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Benefits of Cocunut 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,” since nearly all parts of the tree can be used in some manner or another.

Coconut water is low in fat and calories, has no cholesterol,
and has a natural balance of sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium- making it a healthy electrolyte drink. It has even been used intravenously to stabilize electrolytes.
Drinking coconut water has many benefits. Coconut Water is naturally
* Low in Carbs
* 99% Fat Free
* Low in sugars
Coconut water contains organic compounds possessing healthy growth promoting properties that have been known to help.
1. Keep the body cool and at the proper temperature.
2. Orally re-hydrate your body, it is an all natural isotonic beverage.
3. Carry nutrients and oxygen to cells.
4. Naturally replenish your body’s fluids after exercising.
5. Raise your metabolism.
6. Promote weight loss.
7. Boost your immune system.
8. Detoxify and fight viruses.
9. Cleanse your digestive tract.
10. Control diabetes.
11. Aid your body in fighting viruses that cause the flu, herpes, and AIDS.
12. Balance your PH and reduce risk of cancer.
13. Treat kidney and urethral stones.
14. Boost poor circulation.

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Breakfast – Most Important Meal of Day!!

The old phrase breakfast is the most important meal of the day actually has some truth in it.

- It is a “fuel” : After a good night’s rest, your blood sugar, or glucose levels, are very low since you’ve been asleep without a meal for 6-10 hours. Your body is basically running on empty in the morning. Eating a big meal at breakfast time will ‘break the fast’ and replenish those glucose levels. Glucose is your body’s source of energy.

- To prevent eating too many snacks : Snacks cannot provide us with the right amounts of protein, carbohydrates, fats and vitamins and minerals we need, and they often have too much fat to be healthy. If you have your breakfast every morning, you can avoid eating snacks because of hungriness and you will become more healthy!

- To prevent heart diseases and sudden death : The frequency of heart attack, sudden death, and stroke peaks between 6.00am and 12.00am, with the highest incidence being between 8.00am and 10.00am. Why? Because of platelet, a tiny elements in the blood that keep us from bleeding to death if we get a cut, they can clump together inside our arteries build up in the artery lining. In the morning platelets become the most activated and tend to form these internal blood clots at the greatest frequency.

- Works towards weight Loss : Skipping breakfast keeps your body in ‘starvation’ mode, while eating a good meal will give your metabolism a boost. If you’re trying to lose weight, the last thing you want to do is keep your metabolism at this lowered state.

A healthy breakfast should consist of a variety of foods. It should contain complex carbohydrates, protein and fiber. Protein can come from eggs, beans, or soy. Fiber and carbohydrates can be found in whole cereals, grains or in fruits. A good example of a healthy breakfast might be something like a boiled egg, an orange, and a bowl of whole grain cereal with skimmed milk.