MANILA, Philippines — I have been using virgin coconut oil (VCO) regularly for more than seven (7) years now.  Not just VCO but other products of coconut as well.  I take buko (young coconut) juice every morning.  I use coconut sugar instead of refined sugar.  Our cooking oil is coconut oil.  I eat a lot of vegetable and other sweets using coconut milk.  And when I have diarrhea, I take one glass of fresh coconut juice (without the coconut meat) to replenish the fluid in my body and to stop diarrhea without taking any traditional drug.  And do you know also that VCO can be used as an anti-wrinkle facial oil in lieu of commercial lotion or cream?

Yes, VCO is an effective herbal food supplement for many kinds of diseases and infections like prostate cancer, Parkinson’s disease, arthritis, allergies, psoriasis, sinus, and many other kinds of ailments.  Even those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease improve their condition by regularly rubbing their bodies with coconut oil and/or taking VCO orally.

Despite the negative publicity that VCO has been subjected to in the past three (3) decades or more, VCO today stands out as a vegetable (plant-based) oil from the tropics with outstanding health and nutritional benefits.  No ifs. No buts.

A question often asked about Virgin Coconut Oil is: “Why is virgin coconut oil good for our health? Simply because virgin coconut oil is very rich in lauric acid – the same kind found in mother’s milk.

And to the curious who may ask: why, what’s with lauric acid?  According to Bruce Fife in his book Coconut Cures, lauric acid is the supernutrient in mother’s milk provided by our Lord God to supply all the nutrients that a baby needs for the first year or so of life.  Protecting babies against childhood illnesses, shielding them from infectious disease, strengthening the immune system of babies, and aiding the digestive system of babies.  In short, because of lauric acid, babies are provided with the perfect blending of vitamins, minerals, proteins and fats for their healthy growth and development.  It is no wonder that it is often said that breast milk is the best food for babies.  To insure the quality of the mother’s milk, the health of pregnant and nursing women should be given due importance and attention.

If newly born babies up to one year or so need lauric acid, we adults and beyond also need this vital nutrient since our bodies begin to deteriorate as we age.  To strengthen our immunity system so we can fight successfully infectious and degenerative diseases.  This is the basic reason why we need virgin coconut oil which is rich in lauric acid.

Yes, VCO is needed by the young as well as the old.  Let’s patronize our very own VCO regularly.

Have a joyful day!