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 What are the benefits and advantages of Virgin Coconut Oil to Your Health ?    

Why drink Virgin Coconut Oil?   (Must read) Sinusitis & Alergy, Chronic Tiredness & Asthma
Protection from disease Dandruff and hair fall
Advantages of VCO & Metabolism and Energy Remove excess fat- Obesity  
Remedial, Substance digestion and absorption Prostate Enlargement,  Ulcer and constipation
Mother's milk & MCFA,pregnancy & Your baby  Acute myocardial infarction deterrent
Anti aging,  Scars on skin  elasticity, Protect & treat skin High blood  &  Diabetes
Cracked heel, Accident wound, wound and sore Cancer  ,   AIDS Treatment & other Researches
 
 
 
 

ALLERGY – (Example of Sinusitis And Asthma)

 
 

 

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Catarrh

 
 

Catarrh is mucus blockage or discharge often caused by swelling of the mucous membranes and by excess mucus.  The symptom is frequently associated with a cold but it is also found with other conditions such as sinusitis, ear infection, and tonsil or adenoid infections. Catarrh blockage can result in discomfort in the ear when changing altitudes such as in an airplane or even in an elevator. The mucus drip can cause chronic coughing. Catarrh is the body's way of trying to remove toxins from the body. Catarrh can be a symptom of various illnesses. The nasal discharge starts out watery but may become thick and yellow. Hay fever or rhinitis can cause a clear discharge, which is also accompanied by sneezing and itchy eyes. An allergy may cause catarrh with similar symptoms. The allergy may be to a particular food, animal dander or pollen. A case of the flu can bring on catarrh, which is accompanied by achy joints, fever and headache. Catarrh can also be a reaction to spicy foods, dust, cigarette smoke, over-dry air, or cold, damp conditions. These bouts of catarrh are usually relatively quick episodes that tend to diminish as soon as the irritant is removed. It is easier to recognize these causes and have control over them.

According to Dr Amir Izwan Mohamed Dahan (Specialist of ear, nose and throat ,Hospital Pusrawi Kuala Lumpur) said Catarrh can cause death to the patients and affected their brain.

Besides a good care, taking Virgin coconut oil + Honey can help you to support and enhance your immune system. From the testimonies, they were satisfied with the quality of virgin coconut oil and use it as daily supplement.

 

 

 
 
ALLERGY – (Example of Sinus And Asthma)-Testimony 
 
  

Allergy is a term used to describe any situation, sneeze attacks from and watery eyes on a hot day, until to red rash itchy and wheezing in breathing after coming in contact with pet animal or lip and tongue swelling and sickness after eating peanut. Briefly, allergy mean “reaction turning” , namely reaction mechanism of body's defense towards materials normally harmless. Most allergy always happens is : 

          i.             Allergic rhinitis and itchy eye (allergy konjuntivitis)  

         ii.             Asthma

iii.             Itchy skin rashes    

iv.             Food allergy    

v.              Allergy for hornet and bee sting.   

vi.             Sinusitis

 HOW ALLERGY HAPPEN 

Allergy begins when a person is exposed to any allergen such as house mite, pets, pollen and fungus because it produces allergy antibodies call imunoglobin E (IgE). Imunoglobin allergy antibody (IgE) stick itself to lymphocytes or antigen call mast cell. Mast cell containing histamine (a kind of protein), chemoatractants and other chemicals call leukotrin which can expand blood vessel and constrict smooth muscle (smooth muscle) that surround lung airway. Mast cell stick by imunoglobin allergy antibody (IgE) in fact can be found on the whole skin and layer nose, mouth, tongue, lung route and small intestine. It (mast cell) stick by imunoglobin allergy antibody (IgE) just now will break and release histamine, leukotrin and chemoatractants that would eventually produce allergy reaction. Mast cell will also attract other cell, especially white blood cell call eosinophil, irritate and cell damage. Histamine and leukotrin will cause sneeze and itchiness and swelling on the skin, in cavity lung (airway), and in strata nose. This will caused itchy bulge red color on the skin, asthma and blocked nose. This irritation is stimulated by the presence of eosinophil and enhance lnose and lung sensitivity layer and produce chronic symptom.

