Helps fight Alzheimer’s Disease
One of the scariest diseases out there is the degenerative brain condition called Alzheimer’s disease and if you’ve watched Grey’s Anatomy, you know this to be true. Alzheimer’s patients have a reduced ability to uptake glucose as energy in their brain. The ketone bodies in coconut oil can help boost that energy, leading it to their brain. This is an alternative energy path that helps to stimulate things for the patient. A 2006 study showed that people with mild forms of Alzheimer’s saw an almost immediate improvement in their brain’s ability to function after ingesting coconut oil. Scientists have also shown that the MCTs we’ve mentioned so often are potentially the next big therapeutic agent for those patients suffering from degenerative Alzheimer’s disease. In short, incorporating coconut oil in the right way could go a long way toward lessening the impacts of one of the most devastating diseases in the world. It’s worth trying, at the very least.
Stretch Mark Reducer
This one is a total life-saver, the one fix for stretch marks you’ve been waiting for that doesn’t cost a fortune! Rub coconut oil all over your stomach during and after pregnancy to help reduce stretch marks. The oil will also help to fade out dark marks, discoloration, and redness while hydrating the skin and allowing it to heal more quickly.