The incredible benefits of coconut oil

Posted on September 4, 2013 by john in Benefits of fruit

New Year begins and this is why having new purposes to accomplish this year. Since the purpose of most popular and highest priority on improving health leads to a series of questions and doubts about how and what to do first in order to improve our health. Within this aim the vast majority of people want and / or desire to lose the extra kilos that for a few months or only during times of parties have managed to increase .

It is common that when we go to a doctor or nutritionist / to the first advice we give about our diet is to reduce or eliminate the use of oil in our diet. This is through the consumption of cooked foods, baked or broiled instead of fried and breaded consume as is usually done . Even within media such as magazines, television, books , radio and even the internet is present this type of information. But is is this really the best option to take ?

A half-lie

Virtually every day we hear that if you want to lose weight as ideal is put aside fats (lipids ) and consume more fruits and vegetables. When this is not completely false if misinterpreted. The erroneous idea of having a diet low in fat or exempt only confuses us more than it really is . For chemical and physical needs of the body need to be eating certain types of fat in order to have a good performance, in fact, not to consume these fats certain diseases are present due to the deficiency of these nutrients. These types of fats are called essential fatty acids because the body can not produce and therefore its consumption is necessary . With just know that the cells within their structures have these fats , common sense ideally consume to maintain optimal structure and functioning of the body . When you consume these fats in place of the typical and erroneous host our cupboards fat , the body can achieve and maintain your weight within . In fact , for a person who has overweight or obese when consuming the right kinds of fat , your weight begins to set . This type of fat can be achieved to obtain a very effective in coconut oil .

Miraculous food Food dangerous
Before further explaining the wonderful properties of coconut oil , I want to dwell a bit and get him / a of a big question . You’ve heard , either both your nutritionist / a , doctor or someone you know , that coconut oil is extremely harmful to health and that their intake can provoke heart disease as a heart attack , after all, I was taught the same thing. Virtually all schools teach nutrition this oil is extremely harmful because of its saturated fat content and that the best choices are vegetable oils such as corn oil , soybean , sunflower or olive oil because of the content of monounsaturated polyunsaturated and in theory help us to protect our hearts . The curious thing about all this is that we tend to believe this kind of information without investigating on our own true because of things. In this case when investigating the real reasons why coconut oil ban , my surprise was quite disappointing.

Money, money and money only

The answer is simple . Money , politics and understanding not have been demonizing a food that is naturally beneficial to us.

Some people know that coconut oil is composed mainly of saturated fat and constantly health professionals are telling us to reduce our consumption of these fats. The words ” saturated fat ” have become virtually synonymous with heart disease. Very few people know the difference between the Medium Chain Fatty Acids ( MCFA ‘s) found in coconut and Long Chain Fatty Acids ( LCFA ‘s) and very long ( VLCFA ‘s) found in meats and other foods.

Some History

If we go back a few years to the 1950s , research began to show off the amazing benefits that coconut oil contributed to health. So how is that coconut oil became the arterio - tapante despicable villain we know today ?

Most of the blame lies with the American Soybean Association (ASA ) . Tragically the oil that came to replace the coconut oil was hydrogenated vegetable oil ( mainly soybean ), one of the most damaging that is in existence . If you’ve been avoiding coconut oil because of its saturated fat content , then you are one of the thousands of people who have been deceived by literature and advertising companies whose only goal is profit .

Dr. Weston A. Price, known as the father of nutrition , travel in the 1930′s to the islands of the Pacific to study the inhabitants of these islands and to conclude why the extraordinary health of these people. He realized mainly good dental health and nutrition due to the consumption of coconut in all its form, ie , oil , coconut milk and flesh. Among the studied islands are Hawaii , Samoa , Fiji , Tahiti, Raratonga and more.

Types of Fats

A fat they can be categorized as short chain fatty acids , medium chain , long and very long chain depending carbon molecules containing . The bigger the chain the greater the charge that the body will have to break down these fats . Ideally consume fats whose contents are of short chain fatty acids and medium chain because only these can be used as power immediately and not stored (such as fat ) and the long chain and very long .

Coconut Oil Properties

About 2/3 of saturated fat coconut oil is composed of medium chain fatty acids , which have antimicrobial properties , is easily digested by the body to produce energy and is beneficial to the immune system. Far from saturated fats in coconut oil are harmful to our health , are really health providers . The medium chain fatty acids have no negative effects on cholesterol and help to protect the heart.

When coconut oil is ingested , the body converts its fatty acids “unique” in a powerful antimicrobial able to defeat some of the most disease-causing microorganisms . The unique properties of coconut oil do, in essence, an antibacterial , antiviral and antifungal nature. Coconut oil is composed of 48% lauric acid , 7%, 8% acid capriíco 0.5 % caprylic acid and caproic acid . All these acids found in coconut oil are found to be antimicrobial , antiviral and antifungal powerful that wipe some of the hazardous microorganisms to exist .

Another thing to mention is that all types of oils, either saturated or unsaturated , from both cow or plant origin such as the corn , sunflower, olive and others, contain the same number of calories per serving . Everyone. However, the medium chain fatty acids of coconut oil containing a little less calories. Coconut oil has a caloric value of 6.8 calories per gram while the other oils have 9 calories per gram of weight. We are talking about 2.2 fewer calories per gram of weight. Conventional oil One tablespoon contains 90 calories , a tablespoon of coconut oil contains 68 calories .