 
 
 

ANTI HISTAMINE ACTIVITY - IMPACT TO ALLERGY (ALLERGIC / SINUS)-Testimony   

 

Histamine (hist = mean it comprise from waste of dregs (residue) histidine, while amine = because it is vasoactive amine that causes several indications allergic (allergic symptoms) such as irritation and constriction of smooth muscle.

Histamine is a proteins important cause allergic effects. While allergic because of reaction immune for harmless customary materials such as pollen and dust (used to be recognized as allergen) shall be affixed to lymphocytes those mentioned as antigen. The antigen will  react is mast cell (mast cell). In fact to happen this interaction allergy imunoglobin allergy antibody (IgE) who are free afloat, shall be affixed to the recipient of surface of the cell masta (mast cell surface receptors). That mast cell will react with itself by release histamine, leukotrin and chemoatractants that would eventually produce allergy reaction. The reaction just because of material which actually harmless to the body, then let immunization system works and react to allergic elements is mean an abuse and interference to the body. Therefore use of anti histamine can help body to live more safer and comfortable with the system immune.

The outcome of the study from medical experts found that nigellone is a major active ingredient successfully dissociated from grain nigella sativa. Dr. Mahouz and Dr. El-Dakhakny find that chemical properties and it's pharmacology protect their experimental animal (guinea pigs) from histamine bronchospasm in whose induce.

In the year 1960, it was reported that crystalline nigellon had been used as a substance to treat children and also adult who already have bronchial asthma, and found that it has it's own therapeutic value and does  not contain any toxic substances. However, the reaction can be seen after a few days.

In 1993, Dr Nirmal Chakravarty did a study to confirm whether crystalline nigellon is likely to contribute as histamine release deterrent agent.

Inhibition for the release of antigen induced histamine can be seen in diagram 1. Egg white were used as antigen. Concentration nigellon at the rate 11ug / mL gives 50 % retarding potential for release histamine

 

 

For compound 48/80 those included (induced), histamine discharged at same rate like in the case of nigellone (diagram 3). 50% inhibition release histamine happened at the rate of 15ug / mL.

 
 

 
Trace of curve line resulted from nigellon inhibition over histamine release supported by calcium ionophore A23187 find it is the same with the release before it, but the release were less sensitive for nigellon. Like diagram 3, 26ug / mL nigellon caused inhibition 50 % histamine release.
 

 

Capacity nigellon as deterrent and inhibitor agent to histamine release likely originate from restriction of protein kinase C and reduction of calcium intracellular thickness. Oxidative energy metabolic inhibition (oxidative energy metabolism) may also played a role.

Nigellon impact on histamine release supported by protein kinase C stimulation also result in shut it production protein kinase C to another cell. Because protein kinase C very significant in reaction of biology include encouraging formation cancer and as a conclusion it is seen so potential to be used as a key ingredient of anti cancer.      

 

 
 
Mother during pregnancy  

Breast milk naturally contain a really stunning composition of fatty acid. It comprises of 45-50% 'saturated', 35% 'monounsaturated ' and 15-20% 'polyunsaturated'. From the total number of that saturated fatty acid, approximately 18% from it is antimicrobial fatty acid comprising of lauric acid and capric acid. Both are antimicrobial fatty acid which gave a milking baby the protection from a variety of viruses, such as HIV and herpes, bacteria such Chlamydia and helicobacter, and protozoa such as giardia lamblia.

The level of antimicrobial fatty acids may be as low as 3-4%. However a mother who take virgin coconut oil in their food, the level of lauric and capric acid in their milk will increase .

Lately, study had shown that when virgin coconut oil is consumed as part of nutrition, the content of lauric acid in breast milk will increase triple, while the content of capric acid will increase double. For some mother in some countries, the level of lauric and capric acid inside their milk can reach approximately 21% (for lauric acid) and 6% (for capric acid). This situation will give their baby more protection against viruses, bacteria and protozoa. (see the study on The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition – publish in the year 1998).

Apart from being beneficial for the child the mother who takes virgin coconut oil in their food will also get additional nutrition, because the 'saturated fat' which is 'medium chain fatty acid' in coconut oil is easily digested and converted into energy, enable her to activate or enhance her metabolic system, enable her to support the body's immune system and proven to overcome thyroid problem. 

Testimonial from some of the consumers showed that virgin coconut oil help to facilitate them in giving birth and can help restore postnatal crack effect on the skin  (tummy area).

