"Coconut
is highly nutritious and rich in fiber, vitamins, and minerals. It is
classified as a "functional food" because it provides many health
benefits beyond its nutritional content. Coconut oil is of special
interest because it possesses healing properties far beyond that of any
other dietary oil and is extensively used in traditional medicine among
Asian and Pacific populations. Pacific Islanders consider coconut oil to
be the cure for all illness. The coconut palm is so highly valued by
them as both a source of food and medicine that it is called "The Tree
of Life." Only recently has modern medical science unlocked the secrets
to coconut's amazing healing powers."
