bitflipper
It's been a very long time since I've experienced a pressed virgin.

Are all the virgins wrinkled now?

sharke

Kalle Rantaaho
I'm no health freak, but isn't coconut oil the least recommendable of all plant oils?
Taste is fine, I agree.
 
I just read that the official Greek nutrition recommendations say  rapeseed/canola oil is harmfull compared to olive oil, because it contains so much polyunsaturated acids :o/  I wonder if such a statement exists. That would be ridicilous.
Have you ever put cold pressed virgin olive oil and cold pressed virgin canola oil in the fridge? I was surprised to see, that the rapeseed oil remained fluid, the olive oil went hard. I sort of assume, that's the way they behave in my internal system as well. Up here we believe rapeseed oil is even healthier than olive oil. Logically. We don't produce olives :o)
 
OK. Had to check it. Coconut oil has more hard fats than butter, over 90 %. Coconut oil and palm oil are the only vegetable oils that can not be recommended on a health basis compared to butter.

Outdated advice based on a study of the wrong kind of coconut oil. Expeller pressed coconut oil is bursting with goodies and is actually very healthy.

http://www.nytimes.com/20...agewanted=all&_r=0

I suppose there'll always be arm wrestling about these things. Many small good things compensating one bigger minus side, and vice versa etc. That particular article did not convince me in any way, though. Even though coconut oil might have  positive qualities compared to butter, as all kinds of peanuts and similar tend to do,  it still is hard, saturated fat. That way I can keep things simple for myself :o)

Coconut oil is popular in the tropics because it has a long shelf-life and won't go rancid in warm weather. That, and there are coconut trees everywhere.
 
It does raise your cholesterol, although it's mostly the so-called "good" kind. It may be part of the reason Filipinos are most likely to drop dead from heart attack. That, and their love of pork fat.
 
 

We usually have coconut oil on hand. I sometimes blend it with fruits and spinach to make green smoothies. Our dogs like coconut oil.
 
I also use coconut oil to make deodorant lol  Works great!

maximumpower
We usually have coconut oil on hand. I sometimes blend it with fruits and spinach to make green smoothies. Our dogs like coconut oil.
 
I also use coconut oil to make deodorant lol  Works great!

I dab some grain alcohol on my 'pits in the morning and perhaps apply again in the afternoon depending ont he weather. Works better than any store bought deodorant. 

This whole coconut oil thread is driving the scientist in me crazy … but I will keep my mouth shut about it.
 
I will comment on the alcohol on then arm pits though.  There is a difference between deodorants and antiperspirants.  Deodorants simply mask BO via the use of a fragrance and do nothing to inhibit sweating.  Antiperspirants contain a clinically tested (yes, real science) efficacious ingredient that has been shown to inhibit perspiration.  The use of the active ingredients in antiperspirants (which are aluminum and zirconium “polymers”) cause the blocking of the sweat ducts.
 
Wiping coconut oil on your armpits will probably mask your BO and make you smell like a coconut for a little while and, if it possesses any antimicrobial properties, in my slightly lower the bacterial load under your arms but you would really need to like coconut (personally, I’d get sick of the smell after a while).
 
Alcohol will definitely strip the armpit of oil and lower the bacterial load but a lot of people find alcohol too drying and irritating

quantumeffect
This whole coconut oil thread is driving the scientist in me crazy … but I will keep my mouth shut about it.
 
I will comment on the alcohol on then arm pits though.  There is a difference between deodorants and antiperspirants.  Deodorants simply mask BO via the use of a fragrance and do nothing to inhibit sweating.  Antiperspirants contain a clinically tested (yes, real science) efficacious ingredient that has been shown to inhibit perspiration.  The use of the active ingredients in antiperspirants (which are aluminum and zirconium “polymers”) cause the blocking of the sweat ducts.
 
Wiping coconut oil on your armpits will probably mask your BO and make you smell like a coconut for a little while and, if it possesses any antimicrobial properties, in my slightly lower the bacterial load under your arms but you would really need to like coconut (personally, I’d get sick of the smell after a while).
 
Alcohol will definitely strip the armpit of oil and lower the bacterial load but a lot of people find alcohol too drying and irritating

I've never used antiperspirants. Whoever thought it was a good idea to block the sweat ducts needs their bumps felt. I've always held that if you shower regularly (i.e every day) and apply deodorant at least once a day AND eat a healthy diet, you're not going to stink. Sweat doesn't smell bad when it comes out, it's when you leave it to react with the bacteria on your skin that it starts to create that boiled oniony smell. And that's where the alcohol comes in - it kills the bacteria on your skin that causes sweat to stink. Let's also not forget all of those lovely pheromones contained in sweat...the ladies love those 
 
Actually you can use witch hazel as well, it does a similar thing. In the summer if I'm going to be working outside all day, I will carry with me a small ziplock bag containing a couple of cotton pads soaked in either alcohol or witch hazel. A quick wipe in the middle of the day does the trick. Vodka also works if that's all you got. 
 
But those sprays that block the sweat ducts? Come on...everyone know that if sweat can't come out of your pits, it's just going to come out of your forehead 

Welp...I went out and got some coconut oil and tried a bit on some good 8 grain bread when I got home. Yup...yummy, thumbs up.

Then, for dinner tonight I made a chicken and vegetable curry on jasmine rice. I cooked both the chicken and the veggies in coconut oil and then added my curry sauce. Holy moly!! I'm hooked. Thanks Sharke, ol pal!! Will be keeping this stocked in the pantry. Killer Diller.

Totally addictive isn't it? To be honest I think I'm going to decrease my consumption a bit, I think I was going a bit overboard with it. Reading more about it it seems the scientific opinion is that while there are some very healthy elements of coconut oil, since it's still a saturated fat it should be used in moderation. So from now, I'm going to look at it as a healthy butter, ie perhaps not stir it into my tea. My absolute favorite use so far is on a toasted English muffin with a light spread of peanut butter on top. In fact the promise of it for breakfast is making it so much easier to get out of bed.

Moderation...what's that?? :-)