Re: Coconut oil kill lyme and/or co-infections?

January 24, 2011

Hi Elena,VCO is wonderful! I get the really big jar of it from Swanson's: the best deal, I think (I hope). I cook with it, of course, as it's an excellent high-temp oil for stir-fry, and works well as a shortening in recipes that call for butter or vegetable oil. It's great for grilling paninis, vegs, etc.. After I saw a series of youtubes about a doc whose Alzheimers'-afflicted husband gained more mental clarity from taking it by the spoonful, I decided to treat it like a supplement. Apparently Alzheimers' brains can no longer use glucose for food, and are literally starving, but they can be fed with the lipids of VCO. Figured it couldn't hurt Lyme-brain.Now, instead of butter (I always adored butter, sigh), I spread VCO on toast and sprinkle it with Himalayan salt: delicious! I give my dog some on my finger every day, which he loves and which I'm sure is beneficial. VCO makes a very benign lubricant, without the not-so-great petroleum or propylene glycol, which none of us need, and for those of us who do coffee enemas, it's very effective on the bulb tip and actually healthful for delicate tissues.I use it daily for hand and body lotion, and when winter makes the house really dry and my eyes start to dry out in the evening, I gently wipe a little across my lower lids just before sleep (it will blur vision a bit). It really soothes my dry-eye and my eyes awaken fresh and clear.Now, if I can only figure out how to keep our little Maltese from licking it off my hands in the middle of the night...Be well,LénaHello Lymies, I've been reading about coconut oil (virgin/cold pressed, of course), and it seems that it is beneficial in a myriad of ways.Have any of you had experience with using coconut oil?Is there a certain amount/regime to follow?Many thanks, Elana

January 24, 2011

Thank you all for your words.Now, I just need to find a place in Korea that sells it.I thought of ordering from Amazon to a friend's military post office box - but it seems Amazon won't ship any edibles to an APO.

~Elana

Hi Elena,VCO is wonderful! I get the really big jar of it from Swanson's: the best deal, I think (I hope).

I cook with it, of course, as it's an excellent high-temp oil for stir-fry, and works well as a shortening in recipes that call for butter or vegetable oil. It's great for grilling paninis, vegs, etc..

After I saw a series of youtubes about a doc whose Alzheimers'-afflicted husband gained more mental clarity from taking it by the spoonful, I decided to treat it like a supplement. Apparently Alzheimers' brains can no longer use glucose for food, and are literally starving, but they can be fed with the lipids of VCO. Figured it couldn't hurt Lyme-brain.

Now, instead of butter (I always adored butter, sigh), I spread VCO on toast and sprinkle it with Himalayan salt: delicious!

I give my dog some on my finger every day, which he loves and which I'm sure is beneficial. VCO makes a very benign lubricant, without the not-so-great petroleum or propylene glycol, which none of us need, and for those of us who do coffee enemas, it's very effective on the bulb tip and actually healthful for delicate tissues.

I use it daily for hand and body lotion, and when winter makes the house really dry and my eyes start to dry out in the evening, I gently wipe a little across my lower lids just before sleep (it will blur vision a bit). It really soothes my dry-eye and my eyes awaken fresh and clear.

Now, if I can only figure out how to keep our little Maltese from licking it off my hands in the middle of the night...

Be well,Léna

Hello Lymies, I've been reading about coconut oil (virgin/cold pressed, of course), and it seems that it is beneficial in a myriad of ways.

Have any of you had experience with using coconut oil?Is there a certain amount/regime to follow?Many thanks, Elana

January 24, 2011

I used to use it when I made pancakes... my kids love them w/ the coconut oil...

gives it a great flavor! BUT I switched brands and bought extra virgin when I

ran out and got sick as a dog after eating the pancakes I made with them : (. I

have had a terrible aversion ever since. I am wondering if it was a herx

reaction? Has extra virgin coconut oil made anyone else nauseous like this?

>

> Hello Lymies,

> I've been reading about coconut oil (virgin/cold pressed, of course), and it

> seems that it is beneficial in a myriad of ways.

> Have any of you had experience with using coconut oil?

> Is there a certain amount/regime to follow?

> Many thanks,

> Elana

>

January 24, 2011

I wouldn't think it should be difficult to find in Korea (at least I hope not). You may not be able to find organic, but hopefully you will have a choice of unrefined or refined (the unrefined is what you want - it will smell like coconut, the refined - not so much).

I have friends from Fiji and they use it for everything. They slather their bodies with it and use it as a hair conditioner too. My girlfriend from India says they use it there also for hair and skin (and of course cooking with lots of coconut milk).

Hope you find it,

Thank you all for your words.Now, I just need to find a place in Korea that sells it.I thought of ordering from Amazon to a friend's military post office box - but it seems Amazon won't ship any edibles to an APO.

~Elana

Hi Elena,VCO is wonderful! I get the really big jar of it from Swanson's: the best deal, I think (I hope).

I cook with it, of course, as it's an excellent high-temp oil for stir-fry, and works well as a shortening in recipes that call for butter or vegetable oil. It's great for grilling paninis, vegs, etc..

After I saw a series of youtubes about a doc whose Alzheimers'-afflicted husband gained more mental clarity from taking it by the spoonful, I decided to treat it like a supplement. Apparently Alzheimers' brains can no longer use glucose for food, and are literally starving, but they can be fed with the lipids of VCO. Figured it couldn't hurt Lyme-brain.

Now, instead of butter (I always adored butter, sigh), I spread VCO on toast and sprinkle it with Himalayan salt: delicious!

I give my dog some on my finger every day, which he loves and which I'm sure is beneficial. VCO makes a very benign lubricant, without the not-so-great petroleum or propylene glycol, which none of us need, and for those of us who do coffee enemas, it's very effective on the bulb tip and actually healthful for delicate tissues.

I use it daily for hand and body lotion, and when winter makes the house really dry and my eyes start to dry out in the evening, I gently wipe a little across my lower lids just before sleep (it will blur vision a bit). It really soothes my dry-eye and my eyes awaken fresh and clear.

Now, if I can only figure out how to keep our little Maltese from licking it off my hands in the middle of the night...

Be well,Léna

Hello Lymies, I've been reading about coconut oil (virgin/cold pressed, of course), and it seems that it is beneficial in a myriad of ways.

Have any of you had experience with using coconut oil?Is there a certain amount/regime to follow?Many thanks, Elana

January 24, 2011

Hello Elana,

I have used VCO for many years. In cooking, frying and baking mostly. There was

a time I used to put a tablespoon in my hot green tea in the morning. Our family

really enjoys it and I know it is a very healthy oil. I order mine online from

http://www.tropicaltraditions.com/

they have a very high grade.

As for treating Lyme, my son took Monolaurin, a coconut derivative. It has

helped quite a bit in the past.It is anti-fungal and anti-viral and possible

breaks down biofilms.

God bless, Malinda

>

> Hello Lymies,

> I've been reading about coconut oil (virgin/cold pressed, of course), and it

> seems that it is beneficial in a myriad of ways.

> Have any of you had experience with using coconut oil?

> Is there a certain amount/regime to follow?

> Many thanks,

> Elana

>

January 24, 2011

Are we sure that VCO does not convert spiros to cysts as it has abx properties? I have usd VCO for all my cooking, instead of butter, etc for years -- but stopped using it a while back when I read about abx and borrelia.

Are we certain that using VCO whilst rifing is not counter-productive?

If you guys are all sure it is safe , I will go back to using it, because apart from the amazing general health benefits, it tastes great, and does not mess-up delicate Omega oil balances which can be really sensitive for some of us lymies.