coconut oil?
 

I posted today about a trial in the UK for a ketone ester. You can get ketones several ways, including eating coconut oil. Read my post about the trial in the UK for ketone ester, but in the meantime, is anyone here taking coconut oil? If so, what have you noticed?

Coconuts Oil
 

I started about a week ago. I take the organic extra virgin from Swanson, 2-3 tablespoons in the morning as butter or in smoothie. Fantastic flavor! To date no dramatic effect has been noticed, BUT, it somewhat helps short term memory. I will keep take it. FYI - there are some good videos you can watch about the coconut oil from YouTube!:)

I take it
 

I have been taking 3 table spoons of coconutoil every day since October 2010. Please see following link to my post about it:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...ht=imad+eureka
I was very enthusiastic about as I noted a huge increase in my energy after starting to take it and kept taking it without stop. But apart from improving my energy, I can not say that it had any other effect on my PD.

heres my million dollar discovery :) - pop your popcorn iin coconut oil for really busting those kernels open - 4th of July in a popper!and tastes great too!

yes
 

i find that eating it straight [after warming the jar in warm water to de-solidify] it might help with acid reflux. i have endoscopy on Friday, i am mostly on a liquid diet. acid reflux out of control now.

there's always something.....

coconut oil
 

I find the coconut oil keeps my energy level up / more consistent throughout the day. Been taking it off and on for a year now.
I use it two ways- 1 T. in my oat meal in the morning :stirthepot:
and then at least 1 T. more throughout the day absorbed through the skin
(my skin drinks it in like a thirsty sponge!)

I'm taking coconut oil for treatment of Parkinson's symptoms for the past 4 1/2 months and am very pleased with the results. I believe the main problem is that people don't take enough. Most battle plans indicate that you should be taking 6 tablespoons per day. When improvements started slowing down I just upped the dosage to 10-12 tablespoons a day. I also upped the battle plan by eating Terry Wahl's recommendation of lots of vegetables for each meal. I also paid a nutritionist to design a meal plan for me, which cuts back on carbohydrates. Miraculously I still have my weight under control.

My main symptom is right hand tremor, which is in retreat. It still flares up badly under stress but there is positive progression. I was diagnosed 13 years ago, so I'm surprised that I've improved as much as I have. I feared that too much brain cell death had already occurred after 23 years (including 10 years of hand tremor before being diagnosed).

curious
 

Is right hand tremor your only PD symptom after 13 years? If not, what other symptoms do you have? Balance, dizziness, fatigue? I'd like to hear how your other symptoms have been effected by the coconut oil, thanks.

Lots of non-PD health improvements came within the first month of taking coconut oil. Improved eyesight, clear headed thinking, more positive mood (it was like the sun came out), reduced swings in blood sugar (no more cravings), fixed my borderline cholesterol (all blood work numbers went off the charts in the right direction), amazing recovery from cold in 3-4 days (used to hound me for weeks), it was almost an out of body experience.

PD symptoms then started to fade away. I lost my Parkinson's frozen face (has expression again), drooling stopped, never feel dizzy or out of balance anymore, morning wake-up feel refreshed and energetic (used to feel like I'd been hit by a truck and had a whole body tremor), never require day time naps anymore, don't get tired while driving long distances in car, my toes are no longer numb and tingling sensation, significant reduction in right hand tremor, right foot no longer drags when I'm walking, elimination of right foot and leg tremor.

Hand tremor is my dominant symptom, and still flares up under stress. Miraculously I now go whole days without any tremor at all, except in between doses of cocunut oil. If I don't take the coconut oil, all the above symptoms start to reappear again, so it's a life time commitment for me. It will be interesting to see how far this will improve, especially since my neurologist says there's nothing she can do, when I was almost disabled by my tremor.

I am still taking prescription drugs, but have not increased for two years (I've been on coconut oil for 4 1/2 months now).

When I went for a general checkup, my family doctor just stared at me for several minutes and then said he sees no progression in parkinson's symptoms since I saw him two years ago (I was on coconut oil for only 4 months at the time of my visit). My neurologist is much more understated, and simply said that I have remarkably few symptoms considering that I was diagnosed 13 years ago.

10-12 tablespoons?
 

do you mean teaspoons?

there are approximately 3tsps/tablespoon and 40 calories/tsp for coconut oil so you are potentially eating 1400 calories/day in fat. doesn't seem right.

i apologize if i misunderstood your posts.