Coconut oil is popular in the tropics, specially in South Asia with the Philippines as today’s biggest exporter of this nature’s miracle oil. From household to personal use, coconut oil seems a versatile all-around oil that you can use – for cooking, skin care, hair care, to preventive therapy. What’s making the coconut oil a potent oil in fighting microbes and infections in your body is an active ingredient called Lauric Acid.

With the spread of the new influenza virus we all know as the deadly H1N1 or Swine Flu, renewed interest has been putting the Virgin Coconut Oil in the limelight. Virgin coconut oil is made from fresh coconuts that are either quick-dryed when oil is pressed out of the fresh coconut, or wet-milled when the oil is extracted from the coconut milk itself. What’s great about coconut oil is its resistance to rancidity, where it can last up to two years on the shelf. It can even last more than that if coconut oil is stored in a solid form.

Public opinion after World War II have put a bad reputation on coconut oil because of its misunderstood saturated fat content. High cholesterol was blamed on coconut oil back then, making people switch to other alternatives such as soy bean or corn oil. Later did studies prove that coconut oil contains good fats, unlike those trans fatty acids found in many vegetable oils for cooking. These trans fatty acids are the real culprits in today’s cardiovascular diseases and the rising cases of obesity.

There are many people who have attested to the efficiency of virgin coconut oil in lessening their incidence of getting sick, which clearly states how their immune system had been strengthened against attacks from foreign antibodies. This should be taken into consideration when a person wants a good defense against the swine flu virus. Studies are still needed in making a solid evidence on this matter, even if a lot of people have already been spared of many serious infectious diseases. These people just take in two tablespoons of virgin coconut oil a day, or use it for cooking their favorite dishes.

Virgin Coconut Oil is Great for:

1. Killing Viruses
2. Cleaning Your Body of Infections
3. Raising Your Body’s Metabolism
4. Helping Your Thyroid to Function Well
5. Increasing One’s Energy Levels
6. Supporting Weight Loss
7. Better Digestion

What’s great about coconut oil is that it is safe to use and will not be converted to unwanted body fats. Just taking this tropical oil makes you feel like you’re in the tropics – you just feel so energized. There is truly a reason why the coconut is said to be a nature’s gift to mankind. Everything about the coconut tree is useful, giving life and sustaining life to many folks in the tropics and beyond. In the end, finding your natural healing may just be something you have in your backyard and all you have to do is appreciate nature’s bounty. Be Healed!

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