The coconut oil, Louanna brand in the video, is available at my Walmart. I use that when cooking savory foods as it has no smell or taste. I buy an expensive brand at the health food store that smells and tastes like coconut from my health food store. I use that with recipes that have fruit in them, like a dressing with basalmic vinegar over a tossed salad with strawberries or apples or oranges and walnuts, or baked apples, or brown rice destined for rice pudding.

BraveLute Oct 30, 2012 at 10:15 pm Flag as inappropriate

Pure coconut oil can be purchased at your local health food store. Organic is best. I've cooked with it & what is interesting about that is that it doesn't cause the food such as stir fry veggies to taste like coconut. I've also eaten spoonfuls of it right out of the jar. It is delicious & I could taste a coconut flavor. I knew it was healthy, but I didn't know about all of these wonderful benefits. Thanks, CBN.

Rita Harbison Oct 8, 2012 at 6:42 pm Flag as inappropriate

Hello
I would like to purchase a coconut oil , how i can order

kamla Sep 4, 2012 at 3:30 pm Flag as inappropriate

Thank you CBN for this wonderful information. I shall pass it on to my father who suffers from Alzheimer's. I will buy high quality coconut oil for him to take. Thanks also to the posters on this forum who have contributed with their thoughts and observations. Much appreciated! :-)

Eric Aug 2, 2012 at 7:37 am Flag as inappropriate

I am from the tropics and for years, our coconut oil exports have been affected by socalled studies conducted by the West. Today, you have come one big circle to appreciate what our forefathers have been using for centuries without any ill effects - coconut oil.
My suggestion is to make your own coconut oil. It is best. You can find many videos on Youtube on how to make it - by boiling coconut milk and turning it into oil. This is best coconut oil as this is what we in the Tropics have done.
I am sharing this because there is the Internet this day. Take coconut oil and you will be amazed in three weeks when your life turns around.
If you are in the West, you have been unfairly informed by your own industries and people with their own interests. Today you have been blessed with the Internet. Hope you will now see Coconut oil in different light.

abuya Jun 30, 2012 at 10:10 am Flag as inappropriate

Fish oil, and purple grapes will also prevent strokes, are good for your skin, and the fish oil is good for arthritis.

7obmar May 8, 2012 at 9:40 pm Flag as inappropriate

My husband has been having silent strokes for many years the last one was not silent and was a full blown stroke caused from blocked carotid neck arteries, He came through this with surgery. He could not pass the clock test when it was discovered that he was having hundreds of silent or mini strokes. He has dementia from the strokes that disrupted his short term memory. But doctors say it's not Alzheimer's . I am going to try this - Has anyone had experience with it helping short term memory loss?

dearrosey Apr 22, 2012 at 8:12 pm Flag as inappropriate

Thanks for this wonderful info but I can not seem to locate any local stores (Long Island, NY) that carry coconut oil that is non hydrogenated, nor can I find any online resources as to where I can purchase it. I can find plenty of coconut oil but none are non hydrogenated, as the Doctor shows in her video. She also makes no mention of where she purchases it. Maybe it WAS mentioned and I overlooked it but I think not. Can anybody help? Thanks in advance!

Scruffy Cammarata Apr 8, 2012 at 10:16 am Flag as inappropriate

Can some one please send this to me as a Windows media player file? Send it to bomiedoctor@gmail.com
Thank you
Bomi Doctor.

Bomi Apr 4, 2012 at 8:44 am Flag as inappropriate

good information

Victoria Mar 26, 2012 at 5:30 pm Flag as inappropriate

Remember if you want to liquify DO NOT do so in the microwave, place solid in small bowl or I use old shot glass and set in larger bowl of hot water to melt. Yes I know it is faster to use microwave but it changes the molecular consistancy..and all natural has no basic flavor.

Cynthia Mar 24, 2012 at 3:54 pm Flag as inappropriate

I have been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's, this is great. I didn't look forward to this malady.

