Coconut Water -- the fluid of life?

Of late, I have been reading a lot on the benefits of drinking coconut water. Since I am one person who loves drinking coconut water fresh from the nut and also enjoy tremendously eating the coconut flesh, I have summarised some articles I have read:-
Characteristic of Coconut:

• Low in Carbohydrates
• 99% fat free
• Low in sugars

Good for weight control ~~ fills you up after drinking 1 coconut water

Health benefits:

• Keep body cool
• Orally rehydrate body - natural isotonic beverage
• Carry nutrients and oxygen to cells
• Naturally replenish your body fluids after exercise
• Raise your metabolism thus promoting weight loss

Disease/sickness control?:

• Boost your immune system
• Detoxify and fight viruses
• Cleanse your digestive tract - kills intestinal worms
• Control diabetes
• Aid body to fight viruses that cause flu, herpes and AID
• Balance your PH
• Reduce risk of cancer
• Treat kidney and urethal stones - helps break up kidney stones
  
• Boost poor circulation

Good nutrient source:

• full of electrolytes
• has a natural balance of sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium
• anti-viral, anti-fungal and anti-microbial

There are many sites proclaiming the wonderful benefits of the coconut water and if you want to know more this is where you start but do not end here... find out more to convince yourself to drink coconut water everyday.I personally will drink 1 coconut water a day if it is convenient as it is my favourite beverage. But I wish to caution to drink it the minute it is cut open because this fresh juice turns bad very fast.

God's Pharmacy

This information comes from one of those forward email and since they sounded so logical, I thought I share them with you......

It was said that the Creator of Earth separated salt water from fresh, made dry land, planted a garden, made animals and fish... all these before creating human.  He even gave us clues as to what food helps which part of our body.  Check this out and see how logical can it be....

A sliced carrot looks like the human eye, the pupil, the iris and the radiating lines. And now science shows that carrot enhance blood flow to and help function of the eyes.

The tomato is red and has 4 chambers just like the heart. Research showed that tomatoes are loaded with lycopine and are indeed pure blood food for the heart.

Grapes hang in clusters in the shape of a heart.  Each grape looks like a blood cell and research today shows that grapes are profound heart and blood vitalising food.

A walnut looks like a little brain; left and right hemisphere, celebrum, even the folds of the nut looks like the

neocortex. Walnuts help develop more than three dozen neuron-

transmitters in the brain.

Kidney beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like human kidneys.

Celery, bok choy, rhubarb look just like bones. These food specifically target bone strength.  B ones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium as well. If you do not have enough sodium in your diet, the body pulls it out of your bones thus making them weak.  These food replenish the skeletal needs of the body.

Avocadoes, eggplants and pears target the function of the womb and cervix of the

female.  Physically, they look just like these organs.  Research showed that when a woman eats one avocado a week,  it balances the hormone, shed unwanted post-birth weight and prevents cervical cancer.  It takes exactly 9 months to grow an avocado from blossom and rippen fruit.  There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents nutrition in each of these foods.

Figs are full of seed and hang in two when they grow.  Figs increase the mobility

 of the male sperm and increase the sperm count thereby overcome male sterility.

Sweet potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glicemic index

 of a diabetic.

Olive assist the health and function of the ovaries.

Oranges, grapefruits and other citrus fruits look just like mammary glands of the female.  It enhance the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.

Onions looks like the body cells.  Research showed that onions help clear waste material from the body cells.  They also produce tears when cut, which help clear the epithelial layers of the eyes.  A working companion, Garlic also helps eliminate waste materials and dangerous free radicals from the body.

Is Reboiling Water Bad?

One of my sisters used to come to my humble abode every Sunday morning to go for a swim and as usual after an hour swim, we were hungry and ready for a hearty breakfast of toasts and coffee. Then, I noticed my sister always pouring away whatever water I have left in my electric kettle and refilling it afresh.

When I could not retain my curiosity any longer, I asked her why she did that. She looked me in my eyes and asked "Why? Don't you know, you should because you are so widely read?" Then she continued to chirp "Its bad to reboil boiled water". When I asked "Why?", her reply was just "It's bad la". I was always skeptical about statement without any logical explanation, so I left it at that and humoured her whenever she was around.

Then this email found its way into my mail box recently with this newspaper report in a Chinese daily. Hah, now that I do have something in black & white, its time to investigate.

I found no evidence of any detrimental issue on reboiling water except this article written in another personal blog on the 10 tips for a better cup of tea; also someone intrigued by this issue which states that:

"The more oxygen that is dissolved in water, the better it tastes. So, to make sure you use water with the maximum amount of oxygen, don't re-boil any leftover water in your kettle. Water that is boiled too much becomes poorly aerated because oxygen atoms escape in the form of steam. By always filling your kettle up afresh, you are ensured fully aerated and tasty water."

Frankly, I can't find anything else anywhere that has evidence of such a claim.....more like the boy who cried wolf or one of grandmother's tales.

Most grandmother's tales come without any supporting evidence or reason for their sayings or claims, however, it is notable that many of their claims are useful hints to live by and also very interesting to analyze in.

Nutrient Contents of Milk

We all know that milk is the primary source of nutrition for newborn mammals before their stomachs are strong enough to digest other foods. We also know that mother's milk is the best milk but do you know what you are drinking everyday especially adults who have lost their rights to mother's milk.... and you seek alternatives?

Here are some facts you might want to know:-

Nutrients contents of 1 cup = 8 fluid ounces of Milk

	Whole Milk	Reduced Fat	Low Fat	Non Fat (Skim)
Calories	150	120	100	80
Fat (g)	8.15	4.69	2.38	0.61
Saturated Fat (g)	5.07	2.92	1.48	0.40
Calcium (mg)	291.34	296.70	312.87	316.30
Magnesium (mg)	32.79	33.36	35.16	35.55
Phosphorus (mg)	227.90	232.04	244.76	254.80
Potassium (mg)	369.66	376.74	397.15	418.22
Selenium (mcg)	4.88	5.37	5.64	5.39
Vitamin C (mg)	2.29	2.32	2.45	2.47
Folate (mcg)	12.20	12.44	12.99	13.23
Vitamin A (IU)	307.44	500.20	499.80	499.80

Extracted from National Dairy Council (NDC), Illinois, USA

You may want to take note that milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastrointestinal tract. Cancer cells feed on mucus... info from John Hopkins Hospital.