Not on any plan but I have read all of that previously about coconut oil. I also read it speeds metabolism upto 24 hours. I eat it every so often, do hair treatments, and use it as lotion. I think I had candida when I started. I also take to soothe sore throats. And I use it for oil pulling. If done in the morning my teeth tend to stain less and flossing is easier. I think that helped with my gum problems. It's great stuff.

I think her Doctor recommended the no dairy because she has nodules on her thyroid that they are watching and testing regularly. I think the dairy may contribute to growth. Have you heard this? Sorry you also have Hashi's but you are such a wealth of information your input could be very helpful with the Hashi's. Her practitioner has been great but she seems to get a lot of her information from Thyroid Sexy on facebook.

Hello everyone,

I was surprised to see this thread today, it is such a coincidence because, yesterday while shopping at Costco, I saw a reasonably priced box of coconut oil, it looked more like a white paste rather than oil, I look at the box and I hesitated whether I should take it or not, I remembered that Rainbow uses it in her recipes, but was not sure if it was allowed on IP or not, I ended up not buying it and thought to myself that today I will ask the question concerning it in the daily thread or maybe pm Rainbow and here I am finding a thread about it!

Thank you everybody for all the answers, you are all amazing!

Coconut oil is more solid until the temps get warmer and then Will become liquid. I'd look up exact temps but I'm on my phone.

I think I'll try it on my P3 morning bagel. I'm not crazy for coconut flavor, but it could be more of a negative reaction to the texture of the produce rather than the flavor that would be in the oil. I have a big tub of it left over from the visit from the grand kids. One boy has had skin problems from an early age, and his mom found that he does much better with some coconut oil in his bath. She also said her dad ate 2 tbsp every day and after a couple of month his toenail fungus went away.

I've done some reading on Thyroid.org (the American Thyroid Association) and the National Institute for Heath, and there is really very little linking dairy and aggravating thyroid issues, even thyroid cancer or nodules outside of having a food allergy (which if ignored can cause inflammation in your system, which can then aggravate goiter/thyroid disorder). I take everything on Thyroid Sexy with a big fat grain of salt

Like you, I started using CO a couple of years ago when I strongly suspected I had candida. I started reading about it's many benefits, and it's been one of my main oils since. I also use it in all of the ways you mention - it's great stuff.

You can get varieties of co that no longer have that coconut flavor. It's caused by a variation in the processing. I did my research on co a while ago and have forgotten a lot of it, but I recall that it's important to get the cold-pressed varieties. Like your DIL's father, I believe it's helping me get rid of a stubborn toenail fungus I've had for 2-3 years now and which has been impervious to all other 'cures'. (I'm sure the low sugar diet of IP has helped a lot with that too). Ditto what I believe was a mild case of candida.

Coconut oil and EVOO are the only oils I use. That's been the case for almost 3 years now. I recall telling my coach when I first joined IP that I wasn't willing to give it up. She said it would be fine.

There are many good websites discussing the benefits of coconut oil - here's an article in The Huffington Post by Dr. Joseph Mercola which gives a good overview.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mer..._b_821453.html

Hmmm, I'm interestedin oil pulling...maybe I'll try it with co.

Evepet,
I also get Dr. Mercola's daily email - always something interesting. Thanks for that link!

Yes, there's always something interesting in Dr. Mercola's updates.

Thanks for the info Lisa. Is the above a typo? You have refined listed for both doesn't smell/taste and does smell/taste. The one I have doesn't smell or taste like coconut but I'm not at home so I don't know which it is but would like to find the other one because I love the coconut taste.

I also use coconut oil for cooking. In my actifry it takes about 10 seconds to liquify and then I throw in the rest of my ingredients. I tend to use grapeseed oil if I'm roasting in the oven because I can use a spray bottom to apply it evenly to my veggies.

Curious if you could combine some CO with chocolate drink powder for instance and make some kind of chocolate bark? Assuming no more than 2 teaspoons per serving.

Do you use the refined so that it doesn't have the coconut flavor? I love coconut oil (I use it for cooking and on my skin), but I've always stayed away from the refined. There are some dishes though that I don't WANT the coconut flavor in.

Cool let me know what changes u notice! I had gingivitis 3 times. Granted I was only flossing 3 times a week then, but this last dentist appointment I was complemented by the dentist and 3 others! Plus my tongue is pink again.

I had to look up Oil Pulling - never heard of it but might just try it! The last time I was at the grocery store, I was looking at the Coconut Oil because I remembered it was used in some of the IP recipes. Another lady was getting some and told me it is a miracle product - cures everything. I guess I need to go get some.

I tried to do the oil pulling thing tonight. Ugh! I started salivating and couldn't keep from swallowing. It must take practice!