When I think of the tropics, I think of coconuts falling from trees. And although I don’t consider Florida the tropics, coconuts are figuring prominently here these days. But not for the reasons many might think. Sure, coconuts grow in South Florida, but it’s a certain Floridian who’s getting all the attention, for her message on what they can do for us.
Dr. Mary T. Newport lives in Spring Hill, FL with her husband Steve. When Steve reached the severe stages of Alzheimer’s Disease, Mary sought out something to help him. What she found was coconut oil. Her video has been circulating via email and is definitely worth watching at her website, www.coconutketones.com. Although her findings first came out in 2008, Dr. Newport’s book Alzheimer’s Disease: What If There Was A Cure, only became available in August of 2011.
In the video, and in numerous articles online, she explains that Alzheimer’s is like a “diabetes of the brain” in which the brain does not accept glucose. A certain substance is found in coconut oil that can serve as an alternative fuel for the brain, and that is MCT Oil which the liver breaks down and turns into ketones. These ketones are what the commotion is all about.
Ketones appear to also help those with other neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson’s, which is what my Dad was diagnosed with four or five years ago.
Armed with articles I found online by Dr. Newport and others, I bought the same brand of Coconut Oil shown in the video, and gave it to my parents. My Dad is a harder sell on such things, but after reading the materials I brought along, he agreed to give it a try. I hope many others will as well.