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The Coconut Oil Miracle
Use nature's elixir to lose weight, prevent heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, and beautify skin and hair.
Can saturated fat be good for you?
Natural coconut oil-not the hydrogenated version often found in processed foods-is a saturated fat, but not the kind your doctor has warned you about. Studies have shown that this uniquely curative oil actually has innumerable he...more
Can saturated fat be good for you?
Natural coconut oil-not the hydrogenated version often found in processed foods-is a saturated fat, but not the kind your doctor has warned you about. Studies have shown that this uniquely curative oil actually has innumerable he...more
Paperback, Fourth Edition, 256 pages
Published
September 9th 2004
by Avery Trade
(first published 2003)
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This is a very unconventional book from what is taught in nutrition courses. It is very necessary for students to read this as medium chain fats are hardly ever discussed. It took me a hard time to digest the material simply because I had been so brainwashed in school but after I got over it, I practiced it on myself and have seen a vast improvement in my health and my childrens'. Anyone interested in nutrition and health should have a copy of this book. As a nutritionist, I will vouch for it......more
I checked this book out looking for a specific piece of information and ended up gaining a lot more knowledge than expected. Wow! Coconuts (oil, milk, meat) should be labeled as a super food and should be incorporated into everyone's diet. In addition to the numerous health benefits the oil provides, it is 100% cholesterol free which makes it the perfect cooking and baking oil. I have started using the oil in my diet and topically as a skin conditioner and while I haven't been able to determine...more
I'm so annoyed I didn't come to the idea of using coconut cream and coconut oil as replacements for dairy products sooner!
I wish so much I had. The coconut ice creams and hot chocolates and other dishes I have been making since reading this book, and others like it, are just delicious and so good for you as well. I've been going a bit coconut crazy I have to admit!
This book is just excellent. If you aren't convinced that eating coconut oil, with its high level of HEALTHY saturated fat is good fo...more
I wish so much I had. The coconut ice creams and hot chocolates and other dishes I have been making since reading this book, and others like it, are just delicious and so good for you as well. I've been going a bit coconut crazy I have to admit!
This book is just excellent. If you aren't convinced that eating coconut oil, with its high level of HEALTHY saturated fat is good fo...more
Pretty interesting book on a natural food source that has fallen out of vogue. I thought it was odd that the only place I saw coconuts, coconut oil and coconut milk was at health food stores (Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, etc.). Why would that be if it's not healthy to consume? A friend of mine answered that question by providing this book to me. I'm glad he did.
While not the most articulate or eloquent piece of writing you'll run across, Fife takes the time to break down cocunut's history (pushed...more
While not the most articulate or eloquent piece of writing you'll run across, Fife takes the time to break down cocunut's history (pushed...more
I had been looking forward to reading this book for a long time before I actually managed to get hold of it. And I wasn't disappointed.
It turns out that we have all been deceived about the saturated fat in coconut oil being harmful.
Coconut oil is composed primarily of medium- and short-chain fatty acids. The medium-chain fatty acids are broken down and used mostly for energy production - thus they produce energy not fat. They have no negative effect on blood cholesterol and help protect against...more
It turns out that we have all been deceived about the saturated fat in coconut oil being harmful.
