Not many food can be classified as a “superfood”. Coconut oil is classified as a “superfood.”
It has many benefits such as skin care, hair care, weight loss, improving digestion and immunity against infections and diseases.
More and more people are now discovering the wonders of this oil. In the last few years, there has been a significant increase in demand for coconut oil as more people all over the world have more knowledge of the benefits of coconut oil.
To list all the benefit of coconut oil will make this a lengthy article. We will just list the more well known ones here.
Improve Blood Cholesterol Levels
Studies in humans and rats show that coconut oil improves important risk factors like Total, LDL and HDL cholesterol, which may translate to a reduced risk of heart disease.
Coconut oil has healthy saturated fats. These saturated fats will increased the good cholesterol in our body.
Moisturize Skin, Act as a Sunscreen and Protect our Hair
Coconut oil can be applied on our skin. It is good for moisturizing our skin and can also protect against hair damage. And when you’re outdoors, using coconut oil on your skin will also act as a sunscreen, protecting you from the harmful overexposure to sunlight.
If you love massages, coconut oil is an excellent massage oil. It effective moisturizes all skin types especially dry skin. Because coconut oil is natural, it can be used on people with sensitive skin and will not cause any adverse side effects.
Weight Loss
Coconut oil contains the medium chain triglycerides (MCT). MCT have been proven scientifically to increase burning of calories. If consumed regularly, coconut oil can help people lose weight.
Immunity
Coconut oil strengthens our immune system as it contains antimicrobial lipids, lauric acid and capric acid. All this have antifungal, antibacterial and antiviral properties.
Our body converts lauric acid into monolaurin. This has been confirmed as a very effective way to kill viruses and bacteria that cause diseases like influenza, cytomegalovirus and HIV.
Coconut oil also helps fight harmful bacteria like listeria monocytogenes and helicobacter pylori.