Amber Albarda

nutrition coach, Healthy Baking cookbook, p 13

Coconut oil raises your inner thermostat, which speeds up metabolism and burns more fat and calories. In addition, coconut oil has a positive effect on your blood sugar level, on fungal infections and even on your thyroid gland, because it increases the release of thyroid hormones. Good new for people who – just like me – suffer from a slow thyroid. Consuming coconut oil balances the other hormones (and helps with menopause).