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Coconut Oil – Why we need to pay attention – It’s good for you !!!

petershandley — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:00:55 +0000

Hello all,

I have attached a few interesting links explaining why we should all be using Coconut oil in our food preparation and cooking. It is the only “safe to heat” oil in the kitchen!

Please have a read of: www.coconutoil.com

Also I have been buying and using the following for a while with great success! It is a wonderful Natural, cold-pressed Coconut Oil – 440ml tub – Tastes great (Most coconut oils taste quite revolting – I spent 2 years trying to find a really tasty one that was not too strong in flavour) and I buy these at wholesale price!

Price for everyone is AUD $ 14.75 plus postage. (Post $5.95)

If you wish to purchase one or more let me know by e-mail or phone (Australia only) 02-8002-0002 any time.

Cheers all!

Pete Shandley
MTEX Health

orders@mtex.com.au

Coconut Oil Summary

Subject: Cold Pressed Virgin Coconut Oil
Reportedly used by the likes of Jennifer Aniston and the England rugby squad for its metabolism-boosting qualities, coconut oil has long been recognised as a healthy nutrition option and is equally kind to the outside of the body as a skin or hair conditioner.

Coconut oil is about 50% lauric acid. The only other abundant source found in nature is in human breast milk. Dr. Jon J. Kabara, PhD and Professor Emeritus of Michigan State University says, “Never before in the history of man is it so important to emphasize the value of Lauric Oils. The medium-chain fats in coconut oil are similar to fats in mother’s milk and have similar nutraceutical effects.”

by Mary G. Enig, Ph.D., F.A.C.N.

“Coconuts play a unique role in the diets of mankind because they are the source of important physiologically functional components. These physiologically functional components are found in the fat part of whole coconut, in the fat part of desiccated coconut, and in the extracted coconut oil. Lauric acid, the major fatty acid from the fat of the coconut, has long been recognized for the unique properties that it lends to non-food uses in the soaps and cosmetics industry.

More recently, lauric acid has been recognized for its unique properties in food use, which are related to its antiviral, antibacterial, and antiprotozoal functions. Now, capric acid, another of coconut’s fatty acids has been added to the list of coconut’s antimicrobial components. These fatty acids are found in the largest amounts only in traditional lauric fats, especially from coconut. Also, recently published research has shown that natural coconut fat in the diet leads to a normalization of body lipids, protects against alcohol damage to the liver, and improves the immune system’s anti-inflammatory response.

Clearly, there has been increasing recognition of health- supporting functions of the fatty acids found in coconut. Recent reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about required labelling of the trans fatty acids will put coconut oil in a more competitive position and may help return to its use by the baking and snack food industry where it has continued to be recognized for its functionality. Now it can be recognized for another kind of functionality: the improvement of the health of mankind.”

Coconut oil is great for cooking due to its high smoke point.

Further Reading

www.coconutoil.com

Dr Ray Peat http://www.efn.org/~raypeat/

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Thought of the week

petershandley — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:52:28 +0000

“Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.” – Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), Austrian neurologist and Founder of psychoanalysis.

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Water – Nature’s Medicine?

petershandley — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:52:22 +0000

A year ago, 88-year-old Jean Lavender used to find walking any distance a struggle. Now she is keen to get outside for a walk most days. And she puts the transformation down to the most simple of medicines – water. She is one of a group of residents at a care home in Suffolk who have been encouraged to increase their intake of water. And they have all reported dramatic results.

Jean says she feels 20 years younger. “I feel more alert – more cheerful too. I’m not a miserable person, but it’s added a sort of zest.” Staff at The Martins care home in Bury St Edmunds started a “water club” for their residents last summer. Residents were encouraged to drink eight to 10 glasses of water a day, water coolers were installed, and they were each given a jug for their room. They report significant improvements in health as a result – many fewer falls, fewer GP call-outs, a cut in the use of laxatives and in urinary infections, better quality of sleep, and lower rates of agitation among residents with dementia.

Doctors have long highlighted the risks of dehydration for elderly people. It can cause dizziness and potentially serious falls, constipation, and confusion. While most people’s systems can adjust to insufficient water, frail old people are far less equipped to cope. So when Wendy Tomlinson, a former nurse, took over the management of the charity-run home, she suspected that drinking more water might help the residents feel better. Even she has been surprised by how much difference it’s made, though. “It’s been fantastic,” she said. “The whole home buzzes now; there isn’t that period after lunch when everyone goes off to sleep.”

For Baroness Greengross, a cross-bench peer, it reinforces a conviction she has had for some time now – that many old people simply are not drinking enough, and it is harming their health. She wants to see tougher regulations in care homes across the UK, so that staff have to make sure residents drink enough. “We hear a great deal about malnutrition among old people,” she says. “But we forget about the need for them to have enough water. It shouldn’t be very difficult to change the habits of care staff.”

Source: Jane Hughes, Health correspondent, BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk

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Food Matters – a great site for information relating to out food chain & great video

petershandley — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:30:45 +0000

A very interesting site all about our food.. What are we really eating?

http://www.foodmatters.tv

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Thought of the week…

petershandley — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:30:40 +0000

“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe it can achieve”.

* How do you direct your thoughts?

* What do you think about most of the time?

* What is your very first thought when you wake up every morning?

What do you think about most of the time? – Napolean Hill

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Tip of the day

petershandley — Wed, 27 May 2009 10:04:26 +0000

You’ll never know what your real power is until you take on something risky.

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Health – Indian Curry Spices Explained

petershandley — Mon, 25 May 2009 22:22:56 +0000

(NaturalNews) While some Indian spices are commonly found on the home spice rack, few understand just how powerful these spices are in their freshest form. Understanding the health benefits of each ingredient is key to optimizing home cooked meals for the particular needs of the family. This article will summarize the medicinal properties of the top five spices used to prepare Indian Curry.

http://www.naturalnews.com/026319.html

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Belly Fat Doubles Death Risk

petershandley — Mon, 25 May 2009 04:01:53 +0000

Increase in Death Risk Not Limited to Overweight, Obese

See link:

http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20081112/belly-fat-doubles-death-risk

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Tip of the day

petershandley — Mon, 25 May 2009 03:59:50 +0000

I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody. ~Bill Cosby

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Tip of the day

petershandley — Thu, 14 May 2009 04:04:33 +0000

Success is often the direct result of insults, humiliation and discouragement from someone you care about.

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