Coconut Oil

Coconut oil... some people love it, and some don't know where to begin in using it.  Coconut oil can be used over 101 different ways from cooking to skin care and everything in between. Today we are going to focus on the health benefits don't worry as we get into the summer I will share all the skin care ways coconut oil can be used. 

Lets start with the basics… 

1. What is coconut oil? 

Coconut oil is the edible oil extracted from the meat of mature coconuts. 

2. What are some of the health benefits? 

Oh this list goes on and on from killing pathogens, to burning fat and increasing energy to reducing your hungry, reducing your cholesterol and by personal favorite boosting brain function.  However, for more detail we are going to turn to Kris Gunnar and his great article on the Top 10 Evidence-Based Health Benefits of Coconut Oil

Finally, doctors recommend adults to have about 3.5 tablespoons of coconut oil a day in their diet to take in an equivalent amount of lauric acid a nursing infant would receive.