Coconut oil has gotten a bad rap. Yes, I’ve read the negative publicity but the truth is that it can help you lose weight and is perfect for heart health. It should be your oil of choice for baking and frying.

I can imagine what you are thinking. “Isn’t that a saturated fat?” As my 3 year old grand daughter would say, “Yep.” But did you know that saturated fat may keep you from having a heart attack or stroke?

This probably sounds like heresy to most of my readers but your body needs saturated fat for heart health and to nourish your brain, nerves and hormones. Every cell membrane is ideally made up of 50% saturated fat including your brain.

If you are deficient in saturated fat your energy drops and your hormones and metabolism head south. Saturated fat lowers two important heart attack risks, Lp(a) cholesterol and C Reactive Protein (CRP), a measure of inflammation.

The campaign against coconut oil started four decades ago when researchers fed animals coconut oil that was altered to remove the essential fatty acids. For reasons that are unclear, the researchers destroyed the excellent coconut oil by heating it to a high temperature and pumping hydrogen into it thus changing it to a highly toxic trans fat.

In summary they ruined the coconut oil and then blamed the oil for the resulting negative health results. Go figure.

According to Jane Heimlich, author of “What Your Doctor Won’t Tell You”, the American Soybean Association jumped on the band wagon by advising their members to protest to public officials that coconut and palm oils were “a threat to health and stealing U.S. soybean oil markets.”

Major food companies, sensitive to consumer fears replaced the healthy tropical oils with toxic trans fat laden hydrogenated vegetable oils.

This is a perfect example of how great lobbying and advertising can mold public opinion. The ironic and sad thing about the 40-year negative campaign against coconut oil is the amazing health benefits that are being missed.

Coconut oil has been found to aid the body in destroying dozens of harmful viruses, supports the immune system, improves chronic fatigue, boosts energy and will even help you lose excess body fat.

Dr. Mary G. Enig, one of the world’s leading biochemists and a pioneer in research on fats and oils explains: “The fact is that for the last four decades, saturated fats, including coconut oil, have been condemned for the misdeeds of polyunsaturated fats, trans fats, and refined carbohydrates.”

The diet police have arrested the wrong suspect.

Dr. Enig is also coauthor of a new eye opening book titled “Eat Fat Lose Fat” which discusses in depth the research on fats and oils and many of the erroneous conclusions that we take for granted as the truth.

Jon J. Kabara, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Michigan State University says, “Never before in the history of man is it so important to emphasize the value of the Lauric oils in coconuts. These fats are similar to fats in mother’s milk and have similar nutriceutical effects.”

Nutritional expert, Dr. Joseph Mercola says, “For those with diabetes, it’s almost a sin that coconut oil has been kept hidden from them. It helps regulate blood sugar and raises the metabolic rate causing the body to burn more calories and thus promoting weight loss. A faster metabolic rate stimulates increased production of insulin and increases absorption of glucose into cells, thus helping both Type I and Type II diabetics.”

If you going to try coconut oil there are some things to watch for. The quality can vary widely so be sure to look for organic virgin coconut oil made from fresh coconuts. Avoid the expeller pressed brands even though they are naturally cheaper.

We use and recommend the Doctors A-Z Extra Virgin Coconut Oil which is certified organic. It is the highest quality coconut oil that you can buy and we love it on our cereal and use it in all baking recipes.

Fifteen years ago a highly skilled heart surgeon, sawed open Gene’s chest and stitched in bypasses to six of his favorite heart arteries. Six heart bypasses isn’t a record but it’s not bad for a 59-year-old non-smoker with normal cholesterol and blood pressure, no family history of heart disease and no weight problem. Gene and his wife Bernie recently retired from their Wellness Center and are now providing heart attack prevention information, heart vitamins and nutritional supplements on their website: VitalHeart.info VitalHeart.info

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Hi, my name’s Jen and just a few years ago we had the worrying and rather scary experience of having my daughter, Alissa, diagnosed with juvenile (or Type 1) diabetes.

I’m proud to say that she is currently at University and living a normal life, she even writes her own diabetes blog.

So how did we survive the trauma of diagnosis, learning to give insulin injections and learning all about diabetes?

Alissa was first diagnosed having been losing weight for some time – although we barely noticed as it was a wonderfully hot summer and we’d been enjoying time in the sun!

She spent a couple of days in hospital being treated and then came home. I think we were on information overload – there’s SO much to take in that it’s hard to know where to start.

The first time I gave Alissa her insulin injection I made a real hash of it and she ended up with a massive bruise – but I was keen to at least “have a go” – rather than her take the worry of it.

Looking back on that time – we had good support from the diabetic nurse – but there’s a few things which I wish someone could have told me:-

Don’t feel guilty - it’s easy to miss the signs of diabetes when you’re with your child all day. The most important thing is to get to grips with their treatment regime, insulin injections and regular blood glucose testing.

Take it one day at a time - don’t start to worry about the future. What’s most important is to help your child through this traumatic time, get them settled back into school or college and try to live as normally as possible.

Read as much information as you can – you’ll soon know more than the average nurse or doctor. Sign up for newsletters and join the national support organisations. I highly recommend the Juvenile Diabetes foundation for help and information, especially about the latest research and developments into the disease.

Make diet a whole family issue - we chose to change everyone’s diet as a family, this meant that Alissa didn’t feel singled out as odd or different. If Alissa couldn’t eat treacle pudding, nobody was going to! Reading cookbooks from the library and recipes from magazines helped me to re-learn our diet without it becoming boring or dull!

