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Why a slim, gorgeous supermodel and mother of three admits to a coconut oil habit of 4 tablespoons per day since she was 14 bucking conventional doctors’ advice.
Want to look like supermodel Miranda Kerr – shiny hair, trim figure, clear skin? Eat lots of coconut oil to stay thin says the beautiful Australian and mother of three who says that she has been consuming it since she was 14. She says,
I will not go a day without coconut oil. I personally take four tablespoons per day, either on my salads, in my cooking or in my cups of green tea.
Her love of coconut oil is similar to Sports Illustrated cover model Carolyn Murphy who told fans to eat butter on her Instagram page!
The World Health Organization warns that such behavior is risky, however, and that coconut oil (or butter) consumed in such amounts leads to an increase in coronary artery risk. But, this foolish advice is based on outdated science.
Keith Ayoob, director of the nutrition clinic at the Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine said that people should not consume that much coconut oil and that is should be used sparingly.
He also added:
You want to cut back on saturated fats in your diet. I don’t know what benefit it would have for weight management because it has just as many calories as any other fat. (1)
Dr. Robert Eckel, director of the General Clinical Research Center at Colorado Health Science University in Denver commented that:
Saturated fat intake does contribute to LDL [low-density lipoprotein] cholesterol, and that has been pretty well documented by research,” Eckel said referring to “bad” cholesterol. (2)
What’s The Truth About Coconut Oil?
All this doctor-speak just goes to show that many physicians, even those with impressive titles from well-respected centers of learning, have no idea what they are talking about when it comes to nutrition!
In fact, they embarrass themselves with their elementary school understanding of the subject of healthy fats.
Coconut oil is one of the most healthy oils to consume especially for weight loss! The primary fat in coconut is lauric acid, that wondrous fatty acid that is anti-bacterial, anti-microbial, and anti-fungal. The human mammary gland produces lauric acid so that human infants get plenty of this magical fat to protect them from pathogens in their environment.
The saturated fats in coconut oil are medium-chain triglycerides which means they are converted by the body into immediate energy, not as added weight. Cows fed coconut oil to fatten them up actually get lean, active, and more energetic instead!
Traditional societies studied by Dr. Weston A. Price that consumed large amounts of coconut oil had virtually no coronary artery disease and did not experience problems maintaining normal weight.
Thus, strong anthropological evidence of coconut oil consumption by healthy ancestral cultures flies in the face of the politically correct dietary advice to avoid it.
In addition, the phantom link of saturated fat causing coronary artery disease has clearly been disproven by at least two major studies, yet the doctors spouting this misinformation are still heralded as “experts” in newspaper articles. (3)
But watch out. Not all forms of coconut oil are ideal. For example, do not substitute inferior MCT oil for coconut oil. MCT oil is a factory produced fat that has little to no lauric acid in it. In no way does it compare to pure, virgin coconut oil in health benefits.
Does your doctor buy into this backward notion that coconut oil is bad for you or that it will somehow risk a heart attack? If so, it is clearly time to get a new doctor who understands that a daily coconut oil habit is, in fact, a healthy habit.
References
(1, 2) Miranda Kerr’s Coconut Oil Habit Risky Warn “Experts”
(3) Two Major Studies Conclude that Saturated Fat Does Cause Heart Disease
(4) Miranda Kerr Bio
Someone gave me a huge tub of Tropical Traditions coconut oil that was “best by” Feb 2009. I have been hesitant to use it b/c it’s so far past its expiration date. But does coconut oil go bad? Could I still use it–if not for eating, then perhaps on my skin (as a moisturizer)?
Coconut oil stays fresh for years. It is very tolerant and resistant to going rancid. I doubt it’s bad. If oil is bad, you know it by the smell!
