Symptoms of Colon Cancer are mainly fatigue, weakness, breathlessness, passing of blood in the stool, weight loss, cramps or abdominal pain, bloating etc. Colon cancer can be present for several years before any symptoms show up which makes it difficult to diagnose. Cancers of right colon may grow into large sizes before causing any abdominal pain. The left colon is relatively narrower and cancer of the left colon is likely to cause partial or complete bowel obstruction.
Colonosopy can be used to detect cancer. If detected early, chemotherapy, radiation and surgery can be effective forms of treatment. These types of treatments however can render the body weak and battered. Also chemotherapy is not a cost effective method. Apart from the conventional methods, patients diagnosed with cancer can also turn to alternative medicinal techniques that involve eating foods that possess properties that can fight and eradicate cancer. One such natural remedy that has recently been discovered is Coconut Oil. Coconut oil is rich in lauric acid that can kill upto 93% of the colon cancer cells in as less as 48 hours after treatment.
Lauric acid eliminates the cancer cell by poisoning them and releasing oxidative stress which reduces the level of glutathione. Glutathione is required in high numbers by the cancer cells to sustain themselves from oxidative stress. Coconut oil till date was only looked upon for the nutritional value it provided for the hair. With this recent study its help in fighting of colon cancer was discovered.
Coconut oil has numerous other benefits too. It helps to improve blood cholesterol levels and can lower the risk of heart diseases. The saturated fats in coconut oil increase good cholesterol in the body. Coconut oil is good for the skin as well. Coconut oil can help heal dry skin issues and provide adequate moisturizer to the body. A good coconut oil massage will relax your muscles and relieve you of all the stress and tension.
Coconut oil is also used as a mouth freshener, unrefined coconut oil can be used for gargling and as you spit it out, it will pull out the bacteria responsible for bad breath thereby giving you a fresh feel whole day long.
Coconut Oil can be used in massages for new born babies to make their bones stronger. It is also used in fighting Alzheimer’s as well as improves liver metabolism.
Coconut oil has a unique combination of 50% lauric acid and triglyceride which is difficult combination to find in any other food. Coconut oil may not have achieved the cult status of eliminating cancer completely but in some ways can definitely aid in the fight against cancer. In some unique cases it may even completely eliminate cancerous cells.
source: http://www.healthyfoodplace.com
