If you must use oil, cook with COCONUT OIL

I know what you may be thinking..."OIL??". And the answer is YES...oil :-).I wouldn't recommend using it often, but sometimes recipes just call for it. I personally use coconut oil for a multitude of things. Sometimes, I put it in my hair and as a hands and feet moisturizer at night. I choose to cook with it over any other oils out there. Even olive oil! Here's why: Coconut Oil; Promotes your heart health, promotes weight loss when and if you need it, supports your immune system health, supports a healthy metabolism, providing you with an immediate energy source, helps to keep your skin healthy and youthful looking, and supports the proper functioning of your thyroid gland/health Coconut oil is saturated (Yikes!), but don't worry. The reputation of saturated fats have been slightly misconstrued over the years. In reality, we all want to avoid hydrogenated vegetable oils and TRANS FAT. Although it IS a fat, about 40-50% of it is made up of lauric acid. Lauric acid converts into monolaurin in our bodies. Monolaurin is claimed to fight off various lipid coated viruses and bacteria. Not to mention...coconuts are YUMMY! I'm sure many of you are wondering where you can find this! You can find it at any health and natural food store, but I recently ran into it at a couple grocery stores in town. A friend of mine even saw it at (gasp...) Wally World. Try it :-)