The Many Benefits of Coconut oil.

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When I was pregnant with my first baby, Zion, I found virgin coconut

oil. It is perfect for the diet and for skin/hair care. Coconut oil

contains lauric acid, lauric acid is the primary saturated fatty acid

found in coconut oil. An important component of breast milk is

medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA'a), principally lauric acid. Like

breastmilk, coconut oil protects an immature immune system from many

viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites. I used coconut oil for

cooking while I was pregnant, I used it in the shower after washing

and before towel drying and when the baby was born, I used it for

diapering and in the bath...again, after washing and before towel

drying. Zion was never sick, never had a diaper rash, never had

allergies, etc. I think coconut oil (as well as coconut milk) is one

of natures more perfect foods.

I want to direct you to a website that lists many of the excellent

qualities of coconut oil, there seems to be quite a few people here on

the board with children whom are ill or have allergies and perhaps

trying coconut oil would benefit your family.

http://www.coconutoil-online.com/medium_chain_triglycerides.htm

scroll down about half a page where the text starts....

" One of the major characteristics of human breast milk is its ability

to protect infants from a myriad of infectious illnesses during a time

when their immune systems are immature and incapable of adequately

defending themselves. The protective antimicrobial substances in milk

that protect the child from a world teaming with infectious germs and

parasites are the MCFA. There are some illnesses that even an adult

with a healthy immune system may have difficulty fighting off. If the

baby is not protected with an adequate amount of MCFA in his or her

milk, exposure to such an infection could result in serious illness.

When a nursing mother is infected with such an illness, her child is

also vulnerable. Mothers infected by certain viruses can pass the

infection on to their infants through breastfeeding. In these cases

breastfeeding is not recommended. This is particularly true when the

mother is infected with a dangerous virus such as HIV. Recent research

has shown that mothers who include a source of lauric acid, such as

coconut oil, in their diets have lower risk of infecting their nursing

infants. A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association

(Aug. 27, 1999) reported that adding coconut to the diet would be

beneficial because it would provide increased lauric and capric acid

to the mother's milk, thus reducing the risk of transferring the

virus. The presence of the MCFA in the milk lowers the level of the

virus in the milk and thus helps lower the risk of transmission of the

disease. "

Also and excellent piece of research presented by G. Enig, Ph.D.

at the AVOC Lauric Oils Symposium, Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam, 25 April

1996, states in section five of her presentation (well worth reading

the presentation in its' entirety)

http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/coconut_oil.html

" The lauric acid in coconut oil is used by the body to make the same

disease-fighting fatty acid derivative monolaurin that babies make

from the lauric acid they get from their mothers= milk. The

monoglyceride monolaurin is the substance that keeps infants from

getting viral or bacterial or protozoal infections. Until just

recently, this important benefit has been largely overlooked by the

medical and nutrition community... "

" ....Some of the viruses inactivated by these lipids, in addition to

HIV, are the measles virus, herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), vesicular

stomatitis virus (VSV), visna virus, and cytomegalovirus (CMV). Many

of the pathogenic organisms reported to be inactivated by these

antimicrobial lipids are those known to be responsible for

opportunistic infections in HIV-positive individuals. For example,

concurrent infection with cytomegalovirus is recognized as a serious

complication for HIV+ individuals (Macallan et al 1993). Thus, it

would appear to be important to investigate the practical aspects and

the potential benefit of an adjunct nutritional support regimen for

HIV-infected individuals, which will utilize those dietary fats that

are sources of known anti-viral, anti-microbial, and anti-protozoal

monoglycerides and fatty acids such as monolaurin and its precursor

lauric acid. "

So there you have it, my miracle secret ingredient!

Ancient Chinese Secret!

Peace,

Kris