better and hence are very important whether you are trying to lose weight or not. But if you decide to try Acai in conjunction with your weight loss diet, make sure and get a potent juice with at least 25,000 mg per serving of Acai made with the whole berry: the skin, the pulp and the seeds. The capsule that Oprah is touting for her Acai cleansing diet contains only 500 mg of Acai per capsule - this means you would need 50-60 capsules to equal the amount of pure Acai you should be taking in per serving!
We Recommend Goji for Weight Loss
If you could only pick 1 super juice to take while dieting, we might actually recommend Goji over the Acai, because it is very high in vitamin C. Researchers have shown that vitamin C can help boost the metabolism and also help you to burn more fat while exercising. It also seems that having adequate levels of vitamin C can help you flush fat out of your body, so when on a weight loss diet, vitamin C is very important. Last, but not least, Goji is known as the "happy berry" and can help boost your mood, which all of us know tends to take a hit while dieting. This can help you stick to your diet.
In addition, some other natural weight loss tips include the following:
Avoid junk food and most processed foods, especially fast foods - these often contain MSG and vegetable oils, both ingredients that have been shown to fatten you up!
Try a low carb diet - more people lose weight cutting back on carbs than those who cut back on fats - plus we need good fats in our diet, like those found in wild salmon, pastured chicken and eggs, and in the acai.
Try adding some virgin coconut oil (VCO) to your diet - the medium chain fatty acids found in VCO are burned off faster than other fats and help to boost your metabolism.
Nourish your thyroid and avoid thyroid-blocking foods like soy*, peanuts and raw cruciferous vegetables - a sluggish thyroid means a sluggish metabolism, and many today have this because up to 70% of all foods on the grocery store shelf contain soy!
Cleansing your colon with a gentle herbal colon cleanser can help jump start your weight loss program and help you to better absorb your nutrients.
Exercise will also help you to not only burn calories but boost your metabolism as well.
*Hmm, we think it is perhaps no small coincidence that Oprah, who has so heavily touted soy foods, has thyroid and weight problems.
So there you have it, if you are serious about losing weight, it will take more than a little Acai to help you to do it. On the other hand, a potent whole food supplement like pure Goji or Acai, made the traditional way, might very well help you in meeting your weight loss goal by adding some much needed nutrients to your diet.
Copyright 2008, Karen Pijuan. This article may be copied only in its entirety, and only if all links remain intact, including those in the about-the-author or resource box.
Karen Pijuan is the owner of several health-related websites and has written numerous articles about nutrition, vitamins, healthy living, whole food supplements, natural body care and cleaning products, natural weight loss and more. Find out more about what to look for in a truly healthy supplement, as well as resources for where to find the whole food vitamins and supplements she recommends, including super juices like Goji and Acai, at http://www.Healthy-Vitamins-Rx.com
Many truly natural, healthy and organic products including excellent whole food nutritional supplements can be found online at http://www.EcoViva.com
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Not all Fats are Bad By Dianne Ronnow

2009-02-28T21:54:00.000-08:00

Fats have been unfairly lumped together as being all bad for too long. Fat doesn't necessarily cause disease, and can actually cause a role in its prevention. The truth is that some fats are very bad for us and some fats are actually very good for us.
Time has shown us that diets that restrict all fats fail in terms of weight loss. Since the end of World War II, Americans have been told that they need to restrict saturated fat in their diets. So we switched to margarine from butter, and did what we could to restrict fat. We have been constantly told that the reason for our health problems is that we still eat too much fat, especially saturated fats.
Since Americans have been told to eat a low fat diet to lose weight, the results are that nearly two thirds of adult Americans are now classified as overweight and more children are overweight now than ever before. Obviously something is wrong. That is because we need special kinds of fats in our diets that we are not getting.
If you are like me, you grew up being told that vegetable oils were the good oils and saturated fats were the bad ones. Now we are finding out that it is just the opposite. Diets that are moderate to high in "good" saturated fats and oils such as coconut oil and olive oil are actually very good for us. They raise good cholesterol levels and lower bad cholesterol, blood glucose and blood pressure. As a matter of fact, people who started adding at least 4 tablespoons of coconut oil to their diets every day, have found that they can now lose weight when they could not before on a fat restricted diet. Sometimes the addition of these oils even helps with their health problems.
It turns out that the bad guys are polyunsaturated oils, which carry toxic fatty acids (long chain fatty acids or LCT's). These LCT's tend to produce fat in the body. Polyunsaturated oils are the vegetable oils we commonly see in the grocery store, such as soy, corn, cottonseed, rapeseed and safflower.
We have been told that they lower cholesterol, but they way that they do is not healthy, as it ends up collecting in the liver. These oils are easily oxidized and damaged by free radicals. When cooked they become rancid in a few hours, even in the refrigerator. This causes damage to our body at a cellular level, the end results showing up as problems like diabetes, cancer, hypothyroidism and heart disease. And if that is not enough, these oils help us to get fat, lower the metabolic rate in our bodies, help suppress the thyroid function and cause our skin to age quicker.
Trans-fat is one of the worst bad guys. Trans-fatty acids often appear on ingredient labels as hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated vegetable oils. It is what they do to vegetable oils to make them into hard fats such as margarine and vegetable shortening. It is used in the prepared food industry in baked goods like cookies, crackers, and most supermarket peanut butter to prolong the shelf life. These bad fats are used almost exclusively in fast foods that are fried. When heated and eaten, they turn into something like poison in your system, because your body can not process this kind of chemically made fat. Trans-fats not only increase levels of bad cholesterol, but they will decrease levels of good cholesterol in the blood stream and trans-fatty acids have been linked to heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Fats such as margarine and shortening should be totally avoided, as well as foods items that contain them.
The United States FDA is finally catching up to this truth, and by January 2006 they will be requiring food products to label the amount of trans-fat they have in them.) What is frightening is that trans-fats are found in over 40% of the products on our supermarket shelves.
The fatty acid chains in coconut and olive oil are medium-chain fatty acids (MCT's) and they promote weight loss by increasing the body's metabolism to create energy. Coconut oil has become popular lately, because it has been discovered that coconut oil is nature's richest source of MTC's. If you decide to add coconut oil to your diet, it is recommended that you purchase virgin coconut oil (VCO), usually found in health food stores, because it from the best part of the coconut and has not been chemically bleached and heat processed. It is better for cooking than olive oil, because olive oil can be damaged by the heat of cooking, making it similar to the other vegetable oils in the body when cooked.
Even saturated fat from animals is not as bad as it once was thought to be, especially if it is from organically raised animals (free range and grass fed). Organic butter has a very high conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) content, which helps us lose weight and gain muscle. But non-organic meats may still be dangerous because of the way the animals were raised or fed. Most grocery store meats are filled with hormones, pesticides, medicines and unhealthy fat that gets transferred to us when we eat it.
Organic grass fed and free range meat and eggs avoid these problems, and give us a much healthier source of protein and saturated fat. Organic saturated fats and oils are actually good for you and should be eaten daily. The body needs these fats for healthy functioning.
So, forget the guilt and fry up that range-fed chicken in some coconut oil and enjoy!
By Dianne Ronnow © 2006 Mohave Publishing. All rights reserved. The rise in obesity in America has reached epidemic proportions. If you need some extra help changing your diet to promote healthy weight loss, check out my site at http://coconut-oil-diet.com today! And for information about a new safe and very effective diet patch that is safely helping thousands of people lose weight, go to http://powerdietpatch.com now! This article may be freely copied as long as it is not modified and the resource box accompanies the article, together with working hyperlinks.
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Can Fat Actually Help You Lose Weight? Extra Virgin Organic Coconut Oil & Weight Loss

