tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957109785738209764.post1243551263810060685..comments2023-11-03T07:54:50.024-07:00Comments on The Mrs Diaries: The Wonders of Conconut OilAlyssa Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04774225565571773713noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957109785738209764.post-73973329052005287072013-05-08T12:30:25.153-07:002013-05-08T12:30:25.153-07:00Hello, blog hopping and stumbled onto your beautif...Hello, blog hopping and stumbled onto your beautiful blog.<br /><br />Awesome post, terrific pics...!<br /><br />I live in Kerala in South India where all types coconut products including its oil are available in plenty. Generations here have used oil and coconut kernel for cooking their food and our ancestors enjoyed longevity. <br /><br />Coconut oil is rich in saturated fat and any saturated fat is bad cholesterol and it is bad for the heart. Cooking with coconut oil is being discouraged here as well still many use it and refuse to use other types of oil. Very very few cook with Olive oil here. Some use vegetable oils. Ignoring the health warning coconut kernel scrapings and powder are used in curries and dishes in Kerala.<br /><br />Heart diseases and cholesterol problems are very common and quite serious in this part of the world. I do not know if this can be attributed to consumption of coconut oil alone. Pollution, indiscriminate usage of pesticides and chemicals in food stuffs, stress etc. also are also to be blamed. No studies have been done or the results are inconclusive regarding coconut oil consumption and health problems mentioned above. Olive oil is recommended internationally and until research proves without doubt that coconut oil is equally safe or even better it would be wise to avoid taking it internally. If you are very particular in taking it then use only organic, virgin variety. <br /><br />I also have doubts regarding its organic cultivation. How can it be grown purely organically? Its roots reach far and wide and it takes years for the tree to grow and produce coconuts. <br /><br />We all love external application of coconut oil and there is no problem for this type of usage. For centuries here people have used this oil on hair and body. Still we all use it as moisturizer. <br /><br />Visit my blogs too, add comments.<br /><br />Continue blogging, all the best.<br /><br />Thanks<br />Rajiv<br />http://www.magnificentdewdrops.blogspot.com<br />http://www.magicalpresent.blogspot.com<br />http://www.oruvishupponpulari.wordpress.comRajiv Sankarapillaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03104947066240261991noreply@blogger.com