coconut (was monolaurin)

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I have been drinking pure coconut milk (Hokan Brand available at most

grocery stores) for the past three months in hopes of healing any problems

that my digestive system may have.

And I believe that my digestive system works much better and perhaps my

chemical sensitivities have been improved as a result.

This is all subjective but I believe that the results are very noticeable

within a couple of weeks or less.

I mix a heaping tablespoonful of the coconut milk in a cup of water or so

with a bit of sweetener to improve the flavor at least once a day, sometimes

twice a day. I warm the water for about 30 seconds in the microwave

before putting the coconut milk in as the milk tends to be lumpy and stiff

after being in the refrigerator and sometimes when just opening the can.

I have not seen any viral uprisings since starting the practice and I have a

few viruses that have been known to uprise over nothing in the past.

Since I read so much on the Internet, I cannot say where I originally read

about the fact that persons on the islands in the Pacific had very few

digestive system disorders and that it was believe to stem from the fact

that they consumed a great deal of coconut and coconut milk. And that it

was believed to be due to the lauric acid content of the coconut.

But, I found this following Abstract from " Coconut: In Support of Good

Health in the 21st Century "

by

G. Enig, Ph.D., F.A.C.N.

from http://www.apcc.org.sg/special.htm which further supported my

experience with coconut milk.

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" Coconuts play a unique role in the diets of mankind because they are the

source of important physiologically functional components. These

physiologically functional components are found in the fat part of whole

coconut, in the fat part of desiccated coconut, and in the extracted coconut

oil. Lauric acid, the major fatty acid from the fat of the coconut, has

long been recognized for the unique properties that it lends to nonfood uses

in the soaps and cosmetics industry. More recently, lauric acid has been

recognized for its unique properties in food use, which are related to its

antiviral, antibacterial, and antiprotozoal functions. Now, capric acid,

another of coconut's fatty acids has been added to the list of coconut's

antimicrobial components. These fatty acids are found in the largest

amounts only in traditional lauric fats, especially from coconut. Also,

recently published research has shown that natural coconut fat in the diet

leads to a normalization of body lipids, protects against alcohol damage to

the liver, and improves the immune system's anti-inflammatory response.

Clearly, there has been increasing recognition of health- supporting

functions of the fatty acids found in coconut. Recent reports from the U.S.

Food and Drug Administration about required labeling of the trans fatty

acids will put coconut oil in a more competitive position and may help

return to its use by the baking and snack food industry where it has

continued to be recognized for its functionality. Now it can be recognized

for another kind of functionality: the improvement of the health of

mankind. "

(End of Quoted Material) Entire article is at the website.

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I am also grinding at least four tablespoonfuls of flaxseed into a fine

meal each day and combining it in liquids and in other foods to gain fiber

which may also have helped in my success with coconut milk. Isolating

what has helped most would likely be difficult so I continue to use both

ground flaxseed and coconut milk.

So if any of you try coconut milk, I would like to know about your

experience.

Lawrence

coconut

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[Guest guest]

hi all -

FWIW, coconut milk makes the *most* yummy rice pudding, maybe this would be

a more tolerable way for some people to take it in large amounts.

Judith