Raena: Bruce, how did you find out about coconut oil?Dr. Fife: Well, you know, when I went to school, I was told that coconut oil was an unhealthy oil because it was primarily a saturated fat. And thats what people believed.Raena: It really got a bad reputation, didnt it?Dr. Fife: Exactly. And so, I was in a meeting with a group of nutritionists one day and one of the members of the group stated that coconut oil was one of the good fats. And that it didnt cause heart disease and had many health benefits. And we were all amazed. “What? I didnt know. Coconut oil healthy?”Raena: I know. It was like a cheap oil that was used in movie theatres or something. Dr. Fife: But this nutritionist backed up her statement. She cited some studies that showed some benefits to coconut oil. And it really intrigued me. And so, I started to do some research. And I went to the medical research and I looked up coconut oil and I kept coming across article after article showing benefits to coconut oil. In fact, I didnt find anything that was really negative. They were all benefits.Raena: How does this happen? Something as qualified medicinally, nutritionally gets a bad rap like that?Dr. Fife: Well, the researchers knew about it, but the general population didnt. And there was prejudice against saturated fats. Raena: Okay.Dr. Fife: And so coconut oil was lumped in with the other saturated fats as being unhealthy. But people really didnt understand the chemistry and the history and the science behind it to know any better. Raena: It was during the low fat craze, is that when it happened?Dr. Fife: Yes. Raena: So, it does have medicinal benefits?Dr. Fife: It has nutritional benefits, medicinal benefits. Theyve been using coconut oil in medicine for many, many years. Even doctors have been using it, even though they themselves didnt realize they were using it. For example, its been used in over-the-counter anti-candida medications. Its used in baby formula. I mean, its been used in baby formula since the beginning of time; or since the beginning of when they started using baby formula because the fats in coconut oil are very similar to those in mothers milk.Raena: Amazing.Dr. Fife: Yeah.Raena: Isnt nature clever? Thank you, Bruce.