The world has gone cuckoo for coconuts, and rightly so. This previously ignored tropical nut has been discovered to have a wide variety of medicinal properties, and can be transformed into many health benefiting food products that are simply amazing! Check out the healing benefits of coconut, and how you can work it into your daily routine.
Coconut nutritional profile
Coconuts offer a wide variety of nutrients mainly through its water, meat, and milk. It has become one of the most diverse superfoods in terms of using these different components in food application, which is a boon to anyone who wants to try coconut in some form.
Aside from being rich in vitamins and minerals and an excellent source of saturated fat, coconut is also very antibacterial, viral, and fungal, which are components that you definitely want to incorporate into your diet everyday to develop a strong immune system.
So what are the nutritional properties of coconut? Check out the following profile:
Excellent source of fatty acids, two-thirds being medium chain fatty acids (MCFA), which are absorbed quickly by the intestines and used for energy.
Contains lauric and caprylic acid, which destroy bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
Good source of B-complex vitamins such as folates, riboflavin, niacin, and thiamine.
Excellent source of copper, calcium, iron, manganese, magnesium, and zinc.
Loaded with electrolytes and enzymes.
Great source of fiber.
With healthy fats generally lacking in our diet, as well as minerals and enzymes, coconut can definitely start to fill a void that your body is most likely craving for optimal performance.
Healing action of coconut
Due to its healthy fats, minerals, enzymes, as well as its antibacterial, viral, and fungal qualities, coconut is very good for the digestive and immune system. Some of the main benefits include:
Improved immune system function
Helps protect against brain related disorders such as Alzheimer’s
Healthier skin and hair
Improved weight loss
Improved bone health
Lowers risk of diabetes
Heals and relieves intestinal problems
Reduces joint and muscle inflammation
Strengthens the liver
Eases acid reflux and helps promote proper bowel function
Kills bacteria and parasites
Protects against cancer and HIV, and other immune related diseases
Helps deal with symptoms related to prostate enlargement
If you haven’t been using coconut and all its applications yet, you are probably getting excited to do so after reading all the benefits above. I don’t blame you, as it’s one amazing superfood that just makes sense to incorporate into your diet right away.
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How to use coconut in your diet
Coconuts have no shortage of ways to get into your diet. The majority of its use comes through coconut water and oil, as well as the soft meat you can find in young thai coconuts. Each one of these can be used in a variety of applications, including:
Coconut oil – can be used in smoothies, as well as baking and cooking.
Coconut water – drink it straight up (makes an excellent sport drink), use it in smoothies, or ferment it to make coconut kefir.
Coconut meat – can be eaten right out of the young thai coconut, added to smoothies, or fermented to make coconut yogurt.
If you want to incorporate it into other areas of your life, it has also been used as a moisturizer, sunscreen, toothpaste, conditioner, and deodorant.
You can see how easy it is to go through coconut and all its applications, and feel great as a result. The healing benefits of coconut are well documented, and it is one strategy to obtain better health.
Derek Henry
Derek Henry, Founder of Healing the Body and the THRIVE Academy, used nutrition, supplementation, and a holistic lifestyle to naturally unravel 13 chronic disease conditions that conventional or alternative medical professionals couldn't help him resolve. As a result of this one-in-a-million health transformation and the knowledge acquired in the process, he now educates, coaches, and inspires others to transform their health through a natural and holistic approach. Since 2014, he has helped his THRIVE Academy participants heal over 20 different chronic disease conditions, primarily related to digestive and autoimmune concerns.
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