 
 
Mother and baby - milk

Breast milk contained unique fatty acid. It comprises of 45 to 50 percent 'saturated', approximately 35 percent 'monounsaturated', and 15 to 20 percent 'polyunsaturated' fats. From the whole 'saturated fatty acid' generated in the mammary gland, 18 percent from it is antimicrobial fatty acids, lauric acid and capric acid. Antimicrobial fatty acids give baby a protection from a variety of viruses such as HIV and herpes, bacteria as chlamydia and helicobacter, and protozoa such as giardia lamblia.

When mothers who breast-feed their children consumed food from coconut fat (especially virgin coconut oil, desiccated coconut and coconut milk) the content of lauric acid and capric acid level increased significantly in their milk. (see The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, publish in the year 1998). That means the level of protection of antimicrobial lauric acid and capric in breast milk will increase, and finally giving extra protection for the child.

According to some research, it shows that without the additional lauric acid from nutrition, breast milk already contained 3 percent lauric acid and 1 percent capric acid produced by the mother's mammary gland, and the level of lauric acid and capric acid varies between every mother who breast-feed their child. However when lauric acid is taken through nutrition like coconut fat, the content of lauric acid in breast milk increased three fold, while the content of capric acid increased almost double. This condition can provide more protection for the baby against a variety of viruses, bacteria and protozoa.

(Francois CA, Connor SL, Wander Rc, Connor WE. Acute effects of dietary fatty acids on the fatty acids of human milk. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1998;67:301-308)

 
 
Mother's milk & MCFA
 

Milk enriched with very important MCFA promotes a healthy growth and development of a child. Based on that reason, MCFA are added to most breast or infant food. However, this fatty acid is not the same with the original found in mother's milk. The company that produced milk will use coconut oil or indigenous palm oil in the near future. However medium chain triglycerides (MCT's oil) are used in some milk product because MCT is an industry product which contains 75 per cent of acid caprylate and 25 per cent of caprate acid and a little lauric acid and MCFA is the most important as an antimicrobial. The ratio of lauric acid with other MCFA in coconut oil is similar to the ratio in mother's milk. The reason MCT's is use replace high cost of coconut oil is only because of economy or health. Although caprylate acid and caprate acid is good, but it is not as good as laurate acid or the combination of all those 3 acids like those found in nature.

 If fatty acid content and milk quality can be altered, then how about mother's milk. Mother's milk is undeniably the best food for the baby. But not all mother's milk is same because it is greatly influence by the mother's health. If the mother did not eat nutritious food, then the body will utilized nutrient from its own network. If the mother is short of important nutrient, then she will produce less milk. Instead if the mother consumed food containing toxic (such as trans fatty acid) her milk will also contain toxic. Therefore eating food intelligently for pregnant and lactating women is very important.

The mammary gland produced some of the MCFA as the main component in mother's milk. Why MCFA is in  the breast milk, is because the baby's digestive system is still not fully developed. MCFA would be much simpler for the body to absorb and use. It provides nutritient and energy the baby needed to grow healthily. MCFA, having antimicrobial characterics protect the baby from viruses like HIV and herpes, bacteria as Chlamydia and H Pyrolis, fungus such as candida and protozoa such as giardia.

Study on animals as well as humans had shown that MCFA became an important component in the breast milk for a truly healthy growth and development of the body. It is acknowledged that there is a clear difference between food containing LCFA (vegetable oil) and food which contains MCFA (coconut oil) on the lifespan and growth rate. A baby whose mother consumed MCFA grows faster, healthier and has a longer lifespan of 68 percent compared with 32 percent otherwise. This is especially for babies who were born underweight.

Latest study which involves 46 infants who were born underweight, confirmed that coconut oil when added to their food, gain weight faster. Miraculously the increased in bodey weight is  connected to the physical growth not the amount of fat stored. In conclusion, consumption of coconut oil in baby's food will increased their weight faster and the food can be properly digested. Whereas vegetable oil will only go through the digestive tract without being fully digested consequently fail to meet the nutrient requirement for development. MCFA not only facilitate fat absorption by the baby but it also facilitate the absorption of vitaminss, mineral and those proteins dissolved in fat.