Shogunhale Mar 22, 2012 at 9:10 pm Flag as inappropriate

I am reading the posts and all I can say is wow. This is really bringing a lot of interest.
Thank you

Martha P Mar 22, 2012 at 1:03 pm Flag as inappropriate

As a professor of nutrition who teaches metabolism I'd like to suggest a few things. 1) It's interesting and promising to see cases in which the production of ketone bodies appears to reduce some symptoms of Alzheimer's, however it is unlikely that this is a due to a direct effect of lack of insulin to help get glucose into brain cells. Glucose gets into brain cells using a glucose transporter -- but unlike many other cell types, the glucose transporter in brain cells is not dependent upon insulin, as it is in muscle and adipose tissue. This does not mean that ketone bodies are not important, it just means that's not the mechanism. The truth is that we really don't know why the brain cells are not taking up and using glucose for energy in a normal way -- it could be the person is not making sufficient transporters for glucose, or not converting glucose to energy once glucose is in the cell. Whatever the reason for the lack of ability to use glucose, ketone bodies can overcome this problem as the brain can use them without glucose transporters, and metabolize them by a different pathway than glucose (which uses glycolysis as the first part of metabolism) whereas fatty acids use beta oxidation as the first part of metabolism. 2) Although coconut oil, which contains medium chain triglycerides (MCT) which are absorbed differently than long chain triglycerides (LCT) -- the fatty acids from MCT go directly through the portal vein to the liver whereas the MCT are absorbed and made into triglycerides in the intestinal cells and travel in the lymph in chylomicrons -- the liver (which is the organ that makes ketones) -- will not make a lot of ketones if glucose levels are high. Thus, for this to work, one would also have to be on a low carbohydrate diet. On a low carbohydrate diet stored triglycerides in fat break down, go to the liver and form LOTS of ketone bodies -- much more than could be achieved with a few tablespoons of coconut oil. Blood glucose levels are low, and ketone bodies are high, and the brain uses ketone bodies. 3) What is NOT desireable is to stay on a high carbohydrate diet and attempt to form ketone bodies at the same time. That is what can happen during diabetes when blood glucose is high, and glucose can't get out of the blood into muscle cells or fat cells (ineffective insulin), the cells get the signal that they are starving because they don't have glucose and they start breaking down triglycerides for energy and one has high glucose and high ketones at the same time. This is not a normal physiological condition and can lead to undesirable consequences. Bottom line is: diabetics with ineffective insulin should not attempt to induce ketosis and otherwise "normal" individuals should not attempt to induce ketosis by taking significant amounts of MCT without accompanying the MCT with a ketogenic, low carbohydrate diet.
Sorry for being so long winded but I really felt a professional obligation to write.

nutritionist Mar 5, 2012 at 12:03 am Flag as inappropriate

Very good in oatmeal makes it smoother and you can not taste anything at all.

Trish Mar 4, 2012 at 9:05 pm Flag as inappropriate

My mother inlaw has Alzheimer"s I just read this.I bought coconut oil and gave her a tea spoon last night.Would like to know how much to give her a day.

brendaleonard Feb 22, 2012 at 9:15 am Flag as inappropriate

You can also get organic coconut oil in capsules through Swanson Health Products.

cj Feb 20, 2012 at 3:17 pm Flag as inappropriate

I order my coconut oil from Swanson Health Products online which is organic and I think is priced better than most places.

cj Feb 20, 2012 at 3:16 pm Flag as inappropriate

You can get coconut oil in capules. vitimin shoppe.

Billie Feb 19, 2012 at 12:54 pm Flag as inappropriate

What would the dosage per day be? Does it come in pill form and what would the dosage be for that and if it comes in pill form is it as effective?

Thank you

dorothy Feb 17, 2012 at 10:02 pm Flag as inappropriate

This is very interesting my mother has alzheimers and my siter is terrified that she will as well. Pierce Ellis

Pierce Ellis Feb 12, 2012 at 9:46 am Flag as inappropriate

can this be purchased in a pill form?
BAB

BAB Feb 8, 2012 at 3:58 pm Flag as inappropriate

One of the recommendations was to increase dosage up to 6 tablespoons a day. That would be 600-700 calories a day, approximately a third to a half of daily calorie intake. Can that be correct?

bstith Feb 8, 2012 at 12:40 pm Flag as inappropriate

My Father has Parkinson's Decease do you think this can help him???

