Yes, whoever claimed that it helps, may have a very valid point because coconut oil is supposed to boost the immune system....maybe one has to extrapolate the dosage down from a cat's weight....
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lynda Wilson Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 12:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Coconut oil Very interesting. I would be nice though to know the dosage required for results... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Natalie" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 10:38 AM Subject: [Felvtalk] Coconut oil >I wonder if this could be applicable to FeLV???? > > > In the late '90s and early 2000s, Dr. Veech discovered how ketones might > counteract breakdowns in energy production in both Alzheimer's and > Parkinson's patients. In 2001, he published his results in the journal of > the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, IUBMB Life. > > As it happens, coconut oil is one of the world's best (and few) > sources > of MCTs. In fact, 65% of coconut oil is made up of MCTs. Coconut oil is > also an amazing source of ketone bodies, because those are produced > through > metabolism of MCTs -- and they may be a critical weapon against a host of > crippling conditions such as . . . > > > . Parkinson's disease > > . ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) > > . Huntington's disease > > . Drug resistant epilepsy > > . Diabetes > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org

