Knights and Coconoil

Coconut Oil

Composition: Coconut oil consists of more than 90% of saturated fats (Don’t panic! Your opinion may change).

Coconoil kindly supplies our squad with oil and both of their Virgin Coconut Oils are completely pure and natural products. Garry Stiven, who is not only a great supporter of our team, but an incredibly ethical businessman and ex field director for Save the Children, founded the company. It was after a visit following the 2004 Tsunami in an emergency relief role that led him to set up Coconoil. This allowed the Sri Lankan people to bring in an export market, which helped boost their economy longer term.
Our relationship with Barnado’s goes hand in hand with Coconoil and their business ethos and as a strength and conditioning coach I can’t recommend their product enough to our supporters.

Coconut Oil is 92% saturated, this means it is a liquid in the tropics but hard as butter in northern climates. It also has many benefits, which have been overlooked whilst the saturated fats have been demonized.

Contrary to what the mainstream media has taught us, vegetable oils such as soy, safflower, sunflower, and canola are actually the WORST types of fat for cooking. They’re highly subject to heat damage due to their bond make up, which basically means that they become TOXIC to the body when heated! Coconut oil doesn’t have the same bond make up. It remains stable and is completely non-toxic no matter how hot it gets.
The benefits of coconut oil can be attributed to the presence of lauric acid, capric acid and caprylic acid. The human body converts lauric acid into monolaurin, which helps in dealing with viruses and bacteria causing diseases such as herpes, influenza, cytomegalovirus, and even HIV. It also helps in fighting harmful bacteria such as listeria.
Although 90% saturated fat, many people don’t realise that the saturated fat is a particularly healthy class of fatty acids called medium chain triglycerides (MCT’s). These are what Lauric Acid is in coconut oil. Coconut oil also has a very strong antioxidant power and populations such as the Polynesian islands, where they consume coconuts as a major part of their diets, are rarely troubled by conditions such as osteoporosis. Coconut oil is said to protect tropical populations from bacteria and fungus so prevalent in their food supply: as third world nations in tropical areas have switched to polyunsaturated vegetable oils, the incidence of intestinal disorders and immune deficiency diseases has increased
Please remember that the saturated fats in McDonalds and KFC are very different to the saturated fats in coconut oils. Avoid the first like the plague and eat the second to your heart’s content.

Politically correct dietary gurus tell us that polyunsaturated oils are good for us and that saturated fats cause cancer and heart disease. Such misinformation about the relative virtues of saturated fats versus polyunsaturated oils has caused profound changes in western eating habits. At the turn of the century, most of the fatty acids in the diet were either saturated or monounsaturated, primarily from butter, lard, small amounts of olive oil and Coconut Oil. Today most of the fats in the diet are polyunsaturated, mainly from vegetable oils derived from soy, as well as from corn, safflower and conola. Excess consumption of polyunsaturates has been shown to contribute to a large number of disease conditions. Coconut Oil is 92% saturated, this means it is a liquid in the tropics but hard as butter in northern climates. It also has many benefits, which have been overlooked whilst the saturated fats have been demonized. So Coconut oil is the healthy choice, and a great addition to a balanced diet. Coconut oil is said to protect tropical populations from bacteria and fungus so prevalent in their food supply: as third world nations in tropical areas have switched to polyunsaturated vegetable oils, the incidence of intestinal disorders and immune deficiency diseases has increased. Add Coconoil to you diet today, and enjoy all the health-giving benefits, as well as the delicious taste