Re: VCO for lowering cholesterol?/Trimming waistline?

[Guest guest]

Hi !

Did you say you stopped using vco after three months,

started a new diet and then your cholesterol level

went up? Don't you think it could have been because

you stopped using vco? Just a thought.

I feel bad that the prices of vco are making other

people stop using it. It is very understandable.

On the other hand, it is also very understandable why

the prices are sometimes so high: shipping... do

distributors have to pay some kind of tariff or tax? I

will ask my Mom how much is vco in the Philippines.

Last time I asked her, she said it was around $9.40

for 8 fl.oz. As far as I know, it can be found

anywhere there: at the drugstores, health and beauty

shops, at the mall and even small stores with hundreds

of brands to choose from. I think we have smaller

choices abroad because only very few are willing to

distribute vco. Usually, health buffs themselves.

I'm wishing for a trade agreement between the

Philippines and North America/Europe. But I'm not sure

it's gonna happen, ever...

It's the same thing as breaking into the tuna market.

For everyone:

We have been talking about the benefits of vco in

losing weight by taking it so many tbs everyday. Has

anyone tried applying it on her abs and see for

herself bloatedness going away???Try it! and you'll

actually lose the bloatedness. (Well, it worked for

me, at least) LOL That was actually a lot of inches

for me. I think I have lost 2 inches!!!Apply before

going to bed or before taking a shower in the morning.

--- Boyce <bibi@...> wrote:

> I ask

> this because I was told I had a cholesterol level of

> 7.4 six months

> ago. It was for this reason that I started using

> VCO. I used it for

> about three months and then decided it was far too

> expensive for me to

> continue as I'm retired now. As well as eating VCO

> (3.5 T a day I

> think it was) I changed my diet and began eating far

> more healthily

> and also included 45 grams of walnuts a day as these

> nuts are known to

> lower the cholesterol levels. I had my six monthly

> blood test last

> week and was dismayed and very surprised to find

> that my levels had

> gone up by .2 to 7.6 when I was expecting them to

> have reduced

> dramatically!!! My question is, has anyone in this

> forum used VCO

> for cholesterol and, if so, are they being monitored

> via blood tests

> to ensure they are improving? Its a very worrying

> thought that it

> just might have been the VCO that caused this higher

> level of

> cholesterol in my blood.

>

> Any comments appreciated.

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Genes,

Price of VCO in Philippines is currently about 250 php or 5 us$ for 500 ml, or

more, depending on the brand.

Let me explain you the price structure of VCO. I am going to start importing VCO

in Europe ( Belgium and France first) in early october, and I am trying to keep

the price acceptable for the final customer.

Despite all my efforts for coming on the market with an affordable extra quality

VCO, my public prices will not be very different from these of the competitors.

Why? Bulk VCO accounts for about 25% of the public price, packaging in glass

jars and transportation, for another 25%. After that, in Europe, you have to pay

about 12 to 6,8 % of customs duties ( calculated on the price including

transportation), and then, about 20% of VAT ( calculated on the price including

customs duties).

Then you have to face storage fees, distribution, and some promotion costs.....

That's why VCO is expensive.A price of 15 US$/ 500 ml or 25 US$/1000 ml is not

abusive, believe it.

s

Re: VCO for lowering cholesterol?/Trimming

waistline?

Hi !

Did you say you stopped using vco after three months,

started a new diet and then your cholesterol level

went up? Don't you think it could have been because

you stopped using vco? Just a thought.

I feel bad that the prices of vco are making other

people stop using it. It is very understandable.

On the other hand, it is also very understandable why

the prices are sometimes so high: shipping... do

distributors have to pay some kind of tariff or tax? I

will ask my Mom how much is vco in the Philippines.

Last time I asked her, she said it was around $9.40

for 8 fl.oz. As far as I know, it can be found

anywhere there: at the drugstores, health and beauty

shops, at the mall and even small stores with hundreds

of brands to choose from. I think we have smaller

choices abroad because only very few are willing to

distribute vco. Usually, health buffs themselves.

I'm wishing for a trade agreement between the

Philippines and North America/Europe. But I'm not sure

it's gonna happen, ever...

It's the same thing as breaking into the tuna market.

For everyone:

We have been talking about the benefits of vco in

losing weight by taking it so many tbs everyday. Has

anyone tried applying it on her abs and see for

herself bloatedness going away???Try it! and you'll

actually lose the bloatedness. (Well, it worked for

me, at least) LOL That was actually a lot of inches

for me. I think I have lost 2 inches!!!Apply before

going to bed or before taking a shower in the morning.

--- Boyce <bibi@...> wrote:

> I ask

> this because I was told I had a cholesterol level of

> 7.4 six months

> ago. It was for this reason that I started using

> VCO. I used it for

> about three months and then decided it was far too

> expensive for me to

> continue as I'm retired now. As well as eating VCO

> (3.5 T a day I

> think it was) I changed my diet and began eating far

> more healthily

> and also included 45 grams of walnuts a day as these

> nuts are known to

> lower the cholesterol levels. I had my six monthly

> blood test last

> week and was dismayed and very surprised to find

> that my levels had

> gone up by .2 to 7.6 when I was expecting them to

> have reduced

> dramatically!!! My question is, has anyone in this

> forum used VCO

> for cholesterol and, if so, are they being monitored

> via blood tests

> to ensure they are improving? Its a very worrying

> thought that it

> just might have been the VCO that caused this higher

> level of

> cholesterol in my blood.

>

> Any comments appreciated.

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi s!

