Use all-natural coconut oil to soothe these common health problems
Many of us rely solely on prescription drugs to ease our pains and ailments — and while this is often medically unavoidable, it can be good to experience the wide world of natural, homemade remedies.
For example, many foods fight stomach troubles and terrible indigestion and other discomforts — like coconut oil, one of nature's most powerful cure-alls.
In an exclusive list below, we share with you the most notable health benefits of coconut oil.
From destroying harmful bacteria and skin infections to boosting brain function to increasing your stamina, the healthy fatty acids in coconut oil work to eliminate harmful elements in your body and promote healthy growth.
And while it's always recommended you seek the opinions of medical professionals and schedule regular doctor's visits, coconut oil can be healthily incorporated into your daily life for many benefits.
Scroll on to discover the wonderful health benefits of coconut oil, and let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
What Is Coconut Oil?
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Extracted from the meat of coconuts, coconut oil is a natural substance known to have soothing, beneficial properties to many areas of health.
There are over 1,500 studies proving that it is one of the healthiest known foods, mainly because it contains lots of lovely healthy fats, including lauric and capric acids.
Unlike detrimental trans fats, the components in coconut oil are made of healthy saturated fats over 90 percent of the time.
It helps boost our energy, has anti-fungal properties, and is easily processed by the liver, which regulates everything, from proteins to alcohol.
Check out further uses for coconut oil in the guide below, to see how you can incorporate it uniquely into your life.
Benefit #1: Helps Prevent Heart Diseases And High Blood Pressure
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The natural saturated fats found in coconut oil can strengthen the healthy cholesterol (HDL) in your system, and even can turn bad cholesterol healthy.
This promotes overall heart health, lowers the rick of heart disease, prevents blood clots, and boosts antioxidant properties.
Benefit #2: Soothes Bladder And Kidney Infections
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Coconut oil is also known to help with urinary tract and kidney infections.
Its medium chain fatty acids kills the lipid coating on bacteria, and helps soothe and support inflamed areas.
In this sense, it is a pretty great natural antibiotic. Coconut water even helps flush out kidney stones!
Benefit #3: Fights Parasites
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Lauric acid in coconut oil is great at fighting bacteria, eliminating viruses, and disrupting fungal and parasitic growth.
Try replacing the sources of sugar and unhealthy grains with coconut oil or coconut water. They can help boost your energy, especially when you're sick or tired.
In addition, coconut oil has proved useful in fighting off common yeast infections.
Benefit #4: Increases Endurance
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One of the oil's best benefits is that it greatly sustains your overall energy and boosts your rate of metabolism.
When digesting non-processed coconut oil, its healthy fatty acids are directly converted into energy by the liver.
Countless athletes swear by coconut oil, and have said that they use it to boost their performance during training and long-distance runs.
Benefit #5: Boosts Brain Function
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In many reports, consumption of coconut oil has led to improvements in brain function in patients with mild cases of Alzheimer's.
The liver turns coconut oil into a substantial source of energy called "ketones," which supplies energy to cells that can't convert glucose into energy.
With patients in the early stages of Alzheimer's, this is extremely essential, as it gives them an additional, alternative source of energy.
A study published by the Neurobiology of Aging, fatty acids also can help improve memory function.
Benefit #6: Prevents Tooth Decay
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Very notably, the components in coconut oil help our bodies more easily absorb greater quantities of calcium.
This is crucial, as calcium is central to developing healthy teeth, and halting tooth decay.
Many people also practice oil pulling with coconut oil, which helps rid the mouth of bacteria and reduces the risk of gum disease.
Benefit #7: Helps With Type 2 Diabetes
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Patients with Type 2 Diabetes are insulin-resistant — meaning, their cells have stopped responding to insulin and cannot convert glucose into energy.
Fatty acids in coconut oil help create a balanced reaction system to insulin in our cells.
By creating an alternative source of energy for the body, these acids partially lighten the burden on the pancreas, which produces insulin and other hormones to regulate blood sugar.
Benefit #8: Staves Off Hunger
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Coconut oil is known to help curb hunger.
This may be caused by its ketone bodies, which have proven to have an appetite-reducing effect.
Small studies have shown that patients who consumed higher quantities of coconut oil in their diet subsequently consumed fewer calories in their next meals.
Benefit #9: Aids Digestion
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Coconut oil can help the body absorb greater amounts of certain nutrients, including magnesium, calcium, and vitamins.
According to Livestrong, it can help boost gut health and lower stomach acid, which can lead to inflammation, poor digestion, and irritable bowel syndrome.
The antimicrobial properties in coconut oil can destroy the bacteria and parasites that cause indigestion.
Benefit #10: Heals Skin Infections
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Coconut oil can also be applied externally to the skin. It can protect the surface of your body from nasty dust, fungi, bacteria, and viruses that specifically target the skin.
In addition, it is very effective in healing bruises and damaged tissue, and highly powerful in killing viruses that are linked to measles, hepatitis, influenza, throat infections, and athlete's foot.
Many people also utilize coconut oil as a moisturizer or as sunscreen, as well as to treat skin disorders.
Packed with antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties, coconut oil is truly versatile in all areas of health.
Though it's always recommended to seek the opinions of medical professionals, coconut oil is a wonderful at-home and all-natural supplement.
How do you use coconut oil? Let us know in the comments below!
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