This Cooking Oil Looks Healthy But It's Cancerous

We've been led to believe that vegetable oil is healthy--because of the word "vegetable" in it. If you'd watch most videos on cooking or listen to some "health experts" they make it sound like there's no other way to fry healthily than with vegetable oil.

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And then they add how coconut cooking oil is the worst because it is 90 percent saturated fat, which is true. I even came across a respected health site that warns sternly against coconut cooking oil because it is said to promote heart diseases.

However, some medical doctors who also practice alternative medicine are saying otherwise. They say coconut cooking oil, particularly with lauric acid, is the best for health because heating it up to high temperatures does not trigger dangerous chemical changes unlike vegetable oil which becomes cancerous when subjected to high temperatures. Who'd you believe?

I'd opt for medical doctors who are also naturopathic doctors--"a healthcare provider who uses natural therapies to support and stimulate the body's natural healing processes, focusing on holistic approaches to health and wellness." Oxford Learner's Dictionary also says, a naturopathic doctor is "a person who treats illnesses using natural foods and herbs and various other techniques, rather than artificial drugs." 

Dr. Joseph Mercola is a Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) dealing with a "whole person" approach in treating ailments, and also "board-certified in family medicine," having served as chair of the family medicine department at the St. Alexius Medical Center for 5 years. Here are more details about his medical career.

His explanation about why coconut cooking oil is healthy (even if it has lots of saturated fats) and lots better than vegetable oil is quite interesting. And why vegetable oil is dangerous. Listen to his video:

I also discovered that local grocery stores in Manila has lots of premium coconut cooking oil like Minola. Even some sari-sari stores have it. I'm glad that our community grocery store offers several brands to choose from.