The Social Security earnings test. For Social Security recipients who will reach full retirement age after 2016, the first $15,720 in earnings are exempt. Above this amount, benefits will be reduced by $1 for every $2 in excess earnings. As an example, let's say that you're 63, and you earn $30,000 this year.
By satisfying your hunger better than any other fat can, coconut oil can keep painful heartburns from occurring. Though there are a number of factors that can bring about acid reflux, perhaps the most prevalent of all is poor diet habits, which includes overeating.
This allows the ketone energy to hit your bloodstream without the normal insulin spike associated with carbohydrates entering your bloodstream. So in effect coconut oil is a fat that acts like a carbohydrate when it comes to brain fuel. Therapeutic levels of MCTs have been studied at 20 grams per day.