Julie Figueroa - Maryland, Ohio

In 1998, I was running a computer company in New York. I also had an Internet company in the Philippines and was in charge of a very exciting Internet trade show in Asia (Internet World).  I was very busy and enjoying work but always made sure I got my yearly executive check up, including my yearly mammogram.

In February of 1998 1 got a clean bill of health. A few months later I began feeling a strange sensation in my breast late October it developed into a sharp pain. I went to the doctor and was immediately referred to an oncologist for testing. I was told I had a very aggressive form of breast cancer and needed surgery immediately. This came as a shock to me. I began to wonder why? There was no history of cancer in my family. Was it the toxic waste in New Jersey where I had lived for the past ten years? Was I stressed at work and did not know it? I thought there had to be a reason why people get cancer. Before going through with a mastectomy I wanted a second opinion.

I went to a different specialist but he told me the same thing. I kept trying to find a doctor that would tell me that all I needed was a lumpectomy or just chemotherapy. Finally, the fifth doctor told it to me straight, "You don’t have a choice. We don't even know if we can still save you. You are at stage 4, the most serious stage, we need to do the surgery immediately."

Here I was, in February cancer free, now just eight months later I was knocking on death's door with a very aggressive form of breast cancer. I went through with the operation and afterwards several months of chemotherapy. While doctors said that the cancer was under control, it wasn’t completely gone. So they kept me on medication. I decided to go back to the Philippines for a visit. I owned a farm there that I loved and had always wanted to grow medicinal plants. The farm was filled with coconut trees, which were harvested for the copra. I thought about planting coffee under the coconut trees and start an herbal medicine garden.

Then in 2001 1 began to experience painful headaches. They became so severe that it felt like the bones in my skull were being fractured. I walked into my doctor's office and told him I wanted an X-ray of my skull. “Were you in an accident" he questioned? "No" I said, "I just feel that I have some kind of fracture? He smiled, "How do you know you have a fracture? Maybe a strong pain killer will solve your problem." "I know what a fracture feels like." I said, "I've had several bones broken in the past and I know what it feels like." He didn't argue any further and I had an X-ray taken. I went back the next day to see my doctor and instead, met with seven other doctors. They had never seen the type of skull cancer I had. Almost half my skull looks like cheese that had been eaten by rats. I was in shock. I asked them what were my chances for survival? They said, "In the Philippines, at your stage ... none." I probably had two months.

I took the next flight to the United States. I went to see my doctor the afternoon I arrived. The doctors in Manila had already faxed and spoken to him about my condition. The next day I visited with my neurosurgeon. We discussed my condition and scheduled a craniotomy. My prognosis was poor. He ordered an MRI, CT scans, bone scans, blood work, etc. This was the same cancer that had so aggressively attacked me before. It had now spread up into my skull. Surgery was scheduled for the morning after. The cancer was hairline close to the main artery in my brain. The bad news was that he could not take it all out; 20% of it was at the back of my skull in the center over the main artery. Chemotherapy had not been successful after breast surgery so there was little hope it would be of any use now. But at this point, it was the only hope I had. My chances for survival were grim. I knew I'd better make the most of the time I had remaining.

After several months of recovery from the surgery I went back to my farm in Philippines to visit my family. I was really weak and would just sit on the hill watching the farmers work among the coconut trees planting coffee seedlings. I knew I had to do something to strengthen my immune system. I wanted to plant an herb garden. I started doing research on what medicinal plants I should grow that would boost my immune system. I thought about planting ginseng or bitter melons. I even considered growing a shrub from the Amazon.

Just about that time, I came across some research on coconut oil. I read about clinical trials for AIDS in the Philippines using coconut oil. I figured if coconut oil can boost the immune system and cure AIDS, it might work for my cancer. I started taking 3 to 4 tablespoons of oil a day plus whatever I used in preparing my meals. I would add it to my oatmeal in the morning, put it in my hot chocolate, cook my meals in it. I also snacked on fresh coconut and drank coconut juice.

By July my doctors started to worry. I had been gone for nearly six months. They needed to monitor the cancer that was still in my skull. So I flew back to the US. To their complete surprise I had gone into remission. They asked me what I had done. I told them I found a cure-virgin coconut oil. Today I continue to use coconut oil and I am cancer free! I had grown up around coconut trees in the Philippines. My grandmother used to make coconut oil from fresh coconuts just as many of the farmers did. I never used it because we were told it was a saturated fat. We were health. Conscious so we used hydrogenated soybean oil and corn oil. I had coconut oil around me all my life. It took getting cancer and a desperate search for a cure that made me rediscover this miracle oil.

