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can anyone point me to a good write-up of coconut oil vs. neosporin (or
similar ointments)? i'm trying to make a rational case as to coconut oil's
efficacy as a topical wound infection fighting agent that is good for us. do
the neosporins tend to wipe out more good bacteria than the coconut oil? i'm
interested from the perspective of someone who is very well nourished in the
weston price sense.

thanks,

oliver...


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can anyone point me to a good write-up of coconut oil vs. neosporin (or similar ointments)? i'm trying to make a rational case as to coconut oil's efficacy as... 		oliver t griswold
olivergriswold
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4:00 pm

I don't know the complete answer to your question, but other really good sources are iodine and also cayenne pepper for healing. Iodine will kill most...
ALLYN FERRIS
aferris7272
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4:21 pm

good thought on the cayenne. i think i read recently that the tradition of wasabi with sushi originated from it's anti-bacterial properties to catch any...
oliver t griswold
olivergriswold
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4:33 pm

I don't know about the WAP think with Neosporin but if my health was a concern I probably wouldn't care!!! LOL WAPF is not ALWAYS correct! Allyn _____ From:...
ALLYN FERRIS
aferris7272
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5:04 pm

Oliver, I don't know about WAPF's stance on it, but antibiotics can kill off bacteria that aren't that strong. Then the stronger bacteria sometimes survive...
Greta Garbo
gretagarbo1935
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9:21 pm

hmmm, interesting. i wonder if kefir would behave similarly. my understanding is that these "good" bacteria just overwhelm whatever else is there and take over...
oliver t griswold
olivergriswold
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9:29 pm

Antibacterial soaps also have triclosan (sp) which kills brain neurotransmitters which once dead do not come back unlike our other cells. Allyn _____ From:...
ALLYN FERRIS
aferris7272
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2:53 pm

... My recollection is that it's not the coconut oil that has the antibiotic properties, but rather it's the monolaurin that the body creates from the coconut...
Alex Stanley
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2:18 pm

Coconut oil seems to be readily absorbed by the skin--I love it as a moisturizer--but I'm a little curious how it could work well on an open wound, since blood...
Tom Jeanne
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5:26 am

... Tom, If coconut oil is absorbed into the skin adjacent to the wound, then maybe it helps to reduce any spread of infection in the wound area. Bryan...
Bryan
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5:20 pm

Bryan, ... That makes sense, but it wouldn't prevent infectious agents from getting into the blood at the wound site, and once it's in the blood it's more of a...
Tom Jeanne
lucientj
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2:43 am

... Tom, So maybe the coconut oil should be applied after the wound has scabbed over to help speed healing. This source also suggests garlic, oregano oil, and...
Bryan
oz4caster
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2:59 am

good point tom; i hadn't considered this angle. i can say that it seems to work very well on my random scrapes 'n cuts 'n such. can't say that i've tried it on...
oliver t griswold
olivergriswold
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6:49 pm

... Tom, I ran across this review of iodine for wound healing: "Antiseptics on Wounds: An Area of Controversy" http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/456300_2 ...
Bryan
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4:01 am

Bryan, Wow, thanks a lot! I need to read more about cadexomer iodine, and perhaps stock my medicine cabinet with some... By the way, I've been extremely busy...
Tom Jeanne
lucientj
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5:17 am

Oliver, Alex, et al., I found this excerpt on a website which might be of interest (address copied below). Because of the potential for contamination of milk...
Greta Garbo
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2:42 pm

Allyn- Any source for that triclosan info? I don't use it, of course, but would love ammuntion to stop my extended family from using it. Desh...
De Bell-Frantz
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7:32 pm

this link http://www.grinningplanet.com/2005/10-04/triclosan-article.htm has some info on triclosan: According to EPA, triclosan "could be" and is "suspected...
oliver t griswold
olivergriswold
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7:54 pm

And scuttlebutt from a recent conference with a bunch of environmental (water quality) biologists is that 80% of the sampled waters, including drinking water...
Jennifer Steinbachs
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8:05 pm

In my google searach I found several articles mention this dioxin thing with triclosan. Allyn _____ From: native-nutrition@yahoogroups.com ...
ALLYN FERRIS
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Well, I read it a long time ago and sometimes wish I saved all this information but then I would have to have a warehouse to keep it all. LOL I did do a google...
ALLYN FERRIS
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