Re: coconut oil contributing to weight gain

[Guest guest]

, most of coconut oil is of the right type to be deposited as fat if one's

metabolism is unable to burn it all, and some people gain on it as you have.

Fats need to be burned, stored or wasted, and the body is very reluctant to

waste fat.

I don't think fish oil is a weight reducer but MCT oil with a generally reduced

fat, reduced carb diet certainly is.

You need fish oil DHA to build fresh cell walls and to replace inflammatory oils

that may be used as a " place holder " in existing cell walls. The body needs more

DHA than EPA by far and also converts some DHA back to EPA on demand.

My approach does not promote MACA for women because it is a testosterone

increaser and most adult women (and men) need HGH and progesterone elevated, not

testosterone. I have my wife on amino acids to trigger the HGH increase, and

pregnenolone for building blocks for progesterone, testosterone, DHEA and

estrogen creation, which her body will create in balance. Some of the HGH

therapy references are here, very valid with regard to treatment of

" age-related " degeneration:

http://members.shaw.ca/SomaLife-gHP/

all good,

Duncan

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> So is that why I've gained a lot of weight since I started with VCO in April?

I've gained it all over but most particularly around my middle? Most

distressing I have to say. Stopped the VCO a few weeks ago and wonder how long

it will take to lose the weight? I have MCT but afraid to take it LoL.

Wondering if I should just do EPA fish oil?

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> I take good supplements including whey, selenium, zinc, grapeseed, pro-biotics

and lutein for the eyes. Good multi vitamin and plenty of vit C and D.

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> Also post menopause so take MACA and something for the adrenals.

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> Any advise and all would be most appreciated.

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[Guest guest]

Thank you both of you ... very informative. I'd like to get a few things

straight before I start on this new venture.

1) HCG diet is basically reduced carbs and sugars?

2) MCT oil helps absorb fats?

3) Maca out to balance hormones?

4) Continue with the amino acids and why protein?

5) Continue with the Metagenics DHA & EPA fish oil?

6) Start on HGH regime?

7) Take a digestive enzyme with food and supplements?

8) Anything else?

I have to tell you that I'm not vain per se, but when you don't look like

yourself anymore, well, its a really depressing feeling. I guess maybe vain

enough to care that I feel and look my best LoL.

Again, thank you so much. Looking forward to being my better self!!

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> > So is that why I've gained a lot of weight since I started with VCO in

April? I've gained it all over but most particularly around my middle? Most

distressing I have to say. Stopped the VCO a few weeks ago and wonder how long

it will take to lose the weight? I have MCT but afraid to take it LoL.

Wondering if I should just do EPA fish oil?

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> > I take good supplements including whey, selenium, zinc, grapeseed,

pro-biotics and lutein for the eyes. Good multi vitamin and plenty of vit C and

D.

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> > Also post menopause so take MACA and something for the adrenals.

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> > Any advise and all would be most appreciated.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks ... looked into it and I can't take the HCG because I it stimulates

the ovaries and for some people that's not good. I wonder how this works

because while I am relative slim througoh genetics I gained 80lbs per kid and

then lost it. Used to say I've gained and lost a sumo wrestler through 4

pregnancies!

I was told that it was the HCG that caused the weight gain ... telling my body

to store fats to grow the child LoL.

The diet makes sense though and I'll give that a shot. Sounds like the high

protein in the morning gets the metabolism cranked up really well.

andrea

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> > So is that why I've gained a lot of weight since I started with VCO in

April? I've gained it all over but most particularly around my middle? Most

distressing I have to say. Stopped the VCO a few weeks ago and wonder how long

it will take to lose the weight? I have MCT but afraid to take it LoL.

Wondering if I should just do EPA fish oil?

> >

> > I take good supplements including whey, selenium, zinc, grapeseed,

pro-biotics and lutein for the eyes. Good multi vitamin and plenty of vit C and

D.

> >

> > Also post menopause so take MACA and something for the adrenals.

> >

> > Any advise and all would be most appreciated.

