Meet The Experts

  • Great restaurants. Hot chefs. Food revolutionaries. Our goal is to discover, meet and befriend not just coconut oil crusaders, but anybody who’s making food healthier and more delicious. In this section, you’ll find plenty of profiles on the people who inspire and support us and our coconut oil capers.

Susan Dopart’s 5 Reasons To Use Coconut Oil Instead…

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  Coconut oil has been around for ages but we are just starting to discover the incredible benefits to the human body.  Here are 5 important reasons why you should incorporate coconut oil into your daily routine to benefit your health.   Use coconut oil instead of olive oil when stir-frying your veggies.  Coconut oil is safe to use at high temperatures since it is saturated and the molecules cannot be damaged.  If olive oil is used at too high of temperatures the fatty acids can break down, changing the chemical structure of the oil and destroying its nutrients.  The good [...]

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Nutrition and Childhood Disorders

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The Health of Today’s Children Today, we have an epidemic on our hands.  Sadly, it’s our children who are suffering the most from this health crisis. In fact, it is now estimated that children in today’s generation will actually be the first generation that will not outlive their parents. How could this be happening? Currently, we have an exponential rise in adult onset illness, like diabetes and obesity; showing up in children as young as 1 year of age.  We also have statistics that show 1 in every 110 children has a learning disability like dyslexia, autism or PPD. What in the world is going [...]

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Retailer Spotlight: Viitals Healthy Bakery & Café

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Today we are featuring one of our favorite accounts, Viitals Healthy Lifestyle Café & Specialty Bakery! Ivan and the Viitals team strives to create the foods of the future:  nutritionally-optimized and nourishing healthy organic smoothies and other foods for the body and mind. I personally think the coolest thing is their super easy baking mixes (everything is included in the mix, including Kelapo coconut oil. Just add water and bake!) They come in three delicious flavors– vanilla cake, chocolate protein mini-muffins, and vanilla protein mini-muffins. If you are local to Tampa, you can stop in their store and check out their [...]

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