If the milk does not contain enough MCFA, usaully the baby suffer malnutrition and become susceptible to contagious diseases. Therefore mother's milk should contain as much MCFA as produced by nature. This can be achieved by taking a lot of food which contain MCFA. Mothers who produced milk rich in nutrient can enhance the baby's health. If cow's milk and other milk products contain low MCFA, then the richest food with MCFA is tropical oil, especially coconut oil.

Fatty acid as antimicrobial is quite low, only around 3 percent, yet when the mother eats coconut product such as desiccated coconut, coconut milk, coconut oil and others then the MCFA's content in her milk will increase significantly. For example, taking 40 grams (around 3 tablespoon) of coconut oil systemically can increase lauric acid in mother from 3.9 % to 9.6 % after 14 hours. The content of caprylate acid and caprate acid also increased. “This is a very important benefit”; said Mary G, Enig, Ph.D, a lipid chemist and Fellow of the American College of Nutrition “Milk has already increased the number antimicrobial laurite acid and  caprate acid that provide higher protection for the baby. “If the mother consume coconut oil daily during  lactation, MCFA's content will be greater.

Fatty acid as antimicrobial is quite low, only around 3 percent, yet when the mother eats coconut product such as desiccated coconut, coconut milk, coconut oil and others then the MCFA's content in her milk will increase significantly. For example, taking 40 grams (around 3 tablespoon) of coconut oil systemically can increase lauric acid in mother from 3.9 % to 9.6 % after 14 hours. The content of caprylate acid and caprate acid also increased. “This is a very important benefit”; said Mary G, Enig, Ph.D, a lipid chemist and Fellow of the American College of Nutrition “Milk has already increased the number antimicrobial laurite acid and  caprate acid that provide higher protection for the baby. “If the mother consume coconut oil daily during  lactation, MCFA's content will be greater.

 If the mother did not take food which contains MCFA during lactation, then the mammary gland will only be able to produce around 3%  laurite acid and 1%  caprate acid. Consequently the baby will lack nutrition and also antimicrobial protection.

 

 
 

Virgin Coconut Oil

suitable for your baby

 

This Virgin Coconut Oil Pure is particularly suitable for external use on your baby from 1 day to 6 years old. The important part that need to be applied are; head (hair ), joints, buttocks and parts that are prone to diaper rash, skin irritation, also the side of the neck and baby's chest, (prone to milk rash), dry skin and chafe. You need not have to worry because Virgin Coconut Oil Pure does not contain toxin or chemicals, in fact it is not harmful if it comes into contact with your baby's eye. The high content, around 50% lauric oil and capric in Virgin Coconut Oil will act as a protector and treatment to your baby's skin. It will penetrate deep inside the skin (until the connective tissue) and kill all viruses, bacteria and protozoa. Your baby's skin will look well, soft and fresh always. It is best to use this oil every time after bathing or after changing the napkin to prevent sore and rashes from the baby. (click consumer comment)

For children ages between 7 and 12 years old, this oil can be used externally and internally. It is suitable to be taken 1 teaspoon after breakfast and after tea. While those  13 to 100 years old it is suggested to take 2 teaspoon after breakfast and 2 teaspoon after tea. This oil will help to strengthen the body's immunes system. With the ability of body to convert lauric acid and capric acid to monolaurin and monocaprin, that kill viruses, bacteria and protozoa by destroying the lipids and phospholipids coating of the virus. 'Saturated fat' in virgin coconut oil is 'medium chain fatty acid'. In the body it is sent directly to the liver where it is converted into energy, whereas other fats are kept inside the cell of the body (as body fat). In other words it is easily digested and use by the body to generate energy. You will be more energetic and stay active always.

Virgin Coconut Oil Pure is also very suitable to be used as a lotion for the skin for all ages. According To Dr Joseph Mercola (Total Health Program's author) And Rachael Droege (both health experts ). The content of lauric oil and capric oil (aprox. 50%) in Virgin Coconut Oil will act as a protector and treatment for your skin. It will penetrate deep inside the skin and kill all viruses, bacteria and protozoa. Virgin coconut oil used as lotion is an ideal method to restore your skin's youthfulness. It does not only prevent the harmful free radicals formation, and act as a protection from free radical reaction, it is also capable of sustaining the skin from the formation of whitehead and other skin problem caused by aging factor and excessive exposure to sunlight. Virgin coconut oil is capable of sustaining the 'connective tissue' of the skin to  become strong and delicate, where it helps to stop the skin from slack and wrinkled. In certain condition it can afford to restore damaged skin or cure skin contracting a disease, help to relief and eliminate eczema, psoriasis and fungal infection. Virgin coconut oil not only give temporary relief to the skin, but also help to restore and improve the skin, and this cannot be done by any other type of lotion. It returned the youthfulness to your skin by removing dead external skin cells. Virgin coconut oil will penetrate deep into the skin and will reinforce that layer of tissues. Finally your skin will look soft and healthy. If you want a maximum restoration, you must choose those genuinely quality oil, free from chemicals, no bleaching and non hydrogenated. All of these are available in virgin coconut oil.

