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Trans fatty acids, also known as trans fat, is an artery-clogging fat that is formed when vegetable oils are hardened into margarine or shortening. It is found in many other foods besides margarine and shortening, however, including fried foods like French fries and fried chicken, doughnuts, cookies, pastries and crackers. Typically French fries have about 40 percent trans fatty acids and many popular cookies and crackers range from 30 percent to 50 percent trans fatty acids. Doughnuts have about 35 percent to 40 percent trans fatty acids.

Trans fat is known to increase blood levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or "bad" cholesterol, while lowering levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), known as "good" cholesterol. It can also cause major clogging of arteries, type 2 diabetes and other serious health problems, and was found to increase the risk of heart disease. Many food companies use trans fat instead of oil because it reduces cost, extends storage life of products and can improve flavour and texture.

This 100% raw coconut oil comes from coconuts harvested from the Pacific Islands. The coconut flesh is coldpressed. Very few coconut oil products found on the market are in the same league as A Sip of Paradise! Coconut oil consists of 90+% medium chained, saturated fat - a very important building block of every cell in the human body.

The cholesterol-lowering properties of coconut oil are a direct result of its ability to stimulate thyroid function. In the presence of adequate thyroid hormone, cholesterol (specifically LDL- holesterol) is converted by enzymatic process to the vitally necessary anti-aging hormones, pregnenolone, progesterone and DHEA. These substances are required to help prevent heart disease, senility, obesity, cancer and other diseases associated with aging and chronic degeneration. Coconut oil contains up to 50% lauric acid, which has powerful anti-microbial and anti-fungal properties.

Definition of anti-microbial andanti-fungal properties; “An agent which destroys or inhibits bacteria, fungi, protozoa or viruses that are pathogenic”.

COCONUT OIL, which is:

• Totally free from trans fatty acids
• Cold pressed
• Unrefined
• Unbleached
• Not deodorized
• Non hydrogenated
• GMO free
• From fresh coconuts
• Chemically free, Our Coconuts are grown as nature intended them to be and are not genetically modified.  Certification is pending.

COCONUT OIL is particularly well suited to:

• Help you lose weight - (you need to take a tablespoon a day) 
• Prevent premature aging while rejuvenating your skin
• Improve conditions in those with Diabetes, Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia
• Help defend against Crohn’s, IBS, and other digestive disorders
• Promote healthy thyroid function and aid in the body’s management of Candida
• Optimise your cholesterol
• Boost your daily energy levels

Coconut is one of nature’s miracle foods. As hard as it is to believe, some people don’t like the taste or odour of Coconut oil. To satisfy this our Coconut Cooking Oil is Refined (filtered), Bleached (with clays to reduce the smoky colour of Copra) & Deodorized (charcoal filtered) form Copra, (which is traditionally “smoke dried” Coconuts) leaving it with all the benefits of Coconut Oil, i.e. Immune, Cardiovascular & Metabolic Support, but with the advantages to some, of having; No Coconut Taste or Odour, unlike our crystal clear Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, Copra Coconut Oil is left with the rich golden colour of the Pacific, found in smoked Copra based oils.

Coconut oil is a Liquid at or above ≥ 26ºc, Solid at or below ≤ 25ºc. To liquefy Coconut oil, immerse the canister in warm water (do not boil), or by mixing your portion of Coconut Oil with some warm water or heat above > 26c. Coconut oils smoke point, which it should not exceed, is 180ºc. Remove from heat source should it start to smokes. The cholesterol-lowering properties of coconut oil are a direct result of its ability to stimulate thyroid function.

All our 100% organicoils offer the same therapeutic benefits. Coconut Oil has hundreds of health benefits.The benifits are so many there have been numerousbooks written on coconut oil and its healing powers. To name a few benefits coconut oil may assist you with

• herpes virus
• thyroid function
• obesity
• candida
• hormone imbalances

Scientific Studies on the Weight-Loss Effects of Coconut Oil's MCTs

Scientific studies have reported that the fatty acids from MCTs in coconut oil are not easily converted into stored triglycerides, and that MCTs cannot be readily used by the body to make larger fat molecules. One animal feeding study evaluated body weight and fat storage for three different diets--low-fat diet, high-fat diet containing long-chain triglycerides (LCTs), and a high-fat diet containing MCTs. All animals were fed the selected diets for a period of 44 days. At the end of that time, the low-fat diet group had stored an average of 0.47 grams of fat per day; the LCT group stored 0.48 grams/day, while the MCT group deposited only 0.19 grams of fat per day, a 60% reduction in the amount of fat stored. The authors conclude that "the change from a low-fat diet to a MCT-diet is attended by a decrease in the body weight gain.”¹⁰

This study points out two important facts: First, when MCTs are substituted for LCTs in the diet, the body is much less inclined to store fat. Second, when we eat sensibly, a diet containing MCTs is more effective than a low-fat diet at decreasing stored fat.

In a human study, researchers compared the metabolic effects of 400-calorie meals of MCTs and LCTs by measuring metabolic rates prior to and six hours following the test meals. The results showed that the MCT-containing meals caused an average 12 percent increase in basal metabolic rate as compared with a 4 percent increase with the LCT-containing meal. The authors concluded that replacing dietary fats with MCTs could "over long periods of time produce weight loss even in the absence of reduced [caloric] intake."¹¹

Coconut oil is nature’s richest source of MCTs. Not only do MCTs raise the body’s metabolism leading to weight loss, but they have special health-giving properties as well. The most predominant MCT in coconut oil, for example, is lauric acid. Lipid researcher Dr. Jon Kabara states “Never before in the history of man is it so important to emphasize the value of Lauric Oils. The medium-chain fats in coconut oil are similar to fats in mother’s milk and have similar nutriceutical effects. These health effects were recognized centuries ago in Ayurvedic medicine. Modern research has now found a common link between these two natural health products----their fat or lipid content. The medium chain fatty acids and monoglycerides found primarily in coconut oil and mother’s milk have miraculous healing power.”¹² Outside of a human mother’s breast milk, coconut oil is nature’s most abundant source of lauric acid and medium chain fatty acids.