Guest guest Report post Posted December 9, 2001 Dear frater_mercurius,<br>Hello again!<br>This is regarding your querry about coconut oil.<br>There are places in India like Kerala where Coconut oil is used Internally. Means food is prepared in Coconut oil as well as Coconut oil is used in the form of Internal Snehana. <br>So you can use the same but what I feel in this case,for that matter you have to have some sort of expirience of using the Coconut oil internally and that too for a considerable time period. This is known as SATMYA.There isn't a fix time to achieve Satmya. Satmya is getting used to the thing (ie Coconut oil in this case.) If you think that you have Satmya with Coconut oil then no harm in using it Internally or you should use it only as an EXTERNAL SNEHA for snehana purposes.<br>I think I have made it clear. Do ask if you need some more answers. I will try my level best.<br>Take Care.<br>Bye!<br>Prasad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted December 10, 2001 Dear fratur_mercurius,<br>PS:<br>As rightly pointed out by Prionka, the coconut oil won't be an alternative for Ghee with respect to the effects it provides. The effect of Ghee and Coconut oil will be different on the body when taken Internally.For othere purposes like for preparetion of food etc. you can use Coconut oil. <br>Prasad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted January 13, 2005 > > What is your views on the use of coconut oil, the quality it might > provide for a better health and about the information on the following > sites listed? Another question is why there is so little general > knowledge about coconut oil, if it is so healthy as it sounds. there is lots of knowledge on the benefits of coconut - just ask anyone from Kerala, where it is the dominant food and oil the problem is the dogma that was generated in the last century that tropical oils like coconut and palm oils are bad simply because they were rich in saturated fat - as we can see, the entire edifice that saturated fat is bad is beginning to crumble, but very slowly - there is too much inertia at the USDA to reverse its policies, and drug manufacturers have a strangle-hold on dietary policy, i.e. 'saturated fat and cholesterol are bad' the idea that coconut oil is bad for health is an example of scientific thinking entirely divorced from reality early researchers based this on experimental animal models, feeding large amounts of lard to fluffy the rabbit, only to watch poor fluffy develop atherosclerosis (when was that last time you saw a carnivorous rabbit?), and the subsequent extrapolation to human health - but if they had bothered to do epidemiological research they would have clearly seen that these oils are not harmful in my opinion the shift away from tropical oils was also racially and economically motivated, to shut down what was a thriving industry in developing countries, to take power away from brown-skinned people and channel investment $$ into a select number of american and canadian farms bought out by white-skinned corporations that planted vast fields of imported (and now GMO) crops like canola (i.e. "canadian oil," CAN-OLA) there is lots of marketing hype around coconut oil - some of it has a basis in truth for example, coconut has beneficial activities on immune and endocrinal function in this respect the benefits are corrective, shifting the dominance away from potentially toxic polyunsaturated fatty acids to time-honored fats and oils that we are well-adapted to consume but as Dr. Bhate alluded to, the true nature of something cannot be understood by an analysis of its parts my opinion is to ignore the hype and use coconut oil the way its been used for thousands of years in south east asia it should be fresh and cold-pressed, and fragrantly coco-nutty there is no miracle cure except the miracle of our own awareness, when its petty prejudices have been stripped away and we come face to face with ourSELF for this reason Lord Buddha touched the ground after enlightenment and raised his hand in the abhaya (fear-dispelling) mudra - there is no fear when we stay rooted for this, i suggest we root ourselves in the tradition of our own humanity, of which Ayurveda is a shining light om bhaisajye bhaisajye maha bhaisajye samudgate salutations to you the medicine! blessing... todd Caldecott todd www.toddcaldecott.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aarbee_otp 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2008 I am a keralite living in North India (Delhi). Since migrating to Delhi, I have changed my food eating habbit and have now more or less become a North INdian as far as food is concerned. This has resulted in a side-effect also. I have gastric problem with the kind of food I am eating. But whenever I go to kerala on my yearly leave for a month or so, I do not have this problem. In kerala, I take kerala food which is prepared using coconut and coconut oil. Coconut oil, it seems is acting as a laxity agent as I do not have the problem of constipation or gastric trouble when I am in kerala. Moreover, the coconut oil reduces the effect of chilly which is used extensively in indian curries. Although scientists say that since it is rich in saturated fat, keralites seem to be healthy and there are no data to support that there is any increase in the number of people who have developed any kind of blokage in their blood vessels. Coconut oil may not be suitable for Europeans where cold condition prevails, but it is absolutely safe in INdia, especailly south of Vindhyas where it is hot condition throughout the year. Babu Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indulekhadasi 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2008 Yes. I have an auntie whom I greatly revere and she says coconut oil can help with gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) as well. Actually I think what she meant is that it helps with acidity. I had GERD and it didn't go away with coconut oil because mine was an anatomical problem. Acidity results from what you eat and can often be helped by coconut oil. One tablespoon twice a day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sreeram 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2008 I am keralite and I was leaving in north india. I faced similar problem. I was having the gastric problmes and whenver I go to kerala, everything was normal. It may be due to the kind of food you eat and may be due to water or may be due to the use of cocunut oil. But I am not sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites