My new LOVE – coconut oil – great for moms – skin, weight loss, wrinkles…

So I have been in love with coconut oil for awhile.  My husband is fully aware – he does not mind.  Especially after I told him there are 160 – (and more) uses for coconut oil.  Now he loves it too! It will seriously rock your world!

My favorites of the 160 are things my postpartum and pregnant moms will love:

WEIGHT LOSS! How you ask?  This one lowers the insulin levels in the body, which contribues to a SHRINKING “spare tire” look for your midsection.  This will complement everything you are doing to bring the recti together!! Also naturally increases metabolic rate.

On a personal note, I started using when I was 4 mo PP.  I was still at the sometimes stubborn 115 (for being 5 ‘2 this shows as being a bit too high.  My norm is 108-110).  I would generally eat this two ways – fry my eggs in it in the morning with a bit a sea salt – and OH HEAVEN!!  The other way?  I love it with homemade peanut butter on rice cakes – just smear some on the top – WOW!!  and YUM!  It seriously rocked my world.  I did nothing else different, and when I weighed myself a couple of weeks later – down to 110.

INCREASES MILK SUPPLY:  Attention all my breast-feeding moms – YES!!  You have to ingest 3 1/2 TBS per day.  This is EASY to do if you have it on TOAST, PEANUT BUTTER AND RICE CAKE, etc. 

I saw on Suzanne Sommers website (I think she has a lot of things right and some good quality eats!) that she was selling chocolate coconut bars made with organic coconut oil for $19.00.  Well, the frugalista in me thought I could duplicate that for way less! 

I mixed 3 TBS coconut oil with 5 TBS shredded coconut and thinly sliced almonds. I formed little coconut patties on a silicone pad.   Double boiled 3 OUNCES of chocolate and then poured it on each one.  It made about 10.  Stuck them in the freezer for 10 minutes and WHALAH!!!  Maybe a $2 effort.

GOOD FOR WRINKLES:  YES!  You can put this right on the eye area, including the eye lids!  You can put this on the forehead.  In the winter (I like this one for night-time) your skin just sucks it up!!No toxins like most skin care products out there.  Lots of antioxidant properties!  Also – PUT ON YOUR BELLY AND THIGHS after a shower – reduces cell-u-lite!!  In both cases it promotes healing of the skin’s connective tissue.  ALL my clients ask about the belly skin – here you go!

INSULIN LEVELS: Improves insulin secretion and utilization of blood glucose making it great for both diabetics and non-diabetic.  Again – good news for the “spare tire” to shrink.

EYE PAMPERING:  Good for puffy eyes, eye bags, eye wrinkles!

CHAPPED LIPS:  Extra on a butter knife?  Use it on your chapped lips.  Makes them look (and taste!) good.  Natural SPF of 4.

FITNESS: coconut oil has been proven to stimulate your metabolism, improve thyroid function, and escalate energy levels, all of which help decrease your unwanted fat while increasing muscle.
NAUSEA – rub some coconut oil on the inside for the wrist and forearm to calm an upset stomach.

PREGNANT ? – A SPECIAL LINK HERE FOR YOU!

The OVERALL rundown – PREPARE TO BE IMPRESSED
COCONUT OIL PROPERTIES:

1. Anti-bacterial (kills bacteria that cause ulcers, throat infections, urinary tract infections, gum diseases, and other bacterial infections)
2. Anti-carcinogenic (coconut oil has antimicrobial properties so it effectively prevents the spread of cancer cells and enhances the immune system)
3. Anti-fungal (kills fungi and yeast that lead to infection)
4. Anti-inflammatory (appears to have a direct effect in suppressing inflammation and repairing tissue, and it may also contribute by inhibiting harmful intestinal microorganisms that cause chronic inflammation.)
5. Anti-microbial/Infection Fighting (the medium-chain fatty acids and monoglycerides found in coconut oil are the same as those in human mother’s milk, and they have extraordinary antimicrobial properties. By disrupting the lipid structures of microbes, they inactivate them. About half of coconut oil consists of lauric acid. Lauric acid, its metabolite monolaurin and other fatty acids in coconut oil are known to protect against infection from bacteria, viruses, yeast, fungi and parasites. While not having any negative effect on beneficial gut bacteria, coconut oil inactivates undesirable microbes.)
6. Anti-parasitic (fights to rid the body of tapeworms, lice and other parasites)
7. Anti-protozoa (kills giardia, a common protozoan infection of the gut)
8. Anti-retroviral (kills HIV and HLTV-1)
9. Anti-viral (kills viruses that cause influenza, herpes, measles, hepatitis C, SARS, AIDS, and other viruses)
10. Infection fighting
11. Has no harmful for discomforting side effects
12. Known to improve nutrient absorption (easily digestible; makes vitamins and minerals more available to the body)
13. Nontoxic to humans and animals