• Thank you Rachel for your response! I appreciate your thorough research on my question. It sounds like coconut oil has a lot of potential benefits, but since our current knowledge is still pretty limited I should only use it in moderation to maintain a balanced intake of saturated to unsaturated fat. I also found an additional possible benefit.…[Read more]

  • Herbal supplements are a growing trend and the claimed benefits are quite vast. The results of studies that look at their benefits or risks vary greatly. For instance, Dhingra et al found one herbal supplement to help with mild to moderate depression(1) while other studies discuss risks like liver damage (2) or lowered immune function (3). The…[Read more]

  • Coconut Oil keeps popping up on my social media sites. What benefits are being claimed about it and are there any merits to them?

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