DR. WEEKS’ COMMENT: coconut oil, when eaten as found in nature, is a heart healthy food which has powerful and unique anti-viral powers as well. Coconut oil was smeared (pun intended) by the corn oil industry and because of that propaganda campaign, Americans have been wary of this amazing nut oil. So browse below and enjoy learning about the fruit of what some cultures revere as the tree of life.
The Health Benefits of Virgin Coconut Oil
by Brian and Marianita Shilhavy
Coconut Oil – Why It Is Good For You
By Dr. Lita Lee, Ph.D.
How a P.R. Campaign Led to Unhealthy Diets
By Beatrice Trum Hunter , MA
In vitro antimicrobial properties of coconut oil on Candida species in Ibadan, Nigeria.
J Med Food. 2007 Jun;10(2):384-7.
COCONUT OIL: Atherogenic or Not?
(What therefore causes Atherosclerosis?)
By Conrado S. Dayrit, MD. FACC. FPCC. FPCP
Philippine Journal Of CARDIOLOGY
July-September 2003, Volume 31 Number 3:97-104
Antigenotoxicity of Dietary Coconut Oil
By Clara Lim-Sylianco, A.P. Guevara, L. Sylianco-Wu
University of the Philippines – Institute of Chemistry, College of Science
Science Diliman, Vol 4, No 1 (1992)
COCONUT OIL IN HEALTH AND DISEASE: ITS AND MONOLAURIN’S POTENTIAL AS CURE FOR HIV/AIDS – Needs Adobe Acrobat Reader.
By Conrado S. Dayrit, MD. FACC. FPCC. FPCP
HEALTH OILS FROM THE TREE OF LIFE (NUTRITIONAL AND HEALTH ASPECTS OF COCONUT OIL) – Needs Adobe Acrobat Reader.
By Jon J. Kabara, Ph.D.
A diet rich in coconut oil reduces diurnal postprandial variations in circulating tissue plasminogen activator antigen and fasting lipoprotein (a) compared with a diet rich in unsaturated fat in women.
Journal of Nutrition, November 2003
Ceylon Medical Journal on coconut fats
Daily News, Sri Lanka – June 2007
The Benefits of Coconut Oil
by Dr. Raymond Peat
Tsunami Victims Survive on Coconuts
Virgin Coconut Oil and Weight Loss
includes testimonies
Virgin Coconut Oil and Diabetes
includes testimonies
Virgin Coconut Oil and Viruses
includes testimonies
Virgin Coconut Oil and HIV/AIDS
The Plain Truth About Coconut Oil
Dr. P. Rethinam and Muhartoyo
Asian and Pacific Coconut Community
Return from the Jungle – An Interview WITH CHRIS DAFOE
Scroll down and read all the great info on Coconuts and HIV
COCONUT OIL USES AND ISSUES ON ITS HEALTH AND NUTRACEUTICAL BENEFITS
By Emil V. Carandang, MS
Testimonies of AIDS sufferers using Coconut Oil in their treatment.