I add a tablespoon each of coconut oil, coconut milk and MCT oil to my low carb whey protein shakes, and while I can't totally discount a placebo effect, I find that the resulting ketones circulating in my blood help keep my mind sharp and alert for at least 4-6 hours.

This is great! I just discovered two new recipes for coconut veggie soup and coconut black bean soup. I also like to add coconut milk to satay sauce. I love coconut milk, what a delicious ingredient. What a nice article to read to begin my day. (I'm assuming the milk has coconut oil in it, as it is rather fatty and probably isn't some other sort of oil)

I use it to wash my body, its one of the ingredients in Dr. Bronner's soap. It is great for washing makeup brushes.

And it keeps your coconuts from squeaking.

Rad, that was terrible -- and I loved it.

It's interesting...there are millions of pages, and zillions of pixels, devoted to this or that dietary advice, but there seem to be few if any sources that are serious and scientifically-reliable for those who are looking for valid advice rather than fads.

We use coconut oil for sex. Usually, some of it gets into our mouths.

Interesting... Amy, you probably know this, but most fast-food places used to fry their french fries in coconut oil prior to about 1990. Political pressure forced them to switch to lighter oils.

Cousin Dave, all coconut oils are not equal. If it has been deodorized or hydrogenated or otherwise chemically processed, it is not the same beastie at all as virgin coconut oil.

The web site, Elana's Gluten Free Pantry, offers recipes that often make use of coconut oil and coconut flour.

(http://www.elanaspantry.com/)

She does her research and for the most part makes sound recommendations. As a bonus, her recipes use commonly available ingredients, as few as possible and which are often low on the glycemic index.

It's amazing in brownies-from-a-box! Use it instead of vegetable oil. My pot-head friends swear by it.

With regards to what Dr. Enig wrote about omega-3 fatty acids, this review of the scientific literature concurs that so called essential fatty acids in fish oil may not be actually that essential and may in fact be harmful unless your diet has high levels of saturated fat.

http://www.westonaprice.org/know-your-fats/2021-precious-yet-perilous.html

I use virgin coconut oil in a lot of my baking and cooking (it's actually a creamy solid not a liquid). It's great for you, espevially the lauric acid. I have a cousin with a seizure disorder and eats two tablespoons of coconut oil a day to help with the symptoms of it (his doctor recommended it so he could minimize the use of seizure meds). He says he really notices a difference since he started taking it. I'm unaware of any evidence supporting using coconut oil for seizure disorders though I've never looked.

Ketogenic diets are used to control epilepsy.

http://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/treatment_ketogenic_diet

Tony, thanks for the links to the studies.

I use lots of coconut oil. Mary G. Enig (Know Your Fats) writes that the medium-chain lauric acid it contains is both an antiviral and an antibacterial agent.

I thought that coconut oil was totally dangerous and I've been avoiding it for years. Isn't coconut milk that is used in curry as bad as any other carb?
When did the science on this change.

Coconut oil not coconut milk. No carbs in the oil. Lots of medium-chain lauric acid.

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