You may here all kinds of coconut products nowadays, like: coconut oil, coconut Soya, coconut water, coconut butter, coconut flour, coconut cream, coconut milk, sauce and coconut shreds. Coconut has became so popular and the varieties become endless.
We know that coconut is very tasty and also smells good, but that’s not the only reason for its popularity to grow so rapidly. Scientist found 127 good reasons for it’s use.
The coconut tree is considered the “tree of life” in much of Southeast Asia, India, the Philippines, and other tropical locations. And today, there are over 1,500 studies proving the health benefits of coconut oil.
Coconut (C. Nucifera) is a part of the Arecaceae (Palmae) family and belongs to the subfamily Cocoideae The flesh of the coconut is rich in healthy acids, and its structure of fat may change depending on its processing type and process.
If we talk about the medium-chain saturated fatty acids they are usually around 90% of the whole content, also this combination goes with small portion of polyunsaturated and mono-unsaturated fatty acids.
The good news about the medium-chain saturated fatty acids (MCFA’s) are easily absorbed and digested by the human organism, they move freely cross the blood-brain barrier in the unbound form, this means it helps the neurological process and also it gives the body big amount of energy.
Especially note that unrefined, also called virgin coconut oil is very useful, also is more cheap, available and entirely natural. It has a such a structure that is extremely beneficial for our health.
VIRGIN COCONUT OIL:
– It is nontoxic
– Anti-inflammatory properties
– Powerful anti-carcinogenic properties (inhibits the spread of cancer cells and boosts the immune system)
– Antioxidant properties (prevents the formation of free radicals and the damage they cause)
– It enhances the absorption of nutrients (it is easily digestible; and makes fat-based vitamins, like vitamin K, E, D, A, more available to the body)
– Anti-microbial/ Infection-fighting properties ( it effectively kills viruses, yeast, bacteria, protozoa and parasites)