Coconut

The Functional Food, The Tree of Life

Coconut is highly nutritious and rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals.  It is classified as a 'functional food' because it provides many health benefits beyond its nutritional content.

Only recently has modern medical science unlocked the secrets to coconut's amazing healing powers - secrets that have been known by Asian and Pacific populations for generations.

Benefits:

• Highly nutritious, rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals.
• Aids in killing viruses that cause influenza, herpes, measles, hepatitis C, SARS, AIDS and other illnesses.
• Aids in killing bacteria that cause ulcers, throat infections, urinary tract infections, gum disease and cavities, pneumonia, gonorrhea and other diseases.
• Aids in killing fungi and yeasts that cause candidiasis, ringworm, athlete's foot, thrush, diaper rash and other infections.
• Expels or kills tapeworms, lice, giardia and other parasites.
• Provides a nutritional source of quick energy.
• Boosts energy and endurance, enhancing physical and athletic performance.
• Improves digestion and absorption of other nutrients including vitamins, minerals and amino acids.
• Improves insulin secretion and utilisation of blood glucose.
• Improves digestion and bowel function.
• Reduces inflammation.
• Promotes loss of weight by increasing metabolic rate.

And the list goes on, there are too many benefits to this 'tree of life' to list on this site.

Buying & Storing:

• Choose coconuts that are heavy for their size.
• They should be moist and have enough liquid inside that you can hear it when shaken.
• The water should be slightly milky and the meat white.
• Store refrigerated for up to seven (14) days.

Taste:

• A refreshing coconut flavour packed with nutritional content that makes it a truly remarkable food and medicine.

Preparation:

Worth the effort of opening.  Pierce the three 'eyes' with a blunt object.

Tip:

Coconut makes for a great addition to the daily skin care ritual.  It functions as a protective antioxidant, helps to protect the body from harmful free radicals that promote premature aging and degenerative disease, supports the natural chemical balance of the skin, softens skin and helps relieve dryness and flaking, prevents wrinkles, sagging skin and age spots and promotes healthy looking hair and complexion.

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some information contained in this website can be found by visiting www.coconutresearchcenter.org Dr. Bruce Fife, C.N.,N.D., is an author, speaker, certified Nutritionist, and Naturopath.  He has written 20 books and is the Publisher and Editor of the Healthy Ways Newsletter and also serves as the President of the Coconut Research Center, to subscribe to their Newsletter log on to the website provided.