The many benefits of Coconut

Coconuts are one of the greatest gifts on our planet, in Sanskrit (the language of ancient India), the coconut tree is know as the tree that supplies all that is needed to live. Coconut’s and Love! I first fell in love at the age of 15 (or so I thought), and first discovered coconuts when I was 28 and on a 3-week trip to Brazil. I had 2 a day for almost the whole trip and lost 8 lbs. I had so much energy and fun with my new addiction and had no idea of the health benefits.

Coconut is one of the highest sources of electrolytes found in nature and it is nearly identical to human blood plasma. The coconut is a natural water filter that takes almost 9 months to filter each liter (quart) of water in the shell.

My favorite way to enjoy a coconut is to open it myself with a machete, drink the coconut water and scoop the meat out with a spoon. Another great idea is to put it in your sports water bottle and take a big swig every 15 minutes while you work out.   For Jewel Bar’s, I buy the low-temperature dried meat and scoop a couple delicious cups into the batch and into my morning smoothies! 

Coconut oil is my skin food, my friends sometimes compliment my summer glow and I credit my daily application of coconut oil.  I use 50+ sunscreen during my out-door work outs, so I’m not that tan, I just have healthy radiant skin. Since the skin is our largest organ and definitely absorbs what we put on it; I figure it could use a little boost in the dry winters and hot summers. 

Coconut improves digestion, your immune system, thyroid, nervous system and provides fast energy. Coconuts also contain healthy antiviral and antifungal saturated fatty acids that naturally help fight viruses and bacteria. They help regulate healthy hormone production, are naturally cooling to the body and best of all they naturally increase your metabolic rate leading to weight loss. So go ahead, have a Jewel Bar every day!!!