The truth about coconut oil: Facts you should know

Coconut oil has become a sort of superstar of the natural health world in recent years. It is hard, in fact, to scan any e-magazine or social media site without hearing something about its amazing health benefits. This marks something of a change: coconut oil is, of course, extremely high in fat (more on that later!) and in the low-fat crazy of the 1980’s and 1990’s, it and other oils were shunned because of the fear that they would lead to weight problems and to atherosclerosis, the build-up of plaque in the arteries that can lead to heart attacks. Now, …read more