I had a kidney transplant 4 months ago and my doctors are amazed at my quick healing and recovery. Because my surgery was at a teaching hospital, I frequently see new residents every few weeks at my check ups. All of the residents comment that my surgery scar looks great, my blood pressure is perfect, my cholesterol is terrific, and I have only gained a few “Prednisone” pounds (most patients gain 20-50 pounds in the first few months). When I tell them I eat organically, including coconut oil, they always comment “you know, that stuff is bad for you”. So I sit in front of them, the perfect testimony of good health, and they turn a blind eye. I’m thankful for their expertise when giving me a new kidney, but I wish they knew more about true nutrition. In the meantime, I’ll keep preaching about coconut oil.
Modern medicine is truly a wonder for transplants and emergency trauma situations etc. That’s about where the benefits end, unfortunately. Going to see a doctor for help with a chronic ailment or guidance on nutrition is basically worthless as the only tools in their toolbox are drugs or surgery. Even worse, they spout this misinformation that only makes the patient sicker like recommending lots of grain based carbs for diabetes patients even going so far as to hand out little 100 calories snack packs of refined carbs at the hospital. Sometimes you have to wonder what these people are smoking after hours.
Tidy.
I had a kidney transplant 12 yrs ago and I just found “real food” research about 1 yr ago in which i have been following in my diet. I have been so much healthier-no more catching everything and more energy and I have even gone thru menopause the last 1 1/2 yr. There is alot that I dont tell my doctors because they really dont understand. I drink raw milk, eat raw egg yolks from our chickens and I would have never done that before. It is so nice to hear from another transplant like myself- keep up the good work. I would love to stay in touch to see how you are doing. how did you lose your kidneys? I got mine from my sister- was your donated by family or friend? I had vasculitisis which is a immune disease that I got from the flu? Stay with the real foods- they really help!
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Great article. I do have a couple of questions. I ordered Coconut Oil, just the regular kind. I do not cook with that right? I need the expeller-pressed kind for cooking, right?
What is the difference between the Expeller-pressed non-organic, and certified organic at Tropical Traditions? I would have thought the organic would have been more expensive, but it’s just the opposite.
Not sure what you mean by regular, but you can definitely cook with it!
Any idea on what the difference is between the organic and non-organic?
Doctors Warn Against Supermodel’s Coconut Oil Habit http://t.co/ZCJi21y #saturatedfatisgoodforyou #doctorsarebadforyou
Doctors Warn Against Supermodel’s Coconut Oil Habit – The Healthy Home Economist
http://ow.ly/6f0jH
Bald faced lies of the eugenicists that want to kill billions of us with GMO poison, thyroid destroying soybean oil, and corn sugar (there’s no sugar in it). Not to mention fluoridated water and tons of RX’s that we don’t need that don’t work. To hell with these lying quacks, FDA whore RX writers. They couldn’t heal a scraped knee. That’s because you’re body does it by itself. Thailand has the highest coconut consumption on earth. And the lowest cholesterol and no heart disease. So you believe the lies but all you need to do is a little research on extra virgin coconut oil. Stop believing the death cult of pro sickness profiteers. (Also how soybean oil growers got together with the scumbag FDA to do a smear campaign against CO in the 1950’s when they found it made cows lose weight instead of fattening them up. Well, that turned out to be the desired effect of SOY, which does. Soy is in everything and that’s why millions of American are on thyroid meds. It mimics iodine in the body. Believe the one that is beautiful and healthy and not the ones that profit on illness and misery.
Doctors Warn Against Supermodel’s Coconut Oil Habit – The Healthy Home Economist http://t.co/nbCXzjG
Doctors Warn Against Supermodel’s Coconut Oil Habit – The Healthy Home Economist http://t.co/7I3OcFJ
I sometimes forget to have coconut oil regularly. Thanks for posting this, Sarah, as a reminder to me to use it more often. I will try to remember daily. I used it on a cyst I had and it went away. Now my dog has a bump over her eye. I’ve been dabbing coconut oil on it everyday but haven’t seen any change. I’m hoping it will work before it turns into something bad.