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Storyataglance
Micefedcoconutoilhada10folddropinthe
colonizationofC.albicansyeastintheirgut
Coconutoilmightprovideaneffective
alternativetoantifungaldrugsandlikelycould
helpcontrolthegrowthofC.albicanssimplyby
beingaddedtoapatientsregulardiet

ByDr.Mercola
Thejourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithone
step,saidtheancientphilosopherLaoTzu.And
thisiscertainlytruewhenitcomestoyourhealth.
Makingaseriesofsmall,manageablelifestyle
changescansignificantlychangeyourlifeforthe
better,andonesuchoptiontostronglyconsideris
theuseofcoconutoil.
Stashajarofcoconutoilinyourkitchenpantryand
oneunderyourbathroomsinkandthenreadup
onthemanywaysthisrichandcreamyoilcanbe
usedtobenefityourhealth.
Coconutoilisoneofthebest,moststableoilsto
useforyourcooking.Itsalsowonderfuladdedto
smoothies.Youcanusecoconutoilasanatural
moisturizer,aspartofyourhaircareroutineorasa
deodorant.Itcanevenhelpremovesoapscum
fromyourshower.
But,itsusesdontendthere.Fromenhancingyour
digestivehealthtoimprovingyourteethandgum
careandfightingoffcandidayeast,coconutoilis
onehealthtoolyouwontwanttobewithout.

CoconutOilWagesWarAgainst
Candida
Yeastknownascandidaalbicans(C.albicans)
normallyliveinyourdigestivetract.Butifyour
digestivetractisimbalancedorsick,candidacan
growoutofcontrol,breakdownthewallofyour
intestine,andenteryourbloodstream,causing
systemichealtheffectsincludingpotentiallydeadly
infection.

CoconutoilmaybenefitCrohnsdisease,colitis,
andotherdigestivecomplaintswhileboosting
teethandgumhealth

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Candidaovergrowthisverycommoninpeoplewith
digestivecomplaints,andcoconutoil,whichhasantimicrobialproperties,isaneffectivesolution.Recent
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researchpublishedinmSpherefoundthatmicefedcoconutoilhada10folddropinthecolonizationofC.
albicansintheirgutcomparedtothosefedbeeftalloworsoybeanoil.1
Whenthebeeftallowmicewereswitchedovertoacoconutoildiet,ittookjustfourdaysfortheirC.albicansin
theirgutstodropsignificantly.Accordingtotheresearchers,coconutoilmightprovideaneffectivealternative
toantifungaldrugsandlikelycouldhelpcontrolthegrowthofC.albicanssimplybybeingaddedtoapatients
regulardiet.
Theyarehopingtoconductaclinicaltrialonusingcoconutoiltohelphospitalizedinfantsathighriskof
systemiccandidiasis.Theycontinued:2
Usingamousemodel,weshowedthataddingcoconutoiltothedietcouldbecomethefirstdrugfree
waytoreduceC.albicansinthegut.Morebroadly,thismodelletsusstudytheinteractionsbetweenour
dietandthemicrobesinourbodyandthereasonswhysomeofthosemicrobes,undercertain
conditions,causedisease.

CoconutOilforYourDigestiveHealth
Coconutoiliseasyonyourdigestivesystemanddoesnotproduceaninsulinspikeinyourbloodstream,sofor
aquickenergyboost,youcouldsimplyeataspoonfulofcoconutoiloraddittoyourfood.
Itsmediumchainfattyacids(MCTs)alsoimpartanumberofhealthbenefits,includingraisingyourbody's
metabolismandfightingoffpathogens.ItsMCTsarealsoeasilyabsorbedinyourdigestivetractthanthe
longerchainfattyacidsfoundinotherfats,suchaspolyunsaturatedvegetableoils(corn,soy,etc.).
InthecaseofCrohnsdisease,forinstance,itsbeenshownthataddinglongchainfattyacidstopatients
feedingtubesworsensthecondition,whereasnodeleteriouseffectsofadditionalmediumchaintriglyceride
havebeenidentified.3
OtherevidenceofcoconutoilsdigestivebenefitscanbefoundinaGutstudy,whichfoundMCTsimprovefat
absorptioninpatientswhohavehadtheircolonfullyorpartiallyremoved.4 Andinastudyonmice,when
dietarysunfloweroilwaspartiallyreplacedwithcoconutoil,themicehadreducedcolitisandlessintestinal
inflammation.5
MCTsalsohelpyourbodyabsorbothernutrients.Amongpatientsreceivingtotalparenteralnutrition,those
whoreceivedMCTsinadditiontolongchainfattyacidshaddoubletheabsorptionofvitaminEcomparedto
patientsreceivingonlylongchainfattyacids.6
Anotheranimalstudycomparedtheeffectsoffeedingcoconutoil(asaturatedfat)versussaffloweroil(a
polyunsaturatedfat)ontheabsorptionofcarotenoidsfromtomatoes.
Coconutoilenhancedtissueuptakeoftomatocarotenoidstoagreaterdegreethansaffloweroil,abenefitthe
researchersalsosuggestedmaybeduetococonutoil'sMCTs.7 AndasreportedbytheWestonA.Price
Foundation:8
CoconutoilissobeneficialfordigestivehealththatyearsagoapersonsufferingfromCrohnsdisease
wrotetoDearAbbyinsistingthateatingmacaroonseliminatedsymptomsofthedisease.
Themacaroonscontainedsugar,whiteflour,badoils,andguesswhatsixtoeightgramsoffatsfrom
coconut!Evenamidstthebadingredients,thefattyacidsincoconutoilhelpedthispersonwith
Crohns!