 

 

 
 
 
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
 
Chronic fatigue syndrome is classified as an attack of exhaustion which is relatively abrupt, often a lag after an attack by an infectious disease. Among the syndromes are muscle weakness, headache, loss of memory, mental confusion, fever, spleen swelling, acute fatigue even with usual activities, depression, nervousness, headache, rashes, allergy and autoimmune reaction. A continuous symptom of six months or more is an indication of this chronic fatigue syndrome (Chronic fatigue syndrome).

The syndrome's severity often change. People who are affected will probably undergo temporary recovery and work as usual, and will be ill again after a few moment. Unfortunately most people do not realize  that they had been attack by the disease, and think that this phenomenon is due to age factor, stress or seasonal disease. As a result they do not do anything to overcome it. 

Until today the main cause of the disease is still unknown. But it is believed that it is caused by a combination of various factors. Among them are the result from many chronic infection and adverse nutrition, excessive stress and food poisoning, all of these inflict stress on the immune system and depleting the body's energy.

Dr Murray Susser, MD from Santa Monica, California said that this chronic fatigue syndrome usually starts with a simple virus infection that causes breathing infection such as influenza and flu. Similarly with the infection of herpes virus which is smallpox and Epstein Bar virus that causes mononucleosis. Since virus is believed to be the main cause of this syndrome, then not much that can be done because there is no drug that can cure the disease caused by virus. Wrong dosage of drug can aggravate the situation and experimenting with antibiotic and different drugs is not a good solution.

Under these circumstances virgin coconut oil is the main alternative to solve the chronic fatigue syndrome . The fatty acid in coconut oil is capable of killing herpes virus and Epstein-Barr virus that we are convinced to be the main cause. It is also capable of killing Candida and giardia and a variety of other organisms that cause chronic fatigue.

Because chronic fatigue syndrome is caused by the disease that depresses the immune system, hence virgin coconut oil will be the solution. Its role is to kill the organism and free the body from dangerous microorganism. With the decrease of these dangerous organism eats up body's energy, the immunity system therefore would be able to function better subsequently reducing the stress to the body. 

Virgin coconut oil can give immediate energy and stimulate metabolism. The increase in energy will not only raise the spirit, but it also boost the ability of the body to recover faster. The higher the metabolism the more efficient is the immune system and the faster the body recover and improve itself. Metabolism will function at a higher level in the cell of the body, whereas stressed metabolism will cause cell to function slower. And this means remedial and body improvement also will becomes slower.

 
 
 
 

CANCER

 

The risk of women getting breast cancer is 1 in 8, while men run the risk of getting prostate cancers of 1 in 9. 1 out of 3 persons living in America today suffer from some kind of cancer. Cancer is the second killer disease after heart disease. Like heart disease, the positive cure for cancer has not yet been found. Often its treatment is as severe as the disease itself. Best defense is prevention because most cancer is preventable. 

Everyone has cancer cells in the body. Why everyone do not have cancer is because his immune system destroys the cancer cells before it spread. While the immune system is functioning well, then there is no need to fear this disease. Athur I. Holleb, MD., vice chief senior Medical Affairs for American Cancer Society said,” Only when the immune system is unable to destroy the dangerous cell, then cancer will develop”. In other words, cancer can only bloom in people whose immune system is disturbed or weak until it is unable to provide good defense. Dr Holleb does not specify that an efficient immune system does not only influence lung cancer, breast cancer or leukemia, but it can affect all cancer. This means that even though the body has carsigonik vitamins, if the immune system is functioning very well, then cancer will not develop. Therefore a healthy and good immune system, is the primary element in cancer prevention.

