It is believed that extra virgin coconut oil plays an instrumental role in reducing viral susceptibility of HIV on patients. Preliminary research has shown indications of the effect of coconut oil on reducing the viral load of HIV patients.

Extra Virgin coconut oil is probably the cure that will give hope to all cancer patients. Its unique properties make it an effective antioxidant and prevent the formation of harmful free radicals. With the regular use of virgin coconut oil, all types of diseases including cancer can be prevented and healed.

There is a misconception spread among many people that coconut oil is not good for the heart. This is because it contains a large quantity of saturated fats. However, extra virgin coconut oil is beneficial for the heart. It contains about 50% lauric acid, which helps in preventing various heart problems by maintaining the good cholesterol levels and destroying the bad cholesterol.

The presence of medium chain triglycerides and fatty acids helps in preventing liver diseases as these substances are easily converted into energy when they reach the liver, thus reducing work load on the liver and also preventing accumulation of fat.

In Asia, virgin coconut oil is commonly used to prevent stretch marks during pregnancy. Already have stretch marks? Women have also found out that by applying extra virgin coconut oil to their stretch marks, it erases their stretch marks or gradually reduces their appearance.