Monday, August 28, 2006
Coconut Oil - a daily struggle
Quite regularly I read great material about coconut oil. I am in awe of what a fabulous all natural product coconut oil is and how it serves so many health benefits. My challenge is that I have multiple sclerosis -- see www.mylifewithms.com. This is an inflammatory disease. Saturated fats (like that in coconut oil) further inflame inflammatory diseases. Therein lies my struggle. I know how good coconut oil is for you but I am scared to take it consistently because of my MS.
However, I have just come to a conclusion about coconut oil and how I can incorporate it into my diet. I eat saturated fat all of the time in chocolate, cheese and junk food. Yet I don't view this consumption the same way I view saturated fat in coconut oil. Strange because these foods are nothing but bad for me and coconut oil is very healthy and could help me out with other conditions.
What if I minimized the saturated fat I get from other sources and take 1-2 tablespoons of coconut oil everyday? I would be helping my body while getting less and less of the junk food which does nothing for me.
Quite regularly I read great material about coconut oil. I am in awe of what a fabulous all natural product coconut oil is and how it serves so many health benefits. My challenge is that I have multiple sclerosis -- see www.mylifewithms.com. This is an inflammatory disease. Saturated fats (like that in coconut oil) further inflame inflammatory diseases. Therein lies my struggle. I know how good coconut oil is for you but I am scared to take it consistently because of my MS.
However, I have just come to a conclusion about coconut oil and how I can incorporate it into my diet. I eat saturated fat all of the time in chocolate, cheese and junk food. Yet I don't view this consumption the same way I view saturated fat in coconut oil. Strange because these foods are nothing but bad for me and coconut oil is very healthy and could help me out with other conditions.
What if I minimized the saturated fat I get from other sources and take 1-2 tablespoons of coconut oil everyday? I would be helping my body while getting less and less of the junk food which does nothing for me.