Richard Gore - Miami, Florida

I put some virgin coconut oil in my tea in the morning where it melts. I then open a capsule with 100mg CoQ10 and put the contents on top of the oil where they dissolve in the oil. Then I drink the tea as usual. This has lowered my blood pressure enormously so that I no longer need pills.

Ed Turner - Little Rock, Arkansas

Virgin coconut oil has a substantial effect on blood sugar levels. My wife and daughter, both have type 2 diabetes, they measure their blood sugar levels at least three times a day. When they eat the wrong foods and their blood sugar levels get to 80-100 points above normal, they don’t take extra medication, they take 2-3 tablespoon of coconut oil directly from the bottle. Within a half hour their blood sugar levels will comeback to normal.

Chuck Parker - Los Angeles, California

Two weeks ago I went and had a test done at the local clinic and my total cholesterol was 175, triglycerides were 71 and blood sugar 85. The nurse was floored with my answer when she asked what kind of oils we used. Her jaw really dropped when I mentioned coconut oil! She said I should change my eating habits. So I asked her how many 52-year-old guys does she come across that have numbers this good and are on no medications of any type.

Gerri West - Norfolk, Virginia

I can’t quite imagine that virgin coconut oil would help my hip bursitis, but within less than a week the pain level had diminished vastly! I had such pain that I was taking 4 ibuprofen every 4-5 hours. At night I could only sleep on one side and that hurt. I had to use a heat pad to get any relief so I could sleep. I am off the pills and the heat pad.

Megan Chapman - Charleston, South Carolina

I’ve noticed an improvement in my gums. They were very tender/red/sore in a few spots before I started taking coconut oil. I was concerned about them as I have diabetes and gum disease often affects those who have diabetes. After I started taking virgin coconut oil they cleared up very quickly! I had no idea virgin coconut oil would help with this.

Ethan Kurt - Columbus, Georgia

During the past several months, I have been experiencing severe insomnia. I don’t believe in taking drugs to assist in sleeping, but it had gotten so bad that I got a prescription from my doctor. On using the prescription (and I have only tried this a couple of times) I was still only able to increase my night sleep from about two hours to about four and after taking the sleeping pills I felt so much worse the next day that I had abandoned that as a solution to my problem. I have noticed that since using coconut oil I am now getting a full eight hour sleep.

Chris Wallace - Petersburg, Virginia

I must say I noticed a GREAT change in arthritis symptoms. I had some swelling and discomfort in one of my knees for approximately 3 months prior to starting the daily consumption of virgin coconut oil. When I heard about the Virgin Coconut Oil, I purchased some and rubbed it around the knee area where the swelling was; my knee immediately stopped hurting and the swelling was gone away. I’ve not even had an inkling of the symptoms of pain in my knee since taking the virgin coconut oil.

Grant Wyane - New York, New York

We use over two litres of your virgin coconut oil in a week. You may be interested to know that since taking the oil for two and a half years, my cholesterol has dropped from the danger level to the good. I have stopped taking heart tablets (my blood pressure is now 113 over 73). I have lost 24kgs, and my hair growth and colour is turning back to original. My wife has also lost 24kgs and my daughter 14kgs.

Kent Porter - San Antonio, Texas

I am a male who has always been under weight. I have tried for years to bulk up, eating everything in sight and more than most anyone around. Friends have told me that I'm lucky to be able to eat like a pig, and not be fat. But most everyone will know that eating everything is not smart and can lead to health problems later in life. So as I begin to learn about a healthy diet and live smarter my weight fell off even more. My being small in my line of work has it's own problems. I just didn't have the power of larger people. I also found my self always COLD, and difficult to get warm. The Virgin Coconut Oil is solving both problems; my weight is coming on to a healthy level and I'm not cold as much any more. The Coconut products have been a wonderful addition to my diet. Thanks for the great info and Oils."

