So I recently had a question from someone that wanted to know what would be better to use coconut oil or olive oil.

So I want to go through some of the differences, but they're both really, really good oils, but have slightly different purposes.

So let's start with olive oil.

Olive oil is heavy on the omega-6 fatty acids, which typically will cause inflammation.

But olive oil is one of the only oils being omega-6 that will not cause inflammation.

It's an anti-inflammatory, so it's 78 percent model saturated.

Coconut oil is 92 percent saturated fat.

And honestly, saturated fat is not a bad thing, okay?

It's very stable. It will not increase bad cholesterol.

It will not clot your arteries. It really has no side effects.

Despite being a saturated fat, it's not the type of fat that will cause heart attacks or insulin resistance or anything like that.

Okay? Now olive oil is great to put on your salad.

It has tons and tons of phytonutrients. I mean, the list is very, very long.

So phytonutrients are those extra nutrients that give you extra health benefits that go beyond vitamins and minerals.

There's not hardly any minerals or protein in olive oil.

Alex is no protein. There's very little vitamins except there's some vitamin E and there's no minerals.

It's mainly healthy fatty acids, which are essential.

That means your body can't make them, but it needs them.

So it has olic acid, 83 percent, litalinic acid, 21 percent,

palmitic acid, 20 percent, and there's several other ones as well.

So it's healthy in that it gives you these fatty acids that are essential.

But the biggest benefit for olive oil is the heart benefit, supporting a healthy heart.

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