Come back all week for more fun
facts about coconut oil, which I believe slows aging of my skin, and also eliminated my wintertime cold fingers and toes circulation problem, when I started using it years ago.
Today I wanted to share comparison
facts about coconut oil vs. olive oil.
Good to know
the fact about coconut oil to use for preventing periodontal disease.
Not exact matches
Coconut was generally a very exotic flavor to us back then, since the Soviet flavor lexicon most definitely did not involve anything coconuty (another fun
fact about growing up in the Soviet Union: I tasted my first banana when I was 16 years old because they were so difficult to get a hold of).
And what
about the
fact that
coconut oil is composed of medium chain fatty acids as opposed to the badder kinds?
So, here are a few interesting
facts about this brand of
coconut oil.
In
fact I actually prefer to stick to
about 1/4 cup of honey if you go to 1/3 cup you want to make sure you use the
coconut flour I linked to above because it seems to be more absorbent otherwise just add a couple more teaspoons of
coconut flour if it's too runny)
A word
about coconut milk: despite the
fact that it gets tons of good press in the alternative health community, many people continue to be wary of including
coconut oil /
coconut milk in their diet.
Yes,
coconut oil,
coconut flour,
coconut cream, etc. are packed full of saturated fat (
about 90 percent of its total content in
fact).
Oh genius, I never thought
about the
fact that the vitamix would melt the
coconut oil!
Aw, thanks a million for backing me up:) Exactly — I have by now learned
about the GI, and I love the
fact that
coconut sugar is lower
A note
about the
coconut milk: despite that
fact that I live in Hawaii, it's pretty difficult to get fresh
coconuts, so this recipe uses canned
coconut milk.
Learn
about the «water
coconut» and the jelly like meat it contains along with more information at Coconut Facts from Kate's Global
coconut» and the jelly like meat it contains along with more information at
Coconut Facts from Kate's Global
Coconut Facts from Kate's Global Kitchen
In
fact,
coconut oil has the highest concentration of lauric acid of any natural substance known, making up 50 % of the total fat content (
about 75 % of total MTCs).
And what
about the
fact that
coconut oil is composed of medium chain fatty acids as opposed to the badder kinds?
In
fact, the diet should be approximately 70 % of calories from unadulturated fats like low carb nuts (pecans and macadamias are great, almonds ok and peanuts and cashews are considered higher carb on the nut scale), avocado, grass fed butter,
coconut oil, olive oil; and the remainng 15/15 for protein and non-starchy vegetable carbs, especially nutrient dense leafy greens It is carbohydrates or high protein leading to gluconeogenesis in the diet that make concurrent consumption of fats a cardiovascular risk, but in a properly carb - restricted and moderate protein diet, and in the absence of systemic inflammation (hsCRP, ESR), one should not worry
about increases in cholesterol, but focus on the size of the cholesterol particles (bigger is better) Dr. Peter Attia explains this complex topic well.
I've found you can in
fact use pure
coconut oil, no olive oil needed at all, as long as you start mixing really slowly, in very short little bursts of
about 1 second each, giving it time to settle before the next one.
In
fact,
about 90 percent of the fat content in
coconut oil is saturated fat.