2009-02-28T21:52:00.000-08:00

Many Say Adding Coconut Oil To Your Diet Can Boost Your Energy Level and Your Metabolism, Helping You To Lose Weight
Coconut oil is high in medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs), like lauric acid, that have been shown to elevate your metabolism. And that's good news for those of you trying to lose weight. As you probably know, the higher your metabolism, the more calories your body burns, even when you are not exercising. About 50% of the fat in coconut oil is lauric acid. It turns out that the amount of energy your body uses to metabolize these MCFAs is greater than the energy that the MCFAs provide, that means you burn more calories than what is in the oil just by your body metabolizing, or using the oil. In fact, scientists have found that lauric acid is the most quickly metabolized of all fatty acids. In addition, coconut oil seems to have a thermogenic effect, meaning it raises your body temperature. This also in turn boosts energy levels and metabolism, and may be why coconut oil seems to be so good for those with low performing thyroids.
Coconut Oil and Weight Loss
Many people have reported that consuming Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) helps them to lose weight. They often see increased energy levels and fewer cravings for carbohydrates and sweets. It's easier for many people to eat less when consuming 2 - 3 Tablespoons of coconut oil per day, because the fats provide a feeling of satiety or fullness after eating that is not generally experienced when eating a low-fat meal. Perhaps that is one of the reasons why low-fat diets don't work in the long-term.
The Body Burns Coconut Oil 3 Times Faster Than Other Fats
According to a 2000 report published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, your body burns off coconut oil three times faster than many other common fats. In a 1986 study by T.B. Seaton et al in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, people who ate foods containing MCFAs (like the lauric acid in coconut oil) increased their metabolic rate an average of 12%, compared to a 4% increase for those eating meals with long-chain fatty acids (LCTs). The authors concluded that adding MCFAs and MCFA-rich foods (like coconut oil) to the diet could "over long periods of time produce weight loss even in the absence of reduced (caloric) intake". Doesn't that sound good? They are saying that you could eat the same amount of calories and still lose weight if you include MCFA-rich food like coconut oil in your diet!
Add Coconut Oil To Your Diet
Coconut oil is nature's richest source of these medium-chain fatty acids, which in addition to increasing metabolism have many other health-enhancing properties. So if you are trying to lose weight, you might want to think about adding coconut oil to your diet. There are many articles out there now in the media touting the "miracle" of coconut oil for losing weight, including one in Women's World Magazine. Although we would not call it a miracle, we do think it has its place in many diets, especially if you are trying to lose weight. In addition, there are other benefits of eating coconut oil, that you may be interested to find out about, that will be the topic of another article.
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Karen Pijuan is the owner of several health-related websites and has written numerous articles about healthy living, whole food supplements, natural body care and cleaning products, natural weight loss and more. Find out more about what to look for in a truly healthy vitamin, as well as resources for where to find the whole food supplements including Extra Virgin Coconut Oil that she recommends at http://www.healthy-vitamins-rx.com In addition, you can find a great selection of organic, natural and healthy products, including the Nourishing Planet brand of extra virgin coconut oil at http://www.ecoviva.com
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