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13 Evidence-Based Medicinal Properties of Coconut Oil

13 Evidence-Based Medicinal Properties of Coconut Oil
Coconut oil has a tremendous amount of lauric acid more than any other common source and the possible positive effects have been listed in the article. However, Lauric acid is a strong inhibitor of 5 alpha reductase (5AR) which converts testosterone to DHT (the stronger androgen of the two). Chronic mega dosing of coconut oil in the long run may lead to low enough levels of DHT to cause lowered libido, depression erectile dysfunction and other issues related to lower androgen. research below will show the effects of fatty acids like lauric acid on 5AR. I personally have experienced loss of libido and erectile dysfunction from the use of coconut oil for the full year that I used it religiously. I used it in my skin in cooking or mixed in smoothies as well as used coconut mana. I never made the connection and after a full body massage with coconut oil I could not "keep it up".

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Countless Uses for Coconut Oil – The Simple, the Strange, and the Downright Odd Countless Uses for Coconut Oil – The Simple, the Strange, and the Downright Odd by DR. MERCOLA Coconut oil has been a dietary and beauty staple for millennia. It’s a powerful destroyer of all kinds of microbes, from viruses to bacteria to protozoa, many of which can be harmful, and provides your body with high-quality fat that is critical for optimal health. Taking Charge of Your Health Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food. - Hippocrates (460-377 BC) You need only to view the movie Super Size Me to understand how foods impact the body. In the movie, the director Morgan Spurlock chronicles the adverse health outcomes he experienced from eating nothing but fast food for several weeks. He not only gained weight, he experienced alarming metabolic changes that put him at risk for heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension. Spurlock was eating foods that gave his body the wrong messages.

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