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Health Benefits of Palm Oil

More recently, coconut oil has become the popular choice of oil. But, whatever oil you choose – whether it’s olive, coconut, almond, canola, peanut, safflower, walnut, or even avocado oil – none compare to the powerful nutritional virtues of virgin organic red palm fruit oil.

Health benefits:

    • When it comes to your brain, the special form of vitamin-E (tocotrienol) from red palm oil stops destructive damage and improves blood flow to brain cells, which can also help to prevent Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
    • In fact, studies funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have shown the vitamin E called alpha tocotrienolfrom from red palm oil, can help reduce the effects ofstroke by 50% by protecting your brain’s nerve cells
    • Red palm oil can also improve cholesterol values and also helps maintain proper blood pressure. Some studies have shown that people who’ve substituted other fats and oils for red palm oil have shown a 40% decrease in bad cholesterol after only 1 month of use.
    • Research is showing that the antioxidant power of red palm oil can be of help in protecting against a variety of health problems, including osteoporosis, asthma,cataracts, macular degeneration, arthritis, and liver disease.
    • It can even slow down the premature aging processes by protecting the skin against damaging UV rays.
    • The high antioxidant content of red palm oil makes it a potent anti-cancer food. Though tocotrienols can be found in rice bran, barley and wheat, red palm oil is the richest source of tocotrienol. Research suggests that this form of vitamin E may help fight skin, stomach, pancreas, liver, lung, colon, prostate, breast, and other cancers.
    • Additionally, research has shown that red palm oil promotes nutrient utilization, improves liver detoxification pathways and improves immune function.
  • Red palm oil is an overall immune system tonic and not only improves liver detoxification and can help treat non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NFLAD).

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