CoconutOilforWeightLossandMetabolism
MCTsaresmallerthanLCTs(longchaintriglyceridesfoundinmostvegetableoils),whichmeansthey
permeatecellmembraneseasilyanddonotrequirelipoproteinsorspecialenzymestobeutilizedeffectively
byyourbody.Further:
MCTsareeasilydigested,thusputtinglessstrainonyourdigestivesystem.Thisisespeciallyimportant
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forthoseofyouwithdigestiveormetabolicconcerns
MCTsaresentdirectlytoyourliver,wheretheyareimmediatelyconvertedintoenergyratherthanbeing
storedasfat
MCTsincoconutoilcanactuallyhelpstimulateyourbody'smetabolism,leadingtoweightloss
TherearenumerousstudiesshowingthatMCTspromoteweightloss,includingonestudythatshowedratsfed
LCTsstoredbodyfat,whileratsfedMCTsreducedbodyfatandimprovedinsulinsensitivityandglucose
tolerance.9
YetanotherstudyfoundthatoverweightmenwhoateadietrichinMCTslostmorefattissuecomparedto
thoseeatingahighLCTdiet,presumablyduetoincreasedenergyexpenditureandfatoxidationfromtheMCT
intake.Researchersconcluded:10
"Thus,MCTsmaybeconsideredasagentsthataidinthepreventionofobesityorpotentiallystimulate
weightloss."
Coconutoilearnsevenmore"points"becauseit'srichinlauricacid,whichconvertsinyourbodytomonolaurin
acompoundalsofoundinbreastmilkthatstrengthensimmunity.Caprylicacid,anothercoconutfattyacid
presentinsmalleramounts,isanotherbeneficialantimicrobialcomponent.

CoconutOilforHealthyTeethandGums
Coconutoilisasafe,natural,andinexpensivetooltoimproveyouroralhealth.Coconutoilhasantibacterial
andantiviralactivitythatmakesitespeciallywellsuitedfororalhealth.
Researchevenshowsthatmassagingcoconutoilintoyourgumsforabout10minutesdaily(continuedfor
threeweeks)significantlyreducesdecaycausingStreptococcusmutansaswellasplaque.11
Inanotherstudytotestcoconutoil'sbiocidalproperties,theantibacterialactionofcoconutoilwastestedinits
naturalstateandafterbeingtreatedwithenzymes,inaprocesssimilartodigestion.Theoilsweretested
againststrainsofStreptococcusbacteria,whicharecommoninhabitantsofyourmouth.
TheyfoundthatenzymemodifiedcoconutoilstronglyinhibitsthegrowthofmoststrainsofStreptococcus
bacteria,includingStreptococcusmutans.12 Itisthoughtthatthebreakingdownofthefattycoconutoilbythe
enzymesturnsitintoacids,whicharetoxictocertainbacteria.13
Itsactuallyquitesimpletomakeyourowncoconutoiltoothpasteathome.Thefirstrecipethatfollows,from
MindBodyGreen,makesalittlemorethanonecupoftoothpaste,whichshouldlastaboutthreemonths.Itcan
bestoredinyourfridgeforuptofourmonthsoratroomtemperatureforsevento14days.14

HomemadePeppermintandCoconutOilToothpaste
Ingredients
1/2cupbentoniteclay
1/8tsp.salt
2tsp.bakingsoda
2/3cupwater
1/4cupcoconutoil
1tsp.stevia(optional)
1to4dropspeppermintessentialoil
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Preparation
Mixtheclayandsaltinabowl.Addthewater.Mixwell.
Addtherestofingredients.Mixwellagainuntilitformsa
paste.Storeitinajarwithalid.Everytimeyougotouse
it,spoonsomeontoyourtoothbrush.Dampenthepaste
byputtingyourbrushundersomegentlyrunningwater.
Brushasusual.