Amanda De Zilva Feb 8, 2012 at 1:40 am Flag as inappropriate

Here are the directions:
COCONUT OIL DIETARY GUIDELINES AND SUGGESTIONS
By Mary T. Newport, MD – Updated September 2009
See www.coconutketones.com for more information
HOW CAN COCONUT OIL BE USED IN THE DIET?
Coconut oil can be substituted for any solid or liquid oil,
lard, butter or margarine in baking or cooking on the stove, and
can be mixed directly into foods already prepared. Some people
take it straight with a spoon, but for most people it may be hard to
swallow this way and more pleasant to take with food. When
cooking on the stove, coconut oil smokes if heated to greater than
350 degrees or medium heat. You can avoid this problem by
adding a little olive or peanut oil. Coconut oil can be used at any
temperature in the oven when mixed in foods.
WHAT IS THE NUTRIENT CONTENT OF COCONUT
OIL? DOES IT CONTAIN OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS?
Coconut oil has about 117-120 calories per tablespoons,
about the same as other oils. It contains 57-60% medium chain
triglycerides, which are absorbed directly without the need for
digestive enzymes. Part of it is metabolized by the liver to ketones
which can be used by most cells in the body for energy. This
portion of the coconut oil is not stored as fat. Coconut oil is about
86% saturated fat, most of which is the medium chain fats that are
metabolized differently than animal saturated fats. It contains no
cholesterol and no transfat as long as is non-hydrogenated. An
advantage of a saturated fat is that there is nowhere on the
molecule for free radicals or oxidants to attach. About 6% of the
oil is monounsaturated and 2% polyunsaturated. Coconut oil also
contains a small amount of phytosterols, which are one of the
components of the “statins” used for lowering cholesterol.
Coconut oil contains omega-6 fatty acids but no omega-3 fatty
acid, so this must be taken in addition to coconut oil. You can
obtain all of the essential fatty acids required by using just
coconut oil and omega-3 fatty acids. If you were to use coconut
oil as your primary oil, the only other oil you would need is an
omega-3 fatty acid, which you can get by eating salmon twice a
week, or taking fish oil or flax oil capsules, 2-3 per day. Some
other good sources of omega-3 fatty acids are ground flax meal,
chia (a fine grain), walnut oil and walnuts. Lauric acid is a
medium chain triglyceride that makes up almost half of the
coconut oil. Scientific studies show that lauric acid has
antimicrobial properties and may inhibit growth of certain
bacteria, fungus/yeast, viruses and protozoa. It is one of the
components of human breast milk that prevents infection in a
newborn.
WHAT KIND OF COCONUT OIL SHOULD I USE?
Look for coconut oils that are non-hydrogenated with no
transfat. Avoid coconut oils that are hydrogenated or superheated
because it changes the chemical structure of the fats. If you
like the odor of coconut, look for products called “virgin,”
“organic,” or “unrefined,” which are generally more expensive
than “refined,” or “all natural,” or “RBD” (refined, bleached and
deodorized) coconut oil, which do not have an odor. The oil itself
is tasteless. Any of these have essentially the same nutrient with
about 57-60% MCT oil (medium chain triglycerides.) The least
expensive that I have been able to find so far is the Louanna brand
at Walmart, priced locally at $5.44 per quart. Using coconut oil
capsules is not an efficient way to give the oil since the capsules
are relatively expensive and contain only 1 gram of oil per
capsule, whereas the oil is 14 grams per tablespoon. Capsules
might be useful for someone who will not take the oil.
WHY DOES THE COCONUT OIL LOOK “CLOUDY?”
Coconut oil is a clear or slightly yellow liquid above 76
degrees but becomes solid at 76 degrees and below. If your house
is kept right around 76 degrees you may even see partly liquid oil
with solid clouds of oil floating in it. If your home is generally
kept at 75 degrees or below, the oil will tend to be a white or
slightly yellow soft semi-solid.
WHAT OTHER COCONUT PRODUCTS CONTAIN
COCONUT OIL?
Coconut milk is a combination of the oil and the water from
the coconut and most of the calories are from the oil. Look for
brands with 10 to 13 grams of fat in 2 ounces. Look in the grocery
store’s Asian section. Some brands are less expensive but are
diluted with water. Coconut cream is mostly coconut milk and
