Will Coconut Oil Kill You? – Episode 849

: Episode 849 – Vinnie & Anna answer the question “will coconut oil kill you?”,  completely debunking the recent media story condemning it, plus they talk with All the Rage movie producer Michael Galinsky, laugh about a new Goop product and more!

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COCONUT OIL

• Coconut oil = MCT oil
• It IS in fact good for you
• Vinnie consumes lots of it every day, and he has gotten healthier and healthier
• Sat fats have never been bad for you
• Used to get a bad rep because it was partially hydrogenated
  • It is NOT BAD
• Good to cook with, put in coffee, have a small spoonful of, etc.

MICHAEL GALINSKY

• Has been on a Friday episode before, check him out
• Producer of new film, All The Rage
• Movie is about Dr. Sarno
  • Chronicles the relationship between emotions and health
    • Treatment of chronic pain
    • David Schecter works off of Sarno’s principles
  • Unfortunately, Dr. Sarno has recently passed
    • At the age of nearly 94
• Check out the film if you have the opportunity
• Vilifying coconut oil is all part of the “cholesterol is awful, fats make it worse” lie
  • Some other type of oil helped campaign to vilify coconut oil

GOOP

• For one, it’s freaking called Goop
• “Body vibes” to rebalance frequencies in our bodies, claiming it uses NASA technology
  • NASA said it’s a load of crap
• Gwyneth Paltrow’s thing