That is a very interesting article. Thanks so much for sharing that.

BJ

If you like fried foods, you are probably using inexpensive vegetable oils like corn, soy or canola. These polyunsaturates are also added to processed foods and are dangerous to your health. They are toxic to your liver, lungs and immune system and most are GMO.

Olive oil is more expensive, but is worth every penny. It is the key ingredient to the Mediterranean diet, known for longevity and good health. EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) is a monounsaturated fat and is loaded with antioxidants, flavonoids and polyphenols which help prevent disease.

I also use Coconut oil and try to get a couple of teaspoons everyday. There have been some wonderful reports on how it may reverse Alzheimer.

I use it all the time because I love it. Love the taste, love the smell. Love it!

I might try that coconut oil, everyone seems to think it is good for us copd'ers

BJ

I use coconut oil for everything. Cooking oil, put some in veges when cooking, tried replacing butter with it on toast and stuff, but I REALLY love butter, so didn't last long with that :) Use it to cleanse off mascara and make-up, face and body moisturizer (use almond oil for face at night & coconut oil in the morning).

Just found this and came on here to send it to Granny since she was asking about nails, so I'll share it here too.--Copied & pasted: "Most of us know the importantance of keeping your cuticles healthy and clean. For those that need a tip: apply coconut oil on your cuticles and it will help make your nails incredibly healthy and strong!" Have not tried it directly on my nails, but will because they need something.

My cats love it. Discovered by accident--one of them always watched me when I put it on my face, so I put a clump in my hand and held it out and she ate it right up. After a while the other two caught on and love it too. I tried it melted & poured over their food. But they did not like it like that.

Now I'm gonna add olive oil to my diet, too.

I recommend avocado oil for dry skin and hair. It is a wonderful natural moisturizer that penetrates deep into the skin and is loaded with natural vitamins including vitamin E. Avocado oil makes a wonderful massage oil and I use it as a carrier oil for essential oils in aromatherapy.

i like olive oil, but coconut oil seems to taste better and has much more things it helps.
olive oil is more for cancer & heart isn't it?
and coconut oil better for copd?
eother one sure cant hurt to add to diet i think.

I use only olive oil and real butter for food preparation but must be getting some of the cheaper oils in processed food which I try to eat little of. Now I have ordered the coconut oil recently and it came in the form of cream so I will try it on skin and nails but still have to order the food grade real coconut oil.

Always something new to learn here.

Hugs, Cindy

Cindy, I've been using coconut for a long time and I did not know there was anything other than food grade, nor have I heard of coconut oil cream unless it is a a cosmetic type thing that you bought. Coconut oil will harden when it is cold (kinda like lard), and it is more like oil when it is warm/hot. I've never refrigerated mine, but the last jar I bought said to refrigerate after opening. I did that and it was hard as a rock. I could hardly pry some out. So, I prefer to leave it in the pantry. I use what I get at the health food store for everything--eating, cooking, skin, nails, etc., the same as olive oil (which I get at the grocery store).

Breathe, thank you for the info about avocado oil. I will definitely check it out on my alligator skin :).

And, I'm going to start drinking olive oil to kill any cancer cells that might be lurking in my body!! :)

my DIL taught me all the uses & good that coconut oil does. she is from thialand and didn't mention the hardening factor when it gets cold.
i now know to put it in a wide mouth mason jar so i can use it all year long LOL
a bottle of virgin coconut oil has so uses & a little bit goes a long way both cooking with it & using it for dry skin etc.
great stuff!

Here is another view for the truly paranoid. (Smile)

There is a wide range of the more exotic oils which are now so popular for cooking, in origin, total ingredients, and refinement. All of them vary widely in their Smoking Point, but in general most have a lower smoking point and lower specific heat. The Smoke Point is the temperature at which the oil decomposes possibly creating toxic compounds and altering the chemical chains. The lower specific heat means these oils go from hot enough to cook to smoke point very quickly.

That makes using these oils - NOT a simple replacement, but also a need to change how you cook. You have to use lower temperatures and attention to the temperature while you cook, or you may in fact end up manufacturing and ingesting toxic substances.

Frankly, IMHO, the healthiest alternative is to use one of the many varieties of Lard and practice moderation.