Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Coconut Oil


Coconut oil is composed of medium chain triglycerides which makes it so different from other fats and makes it incredibly healthy.

Medium Chain Fatty Acids (MCFAs) provide many healthy benefits:-
  • quick and easy to digest
  • boost energy
  • protect against cancers
One of the most remarkable feature is their ability to kill disease causing bacteria, viruses and fungi. Due to these antimicrobial property it is used as a natural antimicrobial, antiviral and anti fungal remedy.

Lauric acid is one of the MCFAs  appear to have the greatest antimicrobial effect. On an average coconut oil consists of about 47% of lauric acid.

 

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