I love coconut oil!  From clearing up a baby’s diaper rash overnight to speeding up your metabolism, coconut oil is a powerhouse of natural health.

I’d like to share a great deal with you!  When you order anything from Tropical Traditions, if you enter the code 4999454 you will receive “Virgin Coconut Oil” by Brian and Marianita Jader Shilhavy, a free book telling you all about the wonderful power of coconut oil.

The book contains “more than 100 personal testimonies on the healing power of Virgin Coconut Oil!”  It also includes over 85 recipes which call for coconut oil.

I have been in the market for coconut oil for several years now and Tropical Traditions is by far the best brand I have ever used.  What impresses me the most is the way they extract the oil from the coconut.  Many companies that mass produce the oil use dried coconut, high heat and bleach to refine their oil and increase the shelf-life of their product.  Not Tropical Traditions!  They use the traditional fermentation method which separates the coconut oil using gravity – no machines, no chemicals.  Their oil retains more “good stuff” using this method.  I purchase only the Gold Label Oil from Tropical Traditions because I feel it is the best you can possibly get.

Here is just one of a myriad of stories contained in the book …

“I work in the hospital as a Medical Technologist.  Our emergency room always gives everyone a prophylactic dose of Ciprofloxacin whenever we process a patient with bacterial meningitis.  One of our lab techs had a nasty reaction to the Cipro.  She kept getting tired, suffered from chronic insomnia after taking the Cipro for the first time.  Her liver enzymes went off the scale – almost too high to read.  She stayed this way for almost six months until I started her on the Virgin Coconut oil.  Her tiredness disappeared overnight.  The insomnia cleared up a little later.  At one point, she started to get very ill from taking the VCO.  Severe nausea and diarrhea.  I had a feeling that it was probably a cleansing reastion, and that the liver was finally dumping the poison from the Cipro.  I had her cut back from 4 Tbsp per day to 1 Tbsp per day.  That stopped the discomfort.  We ran another set of liver enzyme tests.  For the very first time in six months, the results were back to normal.  She is now back to 4 Tbsp a day without a reaction, with more energy than she has ever had before.  We are strong advocates of VCO.  I use it in everything.”  Bob MT (The Coconut Diet Forums)

Here is a glimpse of the main subjects covered in the book from the Table of Contents …

• The Virgin Coconut Oil Story
• What is Virgin Coconut Oil?
• The Health Benefits of Virgin Coconut Oil
• How Virgin Coconut Oil Has Changed People’s Lives
• Virgin Coconut Oil for Weight Loss
• Virgin Coconut Oil and Thyroid Health
• Skin Health and Virgin Coconut Oil
• Virgin Coconut Oil and Candida Yeast Infections
• Does Coconut Oil Affect Cholesterol Levels?
• Coconut Oil in Pet and Animal Nutrition
• References
• The Coconut Diet
• Candida Questionnaire
• Peace with God
• Recipe Index

One more excerpt from the book …

“Since beginning to use Tropical Traditions Virgin Coconut Oil, about eight months ago, I have: experienced a noticeable increase in my energy, ridden myself of cravings for carbs, cleared up my complexion (which has always been a problem), gotten the silkiest, most glorious hair from using it internally, AND lots 16 pounds.  This oil does all that it promises, and more!”  Sharon Elaine, author

If you would like to read more about the benefits of coconut oil right now, look at the article that I wrote about the wonders of coconut oil.

Grab your copy of this great book today!  Place an order with Tropical Traditions and enter the code 4999454 to receive it for free!

Because free stuff works for … YOU!

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We love coconut oil around this house! I recently had another success using coconut oil as a diaper rash cure when nothing else would work – and I mean NOTHING! I thought I would share some other ways that coconut oil is a great home remedy.

For many years, coconut oil and other tropical oils have gotten a terribly bad reputation due to many different factors. Some of the studies were done with hydrogenated coconut oil. We know that hydrogenation removes most of the nutritional value, including any essential fatty acids. This, in turn, caused bad outcomes in many studies.

In order to refute these bad findings, more studies have been done to show the effectiveness of coconut oil on many ailments and diseases. Cancer, high cholesterol, and heart disease have all shown to respond very well to treatment with coconut oil. Rather than detail all the studies that have been done here or the higher level diseases that coconut oil is good for, I would really like to get into the nitty gritty of how coconut oil can be used to help you at home on a day to day basis.

• Body Oil. Coconut oil absorbs very quickly into the skin when you rub in little at a time. It is a fantastic moisturizer and leaves your skin healthy and your pores open – not clogged with unnatural chemicals. If you want the oil to smell a little more like perfume, it is also a great essential oil carrier.

• Diaper Rash Ointment. This is the home remedy I mentioned above. Baby #4 had a pretty bad case of diaper rash and I used a few different things that I had and bought some new stuff at the store and nothing worked. I finally remembered the coconut oil after the skin was broken and bleeding a little. Within 24 hours there was no more cracking and most of the redness was gone. I used it three days total and her skin looked healthy and perfect.

• Sunblock. The best way to employ the sunscreen benefits from coconut oil is to take it internally, from 2 to 3 tablespoons per day. You will get a natural sun defense that never wears off in the water! You can also apply it 30 minutes before going into the sun and reapply regularly to see benefits. I will say that it takes a little more work than the store-bought stuff because you have to remember to keep reapplying. It just depends on how much you want to stay away from the chemicals in regular sunscreen.

