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Saturday, August 29, 2009

Coconut Nutrition - The Dieter's Dream Come True

By Kathryn Barry

Coconut Nutrition has been some how buried for decades. Meanwhile, coconut's fat has taken on a bad reputation because it contains a large quantity of saturated fats. This has lead people to believe that eating coconuts is bad for your heart.

The saturated fats present in coconuts are not harmful and contain medium chain fatty acids which help to prevent various heart problems including high cholesterol levels and high blood pressure.

Saturated Fats are Needed by Your Body

Without dietary fats, your body would have a hard time absorbing minerals, fat-soluble vitamins such as A, D, E and K. Not to mention the conversion of carotene into vitamin A would be greatly diminished.

The livelihood of your hormones, hormone like substances, and cell membranes depends on an adequate supply of saturated fats. Saturated fats also provide your body with a great source of energy.

Omega 3's need saturated fat to be used properly in your body.

In order for your cell membranes to function optimally, they should consist of approximately 50% saturated fat.

Coconuts are an important source of saturated fat for Vegans or Vegetarians who don't eat animal products.

Coconuts are Easier to Get than Mother's Milk

Coconut's saturated fat is special because it contains a large amount of medium chain triglycerides (MCTs) or medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs).

Mother's milk is another source of these powerful fatty acids which help newborns to develop their immune systems properly.

Coconut Nutrition and Healthy Fatty Acids

These fatty acids digest more easily in your body and put little strain on your digestive system.

Your body rapidly turns MCTs into energy for your body.

One of the most powerful fatty acids found in coconuts is called lauric acid and it has the ability to kill germs and parasites.

MCTs help your thyroid to function better and help to increase your metabolism.

Coconuts are Good for Your Cholesterol

Lately, studies show no connection to high serum cholesterol or to high coronary heart disease with the consumption of dietary coconut oil.

Closer scrutiny shows that fats found in coconut oil raise the "Good Cholesterol Level".

Older studies on the fats or oils found in coconuts reported that it raised cholesterol levels and was therefore, a risk for heart disease.

This kind of flawed study used hydrogenated coconut oil. Hydrogenated oil is made by forcing hydrogen gas into oil at high pressure - this changes the properties of an oil for the worst.

Hydrogenated oils is what creates heart disease and higher serum cholesterol levels. So why use a hydrogenated oil in a study?

What's more people in tropical areas who consume large amounts of coconuts are rarely overweight and do not suffer from many of the disease that plague people in the Western World.

Organic Coconut Cream is Delicious

This is one of the most enjoyable ways to eat coconuts. Organic coconut cream is a lot thicker than coconut milk. It's like coconut milk minus almost all the water. This richer version of coconut milk has a sweet coconut taste and is loaded with more nutrients than found in coconut oil.

Coconut Nutrition and Organic Raw Cream

Coconut oil is fat soluble, but coconut cream has both fat and water soluble properties.

Raw coconut cream has the ability to break up your stored plague, plus you'll still receive all the benefits found in coconut oil.

Stored plague that has hardened in your body due to the consumption of cooked fats and cooked cholesterol breaks down with the use of this powerful solvent.

Yummy Ways to Consume Coconut Cream

Use it to replace dairy and make interesting ice creams

Using this fat in smoothies makes it very satisfying and healthy

Adding it to soups, stews, and rice makes it a hardy and more balancing meal.

How to Make Coconut Cream

If you have a Green Star Juicer, all you'll need are some quality coconuts preferably organic coconuts. Call or visit your local health food store.

Find a safe way to drain the coconut water and to crack open the coconut. Then scoop out the white coconut flesh and start feeding it into the Green Star machine - making sure to use the correct attachments for this process. It should keep for a week in your refrigerator. - 17273

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