There are a few ways that we can do to enhance our immune system to prevent cancer, such as by eating healthy food, exercise regularly, reduce stress and have enough rest. Better still we should avoid the habit that increases the risk of cancer such as smoking, or taking vegetable oil that has been destroyed by heating process. As mentioned before, vegetable oil that has undergone many changes really influence the immune system. Another way to improve the immune system is by taking virgin coconut oil systemically. Taking virgin coconut oil especially making it a substitute for other oil will greatly contribute towards avoiding the risk of cancer.

Human body is always surrounded by bacteria, and among them can enter the body. The white blood cell in the immune system will directly continue to attack the microorganism besides cleaning up diseased cells and cancer cells. If at the point the bacteria enter the body while the immune system is weak, the white blood cell will be forced to work hard. At that time, the immune system will not be able to clean the cancer cells effectively, thereby the cancer cells will be able to develop and spread without resistance.

It is believed that the antimicrobial characteristic of MCFA of coconut can help the body to eliminate bacteria that cause diseases thereby enhancing the immune system. MCFA act as a destroyer of microorganism that infiltrate the body. With a small number of harmful bacteria inside the body, the white blood cell will be free to search and destroy the cancer cells. With this method, virgin coconut oil can help the body to be more resilient towards bacteria and easier for the white blood cells to clean up toxic and cancer cells. Therefore the main benefit of virgin coconut oil in fighting cancer is to enhance the function of the immune system thus the white blood cell function will be more effective, therefore the cancer cells will not have the opportunity to spread.

Virgin coconut oil does not only help the white blood cells, but it is also active in fighting against various forms of cancer. Dr Robert L Wickremasinghe, serology division head of Medical Research Institute in Sri Lanka, reported that virgin coconut oil possesses a natural anti carcinogenic. Many researcher have shown that coconut oil prevent the emergence of carcinogenic agent that causes colon tumor or even breast tumor on animals tested. Vegetable oil is able to increase the possibility of cancer because it is easily oxidized to form carcinogenic free radicals. MCFA has the influence on anti oxidant and can prevent the reaction of free radicals, providing protection against breast cancer and colon cancer. Therefore steps to be taken by those who are worried of cancer attack is by replacing the oil they use immediately (if vegetable oil) with foods that are processed with the coconut oil.

 

 
 
 
Pact Signed to Test Coco Oil for AIDS Treatment
 
 
Feb. 18, 1999, Manila - The official agreement covering the first clinical tests using coconut oil and its fatty acid, monolaurin, to treat HIV/AIDS patients has been signed. The memorandum of understanding among the three agencies doing the clinical tests - the Philippine Coconut Research and Development Foundation (PCRDF), United Laboratories and the San Lazaro Hospital - was signed yesterday, making possible the first medical research in the Philippines against AIDS.

PCRDF Chairman Maria Clara Lobregat told reporters that government will not spend a single centavo with this trial, and it will determine the efficacy of coconut chemicals.  Health Secretary Alberto Romualdez said the trial needs approval and protocol, and institutional ethics review board will assess issues on using human subjects for research purposes. He welcomed the fact that the government will not shoulder the expenses for the tests.  "It is very expensive, but since the DOH does not have that kind of money and the private sector does, then we can ask patients to participate," he said.

The tests involve 15 Filipino patients: 12 females and three males in the early stages of HIV infection. Tayag said the trial seeks to achieve what experts in the United States have found out in research - - that coconut chemicals increase the CD4 cell count and lower the viral load of HIV patients to undetectable levels.  Dr. Eric Tayag, chief epidemiologist of the hospital, said the CD4 cells are the body's first line of defense against infection and disease, but they are also the first to be attacked by the HIV. The viral load is the amount of the virus in the blood.  It will cost the 15 patients P300,000 each in coconut oil and monolaurin capsules, but he said this will not cost the hospital anything.

Dr. Conrado Dayrit, president of the National Academy of Science and Technology and a member of the PCRDF board, explained that HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, has a fatty envelop, and monolaurin can penetrate and dismember this envelop rapidly when ingested.  Monolaurin is a substance derived from lauric acid, a component of the coconut. It is the most important and most effective component of coconut oil.  "It disrupts the membrane coating the envelop by softening it first. If this happens, the virus will die," he said.

