With the many uses for coconut oil that go beyond cooking and baking, I’ve been asked countless times if coconut oil may be used as a personal lubricant. The answer is yes, it most certainly can. The great part about this is that you’re getting an all-natural lubricant that is free of ingredients that may cause irritation or sensitivity. Shape Magazine talked with Jennifer Gunter, M.D., and ob-gyn at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in San Francisco to get the scoop on this latest trend that so many patients have been asking about. Let’s see what she has to say: “There […]
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Coconut oil has to be one of my top five foods that I eat every day. Not only do the healthy fats keep me full and satiated, but they keep my skin soft and smooth and they’re also great for metabolism and hormonal balance. Coconut oil is over 90% saturated fat, but the cool thing is all this saturated fat is actually medium chain triglycerides. MCTs are completely different than long chain triglycerides that you find in saturated fats from animal sources. MCTs are small enough that they don’t need to be packaged into chylomicrons and transported to the […]