Friday, March 12, 2010

The Myth of Coconut Oil

Today on the way back home as usual cruising along the jammed pack highway fortunately i were on the opposite site....listening to my usual station Flyfm and today issues were myth about foods...one of the caller called on talk about the experience he had when he travel to ones of the remote city in India were over there they used coconut  oil throught out they daily life.....

While the Pagi show listening to their caller Ben google on the net found some interesting facts....so when i arrived home look for it and its true....here the site that i found....some already known facts and some are not..or seldom we hear about it...
Here are some facts i get from organicsfacts.net:

Hair Care: Coconut oil is one of the best natural nutrition for hair. It helps in healthy growth of hair providing them a shinny complexion. Regular massage  of the head with coconut oil ensures that your scalp is free of dandruff, lice, and lice eggs, even if your scalp is dry. Coconut oil is extensively used in the Indian sub-continent for hair care. It is an excellent conditioner and helps in the re-growth of damaged hair. It also provides the essential proteins required for nourishing damaged hair. It is therefore used as hair care oil and used in manufacturing various conditioners, and dandruff relief creams. Coconut oil is normally applied topically for hair care.

Stress Relief: Coconut oil is very soothing and hence it helps in removing stress. Applying coconut oil to the head followed with a gentle massage helps in removing mental fatigue.

Skin Care: Coconut oil is excellent massage oil for the skin as well. It acts as an effective moisturizer on all types of skins including dry skin. The benefit of coconut oil on the skin is comparable to that of mineral oil. Further, unlike mineral oil, there is no chance of having any adverse side effects on the skin with the application of coconut oil. Coconut oil therefore is a safe solution for preventing dryness and flaking of skin. It also delays wrinkles, and sagging of skin which normally become prominent with age. Coconut oil also helps in treating various skin problems including psoriasis, dermatitis, eczema and other skin infections. Therefore coconut oil forms the basic ingredient of various body care products such as soaps, lotions, creams, etc., used for skin care.

Premature Aging: Coconut oil helps in preventing premature aging and degenerative diseases due to its antioxidant properties.

Heart Diseases: There is a misconception spread among many people that coconut oil is not good for the heart. This is because it contains a large quantity of saturated fats. However, coconut oil is beneficial for the heart. It contains about 50% lauric acid, which helps in preventing various heart problems including high cholesterol levels and high blood pressure. The saturated fats present in coconut oil are not harmful as it happens in case of other vegetables oils. It does not lead to increase in LDL levels. It also reduces the incidence of injury in arteries and therefore helps in preventing atherosclerosis.

Weight Loss: Coconut oil is very useful in reducing weight. It contains short and medium-chain fatty acids that help in taking off excessive weight. It is also easy to digest and it helps in healthy functioning of the thyroid and enzymes systems. Further, it increases the body metabolism by removing stress on pancreases, thereby burning out more energy and helping obese and overweight people reduce their weight. Hence, people living in tropical coastal areas, who eat coconut oil daily as their primary cooking oil, are normally not fat, obese or overweight.

For more you can visit line below

http://www.organicfacts.net/organic-oils/organic-coconut-oil/health-benefits-of-coconut-oil.html

As we have a lot of coconut tree in our country than maybe something can be done to promote it in a bigger scale...so called to any entrepreneurs out there this an opportunity for you to expand and for our fishermen maybe they can have an extra income out of it..so Malaysia start planting coconut tree.....
 

5 comments:

ohmywtf said...

yes..coconut oil indeed is a miracle oil...i use it as moisturiser once in a while ...very good! However make sure u buy the extra virgin coconut oil :-)

Tekkaus said...

Yupe! I have heard about the goodness of coconut oil for our hair. :)

Troy Richardo Mulyono said...

nuff walk :)

rAy jR...@...Aliff said...

air kelapa yg sedappp....oooo..haha

Lisa! said...

Somehow that didnt work for me, Hrmph?