My good friend Sally always reminds me that we must be “kind to ourselves”. Learning that your child has diabetes isn’t easy, can take time to adjust to and can be emotionally draining.

Try not to push yourself too hard, take each day as it comes, enjoy your times together as a family and just keep loving your child the same as ever!

About the Author

Jen Carter runs the Diabetia site which offers

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Beta Glucan is a natural substance that is found in bakers yeast, oats, barley, and several mushrooms. It is recognized by the FDA and is given a GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) rating. Beta glucan is usually taken on an empty stomach.

In order to be effective, beta glucan has to be processed first, because it is not readily useable in its natural state. Aside from this, it has to contain the “proper glucan purity level and 1,3-D/1,6 molecular linkage.1”

Health Benefits

There have been a lot of documented studies on beta glucan’s health benefits. “Actually beta glucan is probably the most powerful immunity enhancer known to science.”

Beta Glucan can boost the immune system, as well as lower cholesterol and triglycerides. In addition, beta glucan can also fight infections, improve intestinal flora, and help with irritable bowel syndrome, diabetic conditions, ulcer, digestion, tumors, and cancer growth.

Cancer

“In Japan, extracts containing various types of Beta glucan have been used to successfully assist in treating cancer patients for the last 20 years.”

Beta glucan has anti-tumor and anti-cancer properties. A study at the Mayo Clinic, Tokyo University, and Wuhan University revealed the anti-cancer activity of beta glucan in cancerous mice. Also, a study made with patients suffering from gastric cancer found that taking beta glucan made from shiitake mushrooms actually prolonged their survival times.

Cholesterol

Beta glucan is also found to lower cholesterol, particularly those that are obtained from oat bran and barley. “Beta glucan is a safe, effective, powerful, proven and inexpensive way to lower your cholesterol levels, yet most people have never even heard of it.4”

A study was made in the University of Syracuse in New York wherein seventy-one men and women with high cholesterol were given beta glucan. Bad cholesterol levels dropped by as much as 17%, while good cholesterol levels increased. The one that had the best results had a low fat diet while taking beta glucan supplements.

Beta Glucan Effectivness

Each and every one of us is different, and so is our immune system. The effectiveness of the beta glucan is not dependent on a higher milligram content, but rather, on the immune system’s response to the beta glucan.

Aside from this, the beta glucan’s effectiveness is also dependent on the source from which it is obtained, its manufacture processing, size, as well as the uniformity of the beta glucan particles consumed.

Choosing a Beta Glucan Supplement

So we now know that beta glucan is definitely good for the body. But how do we choose the right supplement with the many brands out there in the market? Well, we can do that by simply checking a supplement’s “report card”, either by calling in and asking the company questions about their product, or by seeing how much the trust their product wether they have a money back guarantee or not.

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Fibre forms the skeletal system of plants. Without it no plant or tree would be able to stand upright. Dietary fibre, the roughage of yesteryears, consists of those parts of the plant foods that cannot be digested by enzymes or other digestive secretions in the ailmentary canal.

Dietary fibre plays an important role in the maintenance of health and prevention of diseases.

There is sufficient evidence to suggest that an artificial depletion of fibre as in case of refined
cereals and sugar has over the last 100 years contributed to several degenerative diseases.

Recent studies in this area indicate that sufficient intake of fibre-rich diet may help prevent
obesity, colon cancer, heart disease, gallstones, irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulosis and
diabetic conditions.

Studies have also established that dietary fibre is a collection of elements with a variety of
functions rather than a single substance with single function as was assumed earlier. This new
insight into the true nature of fibre has given the lie to old beliefs that bran is synonymous with
fibre, that all fibre is fibrous or stringy and that all fibre tastes the same.

Physiological effects

Fibre in the diet promotes more frequent bowel movements and softer stools having increased
weight. The softness of stools is largely due to the presence of emulsified gas which is produced
by the bacterial action on the fibre. A high fibre intake results in greater efficiency in the
peristaltic movement of the colon. This helps in relieving the constipation which is the main
cause of several acute and chronic diseases.

Recent studies suggest that increasing the dietary fibre intake may be beneficial for patients with
irritated bowel syndrome who have diarrhoea and rapid colonic transit, as well as to those who
have constipation and slow transit. The high fibre diet, like bran, thus regulates the condition
inside the colon so as to avoid both extremes - constipation and diarrhoea.
Investigations have shown that several potential carcinogens are produced in the faeces. Their
production is related to the acidity of the gut content. The greater the acidity in the bowel
content, the less is the production of these carcinogens. The breaking down of the fibre by
bacteria renders the faeces more acidic. This reduces the amount of possible carcinogenic
substances. Fibre also reduces the possibility of formation of harmful toxins in the large intestine
by reducing the intestinal transit time of the food contents.

Dietary fibre increases the bacteria in the large intestines which require nitrogen for their growth.

This in turn reduces the chances of cancerous changes in cells by reducing the amount of
ammonia in the large bowel. Fibre reduces the absorption of cholesterol in the diet. It also slows
down the rate of absorption of sugars from the food in the digestive system. Certain types of
fibre increase the viscosity of the food content. This increased viscosity indirectly reduces the
need for insulin secreted by the pancreas. Thus a fibre-rich diet can help in diabetes mollitus

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