Why You Should Eat And Apply Coconut Oil
Coconut has a lot of health benefits and can be termed a "Super Food". Its benefits ranges from skin care to hair care to better brain function. Coconut oil is also used in making coconut bath soap and salt scrubs, oil pulling, and mouth wash.
Before we go into the 10 reasons why you should eat coconut, I will give you some domestic uses and a list of food that can be prepared with coconut oil.
Note; The term 'coconut' and 'coconut oil' as used in this article are considered the same.
Uses Of Coconut Oil
Coconut oil can be used in the following ways;
⇒Deodorant;
Some deodorants are made with coconut oil! In fact, you can make a homemade deodorant with coconut oil by yourself. Click here to see how.
⇒Coconut Bath And Oil Scrub;
Add a teaspoon of coconut oil to your bath and use as you would any bath oil or make a salt scrub using coconut oil, salt and essential oils.
⇒Mouth Wash;
This may sound odd to some of you, but coconut oil works great for cleaning your mouth and teeth. Remember, coconut oil kills bacteria!
You can make homemade coconut oil toothpaste with clay, baking soda and coconut oil.
⇒Add Coconut Oil To Smoothies, Yogurt, Soups and Hot Drinks;
You can add coconut oil into your smoothies, coffee or tea, yogurt and homemade bone broth. Just make sure to gently melt your coconut oil and slowly pour and stir it into your smoothies and yogurt.
These are just a few of the things you can do with coconut oil. Head over to coconut mama's right now to see all you can do with coconut oil by clicking here.
6 Reasons To Eat And Apply Coconut Oil
As stated above, coconut oil can be of tremendous benefits to us health wise. Below are the health benefits of coconut oil.
Burn More Fat With Coconut Oil;
Coconut oil is very useful in weight loss. Research suggests that coconut oil helps to reduce abdominal obesity in women as it contains medium and short-chain fatty acids that aids in removing excess weight from the body.
Kill Harmful Micro-organisms with coconut oil
It has been shown that coconut oil can kill certain harmful micro-organisms in the body such as staphylococcus aureus and the yeast Candida Albicans.
Up to 50% of the acids in coconut oil is the 12-carbon lauric acid which when digested, forms a substance known as monolaurin.
The Lauric Acid and Monolaurin gotten from coconut oil is responsible for eliminating certain harmful micro-organisms found in the human body.
Skin Care;
The dehydrating effect of air conditioning and heat can leave your skin dry and flaky, and the skin pores can develop keratin caps that keep the sebum trapped in the follicles.
Being an excellent skin exfoliator, coconut oil softens the keratin caps, seeps into the hair follicles and dissolve the hardened sebum, bringing it up to the skin surface.
Coconut oil can also be applied over bruises and skin infections as it forms a chemical layer that protects the infected body part from external dust, viruses, bacteria, fungi and air. It also soothes itchy skin as soon as it is applied.
Healing Properties;
Coconut oil provides a nutritional source of quick energy. It boosts energy and endurance, enhancing physical and athletic performance.
It is also known to kill viruses that cause influenza, herpes, measles, hepatitis C, SARS, AIDS, and other illnesses.
Again, coconut oil Kills bacteria that cause ulcers, throat infections, urinary tract infections, gum disease and cavities, pneumonia, and gonorrhea, and other diseases. Reduces inflammation and supports tissue healing and repair.
The healing properties of coconut oil is so vast that it is a topic on its own. To learn about all the healing properties of coconut oil, please click this link.
Coconut Oil Can make You Eat Less;
Get hungry easily? Well, you will be pleased to know that the fatty acids in coconut oil can significantly reduce appetite, which may positively affect body weight over the long term. Bottom line is, you don't need to spend money on excess food.
When consumed in the morning, coconut oil can boost your energy levels by an average of 5% for a full twenty-four hour period as the human body does not store digested MTCs (medium-chain triglyceride) from coconut oil as fat but instead, transports them directly to the liver where MCTs are quickly converted into energy.
Why spen excess money on food when you can have coconut oil and be okay for a long time?
Reduced Risk Of Heart Attack;
People who traditionally consume large quantities of coconut oil as part of their ordinary diet have a very low incidence of heart disease and have normal blood cholesterol levels. In other words, coconut oil contains healthy saturated fats. There is a misconception that the large amount of saturated fats n coconut oil is bad for heart health, but in reality, the reverse is the case.
Coconut oil contains about 50% lauric acid, which helps in actively preventing various heart problems like high cholesterol levels and high blood pressure. Study suggests that intake of coconut oil may help to maintain healthy lipid profiles in pre-menopausal women.
I believe the reasons above is reason enough for you to start taking and applying coconut today.
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