The latest health craze is the use of coconut oil for just about everything! Extra virgin coconut oil is touted by celebrities, health gurus and regular folks as well. We are being told it is good to eat, drink, slather, swish and now it is even a treatment for thinning hair.

Most of us have tried it for cooking as it has a distinctively sweet taste, and is made of medium chain fatty acids unlike most fat we eat which is made up of long chain fatty acids. Coconut oil is used by the body as fuel and increases your metabolism which burns your calories at a faster rate. So, even at 120 calories per tablespoon, you shouldn’t gain weight…at least that is what proponents claim! If it is good for us, then a healthy diet is a wonderful building block for preventing hair loss. It may actually be part of the next natural hair loss treatment we try.

Coconut oil may also be the new cure for memory loss. Its medium chain fatty acids increase the body’s production of ketones. Ketones are a wonderful source of fuel for our brain cells. With our bodies staying young longer, we need to keep up mentally as well. The dental community is jumping on the bandwagon suggesting that the toxins in our mouths are fat soluble and by swishing with coconut oil for 20 minutes daily, these toxins get carried out when we spit it out. Dental plaque is the main culprit for poor gum health and bad breath, and has also now been linked to poor heart health.

Extra virgin coconut oil has ferulic acid which reduces inflammation. It pairs well with all of those peels we get to renew the look of our skin. Its antibacterial, antioxidant and antifungal qualities can eliminate breakouts even while it moisturizes our skin including our scalp. Many communities of peoples living near warm waters have used coconut oil as a female hair loss treatment for years. It not only moisturizes the hair shaft, but it protects the scalp and skin from the drying effects of sun and salt.

A mix of natural oils has shown up at high end salons for clients to use not only as a moisturizing product, but also to protect hair while clients are at the beach or pool as it protects against chlorine as well. This goes along with their promotion of laser hair therapy or laser hair restoration. Salons are selling laser hair brushes as a thinning hair treatment right along with natural hair care products to increase fullness, shine and body.

So, as we start to feel our age, or refuse to give in to the thought of it…we can add coconut oil to our smoothies, salads, slather it on our skin…even swish if we wish…but we must not forget to apply it to our hair as well. This along with the amazing advances in laser hair therapy will ensure we have healthy insides and beautiful outsides, naturally! Ask your salon or check the web for the best in a home use handheld laser hair brush for hair loss and hair health. It works with an array of cool light lasers in a brush type device that can be used at home or on the go for maximum blood flow and stimulation of hair follicles…therefor promoting thicker, fuller, shinier hair. Nutreve has a personal hair care laser hair comb or brush that is simple and easy to use…Even easier than cooking with coconut oil!