7 Benefits Of Coconut Oil That You Should Know

Benefits Of Coconut Oil

Coconut oil is widely used in the whole world for its benefits on skin, hair, weight loss, improving digestion and much more. It increases the immunity and also treats many yeast infections. Coconut oil has many health benefits which helps in hair and skin care as well.

Benefits Of Coconut Oil

Benefits Of Coconut Oil

Coconut Oil is Very Good for Our Health

Let’s take a look at the benefits of coconut oil on our body as it is one of the best and nourished oil known so far that is also used in daily food.

1)Hair Care

Coconut oil provides nourishment to the hair from root and makes them shiny. It helps in strengthening hair from the roots by providing them protein. Regularly massage your hair with coconut oil for 10 minutes.

Hair Care

Hair Care

It is an excellent conditioner for your hair as it heals damaged hair and also keeps them safe from harmful effects of pollution and dryness.

2)Weight Loss

Coconut oil is very beneficial for weight loss
Coconut oil helps in weight loss if introduced in the food as it contains medium chain of fatty acids which helps in taking off the excess weight. Coconut oil helps in reducing the abdominal obesity in women. Coconut oil is very easy to digest and it helps in keeping up with the healthy functioning og thyroid and endocrine glands.

Coconut oil is very beneficial for weight loss

Coconut oil is very beneficial for weight loss

3)Improves Digestion

Coconut oil contains saturated fats that have antimicrobial properties that eases the digestion process and prevents stomach disorders as well. It helps in the absorption of essential nutrients, vitamins and minerals. It also prevents the bacterial attack along with fungi infections and parasites that causes indigestion.

4)Boosts Healing

Coconut oil helps in speeding up the healing of damaged tissues and when it is applied on the infections and bruises then it protects the infected body part from the dust, fungi and bacterial attack. It accelerates the process of healing and does not leave any mark on the skin when applied regularly on the cuts and wounds.

5)Dental Care

Coconut oil helps in removing the plaque from teeth
Coconut oil helps in absorption of calcium by the body and also increases the calcium content in the body by making bones strong and healthy. It also makes your teeth healthy and strong. It reduces the plaque formation in the teeth and reduces the formation of plaque induced gingivitis.

Coconut oil helps in removing the plaque from teeth

Coconut oil helps in removing the plaque from teeth

Just take some coconut oil and add little water to it. Now fill your mouth with this water and keep this water in your mouth for 10 minutes. You need to rinse your mouth with this water as it will take away all the plaque from your mouth. Spit it out and then again rinse your mouth with clean water. Do this daily to get sparkling teeth and refreshed mouth.

6)Keeps Organs Healthy

Coconut oil has medium chain of triglycerides which helps in preventing the liver diseases. Fatty acids are converted into energy when they reach to the liver and this reduces the work pressure of liver. This leads to the smooth functioning of the liver and thus prevents the formation of kidney stones and gall bladder infections. It also helps in keeping the pancreas healthy by keeping them clean.

7)Good For Heart

Coconut oil is very good for keeping heart healthy
Coconut oil contains lauric acid which helps in treating the heart problems and controls the cholesterol as well.

Coconut oil is very good for keeping heart healthy

Coconut oil is very good for keeping heart healthy

It does not lead to increase in LDL levels and reduces the injury and damage to the arteries. It helps in maintaining the healthy lipid profiles in pre-menopausal women. It also helps in killing the bacteria which causes ulcers, throat infections and pneumonia.

Divya Sharma
Mrs. Divya Sharma is an avid writer with a vast experience of almost 15 years in writing career. She did her MA in English from IGNOU along with Diploma course in Journalism from YMCA, New Delhi. She has worked as a Content Manager with Times Of India, Noida for 10 years. Writing is her passion and she tries to give her best every time she writes on any given topic. Writing articles on home remedies is her area of interest and she has gained immense knowledge by writing and researching a lot in this field.