“Loco About Coco”

Hey There Fellow “Coco-Nut”…

I get a lot of questions and concerns about coconut oil being a saturated fat, and how saturated fats are not good for you. I mean, everyone knows that, right?

WRONG!

Most people believe that because we’ve been brainwashed and lied to by the greedy, corrupt, moral-less corporations and lobbyists of America (well, mainly America). Things aren’t all roses up here either, but the ball is mostly in the court of the U.S.

We’ve been told, and re-told about the dangers of saturated fats, how they will cause cancer and heart disease, raise your cholesterol, give you diabetes… all those chronic conditions and more.

The hidden/buried truth is that “real” saturated fats (coconut oil, cream & butter, lard, animal fats, etc) are the fats we should be eating and not avoiding, contrary to what you’ve heard. And yes, it has been hidden, buried and misconstrued by those that have the most to gain…

Soybean oil, canola oil and other un-saturated oil producers have seen to it that any information questioning their claims has been left out of publications, and have created their own nutritional propaganda to make huge profits. All this while poisoning us with their own oils, creating a nation of sick people who don’t know the reason why.

Think about it for a minute… 100 years ago people lived very healthy lives on a diet that included these saturated fats on a daily basis. If you have access to any cookbooks from the early 1900’s you find no reference to un-saturated fats whatsoever, only lard, butter, cream and such. Only after un-saturated, and worse, hydrogenated fats like shortening and margarine came along do you find the rise in heart disease, diabetes, cancers, etc.

I urge you to take the time to read this report written by Dr. Mary Enig, the world’s leading bio-chemist in the field of edible oils, and is a licensed nutritionist, certified by the Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists. Its quite a long read, but VERY enlightening.

You can find it here The Oiling of America

It explains quite well the the saturated fat myth that has been going on far too long, and has killed far too many people in the process. You owe it to yourself and your family’s health to take the time to read this one through.

Let me know what you think of it…

“Loco About Coco”…
Chef Kevin

Hey There Coco-Nut!

I had an interesting question yesterday, so I figured it best to post my answer on the blog…

The saturated fat myth (and it is just that) has gone on for too long. In fact, all fats
are not the evil monster we’ve been brainwashed to believe. As I “preach” to everyone in
my classes (and whoever else cares to listen), this “nutritional propaganda” is a product
of greedy manufacturers, and groups with vested interest in the profits of these
companies and marketing boards.

Many that sit on the board of directors for major corporations are also those with the
power to “advise” (convince) people of the dangers of things like coconut oil, while
selling their products as the solution. This is a hidden fact that they dont want anyone
to know about, but it’s a fact if you dig a bit. (Don’t worry… I do the digging It’s
in their best interest (not yours) to convince you to use only what they sell, regardless
of the impact on our health or the environment. That’s never been a concern for greedy
lobby groups… only huge profits in their pockets. That’s why our collective health is
where it is today…

That being said, let’s look at the saturated fat found coconut oil, as opposed to other
saturated fats. Saturated fat in coconut oil is medium-chain fatty acids, and doesn’t act
the same as other saturated fats which are nearly all long-chain fatty acids. No, I’m not
just trying to sell our coco oil. I have my own personal health and yours in mind when I
say this.

The medium-chain fatty acids in coconut oil go directly to your liver where it is
immediately burned for energy, and then removed from your body, instead of being stored
in your arteries and tissues as long-chain fatty acids do causing all the health problems
that go with it. Pretty amazing when you think about it. Coconut oil cranks up your
metabolism as it burns, providing instant energy, something most people notice right away
and don’t realize until they use coconut oil regularly. I definitely do, and those like
yourself that see the physiological changes in me over the past little while can see it
first hand. I run 70-80 hours a week and don’t get fatigued. Honestly! Sure I get a
little tired at the end of the day, but that day has normally been about 14 hours long! I
couldn’t do that a year ago. Makes me tired to think about it

Yes, coconut oil is very high in saturated fat, but again, it’s one of the very few good
saturated fats on the planet. Recommended amounts to use are 3-4 tbsp daily for best
results. While this seems high for some people it is easy to do, and the benefits are
immediate. I drizzle abut a tbsp into my smoothie in the morning, saute nearly everything
in it, use it to bake with along with coco flour, and even take my fat-soluble vitamins
with it. So many ways to incorporate it into your daily dietary plan. I’ll be sending out
tips on how to use it soon…

“Loco About Coco”
Chef Kevin

Well here we go…

A new business, and another new blog. Pretty exciting stuff, I must say! Can’t wait to get started, Sooo…

First off, thank you for dropping in at The Down East Coconut Company and letting us share our information with you on the many benefits of coconut oil, coconut flour, coconut butter, and everything else about this amazing product. I/we will do our best to help you improve your health using our products, and advise you as best we can on ways to incorporate coconut products into your daily routine… whether it be in your cooking, or on the outside of your body… since it has so many uses.

I would like to personally thank Tan Nguyen (owner of The Crystal Coconut Company) for the opportunity to be the Atlantic Canadian distributor for his coconut products. We have become good friends in a very short time, and have a great working partnership in which we intend to help as many people as we can with our collective services. Really, that’s what we both are about… helping folks with pure, natural, organic products… with affordable prices, solid reliable no BS information, product support and advice, and recipes up to ying-yang… as high as that might be

This will start with the very humble beginning of this first blog post, and develop  through our own research and development using all the coconut products at our disposal in creating new recipes for all to share. We do not claim to know it all, but will make this promise to you… We will not use tricks or fancy speeches to try and convince you to buy our products. Our purpose, as you can read in our mission statement on our main website here, is to provide you with information on using coconut oil and other coconut products to improve your health, as we do each and every day… nothing more. We are certain that once you learn the importance of coconut and what it can do for your body, you can make your own decision.

As a Chef/Instructor, I am in daily contact with people that not only want to improve their health, but look to me for advice. They place their trust in me as a teacher, and I do my best not to let them down. I will make you that same commitment, and try my/our best to answer questions clearly and descriptively. I say “our” best, because I hope you (and other coco-nuts) will join in to create an interactive place to share knowledge, since that is the very best way to educate everyone… including myself. Learning is a life-long adventure, and one that I personally thrive on, and I hope to learn lots from the interaction with all my coconut friends around here.

So it’s off we go into a new and exciting future in the coconut business. Again, thanks for sharing your time with us, and we look forward talking with again soon…

“Gone Coconuts”…
Kevin & Gwen Wagner