One of the things I’ve accomplished noticed through practice, is that most of the people perform their calorie content by the method of cooking the food. This is through the excessive use of cooking oil. There are people who manage to reach 500 calories per day just in oil overuse . These oils by being composed of long-chain fatty acids and very long make all that energy is stored immediately for energy (fat ) especially in the waist and hips. Did you know that 3500 excess calories are increased 1 pound weight?

Conventional Oil Vs Coconut Oil

Saying I mean conventional oils oils like : corn oil , soybean , sunflower , safflower , canola , olive , etc. . These oils are major disadvantages when compared with coconut oil .

All these oils 3 factors affect them , and these are:

1. light
Two . oxygen
Three . temperature

1. - The light . - Ideally all conventional oils should be packaged in dark glass bottles . If we look closely, almost all oils are found in plastic bottles and transparent . This means that from the moment that these oils are on the supermarket shelves this artificial light penetrates them and so this makes them rancid . Each time the oil is rancid free radicals are generated within it and as mentioned in previous examples , free radicals are extremely harmful substances for our health. Now the fact that they are in a plastic bottle only aggravates matters more because, as these oils pour boiling inside these bottles and as we know the boiling point of the oil is greater than that of water , the boiling oil degrades part of the plastic bottle and when to consume the oil ended up consuming part of a petroleum product , so what you need to do an oil within the body? Nothing, absolutely nothing .

2 . - Oxygen . - For faster you uncover and close a bottle of oil oxygen penetrates him and this just makes again becomes stale oil and consequently generates free radicals .

3 . - Temperature . - Finally , high temperatures will affect all these oils making even more stale and hence more free radicals. As you can note the final product ends up being a real threat to our health.

Another thing I have not mentioned and of great importance is that most companies ( if not all ) use organic solvents to obtain oil from such sources. Organic solvents such as acetone , chloroform , formaldehyde and others that are highly toxic to our body. The reason for this is that in order to get the oil from a seed or grain is very hard to do unless you are using such substances , otherwise explains how to extract the oil seeds and grains like corn , sesame , almonds ?

Coconut oil produces energy

As consume fats , this is digested and degraded into single fatty acids which are repackaged into small bags of fat and protein called lipo proteins. These lipoproteins are sent to the blood where fatty acids are deposited directly in our adipose ( fat -bearing ) . However, the medium chain fatty acids (such as those containing coconut oil ) are digested and used differently . These fatty acids are packaged in the form of lipoproteins and circulate in the blood as the rest of the fat and therefore are not stored as fat , these acids are directly sent to the liver where they are immediately converted to energy . Therefore coconut oil consumption does not mean weight gain ( especially in the waist ) for the storage of energy as conventional oils , if this oil is used as energy when consumed . Furthermore, coconut oil is a food which increases metabolic rate . The Medium Chain Fatty Acids make metabolism we each a significantly increased causing burn excess calories. Because this type of fatty acid increases the metabolic rate , coconut oil is a fat which promotes weight loss.

studies

Researchers can evaluate the changes that take place in metabolism by measuring energy expenditure , ie expenditure of calories used by the body.

In one study, energy expenditure was measured several people after eating the contents had Medium Chain Fatty Acids and found that in people with normal weight was increased by 48 % its energy expenditure . This only means that your metabolism increase to a point where they were burning 48% more calories than normally had . In overweight and obesity increase caloric expenditure by an incredible 65 % . So the higher amount of body fat a person has , the greater the effect it will have coconut oil on metabolism. This thermogenic effect not only burn calories for 1 or 2 hours after eating such food , studies show that after eating some food with this type of fat metabolism remains elevated for at least 24 hours.

Researchers from McGill University (in Canada ) have found that if you replace all oils in your diet that are made of Long Chain Fatty Acids and Very Long such as soybean oil , canola , sunflower , corn, olive and the like and the changes with one that Medium Chain fatty Acids such as coconut oil , you can lose up to 36 pounds ( 16.3 kg ) of body fat per year .

other benefits

When metabolism increases the cell operating at a higher level of efficiency , regenerating tissue faster as the replacement of diseased cells from old and new cells. This makes the immune system work better. Unlike other oils , coconut oil protects against cardiovascular disease (increasing the good cholesterol) , cancer , diabetes and a host of degenerative diseases. Remember we are advised to keep a maximum consumption of 30% of total caloric fat , however , the inhabitants of the Pacific islands above consume large amounts of fat, in fact about 60 % , and they enjoy a amazing cardiovascular health, cardiovascular disease practically do not exist between them.

where to buy

First of all it is necessary to mention that on occasion I found selling organic coconut oil extra virgin , progress however I realized that my dealer wanted to abuse the trust to begin to alter the quality . So for the moment I am in search of someone to provide the quality I demand at least .

But you can find coconut oil good quality in some parts of the republic, one of them at Walmart under the brand Aires de Campo. You can also look online . For people who live in Tijuana can purchase organic coconut oil located in walk Mother Seed Cove # 1280 , Tijuana beaches like crossing the border in places like Sprout ‘s Market.

Conclusions

The use of refined vegetable oils actually produces weight gain , not only of their calorie content which is stored directly as fat , but have destructive effects on the thyroid gland which controls metabolism . Polyunsaturated oils ( conventional ) suppress thyroid function by reducing metabolism, just the opposite of coconut oil .

We have lived long misled by companies that the only thing they care about is the profit. If we think a bit we will realize that in the years just where the aforementioned vegetable oils , especially soybean , came to occupy the market, is when cardiovascular problems increased in large scale. Does this have something to do ? See for yourself the amazing benefits of coconut oil and you will realize what we try to hide . After all , the food business owners are the same owners of the pharmaceutical industry , and if you are sick (which is the main objective