Re: Lauric Acid (Monolaurin)

When I think of Lauric acid, I'd prefer to recommend coconut oil, as every 100mls contains almost 45,000 milligrams of the stuff. Three tablespoons per day of coconut oil is the right dose, but folks need to go easy at first, and I always recommend starting with a teaspoon and to gradually step this dose up. The interesting thing is that 100mls of coconut oil also contains 7,500 mgs of caprylic acid and about 6,000 of capric acid.
It looks like everybody with candida should be consuming coconut oil, because it contains the three MCTs.

Caprylic acid supplements do have their place, and I believe that caprylic acid is potentially more antibacterial than capric acid, it is also used in the treatment of some bacterial infections, and due to its relatively short chain length it has no difficulty in penetrating fatty cell wall membranes, hence its effectiveness in combating certain lipid-coated bacteria like Staph.aureus and various species of Strep.

You raised an excellent point about Lauric acid though, and a smart thing to do is for those with candida issues to consume various fatty acids in their diet of varying chain length, as well as to take Caprylic and Capric acid supplements