The PCRDF is funding the trial, but United Laboratories will receive the technology of processing the monolaurin capsules. (Philippine Headline News Online)

 
 
NEJM : AZT may harm fetus unnecessarily in HIV-positive pregnant women
 
December 1, 1999, lauric.org - Ioannidis and Contopoulos-Ioannidis note in their Nov. 25 1999 NEJM letter to the editor that the study by Mofenson et al (August 5, 1999 NEJM) on perinatal transmission of HIV in women treated with zidovudine (AZT), did not support the concluding statement by Mofenson et al that antiretroviral therapy "should be recommended to all infected pregnant women regardless of their HIV-1 RNA levels". The authors also report that they have extended the results of Garcia et al (NEJM Aug 5 1999) on the predictive value of viral load to 10 studies and noted that in women with low viral loads (below 1000 copies per milliliter) there are no lower rates of transmission with treatment with AZT as opposed to no treatment. Although both Mofenson et al and Garcia et al agree that comments by Ioannidis and Contopoulos-Ioannidis are correct, they nevertheless support the use of AZT to reduce the risk of transmission of HIV-1 or other treatment regimens for those women who do not wish to expose the fetus to antiretroviral drugs during pregnancy. For women who elect the latter course, Lauric.org continues to suggest the safe and effective adjunct dietary supplementation with sources of lauric acid and capric acid, which are known for their effectiveness in significantly lowering viral loads.
 
 
Comments on JAMA Report: Reducing Viral Loads in Breastfeeding Mothers Lowers Transmission Rate
 
 August 27, 1999, lauric.org -  Miotti and colleagues, JAMA August 25, 1999 report the results of a study measuring "HIV Transmission Through Breastfeeding." They conclude that the risk of transmission is greatest in the early months of breastfeeding. The cumulative rates were 3.5%, 7.0%, 8.9%, and 10.3% at the end of months 5, 11, 17, and 23 respectively. The incidence per month was reported as 0.7% during the period from age 1 to 5 months, 0.6% during the period from age 6 to 11 months, and 0.3% during age 12 to 17 months. The significance for the trend was P=.01.  Lauric.org notes that the inclusion of a source of lauric acid to the diets of the breastfeeding HIV positive mothers would help to lower the level of virus in their milk and thus could help to lower the rate of transmission in populations such as these mothers in Malawi where breastfeeding is important for survival of the infant. Adding a functional food such as coconut to the mother’s diet would be beneficial because it would provide increased lauric and capric acid in mother's mi
 
 
Lauric.org: Mother-Infant HIV Transmission Could Be Reduced  through Viral Lowering with Lauric and Capric Acid
 
August 6, 1999, lauric.org - Garcia et al, (New England Journal of Medicine August 5, 1999;341:394-402) have reported that the maternal plasma HIV-1 RNA levels (viral load) are predictive of the risk of perinatal transmission, although not of the timing of that transmission. This report is from The Women and Infants Transmission Study, an ongoing multicenter, prospective study of the perinatal transmission of HIV-1 and the natural history of HIV-1 infection in pregnant women and their infants.

The study included women who were treated with zidovudine and those who were not. With an increasing geometric mean of the levels of plasma HIV-1 RNA levels (viral load) there was an increasing rate of transmission from mother to infant up to levels exceeding 100,000 copies of virus per milliliter (mL). When the maternal level was less that 1000 copies of virus per mL (0 of 57 women), the rate was zero percent; when the level was between 1000 and 10,000 copies per mL (32 of 193 women), the rate was 16.6 percent; when the level was between 10,001 and 50,000 copies per mL (39 of 183 women), the rate was 21.3 percent; when the level was 50,001 to 100,000 copies per mL (17 of 54 women), the rate was 30.9 percent; and when the level was greater than 100,000 copies per mL (26 of 64 women), the rate was 40.6 percent.

The highest rate was 63.3 percent for women who had levels of virus greater than 100,000 and who had not received zidovudine. However, for women whose levels were between 50,000 and 100,000, the rate of vertical transmission was the same whether they received zidovudine (31.2 percent) or did not received zidovudine (31.6 percent).

Lauric.org believes that this research reinforces the comments from an earlier response by lauric.org. Monolaurin, the monoglyceride of lauric acid, destroys the HIV-1 virus. If HIV-1-infected pregnant women were given a source of lauric acid during pregnancy, there could be additional lowering of viral load, which could be helpful in preventing vertical transmission of the virus.

