Coconut
Coconut is good stuff, with a few provisos.
Coconut oil is high in medium chain triglycerides (MCT oil) which is medically useful because you can absorb it directly without breaking it down. It has long been medically recommended for serious medical conditions with substantial gut involvement, such as stomach cancer and cystic fibrosis.
Because you can just absorb it, it can be taken topically. Using it topically gets it into your system just like taking it orally does.
It also kills infection, including yeast. It's really nice to use topically for vaginal yeast infections because it's very soothing, but if you normally take it orally as a medicine and start using it topically to soothe a yeast infection, you may need to discontinue taking it orally or lower the dose because you will absorb it through your skin and this can be too much.
Coconut water is extremely hydrating. This can be medically useful for a variety of issues, including treating for constipation.
However, coconut water and coconut oil both move metals. A lot of people have metal poisoning without realizing it and if you have metal dental work, consuming coconut can mobilize the metal in your mouth and worsen metal poisoning.
Years ago when I was on a chelation list, they were very adamant that you had to first remove all metal dental work before doing chelation. I have too much metal in my mouth and was too sick at the time. I couldn't do that and they all hated me, basically.
Moving metals causes headaches and nausea. If you get those side effects, coffee and hot baths may help resolve them. You can also cut back on use of coconut to reduce the rate of change involved and help manage the process.
Medium chain triglycerides are one of the three components of what I call The Trifecta: The right fats, the right carbs and good quality salt. These things all help heal gut and skin and when taken together they work much more powerfully.
When coconut oil is too much, butter, organic butter, clarified butter and ghee are all good sources of MCT oil and less problematic than coconut oil for things like moving the metals in my mouth out into my system.
Coconut oil is high in medium chain triglycerides (MCT oil) which is medically useful because you can absorb it directly without breaking it down. It has long been medically recommended for serious medical conditions with substantial gut involvement, such as stomach cancer and cystic fibrosis.
Because you can just absorb it, it can be taken topically. Using it topically gets it into your system just like taking it orally does.
It also kills infection, including yeast. It's really nice to use topically for vaginal yeast infections because it's very soothing, but if you normally take it orally as a medicine and start using it topically to soothe a yeast infection, you may need to discontinue taking it orally or lower the dose because you will absorb it through your skin and this can be too much.
Coconut water is extremely hydrating. This can be medically useful for a variety of issues, including treating for constipation.
However, coconut water and coconut oil both move metals. A lot of people have metal poisoning without realizing it and if you have metal dental work, consuming coconut can mobilize the metal in your mouth and worsen metal poisoning.
Years ago when I was on a chelation list, they were very adamant that you had to first remove all metal dental work before doing chelation. I have too much metal in my mouth and was too sick at the time. I couldn't do that and they all hated me, basically.
Moving metals causes headaches and nausea. If you get those side effects, coffee and hot baths may help resolve them. You can also cut back on use of coconut to reduce the rate of change involved and help manage the process.
Medium chain triglycerides are one of the three components of what I call The Trifecta: The right fats, the right carbs and good quality salt. These things all help heal gut and skin and when taken together they work much more powerfully.
When coconut oil is too much, butter, organic butter, clarified butter and ghee are all good sources of MCT oil and less problematic than coconut oil for things like moving the metals in my mouth out into my system.
