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Coconut goodness

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Coconut is a tropical fruit famous for its many culinary and medicinal uses. Many use coconut for both sweet and savoury dishes. It is also a flavour enhancer in many recipes. Nevertheless, there is more to this tropical fruit than meets the eye. Coconut comes in three popular textures: shredded, desiccated, and flaked. Each of these textures affects the use of coconut for food and drinks. Read on to learn more about the various types of coconuts and what makes them unique! What’s the Difference Between Dried and Fresh Coconuts? First, it’s important to note that dried and fresh coconuts differ. Dried coconuts are mature brown coconuts harvested, dried, and shelled. They’re often shredded or ground into a flour-like texture. Since they’re pre-shredded, they’re easy to use in dishes that call for coconut. Dried coconuts are not as sweet as fresh ones

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When you think about coconuts, your mind probably goes to tropical beaches, palm trees, coconuts as souvenirs and delicious coconut water. However, as we all already know, coconuts have many health benefits. Coconut contains many vitamins and minerals, such as iron, zinc, magnesium, and manganese. It also has a high amount of lauric acid (up to 20 per cent), which can help improve your gut health. This article will explain the benefits of coconuts for your gut health.   What's Good About Coconuts for Your Gut Health? Coconuts are suitable for your gut health, either fermented or unrefined. They contain fibre, prebiotics, and probiotics. Fibre helps your gut by slowing your digestion rate and preventing blood sugar spikes. Inflammation happens when blood sugar spikes; fibre can help prevent inflammation in your gut. Prebiotics are a type of fibre that your gut bacteria eat.

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How do you top off your cake? A dollop of frosting? A handful of sprinkles? Organic coconut confetti? A few people only use the last option, but this delicious topping will send your taste buds dancing with delight! The confetti adds even more flavour to the cake while providing some fun texture that kids and adults love. Do you want to make a delicious coconut cake? We got you! This delicious cake is great for beginners and those who find it challenging to bake. You only need a few ingredients, and the overall texture is fantastic: pleasant density, tenderness, and velvety cut - loved by everyone. So, if you have birthdays, children’s parties, job promotions, engagements, baby showers, or other celebrations and don’t have much time, this recipe will definitely come in handy for you. Enjoy and have fun baking! Preparation time:

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With high concentrations of lauric acid, vitamins and minerals, coconut oil is a great natural moisturiser and skin-care product. When used as a massage oil or an ingredient in your beauty products, coconut oil has various benefits for your skin, hair and general well-being. Furthermore, it is also one of the greatest massage oils since it absorbs swiftly into the skin whether used directly from the bottle or hands. It does not leave any greasy residue like other oils, instead soaking in immediately to hydrate the skin. Besides being an excellent massage oil that leaves skin feeling smooth after every session, coconut oil has numerous other benefits. Let’s take a look

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In my household, we like a bit of DIY, mainly when it comes to activities with my daughter. We've made DIY coconut oil playdough in the past, which was fun and messy and part of the appeal to my daughter as she was allowed to make a mess! I recently found this DIY coconut oil play dough recipe on Niulife by Becc Harnas. Fun to play with and left our hands feeling soft. DIY Coconut Oil playdough Ingredients (1 jar) Flour 1 cup ½ cup of salt Coconut oil 2 tsp spoons of coconut oil 1 cup of water Two tablespoons of cream of tartar Food colouring of choice (4-5 drops per dough recipe, more for a darker shade of colour) Method Combine water, food colouring, and coconut oil in a pot or saucepan and mix. In a large mixing bowl, combine

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Improve your gut health with MCTs Did you know MCTs - Medium-chain Triglycerides in coconut oil have antifungal, anti-virucidal, and anti-microbial properties, which are easy to digest and may help restore the balance of gut bacteria? How can you improve your gut health with MCTs? A poor diet in general, or after festivities, can trigger increased symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, a proliferation of harmful bacteria, and an imbalanced gut microbiome. Adding MCTs to drinks or foods can help to increase the levels of healthy bacteria in our guts by improving the body's ability to absorb vitamins and minerals and have the ability to reduce bloating and symptoms of IBS. Great news for anyone like me who has to undo the top button on jeans and pants. Coconuts contain many chains of triglycerides; however, the main types are from MCT. These are

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Massages can do wonders for our well-being, yet time and expense can get in the way of regular massages. Self-massage, on the other hand, is something that we can do ourselves every day to create and maintain feelings of well-being and self-care. Give yourself a self-massage using the techniques below as often as possible, with or without oil. I like to incorporate a self-massage before and after my shower in the morning. Pre-shower, which is usually a few minutes after waking. I slowly and gently bend forward (as far as my body allows). Using long strokes, I massage the top of my feet, past the ankles and up my legs while gently coming up to standing. Next, I massage my wrists up to my shoulders and neck, and then I have a warm shower. This helps my body and mind wake up

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Coconut body oil from The Coconut Store's brand (SELF) is now launching. I'm so excited to share that I'm softly-softly launching this new product! I am inviting you to try it and share your thoughts. SELF Body Oil is, as the name suggests, a body oil! Made with the hero of all oils - coconut oil and other amazing all-natural oils to maintain the health of your skin and or hydrate and repair. There are two (2) blends available depending on your skin needs. SELF | CARE is for regular-dry skin, and SELF | NOURISH is for dry, dehydrated skin. SELF | CARE is suitable for anyone who would like to maintain their skin health. You might have a few imperfections, none or slight dryness. SELF | NOURISH will hydrate and nourish your skin if it looks tight, feels rough, is itchy, flaky or cracked. As part of

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Bath bombs can turn a simple bath into a fizzy tub of wellness, particularly when you make your own using natural ingredients. This recipe includes coconut oil which will leave your skin feeling smooth and nourished, calendula which is great for the skin due to its healing properties, lavender oil which is known for its calming properties, as well as the base ingredients needed to make a bath bomb. Make your own bath bombs with: 1 cup of bi-carb soda 1/2 cup of Epsom salts 1/2 cup of citric acid 1/2 cup of cornstarch 1.5 tablespoons of water 2 tablespoons of coconut oil a few drops of food colouring 3 drops of lavender oil A sprinkle of calendula (or any dried flower or herb) A bath bomb or silicone baking mold, ice cube trays, Steps: Mixing the dry ingredients, except the citric

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What are the benefits of MCT Oil? What is MCT? Can it really help our bodies? "Many studies on coconut-derived MCT oil show the following: Potential Benefits Of MCT Oil MCT enthusiasts report it gives longer-lasting energy throughout the day and in physical exercise/sports.  Studies have shown that it stimulates a sensation of fullness, may support weight management and are cholesterol free. Studies have shown many experiences a greater ability to focus their thoughts and attention with MCT oil." Medium-chain Triglycerides (MCTs) are fat derived from coconut oil metabolized differently than the Long-chain Triglycerides (LCTs) found in most foods. Types of MCTs C6: Caproic Acid -Caproic acid (hexanoic acid) is a carboxylic acid produced from hexane. Thus, it has the chemical formula of C6H12O2 or (structural formula = CH3(CH2)4COOH. C8: Caprylic Acid -Caprylic acid (octanoic acid) is a medium-chain fatty acid (MCFA). Thus, it has the

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