Rick,
I speak with an intimate knowledge of coconut oil it having been part of my diet for 14 years when younger - but there is still PD, AD etc in the part of the world where I grew up, and despite eating like a horse when I lived there I managed to balance weight and be healthy in a way I have not been since. On the other hand I know that there is a gut and diet handbook that is used with fantastic results in autiism and organic coconut oil plays a big role, will post title when I get it. There is certainly something about it that is more than the chemistry, it seems to have beneficial qualities, perhaps it is not so refined, and there are oher constituents that help. Interestingly the gut/diet thing is also used to good effect with MS too - all neurological.............

Lindy