Coconut Oil Benefits On Weight Loss

Coconuts and their counterpart’s coconut water and coconut oil are on the fast rise in the health and beauty industries, being touted as a cure all. Although, the benefits of coconut oil are still being researched and cannot be definitively stated by the American Heart Association (AHA) or the US Governments Dietary Guidelines, the benefits of coconuts can be seen in the populations such as the Tokelauans in the South Pacific who consume coconuts as a dietary staple.  So if coconuts are beneficial to our health, so should its counterpart, coconut oil. Read more...

Coconut Water- The Newest Natural Health Drink

Coconut water is the newest natural sports drink on today’s market, however  it has been around a long time. It is a popular drink in the tropics where coconuts are readily available and sold fresh on the streets cut right in front of your eyes. Like its predecessors the acai berry, smart water and green drinks, coconut water exploded onto the health food market as if out of thin air. Touting its many health benefits coconut water has become available in many brands and flavors. For those in the health industry its just the newest, natural health drink, however for the public it’s the latest in a long line of highly marketed sports drinks that we have gone crazy over. However, with its newfound popularity, comes some skeptism. For up to $3 a bottle not everyone believes in all of coconut waters hype. Read more...