sometimes has added sugar. Flaked or grated coconut can be
purchase unsweetened or sweetened and is a very good source of
coconut oil and fiber and has about 15 grams oil and 3 grams fiber
in ¼ cup. Frozen or canned coconut meat usually has a lot of
added sugar and not much oil per serving. A fresh coconut can be
cut up into pieces and eaten raw. A 2” x 2” piece has about 160
calories with 15 grams of oil and 4 grams of fiber. MCT Oil
(medium chain triglycerides) are part of the coconut oil and can
also be purchased in some health food stores or on-line. This may
be useful for people who are on the go and do not have much time
to cook. Also, MCT oil is used as energy and not stored as fat, so it
may be useful for someone who wants to lose weight, if substituted
for some of the other fats in the diet. Coconut water does not
usually contain coconut oil, but has other health benefits. The
electrolyte composition is similar to human plasma and is useful to
prevent or treat dehydration.
HOW SHOULD I STORE COCONUT PRODUCTS?
Coconut oil is extremely stable with a shelf life of at least two
years when stored at room temperature. It does not need to be
refrigerated and becomes extremely hard when cold. If you wish
to keep it in the refrigerator, you can measure out 1 or 2
tablespoons into each section of a plastic ice cube tray. The
coconut oil easily pops out of the plastic tray. Coconut milk is
mostly coconut oil and can be substituted for the oil in many ways.
Coconut milk must be refrigerated after opening and should be
used within a few days or tossed out. Grated or flaked coconut can
be stored at room temperature for a few weeks, but may last longer
if stored in a refrigerator. A freshly cut up coconut can be stored in
the refrigerator for a few days or freezer for a couple of weeks.
WHO SHOULD TRY THIS?
People who have a neurodegenerative disease that involves
decreased glucose uptake in neurons could benefit from taking
higher amounts of coconut and/or MCT oil to produce ketones
which may be used by brain cells as energy. These diseases
include Alzheimer’s and other dementias, Parkinson’s, ALS (Lou
Gehrig’s), multiple sclerosis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy,
autism, Down’s syndrome, and Huntington’s chorea. Ketones can
also serve as an alternative fuel for other cells in the body that are
insulin resistant or cannot transport glucose, and could potentially
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lessen the effects of diabetes I or II on the brain and other organs.
If you are at risk due to family history, you consider making this
dietary change as well. If your loved one is in assisted living, the
doctor may be willing to prescribe coconut oil to be given at each
meal, increasing gradually.
HOW MUCH SHOULD I TAKE?
If you take too much oil too fast, you may experience
indigestion, cramping or diarrhea. To avoid these symptoms, take
with food and start with 1 teaspoon coconut oil or MCT oil per
meal, increasing slowly as tolerated over a week or longer. If
diarrhea develops drop back to the previous level. For most
people, the goal would be to increase gradually to 4-6 tablespoons
a day, depending on the size of the person, spread over 2-4 meals.
Mixing MCT oil and coconut oil could provide higher levels and
a steady level of ketones. One formula is to mix 16 ounces MCT
oil plus 12 ounces coconut oil in a quart jar and increase slowly as
tolerated, starting with 1 teaspoon. This mixture will stay liquid
at room temperature.
WHAT ABOUT CHILDREN?
Children with Down’s syndrome and some children with
autism show decreased glucose uptake in parts of the brain. A
reasonable amount to give a child would be about ¼ teaspoon of
coconut oil for every 10 pounds that the child weighs, 2 or 3 times
a day. Also, some children like the taste of coconut milk - 1 ½ to
2 teaspoons per 10 pounds weight can be added to the diet 2 or 3
times a day. If you use coconut milk for a child be sure to
refrigerate it and toss after two days. Do not add honey to
coconut milk for children under 1 year old due to risk of infection.
DO I NEED TO BE WORRIED ABOUT GAINING
WEIGHT FROM THE EXTRA FAT IN THE DIET?
Yes!! The best way to avoid gaining weight is to substitute
coconut oil for most other fats and oils in the diet, and if that isn’t
enough, cut back on portion sizes of carbohydrates, such as
