• The low fat industry is killing society. The low fat industry is manipulative and uses psychology to entice people to believe they are eating the right things. When in fact you are putting poison into your mouths and what you are eating contributes to a slow death. Exaggeration you may think? Read what is in the product and even worse what is not on the label. Don’t be fooled thinking the integrity and honesty of the food industry would not allow such poisons to be consumed – it is not your health that is of their concern – it is only the amount of money you are willing to spend. For those that have not hit middle age and have ‘not too many’ health problems and have escaped to date cancer, diabetes, arthritis etc can be blasé about what they are eating. But the day will come and then you will realize if you had have made even the smallest alterations to your diet you could have saved your health and be living a more pain free life. The fact is we are living longer. The fact is we are not meant to be living older age crippled, wrinkled, with no memory and loss of faculties. The food we eat is contributing to this. I urge you to take control of your own life –IT IS NOT HARD.
• The Heart Association (and a sundry of organizations supposedly supporting your healthy heart) since the fifties have been telling us to eat margarine and polyunsaturated oils for good heart health. When you follow the money, you discover that the companies making these products are the largest supporters of these supposed heart organizations.
• In 1998, overwhelming evidence finally came out telling us to limit our intake of trans fats, the main ingredient in margarine.
• Trans fats are also called partially hydrogenated oils. They are in all our junk foods, but some food companies are starting to cut back on their use, as sales have fallen off since revelations about trans fats began circulating.
• Heating oils (almost all oils) actually starts to turn the oil into a partially hydrogenated oil.
• One more thing you might not know: the oils in your store, on those shelves, looking golden and clear, are ALREADY RANCID.
• This is the way a lot of the vegetable oils are made. Vegetable oils such as corn, canola, soy, safflower and sunflower oil are first squeezed and filtered. This is virgin oil. Virgin vegetable oil is not very stable to begin with and immediately starts to oxidize (break down/turn rancid).
• There is still a mash left over from the process, and because the food industry wants to make even greater profits, they go on to chemically extract the rest of the oil found in this mash. They add benzene to the mash.
• The benzene pulls the extra oil out of the corn the same way gasoline pulls oil out of a soiled cloth. Since benzene is not allowed in food, the oil must be heated (burned) to burn off the benzene. The burning process denatures the oil (starts to turn it into a trans fat) and also oxidizes it and makes it rancid.
• The oils are all mixed together, the virgin squeezing and the chemically extracted oils. They are bottled in clear plastic. A chemical oil flavored perfume is added to the oil so you don’t smell the rancidity.
• In the clear plastic, the oil is assaulted by light which further breaks it down.
• So, when you finally open that bottle of vegetable oil, it still smells clean and pure, but much of it is already rancid, and rancid oils can attack your arteries and have been linked to cancer.
• Coconut oil is one of the most stable oils you can buy. It does not turn rancid easily. It does not attack your arteries. In fact, coconut oil was one of the foods Weston Price studied in his journeys. He discovered that the coconut was considered, by the local populations, a medicine food. He found that those civilizations that consumed coconut regularly had no knowledge of cancer, heart disease, arthritis, and diabetes.
• The healing properties of Coconut Oil:
  • Coconut oil is antiviral, antifungal (kills yeast too) and antibacterial. It attacks and kills viruses that have a lipid (fatty) coating, such as herpes, HIV, hepatitis C, the flu, and mononucleosis. It kills the bacteria that cause pneumonia, sore throats, dental cavities, urinary tract infections, meningitis, gonorrhea, food poisoning, pneumonia, and many, many more bacterial infections. It kills the fungus/yeast infections that cause candida, ringworm, athletes foot, thrush, jock itch, diaper rash and more. 
  • Coconut oil is called the "low fat" fat. It actually acts like a carbohydrate in that it is quickly broken down in the liver and used as quick energy. It is NOT stored like other fats. It boosts one’s energy and endurance. Many athletes use it blended into their drinks. It also supports thyroid function and increases your metabolism (great if you want to lose weight). 
  • Coconut oil improves digestion and absorption of fat soluble vitamins, minerals (especially calcium and magnesium), and amino acids. It improves the body’s use of blood glucose and improves insulin secretion and absorption (great for type II diabetes). In fact, many diabetics (type I and type II) use it to reduce their symptoms. One’s risk of diabetes decreases with regular use of coconuts and coconut oil. And as we already mentioned, cooking with coconut oil does not create any harmful byproducts. 
  • Coconut oil helps the body heal and repair faster. It aids and supports immune function, protecting us from a variety of cancers. 
  • Coconut oil, contrary to much hubbub, is good for your heart. It keeps our blood platelets from sticking together (and causing dangerous clots). Regular users of coconut oils have a much lower chance of atherosclerosis (clogging of the arteries), arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), and strokes. Coconut oil can lower your blood pressure. 
