The High Standing Coconut

[zildjian]

Excerpt from “The Total Health Program” by New York Times Bestselling Author Dr. Joseph Mercola with Brian Vaszily, Dr. Kendra Pearsall and Nancy Lee Bentley

The High-Standing Coconut
Coconut, the “fruit” of the palm tree, is an exceptionally nutritious food that offers many benefits including helping you fight and prevent disease, and helping you lose weight and keep it off. Coconut meat is a particularly smart choice for Protein Types, as it is high in protein. Islanders have long been prized coconuts for their preventive and curative powers over disease and illness, and this is primarily because they are rich in lauric acid, a proven antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal agent.
Coconuts are high in saturated fat that, contrary to popular belief, is a necessary fat for optimal nutrition. There are three different types of saturated fats, and coconuts contain the healthiest type with medium-chain fatty acids that will actually help you lose weight while increasing health! The medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA) abundant in coconuts are digested more easily and utilized differently by the body than other fats. Whereas other fats are stored in the body’s cells, the MCFA in coconut oil is sent directly to the liver where it is immediately converted into energy. So when you eat coconuts and coconut oil your body uses it immediately to make energy rather than store it as body fat. Because this quick and easy absorption puts less strain on the pancreas, liver and digestive system, the oil in coconuts “heat up” your metabolic system. Since the coconut
oil actually speeds up metabolism, your body will burn more calories in a day—this will contribute to weight loss, and you’ll have more energy. Meanwhile, studies have shown the opposite for excessive omega-6 unsaturated fats such as canola, safflower, sunflower, corn, and vegetable oils: they can contribute to hypothyroidism and lower your metabolic rate.
Coconuts are high in protein and low in carbs. They are also good sources of folic acid, all B vitamins, and minerals including calcium, magnesium, and potassium.

[theveed]

The coconut nut is a giant nut
If you eat too much, you'll get very fat
Now, the coconut nut is a big, big nut
But its delicious nut is not a nut



:D


CHORUS
It's the coco fruit (it's the coco fruit)
Of the coco tree (of the coco tree)
From the coco palm family


INTERLUDE


There are so many uses of the coconut tree
You can build a big house for the family
All you need is to find a coconut man
If he catch the tree, he gets the fruit free


[Repeat CHORUS]


The coconut bark for the kitchen floor
If you save some of it, you can build the door
Now, the coconut trunk, do not throw this junk
If you save some of it, you'll have a second floor


The coconut wood is very good
It can stand 20 years if you create (?) wood
Now, the coconut fruit, to tell you the truth
You can probe it or use it as firewood


The coconut leaves could shade it gives
For the roof, for the walls up against the eaves
Now, the coconut fruit, say my relatives
Make good cannonballs up against the eaves

[BlueBimmer]

hurray for coconuts!

[j_avonni]

A tree of life!

[niky]

Heh! Tell that to my cholesterol count... tumaas siya dahil puro gata ang kinakain ko...















ginataang baboy, that is. :D

[badkuk]

you can make use of virtually the whole plant -- mula dahon hanggang ugat

[jvm13]

yup, totoo yan. very very healthy ang coconut, and the virgin coconut oil does a lot for the body too

[russpogi]

Heh! Tell that to my cholesterol count... tumaas siya dahil puro gata ang kinakain ko...

ginataang baboy, that is. :D

Panalo yan!!!! TALAP!!!

[flakez]

napakanta ako don sa post ni theveed ah. hahahaha

[wildthing]

sir yung baboy na part ang nag-triger ng cholesterol mo hindi yung coconut gata...remedy dyan is a tablespoon of virgin coconut oil lang....give it a month...baba ang cholesterol count mo.

[the_wildthing]

Walang tatalo sa lambanog...

[badkuk]

what we get from coconuts:

buko juice
coconut meat
copra
cooking oil
VCO
soap
bunot
banig
roofing material
coco lumber
biodiesel
ubod
lambanog
vinegar

some people are also suggesting that coconuts may hold the cure for AIDS

[j_avonni]

what we get from coconuts:

buko juice
coconut meat
copra
cooking oil
VCO
soap
bunot
banig
roofing material
coco lumber
biodiesel
ubod
lambanog
vinegar

some people are also suggesting that coconuts may hold the cure for AIDS

walis tingting
palaspas

[niky]

sir yung baboy na part ang nag-triger ng cholesterol mo hindi yung coconut gata...remedy dyan is a tablespoon of virgin coconut oil lang....give it a month...baba ang cholesterol count mo.

Actually, that's one full month of gata... not always bicol express.

And my doctor has banned me from all "gata" for the meantime.

Coconut oil is good in moderation, but used in cooking contributes to a higher fat and cholesterol level. We're currently on a mix of canola oil (may fat pa rin, pero wala masyadong saturated) and olive oil (the best, pero expensive).

Kung puwede lang Mobil 1 (zero fat), yan nalang ang gagamitin ko sa food... lightweight pa siya! :lol:

[rsnald]

Quote:
Originally Posted by badkuk
what we get from coconuts:

buko juice
coconut meat
copra
cooking oil
VCO
soap
bunot
banig
roofing material
coco lumber
biodiesel
ubod
lambanog
vinegar

some people are also suggesting that coconuts may hold the cure for AIDS

walis tingting
palaspas

-bukayo
-uling (from coconut shells)
-coco shell flour (used as filler for plywood adhesives
-activated carbon - used for decolorizing and purifying water and other liquids (nakikita nyo yung itim na kasama sa water filters, malamang galing sa coco shell yun)
-gugo - a native type of shampoo taken from portions of the tree near the top
-detergents- processed from coco oil and used in your liquid soap and shampoos.

dami pang iba...

baka meron ding aphrodisiac made from coconut meat ;)

[cutedoc]

dami nga gamikt coconut,halos covered ng coconut tree ang basic necessities in life, the coco water is used as dextrose in olden times=)