Coconut oil

Last evening, I was reading an older book I have about "curing" arthritis. The author said that he believes arthritis is caused by internal "dryness," and recommended 3 glasses of whole milk each day, butter, oils, avoiding vinegar and other diet suggestions. His theory is that milk is an almost perfect drink (food), and contains exactly what is needed to lubricate our bodies. Yes, I'm extremely skeptical!

I'm still one who wonders why adults need milk; shouldn't it just be for babies' and children's growth? I often develop a mild headache after drinking milk, probably due to the mucus if seems to form--or maybe a slight allergy? Whole milk may be healthy for some, but it's also fattening, which I don't need. Ditto for butter and too much oil.

But....I was still wondering about the oil part he mentioned. That seems to make sense, somewhat. I did a quick search this morning on coconut oil and arthritis and found there is a book called "The New Arthritis Cure: Eliminate Arthritis and Fibromyalgia Pain Permanently." It's interesting that he included fibromyalgia!

I have big doubts, though, that it's actually a "cure." Still, it may be worth it to try (a little) coconut oil as sort of an interior lubricant. I haven't used it yet exteriorly either, but would guess it would sure smell good, if nothing else. Coconut oil is also naturally antibacterial and has antioxidants.

If you do a search on "coconut oil fibromyalgia" or "coconut oil arthritis," several things will come up. Of course, we shouldn't fall for the "cure" line--how many of us have seen that (too) many times! It is interesting, but does it really help?

Oil pulling is also mentioned in these articles. I wasn't very familiar with that.

This may be worth looking into. What are your thoughts?

Thanks for the reply, Sherrine.

Eek! That certainly is a lot of saturated fat! Definitely doesn't sound like the right direction to go. I've wondered for a long time about coconut oil, since it did seem it was becoming quite a fad. But you never heard much about the negatives. This is all new to me.

The author of the book I was reading was pushing cod liver oil for a "good" oil. I don't know if it's changed much since that book was written, but fish oil also seems to be quite a fad, though it may be a little healthier. I do take two "Fish, flax, and borage" oil capsules daily. It seems to be a good combination. I read on the bottle that it also contains evening primrose oil.

That coconut cake sounds yummy! I was thinking of coconut macaroons, myself.

I love coconut cream pie as well. It's also found in the freezer section.

I don't eat butter often but when I do I tend to overdo it. There have been some articles written saying it's really not that bad for you. Whole mile isn't only a little bit worse for you than skim. Something like 2T more fat in the milk jug. This from Dr. Oz I think so...take it as you will.

But, so many are lactose intolerant to it that it really can be hard to drink it. Oh, the reason adults need it (or something similar) is because of the calcium and vit. D. Calcium won't absorb without vit. D with it and your bones (especially as you age) really does need it.

And, that's my 2 cents for what it's worth.

Unfortunately, I’ve discovered honey butter. I only have it twice a week, thinly spread on one slice of toast, but it is yummy.

Sherrine

Lj: Wheat bread with cinnamon butter sounds downright dangerous, LOL. Once in a while I'll have a little honey butter, as Sherrine mentioned. I don't eat it often, but it sure is tasty.

You're so right about milk and hormones! It's almost scary to think of all the additives we put in our bodies and even worse, what it does to bodies.

I'd like to go totally organic, but it's so expensive! I do try to grow healthy veggies and choose foods wisely when I go grocery shopping. Maybe I should also consider getting a milk cow or a goat and have goat milk.

I just had a tuna sandwich, which was yummy. When I eat out, I often choose fish or shrimp. But it's often deep-fat fried. I wish they would come up with healthier alternatives. I suppose some restaurants already have.

Just read that Norwegian fish oil is good because of the deep waters. I'll look into the Res-Q 1250 fish oil. Just did a fast search and I see Wal-Mart carries it. Thanks!!