  • Coconut oil is a natural antioxidant. It protects the body from free radical damage and prevents premature aging and degenerative diseases. 
  • Finally, coconut oil is the best massage oil on the planet. What it does to your skin, you simply have to witness. It forms a barrier against infections, softens and moisturizes your skin, and prevents wrinkling, sagging, and age spots. It promotes healthy hair and complexion, protects from any damaging UV rays. 
• The public must be made aware the oils in the supermarket are only there because a lot of food industry companies make a lot of money out of these cheap oils. They don’t care that these oils are making you sick, that these oils contribute to diabetes, arthritis, cancer and macular degeneration. Prior to the eighties, coconut oil was used quite heavily throughout the world. It was used for baking, frying making popcorn at the theaters and even McDonalds used coconut oil. Then along came the American Soy Association that contended that saturated fats caused heart disease, and since coconut oil was saturated, it too caused heart disease. Ironically, when they got the backing of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, science went out the window. For something to be truly scientific, it has to be tested. There were lots of assumptions, accusations, and claims, but no tests. During congressional hearings, the truth tried to come out, but as the saying goes, "The truth never stood in the way of a good story," and newspapers hit the stands proclaiming that coconut oil clogged arteries. The poor countries exporting coconuts couldn’t fight the large American food industry, and soon partially hydrogenated soybean oil was in everything.
• And that’s when heart disease rates took off. In India within a year of switching from coconut oil to partially hydrogenated soybean oil the number of deaths due to heart disease tripled. Bruce Fife has documented that researchers estimate (this is the low estimation) 30,000 premature deaths each year in this country due to partially hydrogenated oils.
• People need to stop and think why they feel just so yukky. Or have you become so used to the way you feel you don’t even remember what it is like to feel energetic and alive. Please, I am not saying that coconut oil is the formula for the miracle pill I am just trying to make you aware of what is making you sick and how changing to saturated oil as such coconut oil (and getting rid of supermarket rancid oils) can have such positive effect on your health. The first thing people say is “if it’s so bad why would they sell such food”. Understand it is not your health that is the concern of these companies it is the bottom dollar. 
• Start today by substituting all supermarket bought oils for coconut and see the difference in your health immediately. Three to four tablespoons per day is the recommended dosage to give your body a chance of building a stronger immune system. You might think this is a lot of oil. I consume far more oil than this a day and have not put weight on, have an abundance of energy and look better than I have in years. 
• Any recipe that has shortening in it can be substituted with coconut oil. Any frying you do, including stir frying, add coconut oil. If you like to deep fry use coconut oil and it is actually good for you (strain the oil and leave it in the fridge to reuse). If you bake add coconut oil, use coconut oil to pop or corn. If you make a smoothie add a tablespoon of coconut oil. Spread your toast with coconut oil , honey and cinnamon. Does it make your food taste like coconuts? NO, it enhances flavours to the point guests will want your recipes.
• Be aware, there are some pretty bad coconut oils out there too. As I said before oil that has been heated to high temperatures is a hydrogenated oil and yes even coconut oil treated in this manner is bad for you to ingest. Always find out the history of your oil. Yes, it is more expensive than cheap supermarket oils but this oil has so many healing qualities and diverse uses. Substitute Coconol Pure Coconut Oil for all your expensive face cleansers and moisturizes. Use coconut oil with oregano to get rid of drandruff. Wrap your hair in the Coconol Pure Coconut Oil over night for deep conditioning. An expensive oil? NO this oil has so many qualities you will save money.
• That is why I can guarantee the oil I sell because Coconol Pure Coconut Oil is only sourced from the best manufacturers. Our Motto: Make the most the best and least of the worst It is my mission and passion to serve the public with a product they can trust so even when the going gets tough with cheaper (bleached, deodorized and hydrogenised brands) Coconol will not lower standards to make a dollar.
• Coconol Pure Coconut Oil is made by Direct Micro Expelling (DME) No chemicals are used. The meat of the coconut is dried and then compressed to squeeze out the oil. There are no chemicals used and oil is originates from poorer village farms in Asia which gives them an income. The method of DME insures the oil is clean and pure; the result is an oil that is so pure the smell is naturally sweet and aromatic and the taste is delicious.
• And do not worry about gaining weight! Using coconut oil increases your metabolism. This is the low fat fat that helps you lose weight. The fats in coconut oil, unlike all other fats, do not circulate through the blood looking for places to be stored. They go directly to the liver and are turned into instant energy. 
  
  
• By Maryanne Fyvie

Nutritionist
Sports Therapist
For more information look up sites written by Weston A Price.
Bruce Fife and Dr Mary Enig.