HaveYouTriedOilPulling?
Oilpullinginvolvesrinsingyourmouthwithcoconutoil,muchlikeyouwouldwithamouthwash(exceptyou
shouldntattempttogarglewithit).Theoilisworkedaroundyourmouthbypushing,pulling,anddrawingit
throughyourteethforaperiodofabout20minutes.Whenyourefirststartingout,youmaywanttotryitforjust
fiveminutesatatime,or,ifyouhavemoretimeandwantevenbetterresults,youcangofor30to45minutes.
Thisprocessallowstheoiltopulloutbacteria,viruses,fungi,andotherdebrisfromyourmouth.Oncetheoil
turnsthinandmilkywhite,youllknowitstimetospititout.AsreportedbytheIndianJournalofDental
Research:15
OilpullinghasbeenusedextensivelyasatraditionalIndianfolkremedywithoutscientificprooffor
manyyearsforstrengtheningteeth,gums,andjawsandtopreventdecay,oralmalodor,bleeding
gums,anddrynessofthroatandcrackedlips.
However,oilpullingdoesappeartohaveasignificantcleansingandhealingeffect,whichisbackedupby
science:
OilpullingreducedcountsofStreptococcusmutansbacteriaasignificantcontributortotoothdecay
intheplaqueandsalivaofchildren.16 Researchersconcluded,Oilpullingcanbeusedasaneffective
preventiveadjunctinmaintainingandimprovingoralhealth.
Oilpullingsignificantlyreducedplaque,improvedgumhealth,andreducedaerobicmicroorganismsin
plaqueamongadolescentboyswithplaqueinducedgingivitis17
Oilpullingisaseffectiveasmouthwashatimprovingbadbreathandreducingthemicroorganismsthat
maycauseit18
Oilpullingbenefitsyourmouth,inpart,viaitsmechanicalcleaningaction.19 Researchersnoted:
Themyththattheeffectofoilpullingtherapyonoralhealthwasjustaplaceboeffecthasbeen
brokenandthereareclearindicationsofpossiblesaponificationandemulsificationprocess,
whichenhancesitsmechanicalcleaningaction.
Itsworthnotingthattheabovestudiesusedsesameoil,whichistraditionallyrecommended.However,
coconutoilislikelyfarsuperiorduetoitsantibacterialandantiviralactivity.Manyfindthatittastesbetter,too.

HowtoAddCoconutOiltoYourBeautyRoutine
Coconutoilisexcellentwhenusedincookingorfororalcare(youcaneventakeatablespoonortwoadayas
ahealthsupplement),howeveritsequallyusefulwhenusedtopically.Coconutoilcaneasilyreplacemany
ofthepersonalcareproductsunderyourbathroomsink.DeliciousObsessionslistednolessthan122creative
usesforthishouseholdstaple,including21DIYcoconutoilskincarerecipes.20 Forexample:

Makeupremover:Swipeonwithamoistcottonball.Wipeoffwithcleancottonballorwetwashcloth.

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Facialcleanser:Massageadollopofcoconutoilontofaceandneck.Washoffwithwetwashclothand
patdry.
Bodyscrub:Mixequalpartscoconutoilwithorganiccanesugarinaglassjar.Usethescrubondry
skinpriortoyourshowerorbath.
Facialscrub:Insteadofsugar,mixcoconutoilwithbakingsoda,oroatmealwithadashofcinnamon,
foragentlefacialscrub.
Shavinglotion:Applyathinlayerofcoconutoilonareatobeshavedandshaveasusual.Thelauric
acidinthecoconutoilwillalsoserveasanantisepticforcutsthatresultfromshaving.
Faceandbodymoisturizer:Youcanuseiteitherbyitselforaddyourfavoriteessentialoil.(Makesure
you'reusingahighqualityessentialoilthatissafefortopicalapplication.)Youcanalsowhipthe
coconutoilwithanelectricmixertoproduceafluffymoisturizerthatstayssoftandspreadableevenin
coolertemperatures.
Whenappliedtopically,coconutoilhelpstoreducetheappearanceoffinelinesandwrinklesby
helpingtokeepyourconnectivetissuesstrongandsupple,andaidsinexfoliatingtheouterlayerof
deadskincells,makingyourskinsmoother.
Eyecream:Applyathinlayerofcoconutoilaroundyoureyestosoftenwrinklesandcounteract
thinning,saggingskin.
Cuticlecream:Simplyrubasmallamountofcoconutoilaroundyourcuticlestosoftendryareas.
Deodorant:Applyingasmallamountofcoconutoildirectlyontoyourarmpitscanhelpkeepodorsat
bay,courtesyoftheoil'santibacterialproperties.Ifyouprefer,youcanaddasmallamountofbaking
soda,ormakeahomemadedeodorantusingcoconutoil,bakingsoda,andarrowrootpowder.
Bathsoak:Addingcoconutoiltoyourbathcanhelpmoisturizedryitchyskin(Makesuretoscrubyour
tubafterwardtopreventslipping!).Makesurethewateriswarmerthan76degreesFahrenheitthough
otherwisetheoilwillturntoasolid.
Soap:Coconutoilisoneofthebaseingredientsinmanyhomemadesoaprecipes.
Lipbalm:Youcaneitherapplyasmallamountofcoconutoilasis,ormakeyourownlipbalmusing
coconutoilasoneofthebaseingredients.Youcanfindallsortsofrecipesonline.
Insectrepellent:Mixingcoconutoilwithhighqualityessentialoilsmayhelpkeepbitinginsectsatbay
whenappliedtoexposedskin.Effectivechoicesinclude:peppermint,lemonbalm,rosemary,teatree
oil,neem,citronella(JavaCitronella),geraniol,catnipoil,and/orclearvanillaoil.

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