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An alternative treatment for cancer has come to light after various studies have found that it is able to effectively inhibit colon cancer.
Coconut oil has been touted for a very long time as a natural-cure all and an effective alternative to pharmaceutical treatments and medication. Although it has had years of traditional medicinal use and anecdotes to back up it’s efficacy, there has been very little scientific research conducted on it. However, new research has shown that coconut oil is a potential alternative to typical colon cancer treatment.
According to one study conducted by Adelaide University of Australia, researchers found that lauric acid, a saturated fat that is one of the main ingredients of coconut oil, was able to destroy 93% of colon cancer cells that it was tested on over a 48-hour period. This makes coconut oil a promising alternative treatment to colon cancer.
Both in vitro (in a petri dish) and in vivo (in rats) studies have been conducted on the efficacy of lauric acid on colon cancer cells, and each one provided equal results.
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