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If there is one food with a hundred faces, then that would have to be coconut oil, considered a superfood.
Recent research has confirmed that it protects the heart and blood vessels, strengthens the immunity, accelerates the metabolism, stimulates weight loss and improves digestion.
It significantly influences the appearance of the skin, hair and nails, which it naturally nourishes and protects, helping to heal more quickly and securing health, brilliance and pliability.
It causes no harmful side effects, which makes it a great superfood for the whole family.
Why do moms like the coconut oil? How can it be used in pregnancy and later? Hereafter you will find answers to these questions.
Body's ally in pregnancy
Coconut oil is rich in healthy fatty acids and other nutrients.
It has a powerful antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal effect and it acts beneficially on the whole organism.
You can use coconut oil for eating and cooking and for a natural skin, hair and nail care.
The recommended dose is 2 teaspoons of quality, cold pressed extra-virgin coconut oil per day.
Use it in the kitchen for:
- frying, breading and other methods of preparation;
- cooking in wok;
- as a substitute for spreads (instead of butter and other dairy-based spreads);
- giving coffee, hot chocolate and cocoa a distinct taste;
- preparing salty and sweet cakes, pancakes, bread and buns;
- preparing tasty and healthy fruit and vegetable juices and smoothies
Green smoothie with coconut oil
Ingredients:
- 1 banana
- 1 cucumber
- handful of fresh spinach
- 200 g berries
- juice from half a lemon
- 2 teaspoons of coconut oil
Mix all the ingredients in a food processor and drink the tasty and healthy smoothie.
You can use coconut oil to make healthy natural remedies such as expectorant candies (to help with coughing).
Health benefits in pregnancy
- Coconut oil has a beneficial effect on the metabolism and improves the absorption of nutrients.
- It helps with the thyroid function, notably in cases when the thyroid gland illness was caused by inflammation.
- It protects against urinary tract inflammation, kidney disease, problems with liver and bile.
- It strengthens the immunity, fights the fungi (especially Candida), bacteria, viruses and parasites such as worms and tapeworms.
- It is a natural ally to digestion.
- It enhances the function of the heart and blood vessels, lowers the cholesterol and regulates blood sugar.
- It helps eliminate fatigue.
- It suppresses nauseas in pregnancy.
You can use coconut oil on the skin in the following ways:
- as a massage oil, a great protection from stretch marks
- as a natural cream against eyebags
- to remove the remains of make-up
- to nourish the sensitive, dry, cracking skin prone to redness
- as a protection against fungi and viruses on the skin and nails
- as a natural balm for lips
- as a facial mask against wrinkles, for hydrating and cleansing
- as a hair regenerator – to stimulate growth, give softness and shine, against dandruff
- for a relaxing bath
- for the massage of the perineum before childbirth
With coconut oil from the first day of life
The wealth of natural ingredients, featuring among others the lauric acid, is responsible for coconut oil becoming a new superfood for mothers and babies.
The lauric acid is a saturated fatty acid, which enters the babies organism through mother's milk and helps protect it from viruses and bacteria.
It also provides the mother with nutrients and natural protection.
In India it is used to boost fertility so it is used by women who want to get pregnant. In other parts of the world, it is one of the earliest solid foods given to children.
Besides for nutrition, there are countless ways in which you can use coconut oil for the care and protection of your loved ones (not just the babies).
1. Eliminating vernix and cradle cap
Place dissolved coconut oil on a sterile gauze and remove the remains of vernix.
To remove cradle cap, rub one teaspoon of the dissolved coconut oil into the baby's scalp, leave it to act for a couple of minutes and then comb it out with a soft brush or a cloth.
If necessary, in more severe cases, apply coconut oil on the baby's scalp, put a cotton cap on the baby's head and leave it overnight so that the oil can be absorbed.
2. Care of the nipples
You can nurture your damaged, cracked and tender nipples in the first days of breastfeeding by placing a little oil on a cotton pad and rubbing it gently on the tender area.
Coconut oil is known for its antimicrobial properties. It will protect your nipples, but also the baby's oral cavity from a candida infection, which is frequent in the beginning of breastfeeding.
3. Gentle baths for the sensitive baby skin
One teaspoon of coconut oil, which you will add to the bath water will provide the baby with a natural protection and care, giving it a soft, clean and healthy skin.
4. Balm for diaper rash
Coconut oil calms and allieviates redness, and nourishes damaged and sensitive skin.
It will prevent the content of the diaper from sticking to the skin and will nurture it in case of rash. Apply it in a thin layer before putting on the diaper.
5. Gum massage during teething
You can massage the baby's sensitive, tender and swollen gums during teething with coconut oil.
It will soothe the pain and provide the baby with natural relief in this phase of its life. You can generally use coconut oil to massage the baby.
6. To care for the bitten and sun-irritated skin
Since it has antiinflammatory properties, keep coconut oil at hand when you go to the countryside and expect an invasion of mosquitos and other insects.
Gently rub it on the bitten or swollen area or to the skin irritated by the sun or the wind. You can also use it to make a natural repellent.
7. Natural protection from microbes
You can use the coconut oil whenever you want to provide your young ones with a natural protection from viruses, fungi and bacteria.
Dissolve it at room temperature, soak a cotton swab or cotton in it and carefully apply it on the problem area (like the infected nose or ear).
8. Cream for adults and kids
Its gentle, natural ingredients make coconut oil an ideal agent for the care of the skin of babies, children and adults. See here other ways you can use it for yourself and your household members.
More and more people are discovering coconut oil as an unique natural remedy with countless applications. Now you can also discover its benefits for yourself and the whole family.
Where to purchase?
You can buy quality coconut oil in Alternativa Webshopu.
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