• Metabolism Boost. “Research shows that the medium chain fatty acids found in coconut oil boosts the body’s metabolism, raises body temperatures, and helps provide greater energy which can lead to weight loss.” I experienced this benefit first hand while I was pregnant with Baby #4. I took 2 tablespoons of coconut oil every morning and only gained 25 pounds during the entire pregnancy. I had more energy than my previous pregnancies and really felt great.

• Antifungal. I haven’t had first hand experience with this issue, but I’ve seen reports of people having success with treating fungal infections on their skin with coconut oil.

• GOOT. This is a homemade salve that helps with a number of issues such as coughs when rubbed on the chest, sinus infections when rubbed inside the nose, and so much more. It is a combination of coconut oil, olive oil and crushed garlic and, boy, does it work wonders when the kids are sick. We put it on chests, feet, noses, and the house smells like a real Italian restaurant!

• Deodorant. This is another area that I haven’t had personal experience with but in one of the forums I visit frequently, I have read about people using this and vinegar to keep the smell away.

• Immune Boost. “Virgin Coconut oil is rich in lauric acid, a nutrient that supports the body’s immune system.”

• Carb Craving Suppressor. I am amazed at how well coconut oil works in this regard. When I am not pregnant, I crave carbs. When I am pregnant, I REALLY crave carbs. Not so with Baby #4. I took coconut oil everyday – not only did I not crave the stuff I usually craved, but I ate less than normal and felt full more quickly during meals. (Baby #4 was the only pregnancy that I used coconut oil and she was my only breech baby. Related? Naaaa!)

• Hair De-Frizzer. My hair cannot decide what it is – curly or straight so it freaks out somewhere in the middle! AND, I live in humid, subtropical Florida! Hair Nightmare Extraordinaire!! It WAS a nightmare until I started using coconut oil on my hair when it was wet. I have tamed the frizzy hair beast. I also use olive oil depending on what we have around the house. When I used the store-bought products, it would de-frizz my hair for a little while. By the end of the day, my hair was frizzy AND dry, thereby making the problem worse in the long run, not better.

• Bath Salt. I love to use bath salts! It is wonderfully invigorating to rub on and leaves your skin oh-so-soft! I just mix dead sea salts with some coconut oil and some essential oils without measuring. Stir it up and make sure the consistency is what I want and put it next to the shower.

There are so many uses for coconut oil, I am amazed at how much I have learned about it over that last few years. By far, the most important thing I use it for is metabolism boost and carb craving suppressor. Once I get the container for my blender, I can start taking the coconut oil in my smoothies again!

Do you have any success stories with coconut oil? I’d be so excited to learn more about this wonderful oil.

The next natural, herbal article: Garlic! Until then, keep on growing!

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Garlic! Just hearing the name makes me want some spaghetti and buttery garlic bread! Yum!

But this article is not about the many culinary uses of garlic … it’s about how garlic relates to your health and the health of your children.

Have you ever eaten a fabulous Italian dinner and woke up the next morning to a bedroom that smelled like garlic? That’s because garlic moves through your whole body, killing infection and cleaning things up!

First, I’ll detail the amazing characteristics of garlic and then I’ll let you in on some of the ways we use it in our home. Are you ready? Get out the bread … here comes the garlic!!

Illness Fighting Characteristics of Garlic

When I initially started down the path of natural healing and home remedies, garlic was the first ingredient I learned about. Since then, I have learned about MANY other herbs that heal in so many different ways: the number of herbs at our disposal to heal is mind-boggling! But the one herb I keep falling back on is trusty old garlic.

The healing properties of garlic are almost too numerous to list in their entirety, but I would like to share a little bit to make a good case. I found this description in one of my favorite herbal books, “The How To Herb Book: Let’s Remedy the Situation” by Velma Keith and Monteen Gordon.

Garlic is antibiotic, antiseptic, carminative (causing explusion of gas from the stomach or bowel), digestant (promotes digestion), diuretic (increasing the volume of the urine excreted), tonic (a medicine that invigorates or strengthens), vermifuge (serving to expel worms or other animal parasites from the intestines)

Garlic is called nature’s antibiotic. It contains allicin, a natural antibiotic. 1 milligram of allicin has a potency of 15 standard units of penicillin. It is effective against toxic bacteria, viruses, and fungus. Garlic contains more germanium, an anti-cancer agent, than any other herb. In Russia, garlic was found to retard tumor growth in humans.

• active against staphylococcus (staph infections) and E. coli bacteria
• good to take for all diseases including contagious diseases
• protects against infection
• has detoxifying effect on all the body systems
• improves, tones, and strengthens entire physical condition
• has rejuvenating effect on all cells
• builds endurance and energy
• strengthens body defenses against allergens
• has soft oils that help to emulsify plaque and loosen it from arterial walls
• contains selenium which helps arteriosclerosis
• strengthens blood vessels
• equalizes blood pressure, high or low
• has a sugar regulating factor
• taken internally one of the most effective herbs for killing and expelling parasites
• Garlic contains protein, phosphorus, potassium, vitamins A, B, B2, and C, calcium, sulfur, selenium, germanium, allicin, alliceton I & II, aluminum, chlorine, manganese, zinc, copper, and iron

Whew!! Is there anything garlic does not outright cure or at least help with in some form? I hope I didn’t lose anyone with such a long technical list, but that stuff is so interesting to me.

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