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What are different health benefits of coconut? – Part 1

- Young coconuts have either a green shell or a white “husk” if the outer shell has been removed.
- Mature coconuts are the more familiar-looking brown, hairy variety.
- The nutrients and physical characteristics change as a coconut matures.
- Young coconuts have more ‘water’ and soft, gel-like meat, and mature coconuts have firm meat and less ‘water.’
- The nutrient values per 100-gram (edible) portion vary significantly.
- The liquid inside the coconut is known as coconut water or juice.
- Coconut cream is made from pressing the coconut meat.
- Coconut milk is made from the expressed juice of grated coconut meat and water.
- Coconut oil, on the other hand, is the fatty oil that comes from the coconut meat.
- High-quality coconut oil is truly the healthiest oil you can consume.
- Coconut can be safely added to most everyone’s diet.
- Young coconuts are good for most people.
- They are particularly good for carbohydrates and mixed types.
- Mature coconuts are best for protein types.
- Coconuts can add flavor.
- Coconuts adds healthy nutrients to your diet.
- Coconuts are rich in lauric acid, which is known for being antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal, and boosts the immune system.
- Fresh coconut juice is one of the highest sources of electrolytes known to man.
- This can be used to prevent dehydration.
- In cases of diarrhea or strenuous exercise this is best.
- It helps you lose weight, or maintain your already good weight.
- Reduces the risk of heart disease.
- Lowers your cholesterol.
- Improves the conditions in those with diabetes and chronic fatigue
- Improve Crohn’s, IBS, and other digestive disorders.
- Prevents other disease and routine illness with its powerful antibacterial, antiviral and anti-fungal agents.
- Increases metabolism and promotes healthy thyroid function.
- Boosts your daily energy.
- Rejuvenate your skin and prevent wrinkles.

Health benefits in traditional medicine
Coconut is used to treat a wide variety of health problems including
- abscesses,
- asthma,
- baldness,
- bronchitis,
- bruises,
- burns,
- colds,
- constipation,
- cough,
- dropsy,
- dysentery,
- earache,
- fever,
- flu,
- gingivitis,
- gonorrhea,
- irregular or painful menstruation,
- jaundice,
- kidney stones,
- lice,
- malnutrition,
- nausea,
- rash,
- scabies,
- scurvy,
- skin infections,
- sore throat,
- swelling,
- syphilis,
- toothache,
- tuberculosis,
- tumors,
- typhoid,
- ulcers,
- upset stomach,
- weakness,
- wounds

Health benefits in modern medicine
- Kills viruses that cause influenza, herpes, measles, hepatitis C, SARS, AIDS, and other illnesses.
- Kills bacteria that cause ulcers, throat infections, urinary tract infections, gum disease and cavities, pneumonia, and gonorrhea, and other diseases.
- Kills fungi and yeasts that cause candidiasis, ringworm, athlete’s foot, thrush, diaper rash, and other infections.
- Expels or kills tapeworms, lice, giardia, and other parasites.
- Provides a nutritional source of quick energy.
- Boosts energy and endurance, enhancing physical and athletic performance.
- Improves digestion and absorption of other nutrients including vitamins, minerals, and amino acids.

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Some strategies to get you on your way to ideal weight…

Lifestyle plays an important role in maintaining an ideal weight. Instead of burning away inches with a single pill, concentrate on these few strategies to have an ideal weight.

Record everything that you are eating
Keeping a record of what you are eating helps in managing your weight. It actually tells you how much you are eating. It can tell you what unhealthy diet you are having in your day to day life. It can motivate you to achieve your goals. Few steps in this are:
- Decide how detailed you want your food journal to be.
- Record everything. Do not even miss the sauces, gravies and even a small thing that you eat.
- Service sizes should be specific while noting them in the food journal.
- Include the time interval and food groups.
- Maintain the food journal for two weeks to get a consistent record.
- Maintain a record of physical activity.
- Every food has a calorie and nutrition content. Keep a knowledge of that.

Be more active
- More calories should be burn than consuming.
- At least 60 minutes of workout daily is necessary to keep yourself active. Workout can be a walk or any other physical activity.
- Exercise will keep the weight off.
- Exercise will also take a large amount of weight off the abdomen.
- Besides walking, some other ways to be active are swimming, dancing or biking.

Goals set should be reasonable
The key to successful weight control is to set goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and track-able. Setting an unrealistic goal will lead to your disappointment. The focus should be on making performance goals rather than outcome goals.

Triggers should be identified
There are always some factors that are responsible for making you overweight. These factors should be identified and accordingly changes should be made.
- You should be honest with what you are eating.
- Sometimes, eating is related to the mood of the person. Identify the cause of eating by:
1. You tend to eat more sweet when you are depressed over something.
2. Is there any kind of pressure which is making you eat more?
3. Is the environment trigger over eating?
Try to do:
- Are you really physically hungry?
- Say no to extra calories.
- Distract yourself from your desire to eat.
- Direct negative energy into a positive energy.

Watch out for foods that you eat
- Reduce the caloric consumption which means choosing the foods wisely.
- Reduce food high in sugar or fat.
- Say no to junk food.
- Favor fruits, vegetables and whole grain products.
- Select foods that are low in energy density.