Coconut oil is often called Lauric oil because it contains an incredible ingredient -- Lauric Acid which possesses anti-microbial, anti-viral, anti-inflammatory properties.
When you eat food cooked with coconut oil or consume it as a dietary supplement, Lauric Acid transforms into Monolarin which acts as a powerful antibiotic that kills bacteria. Synthetically produced Monolarin is available at chemists, however all chemically produced antibiotics kill not only bad bacteria but also good bacteria whereas Lauric Acid contained in coconut oil or food prepared using coconut oil kills only bad bacteria that causes infections such as flu, colds etc .
Breast milk contains more than 50% of Lauric Acid. When the mother feeds her baby, Lauric Acid in her breast milk strengthens the immune system of the baby and kills all viruses.
Research that took place in the Royal Bournemouth Hospital in the UK has shown that virgin coconut oil contains immunity-boosting antiviral properties which can be safety used instead of Tamiflu.
However, please note that various grades of coconut oil contain various percentages of lauric acid, for instance, refined or semi-refined coconut oil contains only 3-4% of lauric acid, whereas in virgin coconut oil, the content of lauric acid is around 40-57%
So when you buy virgin coconut oil – always check the label for the content of Lauric Acid, the higher content of lauric acid in virgin coconut oil, the better your chance to avoid flu, colds and other diseases.
In addition it is important to mention that TIANA is the First Certified Fair Trade Virgin Coconut Oil available on the market. By buying the best that is available on the market - TIANA Certified Fair Trade Organic Virgin Coconut Oil you will help the World’s poor in developing countries.
In confirmation of the above please read the scanned article called “Coconut Oil can help to fight off Swine Flu” that was published in Health News, Daily Express dated 18 August 2009
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