Sharon Rocks - Paris, Italy

Over the last 20 years I have been steadily and gradually gaining weight. You couldn't call me fat - but there I was, just too wobbly in all the wrong places. This year I decided to do something about it - finally. I went on a fruit diet. Nothing happened. I tried the cabbage soup diet (without the meat). Nothing happened. I fasted for a week. NOTHING HAPPENED! That when this book (Eat Fat, Look Thin by Bruce Fife) came into my hands - a godsend. I stopped fasting and began eating food again, but using coconut oil. After a few days I weighted myself - I had lost 5 pounds! Since then I have lost a total of 24 pounds, and still losing steadily at about a pound a week, enjoying full meals.

Marilyn Porter - New Orleans, Louisiana

I passed a worm yesterday. It can only be attributed to taking the coconut oil in earnest for the last three weeks. It was quite thrilling to see because that sucker was alive. I also want to emphasize that my health is excellent as I’ve been into the health movement since the ‘70’s. Also my hygiene is impeccable. So if I have worms, guess what, so does nearly everyone else.

Lorie Murray - Jacksonville, Florida

I have a huge improvement in my sinus and chronic ear infections. I put some in my nose everyday and in my ears. I only take one tablespoon a day at this point. I normally have three to four sinus infections a year and 5-7 ear infections a year. For the past 6 months of taking virgin coconut oil I have had NONE, even with swimming.

Ramesh Klein - Mobile, Alabama

I started using coconut oil and within a couple of months it enabled me to finally rid my body of candidiasis and alleviated my hypoglycemia symptoms. It also made my sugar cravings disappear enabling me to continue to be without the overgrowth of yeast in my body. I feel better than I have all my life.

Rick Frye - London, England

Having taken this oil for a week, I have lost 3 lbs. I am impressed by the taste and fragrance and look forward to using it in the future.
 

Dr. Bruce Fife N.D. (Coconut Cures)

MCFA is naturally found in mother's milk. But it can be as low as three or four percent. Eating coconut products can increase the levels of MCFAs significantly. The more MCFAs in the mother’s diet will further ensure that more nutrients will go to her milk.

Edna Aricaya-Huevos, M.D. (Coconut Cures)

As a doctor, I have found coconut oil to be very useful. It has been of great help in treating hypertension, high cholesterol, and thyroid dysfunction as well as many other conditions.

Dr. Bruce Fife N.D. (The Healing Miracles of Coconut Oil)

Any mother or expectant mother who desires a healthy, well-developed baby should consider adding coconut oil to her diet. She will not only assure better health for her children but will benefit greatly herself.

Dr. Conrado S. Dayrit M.D. (Coconut Cures)

The most remarkable property of coconut oil is that while it is a food, it is also an antibiotic, an immuno-enhancer, and a drug that regulates the body’s function and defense mechanisms. It restores the normal balance of tissues of cells that have become dysfunctional

Dr. Bruce Fife N.D. (Coconut Miracles)

As the medium chain fatty acids in coconut oil travel throughout the body they are actually anti microbial compounds. For example, Lauric acid, which makes up about 50% of the coconut oil, becomes 2 mono-lauren. 2-mono-lauren dissolves the lipid envelope that protects most pathogenic bacteria and viruses. It also attacks pathogenic yeast and parasites. Lauric acid contained in a human mother's breast milk is the major reason nursing infants have a high resistance to getting sick. Lauric acid in the diet will have the same effect, regardless of age. Its anti microbial properties have been helping people for thousands of years.

Edna Aricaya-Huevos, M.D. (Coconut Cures)

As a doctor, I have found coconut oil to be very useful. It has been of great help in treating hypertension, high cholesterol, and thyroid dysfunction as well as many other conditions.

Dr. Bruce Fife N.D. (The Healing Miracles of Coconut Oil)

This is the reason why virgin coconut oil is a recommended treatment for malnutrition among children. In a study conducted among malnourished preschool children in the Philippines, coconut oil was shown to be superior to soybean oil as a supplement. One group of children whose diet included coconut oil was observed to have gained weight faster and had improved nutritional levels. The group which had soybean oil for supplement lagged behind in weight gain and nutrition level.

Dr. Bruce Fife N.D. (Coconut Cures)

Another very important function is that medium-chain fatty acids protect the baby from harmful microorganisms. The baby’s immature immune system is supported by the antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal and antiparasitic properties of these vital fatty acids. In fact, without these unique saturated fats, the baby would probably not survive long. It would become malnourished and highly susceptible to a myriad of infectious diseases.