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teasel
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posted April 17, 2012 08:29 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for teasel     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I'm trying this out, after my mother thought I was coconut oil mad, and bought me some for my birthday, along with two books.

I didn't mind a teaspoon of it melted in heated V8, but I just mixed it with olive oil and spices (on potatoes), and I can still taste it. I don't eat much, and I'm feeling rather overwhelmed by coconut.

How much do you use? And if you use it a lot, how long did it take you to adjust? Thanks.

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posted April 19, 2012 01:12 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for cathy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I bought a big jar, tried it all kinds of ways,don't like the taste. I now just use it as a skin cream.

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posted April 21, 2012 05:03 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for trillian     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
teasel, I've been using the oil off and on for a few years. There are those (like Ray Peat and Matt Stone) who say it's just fine to use the refined coconut oil, which is less expensive and doesn't taste of coconut.

I use the virgin stuff, and find that I just feel better when I'm taking it. In the morning, I put a tablespoon or two in my smoothie. If I want some later in the day I have it in tea.

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posted April 22, 2012 02:30 AM           Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I put about a tablespoon in chia 'pudding' with cacao & honey. sort of boring these days but it's my medicine.

When I first tasted it (9 years ago) raw, I ate it straight up. Then i found some raw recipes. So the easiest one was thar I mixed cacao and agave syrup and then ate it like a treat. I did that for many years.

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posted September 28, 2015 11:45 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Stawr     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I'll have a spoonful of it sometimes.

I've also made my own shaving cream and leave in conditioner with it.

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Valentine
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posted September 29, 2015 12:52 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Valentine     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I've been taking a teaspoon a day, for over a year, I still don't like the taste.

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posted September 29, 2015 08:58 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ceres_Moon     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I REALLY wanted to switch over to coconut oil for many things...cooking, baking, smoothies etc. But I just can't digest it. It's like stomach cramps within 10 min - and I'm not OK for 24 hours or so.
I have the same reaction with "raw butter".
Olive oil seems to be the only thing that doesn't bother me - but I know you're not supposed to use it for cooking.

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posted October 03, 2015 03:56 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for PlutoSurvivor     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I love coconut oil in homemade granola.

I think if you are adding coconut oil it to your diet for health reasons you could start out mixing it with other oils in very minute quantities. It doesn't require a huge amount of oil per day to benefit. I think sometimes we overdo what is actually recommended.

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posted October 03, 2015 04:00 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for PlutoSurvivor     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Greeks, Italians, etc. have been cooking with olive oil forever!!! The quality of oil is important.

Definitely should not be heated to super high temperatures.

Cooking tip: if you are making pasta sauce the oil or fat isn't added until the end, even after the heat is turned off.

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posted October 03, 2015 04:02 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for PlutoSurvivor     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I'm sure the cold pressed coconut oil is healthier than the heated or heavily processed types.

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Randall
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posted October 04, 2015 02:49 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Yes, heat destroys enzymes.

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posted October 04, 2015 11:07 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for mirage29     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Read some articles on it. I'll have to try it!

Ceres Moon, I get reactions to things too. Goats Milk gives me the same reaction you just spoke of. Then I found out that Soy Milk was triggering migraines.

I love coconut. Hey, I wonder what it would taste like to add a spoon of Chocolate Syrup?

Or??? With a little lime??

(music) You Put The Lime In The Coconut (The Hit Crew) [3:46] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niwYg8x9Brw

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Randall
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posted October 05, 2015 01:17 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Love that song.

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Valentine
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posted October 05, 2015 04:39 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Valentine     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I got some virgin coconut oil capsules, I'm now taking.

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posted October 06, 2015 09:54 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Let us know if there's a difference.

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Randall
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posted October 07, 2015 05:02 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
You should see a difference in the skin on your face first.

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Valentine
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posted October 08, 2015 12:14 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Valentine     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by Randall:
Let us know if there's a difference.

I don't think there's much difference, though I prefer the capsules as there's no taste.

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posted October 08, 2015 03:43 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ceres_Moon     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Very interesting about the capsules.

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posted October 09, 2015 05:20 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
They are probably concentrated.

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posted October 20, 2015 12:37 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Stawr     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I love the taste and smell of coconut oil.

I will never add it to my coffee ever again.

I have stomach issues anyways so I can handle a spoon of it. I enjoy, and I'm glad that I do since there are so many benefits.

Good for digestion and good for the brain.

I just make a solid perfume with it too!

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