Coconut oil is composed primarily of medium- and short-chain fatty acids. The medium-chain fatty acids are broken down and used mostly for energy production - thus they produce energy not fat. They have no negative effect on blood cholesterol and help protect against...more
This book is to the body as the Book of Mormon is to the soul. It's so horrible to know that our own government allowed the soybean industry to tell us that coconut oil is bad for your health for financial gain, however it's so great to know that all the horrible effects of the free radicals and harm they have already caused in everyone's body can be reversed and your body can be healed by adding coconut oil and coconut products to your daily routine -- and with no calorie restrictions or limita...more
I have finished The Coconut Oil Miracle and am pretty much convinced to try the coconut oil and coconut addition to my diet. I don't usually go along with alternative ideas about food, medicine, etc, but this book convicned me to try it. I am already using coconut oil, dried flaked coconut and today, purchased some coconut milk. I am also trying the oil on some places on my body--the jury is still out. The idea of using coconut oil/coconut in our diets originates with the study of natives of tro...more
Good book. Many people think coconut oil and coconuts in general are unhealthy because they're saturated fat. But this book clarifies that not all saturated fats are created equal....coconuts are medium chain fatty acids which differ from most saturated fats that are long chain fatty acids and therefore processed differently in the body. Coconut fat goes right to the liver and gets used up as energy instead of stored as fat, similar to carbs. Anyway, informative though I didn't give it 5 stars b...more
Excellent book. Well thought out and executed. Mr Fife puts forth a really good argument with research to back it up on why coconut oil works with the body not against it. I have always thought that the big food companies and certain farmers lobby hard and dirty to get their products to our table to the detriment of our bodies and our health. They don't care if a really good product is squashed into the ground. They just see the money signs for themselves. I bought coconut oil in the late eighti...more
Very eye-opening book about a natural approach to your health using coconut oil (replacing all other oils you use for cooking, etc). Not only that...but it addresses the science behind oils (getting a little too nitty-gritty for most folks, but recommending that those folks can flip forward to another chapter), how they are made, and how they affect our bodies. It seems like he wrote the book in sections, as a lot of the chapters repeat what is said in other chapters. Overall, I'll give it 4 sta...more
I'm giving this book 5 stars because it was the one book that completely changed my way of thinking about nutrition. This change has been revolutionary in my life. I was searching and it was as if this book called out and said, "buy me". It has lead me on an interesting journey away from the loads of completely backwards dietary thinking so prevalent in mainstream media and society. This book is an eye opener. Everyone should read it who is concerned about their health. Coconut oil has been a mi...more
My sister gave this book to me for my birthday, along with a jar of 100% virgin coconut oil, which I am about to try. It is very interesting, though somewhat repetitive. It is also a little hard to believe that coconut oil and other forms of coconut can be as good for a person as Bruce Fife claims. I will know better just what it can do after I try some of the recipes, and perhaps use it on my skin and hair as suggested. There are little stories of how other persons benefitted from the use of it...more
Anyone with any health problems, especially digestive issues, or who wants to best preserve the good health they do have, should take advantage of the wealth of great info/research pesented in this book.
One of my children had had some physical/behavioral symtoms that lead me to use a glutenfree/casein free diet for awhile(and a fish oil supplement), which helped a good deal, but there was still clearly a piece of the puzzle missing. Coconut oil/milk/meat has been that piece. It's potent healing...more
One of my children had had some physical/behavioral symtoms that lead me to use a glutenfree/casein free diet for awhile(and a fish oil supplement), which helped a good deal, but there was still clearly a piece of the puzzle missing. Coconut oil/milk/meat has been that piece. It's potent healing...more
I have been using coconut oil for awhile now and am seeing a little bit of a difference. I don't use nearly as much as I should, since I don't care for the flavor of coconut, and plan on incorporating it more into my diet. The more I research coconut and coconut oil the more pleased I am. I am convinced of it's wonderful uses for health and beauty. I would recommend this book to anyone who has chronic illness or just wants to improve their over all health. It is quite scientific and usually book...more
really interesting. the science seems sound from what i can tell, the author says coconut oil can help all sorts of things from skin problems like eczema and stretch marks to the internal like digestive problems, diabetes, and heart disease. I'm always looking for more homeopathic choices so I"m going to start using it and cooking with it and we will see how it goes; best part is unless you are allergic there are no side effects so it can't hurt to try.
I highly recommend this book! Repetative at times, technical at times, but fascinating, life-changing and exciting. I can't wait to use this oil more. I discovered it when family member developed a cold sore. That first night i put a drop on her lip, right on the sore. By morning, it was a small scab and by that evening it was gone! The cold sore lasted no more than 2 days! I'd say that in itself is a miracle! Can't wait to see what other miracles this little gem brings to my life.