breads, rice, potatoes, cereals, and other grains. In general it is a
good idea to use whole milk products but, if weight gain is a
problem, you can also compensate for some of the new fat in the
diet by changing from full fat to lower fat dairy products, such as
milk, cheese, cottage cheese and yogurts, as well as low-fat or fatfree
salad dressings, to which you can add coconut oil. Also, use
a measuring spoon and remove the excess by leveling it with a
knife to avoid overestimating, which can make a big difference in
the number of calories consumed. Tiny glass measuring cups are
available at grocery stores with markings for teaspoons and
tablespoons. These are especially useful for combining salad
dressing with coconut oil.
DOES COCONUT OIL INCREASE CHOLESTEROL?
Hydrogenated coconut oil can increase cholesterol.
Therefore look for non-hydrogenated coconut oil with no transfat.
There is no cholesterol in coconut oil itself, and with nonhydrogenated
coconut oil, most people will see little difference or
will see an improvement in their HDL (“good”) and a decrease in
LDL (“bad”) cholesterol. Some see an increase in total
cholesterol, usually as a result of an increase in HDL (“good”)
cholesterol.
SOME OTHER BENEFITS OF COCONUT OIL AND
OTHER COCONUT PRODUCTS
Coconut oil is easily absorbed by the body and increases
absorption of certain vitamins and minerals and other important
nutrients. This would also hold true for coconut milk, coconut
meat, whether wet or dry, such as flaked or grated coconut. The
fiber in coconut meat may be especially beneficial to persons with
Crohn’s or other types of inflammatory bowel disease or
malabsorption syndromes and people who have diarrhea from MCT
or coconut oil.
All of your cell membranes and about 60-70% of the brain and
are made up of fats. Cholesterol is a very important component of
the support structure of the brain. Many cell functions take place
within the cell membrane. Since about the 1950’s many people in
this country have been using 100% vegetable oil, which is usually
hydrogenated polyunsaturated fat and contains transfat, which can
carry free radicals into your cell membranes. If you begin to
substitute coconut and other natural oils, such as olive oil and even
butter, along with omega-3 oils you may be able to undo some of
the damage. Most of the cells of the body turn over within 3 to 6
months and you may notice a nicer texture to your skin, and a
decrease in certain problems such as yeast and fungal infections.
FOOD IDEAS
· Use coconut oil instead of butter on toast, English muffins,
bagels, grits, corn on the cob, potatoes, sweet potatoes, rice,
vegetables, noodles, pasta.
· Mix coconut oil into oatmeal or other hot cereal.
· Add coconut oil or milk to smoothies, yogurt or kefir.
· Mix coconut oil half and half with salad dressings.
· Mix coconut oil into your favorite soup, chili or sauce.
· Use a measured amount of coconut oil to stir fry or sauté (add
peanut oil over medium heat)
· Purchase or make coconut macaroons made from all natural
products.
· Eat a 2” x 2” square of raw coconut for a snack to provide 15
grams of oil.
· Add flaked or grated coconut to hot or cold cereal, yogurt, fruit
or vegetable salads.
· “The Coconut Lover’s Cookbook,” Bruce Fife – many more
great ideas
Coconut macaroons:
2 egg whites Dash of salt 1/2 tsp vanilla
2/3 cup sugar or 1/4 cup sugar and 1 to 2 dashes of Stevia extract
1 cup shredded coconut
Beat egg whites with salt and vanilla until soft peaks form.
Gradually add sugar (and stevia), beating until stiff. Fold in
coconut. Coat cooking sheet with generous amount of butter.
Drop by the rounded teaspoon onto cookie sheet. Bake at 325
degress for 20 minutes. Makes about 18 cookies. Each cookie at
this size would have about 4 grams of coconut oil.
Coconut Milk:
Mix in a container and shake well before use:
1 can of coconut milk ½ can of water Dash of salt
1-2 tablespoons of honey or other sweetener to taste
- Store in refrigerator and discard unused portion after 4 days.
MCT Oil/Coconut oil Mixture
Store at room temperature, in a quart size jar:
16 ounces MCT oil + 12 ounces coconut oil
“Fudge”
Melt and mix together 1 cup each of coconut oil and chocolate
chips and divide equally into a plastic ice cube tray and place in
freezer. In a 16 cube tray, each cube will equal 1 tablespoon
coconut oil. Add grated coconut and/or nuts for variety.

Kathy Jan 31, 2012 at 12:43 am Flag as inappropriate