What's the name of your supplier from the Philippines and what is

the process they use?

regards,

louie

>

> > I ask

> > this because I was told I had a cholesterol level of

> > 7.4 six months

> > ago. It was for this reason that I started using

> > VCO. I used it for

> > about three months and then decided it was far too

> > expensive for me to

> > continue as I'm retired now. As well as eating VCO

> > (3.5 T a day I

> > think it was) I changed my diet and began eating far

> > more healthily

> > and also included 45 grams of walnuts a day as these

> > nuts are known to

> > lower the cholesterol levels. I had my six monthly

> > blood test last

> > week and was dismayed and very surprised to find

> > that my levels had

> > gone up by .2 to 7.6 when I was expecting them to

> > have reduced

> > dramatically!!! My question is, has anyone in this

> > forum used VCO

> > for cholesterol and, if so, are they being monitored

> > via blood tests

> > to ensure they are improving? Its a very worrying

> > thought that it

> > just might have been the VCO that caused this higher

> > level of

> > cholesterol in my blood.

> >

> > Any comments appreciated.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Oh, no! Not at all. The prices are very reasonable

considering the expenses incurred in the distribution.

It's just that since I'm not a distributor myself, I

didnt have the first hand information to let the end

users know. In fact, I commend the distributors for

taking the pain of distributing vco.

I think, if there's a way that would help bring the

prices down, it would be a trading agreement which

means lower tariffs (or even tariff free)on both

sides: from the origin and to the destination but that

would mean government involvement and someone has to

take the initiative.

I am soooo tempted to write to the Philippine

Secretary of Trade and Industry. I am not sure if he's

gonna listen to me but...maybe business on a personal

note LOL. His niece was my student when I was in the

Philippines and I surely know his sister. And in the

Philippines, mind you, teachers can go very far when

it comes to appropriate requests LOL. I have already

used this strategy before. It worked but I was very

careful not to abuse it.

Is there anyone else here from the Philippines who

know any trade agreement on Coconut and other coconut

products?

--- getehem <getehem@...> wrote:

> Hi Genes,

>

>

> Price of VCO in Philippines is currently about 250

> php or 5 us$ for 500 ml, or more, depending on the

> brand.

>

> Let me explain you the price structure of VCO. I am

> going to start importing VCO in Europe ( Belgium and

> France first) in early october, and I am trying to

> keep the price acceptable for the final customer.

> Despite all my efforts for coming on the market with

> an affordable extra quality VCO, my public prices

> will not be very different from these of the

> competitors. Why? Bulk VCO accounts for about 25% of

> the public price, packaging in glass jars and

> transportation, for another 25%. After that, in

> Europe, you have to pay about 12 to 6,8 % of customs

> duties ( calculated on the price including

> transportation), and then, about 20% of VAT (

> calculated on the price including customs duties).

> Then you have to face storage fees, distribution,

> and some promotion costs.....

> That's why VCO is expensive.A price of 15 US$/ 500

> ml or 25 US$/1000 ml is not abusive, believe it.

>

> s

>

> Re: VCO for

> lowering cholesterol?/Trimming waistline?

>

>

> Hi !

>

> Did you say you stopped using vco after three

> months,

> started a new diet and then your cholesterol level

> went up? Don't you think it could have been

> because

> you stopped using vco? Just a thought.

>

> I feel bad that the prices of vco are making other

> people stop using it. It is very understandable.

> On the other hand, it is also very understandable

> why

> the prices are sometimes so high: shipping... do

> distributors have to pay some kind of tariff or

> tax? I

> will ask my Mom how much is vco in the

> Philippines.

> Last time I asked her, she said it was around

> $9.40

> for 8 fl.oz. As far as I know, it can be found

> anywhere there: at the drugstores, health and

> beauty

> shops, at the mall and even small stores with

> hundreds

> of brands to choose from. I think we have smaller

> choices abroad because only very few are willing

> to

> distribute vco. Usually, health buffs themselves.

>

> I'm wishing for a trade agreement between the

> Philippines and North America/Europe. But I'm not

> sure

> it's gonna happen, ever...

>

> It's the same thing as breaking into the tuna

> market.

>

> For everyone:

> We have been talking about the benefits of vco in

> losing weight by taking it so many tbs everyday.

> Has

> anyone tried applying it on her abs and see for

> herself bloatedness going away???Try it! and

> you'll

> actually lose the bloatedness. (Well, it worked

> for

> me, at least) LOL That was actually a lot of

> inches

> for me. I think I have lost 2 inches!!!Apply

> before

> going to bed or before taking a shower in the

> morning.

>

>

> --- Boyce <bibi@...>

> wrote:

>

> > I ask

> > this because I was told I had a cholesterol

> level of

> > 7.4 six months

> > ago. It was for this reason that I started using

> > VCO. I used it for

> > about three months and then decided it was far

> too

> > expensive for me to

> > continue as I'm retired now. As well as eating

> VCO

> > (3.5 T a day I

> > think it was) I changed my diet and began eating

> far

> > more healthily

> > and also included 45 grams of walnuts a day as

> these

> > nuts are known to

> > lower the cholesterol levels. I had my six

> monthly

> > blood test last

> > week and was dismayed and very surprised to find

> > that my levels had

> > gone up by .2 to 7.6 when I was expecting them

> to

> > have reduced

> > dramatically!!! My question is, has anyone in

> this

> > forum used VCO

> > for cholesterol and, if so, are they being

> monitored

> > via blood tests

> > to ensure they are improving? Its a very

> worrying

> > thought that it

> > just might have been the VCO that caused this

> higher

> > level of

> > cholesterol in my blood.

> >

> > Any comments appreciated.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

> __________________________________________________

>