Thank you Bru...more
Thank you Bru...more
A very quick read with a LOT of information on coconut oil. I agreed with the author about hydrogenated oils not being great for you, but I think I'm going to have to take him up on the 6-month coconut oil test before I'm totally sold on it. I'm happy to substitute it in with my cooking - but I'm skeptical about using it as face lotion and as a cure all for everything.
A quick read, lots of info about coconut oil, but not as scholarly as I would have hoped - especially given the impressive list of sources in the back! I would have liked to see the author be a bit more scientifically authoritative rather than friendly. Much of the presentation comes across as anecdotal, though apparently it's not.
After reading this book and doing other research I added coconut oil to our diet and cut out other fats except raw butter and some olive oil (but not for cooking since heat destroys a lot of what is good in olive oil) and Richard and I both have already noticed that we feel better and have more energy. That's after only a few weeks.
This book was informative enough to get me to start using coconut oil stead of veg. oil. The book was FULL of "it may be" phrases. There were, however, so many of them as to give credibility to the argument for using coconut oil. I am always looking to try to improve our overall health as a family and am excited to move a step closer.
I learned a lot of science behind different kinds of fats and continue to be fascinated by the subject of nutrition. Be warned that if you read the book and are co...more
I learned a lot of science behind different kinds of fats and continue to be fascinated by the subject of nutrition. Be warned that if you read the book and are co...more
Jun 29, 2009
Merry
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
people who want to eat better, feel better, look better
Recommended to Merry by:
self
Shelves:
health
Oils... saturated, monounsaturated, polyunsaturated.....these and so much more are discussed in this very informative book....the nutritional and health benefits of coconut. Also includes recipes to experience the "healing miracles of the perfect food". Well written, easy to understand, even the chapter that discusses the chemical make up of oils to support the scientific foundation. I found this book informative and I had a better understanding of why some oils are good and others are bad.
This book has good info, but is a bit outdated; this book was first published in the 90's and cites studies from this time. It's such a shame that negative advertising against the tropical oils has driven the public and food manufacturing to the consumption and use of oils that's making so many Americans fat. I'm going to give coconut oil a try, although some of the author's claims seem too good to be true!
Oct 03, 2007
Roos
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
everyone
Shelves:
healthsciences,
culiner
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2. Melindungi tubuh dari penyak...more
Minyak kelapa alami dapat dikonsumsi sebagai suplemen, digunakan untuk memasak atau dioleskan pada kulit. Ternyata dapat juga :
1. Menurunkan berat badan ( ehm...........perlu dicoba )
2. Melindungi tubuh dari penyak...more
Coconut oil is amazing in so many ways. I have been using it in baking and my husband loves the way the brownies taste. It has helped with several skin conditions and as a skin lotion, it is amazing. I have read this book four times. each time I read it I find something else fascinating.
You will be amazed to learn how coconut heals degenerative disease; coconut is anti fungal, anti microbial and provides instant energy because of its MCFA composition. It's so easy to be healthy, all you need to do is add to your diet coconut products to your already healthy food plan.
Coconut oil is good for you! Antibaterial, antifungal and antiinflamitory. My friend's neuropathy goes away when she does coconut oil.
Just like margarine we have been sold a false bill of goods with the free radical creating vegetable oils they try to tell us are healthy.
Just like margarine we have been sold a false bill of goods with the free radical creating vegetable oils they try to tell us are healthy.
Everyone should read this book. Tons of good information that is so important for your family's nutrition. A little bit repetitive at times (only reason I didn't give it 5 stars), but very good otherwise.
This book was a wealth of information. I am shocked at how much coconut oil can help many people and how it is processed in the body! Not only does coconut oil help with thyroid disorders but you can use it as a topical lotion! If you are interested in learning more about your health and wellness, I highly recommend this book.
Interesting concept, very sciency. Would probably under stand it more if I was a science major. Going to try using coconut oil in my food and on my skin for a couple of months, see if there are any changes. Will change my review stars based on the results.
This has been a amazing book. Almost my whole life I ave been told to stay away from this fat. I have so much more energy and just essentially feel better. Thanks so much for writing this book!
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