Coconut Oil

t’s not often a health fad becomes a health trend but coconut oil has done it and is here to stay. 

It is the oil cold-pressed from coconuts and has been used as a staple in Asian cooking, and traditional healing, for centuries. 

Coconut oil has important nutritional properties and has demonstrated some important health effects.

Coconut oil has been used as a staple in Asian coking for centuries and has natural anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxident 

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It preserves natural anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant compounds and when applied topically has been shown to relieve some skin conditions. 

And although a saturated fat it is very stable when used in cooking, much better than other vegetable oils, so it does not create toxic compounds and it does not negatively affect your cholesterol. 

Try cooking with coconut oil in dishes that would benefit from its flavour, like curries and stir-fry’s. 

Topically, coconut oil has been shown to help improve skin health when applied like a cream twice daily. So buy a jar for the bathroom as well as the kitchen.

Source: dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3252310/Which-oils-best-health-flaxseed-soft-skin-peppermint-bloating-expert-reveals-all.html#ixzz3nQ6v6IOd