coconut oil

  1. Ideonaut

    Baking Soda And Coconut Oil For Skin Cancer?

    Here Eye-Opening Evidence: Baking Soda & Coconut Oil Can Kill Cancer is a claim that baking soda plus coconut oil works for skin cancer. Any comments from a Peat perspective?
  2. P

    Antistress And Antioxidant Effects Of Virgin Coconut Oil In Vivo

    Antistress and antioxidant effects of virgin coconut oil in vivo Virgin coconut oil (VCO) has been consumed worldwide for various health-related reasons and some of its benefits have been scientifically evaluated. Medium-chain fatty acids were found to be a potential antidepressant functional...
  3. burtlancast

    Life Supporting Substances - It's Rain Making Time, 2011-07-04

    Download link for the audio file: http://media.blubrry.com/itsrainmakingtime/p/itsrainmakingtime.com/_radioshows/110704Peat.mp3
  4. P

    Medium-chain Triglyceride Supplementation Under A Low-carbohydrate Formula Is A Promising Therapy

    Medium-chain triglyceride supplementation under a low-carbohydrate formula is a promising therapy for adult-onset type II citrullinemia Results One of the patients displaying hyperammonemic encephalopathy completely recovered with all normal laboratory findings. Others notably improved in...
  5. S

    Coconut Oil Extraction

    I have read that unless you are using a cold extraction technique, coconut oil making could involve boiling it for hours. This is enough to damage it as far as I know.
  6. Zachs

    Coconut Oil Reduced DHT By Inhibiting 5-ar?

    This was something I researched a bit a few years ago when first learning about Ray Peat and his affinity for coconut oil. I actually asked him this question but he seemed to not know the answer. Lauric acid among other fatty acids is known for blocking the conversion of DHT by inhibiting...
  7. CoolTweetPete

    Article: The Dark Side Of Coconut Oil - A Cautionary Tale

    This was posted on the Ray Peat Fans Facebook, and I wanted to get everyone's take. The author points to studies showing increased chances of autoimmunity in people who consume large amounts of coconut oil. He recommends people, who eat more than a couple of tablespoons of coconut oil consume...
  8. W

    Fully Hydrogenated Coconut Oil Source

    [Moderator: This thread is about sources of hydrogenated coconut oil. If you want to discuss hydrogenation please post here or in one of the threads linked there.] Hi all, In France, you can buy 100% fully hydrogenated coconut oil under the brand name " Végétaline ". The price is very cheap...
  9. uuy8778yyi

    Butter Doesn't Raise Body Temp. Coconut Oil Does. Why ?

    Is there a reason for this ? I thought all saturated fat would act in the same way.
  10. J

    Crisco coconut oil

    This might be a new product on the market as I have never seen it until yesterday. Decided to give it a try. If you see this stuff, turn and run the other way. Just my :2cents It stinks like veggie oil and it has that all-too-familiar sting at the back of the throat like other pufa oils...
  11. Parsifal

    Best time to take coconut oil and which quantity?

    Hey everyone! So I've tried to put coconut oil in the morning coffee on an empty stomach and it made me feel very nauseous afterwards. I've read that coconut oil will produce ketones bodies that will lower the blood glucose. But I wonder if you just take OJ so pure fructose it will not make...
  12. M

    Aflatoxin In Coconut Oil

    I make my own coconut oil and never found any commercial product that i could tolerate. I have tried several brands,but did not try refined oil. I think Aflatoxin in coconut oil could be a possible source of problem. I do not know if Aflatoxin is removed in all refined coconut oil. But, there...
  13. L

    Soybean Oil Causes Obesity More Than Fructose & Coconut Oil

    Interesting study: found that a diet of soybean oil causes obesity more than a diet of fructose and or a diet of coconut oil: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... ceDaily%29
  14. S

    LouAna coconut oil concerns

    Does anyone know if this is a good brand of coconut oil? I've searched around and people seem convinced that it is bleached. The oil itself is yellowish. I got a drop of it in my beard and didn't wipe it good enough. An hour or two later my face was itching in a line where the coconut oil ran...
  15. J

    Coconut Oil Heavy Diet

    We all know the virtues of coconut oil, as outlined in Dr Peat's article. I would like to hypothesize; specifically on its established effects of raising body temps and its anti-fungal properties. For those of us who are hypothyroid, endure low temps that are difficult to raise, have poor...
  16. F

    The Only Affordable Coconut Oil Is Part Hydrogenated-so Is It Safe?

    It just came to my mind that you cant hydrogenate saturated fat?? So you can only hydrogenate the rest 8% of the fat (92% is saturated). Is that right?? So those supermarket block of coconut oit that are sold like butter are at most 4% hydrogenated??? I they were fully hydrogenated it would be...
  17. Y

    Brain Issues And Loss In Ability To Utilize Sugar

    I know that one of the big issues with brain disorders can be the fact that the brain just cant use sugars/glucose anymore as fuel. so when they switch to fat only diets their brain seems to thrive. now i know such a diet is not good in the long run, but what would one do to restore the...
  18. B

    Fungus And Coconut Oil

    This jar of coconut oil had just a thin crust of coconut oil inside it, that has been in my bedroom for 6 months, or so. There is now something growing on it. It still smells of coconut. Ironically, it smells of actual coconut flesh. You know that sort of chemically 'coconutty' flavour? I...
  19. uuy8778yyi

    refined coconut oil not sold as food item ? still safe ?

    is this still safe ?
  20. D

    coconut oil that tastes like...bacon?

    Maybe I'm getting closer to being ready for the rubber room, but... I bought some of the Spectrum brand organic refined coconut oil a week or so ago and it has a discernible taste that is reminiscent of bacon...almost like bacon grease. It even has a very faint smell to that similar effect...
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