The Health Benefits of Coconut Oil !!!

The health benefits of totally UNREFINED or ORGANIC, VIRGIN COCONUT OIL include hair care, skin care, stress relief, maintaining cholesterol levels, weight loss, increased immunity, proper digestion and metabolism, relief from kidney problems, heart diseases, high blood pressure, diabetes, dental care, bone strength, and prevention of cancer.

1. Hair Care: Coconut oil is one of the best natural nutrition for hair. It helps in healthy growth, provides a shiny complexion, and reduces the protein loss. Regular head massage with coconut oil ensures that your scalp is free of dandruff, even if your scalp is dry. It also helps in keeping hair and scalp free from lice and lice eggs.

2. Skin Care: Coconut oil is excellent massage oil for the skin as well. It acts as an effective moisturizer on all types of skin. It is a safe solution for preventing dryness and flaking of skin. It also delays wrinkles, and sagging of skin, premature aging and degenerative diseases due to its antioxidant properties.

3. Heart Diseases: Coconut oil is beneficial for the heart. It helps in preventing various
heart problems including high cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, and atherosclerosis.

4. Weight Loss: Coconut oil is very useful in reducing weight. It easy to digest, helps in healthy functioning of the thyroid and enzymes systems, increases the body metabolism
burning out more energy and helping reduce their weight.

5. Digestion: Internal use of coconut oil occurs primarily as cooking oil. Coconut
oil helps in improving the digestive system. It also helps in absorption of other nutrients such as vitamins, minerals and amino acids.

6. Immunity: Coconut oil is very useful in strenghtening the immune system.

7. Healing and Infections: When applied on infections, it forms a chemical layer which protects the infected body part from external dust, air, fungi, bacteria and virus. Coconut oil is most effective on bruises as it speeds up the healing process by repairing damaged tissues. It is very effective against a variety of infections due to its antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial properties. --- According to the Coconut Research Center, coconut oil kills viruses that cause influenza, measles, hepatitis, herpes, and SARS. Bacteria that cause ulcers, throat infections, urinary tract infections, pneumonia, and gonorrhea. Coconut oil is also effective on fungi and yeast that cause candidiasis, ringworm, athlete's foot, thrush, and diaper rash.---

8. Liver: Coconut oil helps prevent liver diseases as they substances are easily
converted into energy when they reach the liver.

9. Kidney: Coconut oil helps in preventing kidney, gall bladder
diseases, and kidney stones.

10. Stress Relief: Coconut oil is very soothing and hence it helps in removing stress. Applying coconut oil to the head followed with a gentle massage helps in removing mental fatigue.

11. Diabetes: Coconut oil helps in controlling blood sugar, improves the secretion of insulin, and helps in effective utilization of blood glucose.

12. Bones: As mentioned earlier, coconut oil improves the ability of our body to absorb important minerals. These include calcium and magnesium which are necessary for development of bones.

13. Dental Care: Calcium is an important element present in teeth. Since coconut oil facilitates absorption of calcium by the body, it helps in getting strong teeth. Coconut oil also stops tooth decay.

14. Athletes: Finally, Coconut oil is often preferred by athletes and body builders
and by those who are dieting. It contains lesser calories than other oils, its fat content
is easily converted into energy and it does not lead to accumulation of fat in the heart and arteries. Coconut oil helps in boosting energy and endurance, and enhances the performance of athletes.

How to Use Coconut Oil?: If you are using coconut oil for topical purposes, especially hair care, just melt the oil (if it is solid) by keeping the bottle in the sun or warm water, ,or in a bowl over a flame (do not use microwave!). Then take the oil on your palm and apply. If you want to use it for internal consumption, simply replace butter or vegetable oils with coconut oil in your recipes.

Can I Use Coconut Oil for Cooking?: Yes, in most of the tropical coastal regions, people use coconut oil for cooking.

"On a more personal note. I was introduced to coconut oil this summer by a good of mine, a professional basketball player I was training while in Houston. Once I started using coconut oil on a regular basis I experienced great results. I believe coconut oil is one of the best natural resources that we can use for the body. It has helped me get that extra boost while working out and even going through my day. Coconut oil has help tremendously with my skin tone, keeping it moisturized, and very effective when conditioning my hair. So give it a try."

 "The greatest wealth is health."

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