Benefits Of Coconut, Fruit
Coconut is a fruit that is consumed in a number of forms - raw (flesh), milk, water and oil. The origin of the fruit is not clear, though the two most possible places of its origin are South Asia and South America. However, today it is cultivated in almost all the tropical countries. Coconut is a simple dry nut, formed of a number of layers. The outermost is the brown husk, formed of fibers called coir, while the second one is endocarp i.e.
Coconut Water
Coconuts are the fruit of the coconut palm, botanically known as cocos nucifera, with nucifera meaning “nut-bearing.” The fruit-bearing palms are native to Malaysia, Polynesia and southern Asia, and are now also prolific in South America, India, the Pacific Islands, Hawaii and Florida. The light, fibrous husk allowed it to easily drift on the oceans to other areas to propagate. In Sanskrit, the coconut palm is known as kalpa vriksha, meaning “tree which gives all that is necessary for living,”
Health Benefits Of Coconut
CRAIG Elevitch, an agroforestry expert in Hawaii, notes: “The amazing thing about the coconut palm is that it provides almost all the necessities of life: food, drink, oil, medicine, fiber, timber, thatch, mats, fuel, and domestic utensils, as well as serving important environmental services such as soil erosion control in coastal regions, wind protection and shade for other crops.”
Health Benefits Of Coconut Oil
Traditional communities in tropical regions have for centuries used virgin coconut oil as a vital source for food, health and general well being. New research is verifying these traditional beliefs that the coconut palm is “The Tree of Life” and that organic virgin coconut oil has the potential to cure many of the ailments that have manifested in our bodies through the highly refined diet of our modern society.
The human body converts lauric acid into monolaurin which is claimed to help in dealing with viruses and bacteria causing diseases such as herpes, influenza, cytomegalovirus, and even HIV. It helps in fighting harmful bacteria such as listeria monocytogenes and heliobacter pylori, and harmful protozoa such as giardia lamblia.
Problems tolerating Coconut Oil
I just read some great material talking about tolerating Coconut Oil. Some people have found that they don’t tolerate it well and experience heart palpitations or maybe have some problems digesting coconut oil. I also read that sometimes this stems from having substantial toxic build up in the body (which causes all sorts of problems). For coconut oil to work effectively, you have to maximize absorption.