Further, those infants who acquire HIV-1 infection by vertical transmission from their HIV-1-infected mothers are candidates for the adjunct antiviral nutritional support from lauric fats in their infant formula. Since the current medical recommendations prevent these infants from receiving human milk from their HIV-1-infected mothers, they need to be given infant formulas. There was a time when most of the infant formulas in the United States could be counted on to have a source of lauric acid and capric acid in their formulation to match that found in human milk. This is no longer true for many of the infant formulas.  Additionally, older HIV-1-infected children, who consume regular diets, could benefit from a source of lauric acid such as desiccated coconut or coconut milk products.

 

Lauric.org Notes Dual Importance Regarding CMV and HIV
 
July 7, 1999, lauric.org - Kovacs, et al (N Engl J Med. July 8, 1999;341:77-84) have reported from a prospective study that infants born to HIV-1-infected mothers who are found to also be HIV-1-infected are at greater risk for the development of cytomegalovirus (CMV) and for HIV-1 disease progression than are those infants born to HIV-1-infected mothers but who are not themselves HIV-1-infected.

The researchers concluded that "HIV-1-infected infants who acquire CMV infection in the first 18 months of life have a significantly higher rate of disease progression and central nervous system disease than those infected with HIV-1 alone." Further, among those infants who are HIV-1-infected, the infants who develop CMV continue to have a higher rate of CMV and more severe disease at four years of age.

Infants who are HIV-1-infected have a higher rate of CMV infection at 6 months than those who are not HIV-1-infected (39.9 vs 15.3 percent). At age 18 months, those infants who are HIV-1-infected and who also have CMV infection have higher rates of HIV-1 disease progression (70.0 percent) than those who are only HIV-1-infected (30.4 percent). In those children who were only HIV-1-infected, rapid progression of HIV-1 disease was related to their having higher levels of virus (i.e., higher viral load)

Monolaurin, the monoglyceride of lauric acid, destroys CMV, as well as other herpes viruses and HIV-1. If HIV-1-infected pregnant women were given a source of lauric acid during pregnancy, there could be additional lowering of viral load, which could be helpful in preventing vertical transmission of the virus.

Further, those infants who acquire HIV-1 infection by vertical transmission from their HIV-1-infected mothers are candidates for the adjunct antiviral nutritional support from lauric fats in their infant formula. Since the current medical recommendations prevent these infants from receiving human milk from their HIV-1-infected mothers, they need to be given infant formulas. There was a time when most of the infant formulas in the United States could be counted on to have a source of lauric acid and capric acid in their formulation to match that found in human milk. This is no longer true for many of the infant formulas.

The older HIV-1-infected children, who consume regular foods, could benefit from a source of lauric acid such as desiccated coconut products.

 
 
Lauric.org Comments on Icelandic HIV Research
 
 
July 1, 1999, lauric.org - Dr. Halldor Thormar, the Icelandic scientist, who previously showed that monolaurin, which comes from the fat in coconut, kills lipid coated DNA and RNA viruses including HIV and herpes viruses as well as other microorganisms including gram positive bacteria has just announced the potential effectiveness of monocaprin dissolved in a gel in killing HIV. Monocaprin also comes from the fat in coconut in the form of capric acid (C:10). Thormar and his colleagues plan to continue the tests with monocaprin against chlamydia and herpes simplex virus.
 
 
 
 
Lauric.org Responds to FDA Ban on DHA
 

June 1, 1999, lauric.org - Several fatty acids are very important for health and development. Among them are lauric acid and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). These two fatty acids are found in human milk from lactating mothers. Lauric acid is the medium-chain fatty acids used by the infant to make antimicrobial monoglycerides to keep the infant from getting infections. DHA is a long-chain omega-3 fatty acid that is absolutely essential for proper brain development in the infant, and for healthy vision. Children and adults also need a source of both lauric acid and DHA. Lauric acid can only be obtained through foods and the best source in the United States is coconut including sulfite-free desiccated coconut. Children and adults can make their own DHA if they have adequate dietary consumption of the precursor to DHA, which is alpha-linolenic acid, and if they also don’t have too much omega-6 vegetable oils or partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (trans fatty acids) in their regular diets. The best source of preformed DHA is cod liver oil and fatty fish such as salmon, sardines, and mackerel. (Copyright 1999 lauric.org).

 
 
 
 
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