> >

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

Nicely done . I agree with growth hormone maintenance as an anti-aging and

metabolic management tool and have used the approach myself, but not with the

drastic calorie reduction because I tend to stay slim.

HCG may be worth a look; I increase HGH growth hormone, which tends to balance

the other hormonal values towards more youthful levels. This makes a person more

metabolically active and as they heal, more youthful by many youth markers. I

use pregnenolone now to make sure the building blocks for hormonal production

are provided, and HCG might help.

The book Fat Wars by Brad King may be of interest; he outlines when to eat as

well as what, in order to not suppress your HGH level and metabolic rate with

meals or snacks. The object is to have your metabolic rate elevate and maintain

for longer in the day in order to burn more calories and reduce fat without

reducing lean mass. Brad King, a sports nutritionist, uses undenatured whey and

was using SomaLife gHP to increase HGH when he wrote Fat Wars. He says the amino

acid blend triggered up to 800% HGH release over resting levels with each dose.

The fact that you can do such an approach three times a day besides your normal

workout would be of interest to body builders who don't want to shoot steroids

and HGH. The peak HGH/IGF-1 levels last around 90-120 minutes. The

groundbreaking Isidori Study used a more basic blend of known HGH release

triggers; it's posted on the HGH therapy resource page, which is mostly aimed at

older adults:

http://members.shaw.ca/SomaLife-gHP/

I don't sell SomaLife gHP but I used it for about 5 years so far, my family has,

about 70 clients have, and it does what it's supposed to.

all good,

Duncan

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> We talked about weight loss earlier on. I wanted to say that I'm on the

> HCG diet which I began after much procrastination. I plan to lose another

3.5 kgs,

> take a six week break, then do another 21 days to lose the last 5kgs.

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> There are a few for anyone wanting to learn more. Also, you

> can download the original " Pounds and Inches " book free from a number of the

> groups - and that give you everything you need to know to do the diet.

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[Guest guest]

, that's what Brad King says, to not have carbs until at least noon in

order to maintain ambient HGH levels in the AM. Carb snacks put HGH release in

the toilet and reduce immune system activity to half for around five hours so

who needs them? I think Brad advocates his high-alpha whey, which is a good

one, for breakfast, with some additional superfoods that complement a

metabolically active morning.

all good,

Duncan

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> Thanks ... looked into it and I can't take the HCG because I it

stimulates the ovaries and for some people that's not good.

[Guest guest]

@Val: my wife and I both use MCT oil for extra energy and ketones and Source

Naturals sublingual pregnenolone to bring up progesterone levels. She takes 25

mg every other day and I usually take 25 mg sublingual every day, but right now

I'm finishing a bottle of 50 mg of some other brand and taking one four days out

of five. We trigger HGH release with SomaLife gHP amino acids,

http://members.shaw.ca/SomaLife-gHP/ which we have more than five years

experience with, and we recently bought one four-month round of Life Extension

GH Daytime formula to try.

For endometriosis I'd suggest BlockBuster AllCLear, which should erode much of

the fibrin holding the adhesions together and allow the body to reabsorb some of

the excess scar tissue. BlockBuster AllClear invites comparison with its

ingredients. It also has a money back guarantee even on the four bottle sale, so

save your empty bottles. Storefront:

http://tinyurl.com/BB-AllClear

all good,

Duncan

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> Hi Duncan,

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> Thanks for all the great info on coconut oil, I have ordered some MCT oil

after reading good info here. Will report back how I get on with it. I can

attest to the fact that Maca affects your hormones! I have endometriosis and for

the 2 months I took it, I was in a lot of pain. I wasnt sure what was causing

this, as I was on other supplements/diet, but when I stopped the Maca things

went back to normal.

> Could I ask what would you recommend for someone (me) who's progesterone is

low (has been tested both by doctor blood test & my kinesiologist). She put me

on Red Clover but it affected my hormones badly. Should I try amino acids? Which

brand does your wife take?  I never heard of pregnenolone.

> Sorry this isnt very relevant to Coconut oil.  I am looking forward though to

try out the MCT version.

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> Thank you,

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> Val

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