Coconutty Health & Wellbeing

Well, 34 actually (and counting). At the Natural Health shows and exhibitions, every so often I get asked.. “coconut oil? what do you use coconut oil for?” I’m really glad when people ask that question because I’m sure there’s at least one good thing they could use coconut oil for; I just hope they’re not after one quick answer. Based on customer feedback, personal experience and Google, here’s an ever growing list of some of the uses for coconut oil…

(Internal) eat off spoon, health supplement, use in diets (low-carb/low-GI/dairy free/vegan), smoothie base, baking, roasting, spread (replace butter/margarine), shallow frying, deep frying, make raw chocolate, use in baby formula; (External) facial moisturiser, body oil, hand cream, foot balm, massage oil, emollient, hair oil (detangler), lip-balm, bath oil, pre-wash hair conditioner, scalp treatment, suntan lotion, aftersun lotion, natural lubricant, makeup remover, toothpaste (add baking soda+clove), healthy pets (use in diet and on coat), soap base, shaving oil, deodorant; (Strange But True) chain lube, bio-fuel (diesel replacement), surfboard polish.

If you’d like to add to the list above, please post a comment.

If you’re looking for a list of health benefits, I suspect such a list would be even longer, but believe it or not it’s illegal to claim any health benefits according to the Food Labelling Regulations 1996 (unless tested by MHRA which currently costs over £100,000 per item). How they get away with it on the telly I just do not know… However, if this blog weren’t linked to a website which SELLS coconut oil www.coconutty.co.uk, it would likely be allowed. So if you want to learn more about the health benefits I would check out Dr Bruce Fife’s excellent information-only website www.coconutresearchcenter.org. I’m sure he has an equally long list of health benefits, oh hang on I’ve just checked - he has 51! Let’s get our list increased so we can beat him!