We all want to be healthy and to stay healthy. But unfortunately, we often don’t know how to. That’s because there’s so much conflicting information out there, we don’t quite know who or what to believe.

I spent my career telling patients to give up eating coconuts and using coconut oil. And now it turns out, coconut oil is good for us! Because it’s heat stable and does not turn to trans fats with high heat during cooking. And a host of other benefits. So now I use coconut oil for cooking, occasionally. And that is why we need to be a bit cautious who we are taking nutrition advice from. As doctors, we have only a VERY rudimentary training in Nutrition. Those of us who are somewhat ‘knowledgeable’ are invariably self motivated to learn more. So be sure to double check your advice.