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| Grandpa & Amelie on our family walk |
Today was an uneventful day, mainly because we were on the road for about 2 hours to visit Tom's parents. It's always nice to spend time with them and this year we decided to spent 4th of July with them. Since Tom's parents are aware that we are trying to maintain an organic diet they really tried to accommodate us and provided a lot of healthy dinner options. Thanks guys!
As a lot of people might believe, we are not ONLY organic. Particularly not when we are visiting or attending other people's dinner or BBQs. We try our best to eat an organic diet, but are not going to sweat it if we don't eat organic outside the house. We surely can tell the difference, because the diet changes are messing with our bodies...if you know what I mean. I don't need to get into detail here, but you can figure it out...hint hint...
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| View from the Twin Falls Canyon Rim |
Tom's parents have a vegetable garden and we had a delicious lettuce from a home grown garden. Tom's mom makes a really great organic fudge with organic coconut oil. It is to die for. I really appreciate the effort and support! The evening was spent taking a great walk after dinner around the Twin Falls Canyon rim.
WISDOM OF THE DAY
Coconut oil is very useful in reducing weight. It contains short and medium-chain fatty acids that help in taking off excessive weight. It is also easy to digest and it helps in healthy functioning of the thyroid and enzymes systems. Further, it increases the body metabolism by removing stress on pancreases, thereby burning out more energy and helping obese and overweight people reduce their weight. Hence, people living in tropical coastal areas, who eat coconut oil daily as their primary cooking oil, are normally not fat, obese or overweight.
Immunity:
Coconut oil is also good for the immune system. It strengthens the immune system as it contains antimicrobial lipids, lauric acid, capric acid and caprylic acid which have antifungal, antibacterial and antiviral properties. The human body converts lauric acid into monolaurin which is claimed to help in dealing with viruses and bacteria causing diseases such as herpes, influenza, cytomegalovirus, and even HIV. It helps in fighting harmful bacteria such as listeria monocytogenes and heliobacter pylori, and harmful protozoa such as giardia lamblia.
Hmm thanks for the tip about coconut oil, i'm interested in switching to it. Do you know if it is more like vegetable oil that can tolerate high heat or olive oil that will burn easier?
ReplyDeleteI just bought some coconut oil a couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine uses it. Have not had a chance to use it because I didn't know how to. It'll be fund to test it out. I did think it was a bit expensive though. Stefanie
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting! I love coconut oil - it is something new that I stumbled upon and still new to us. I will keep new updates on the use of coconut oil. Yes, it is expensive and I am looking at different options, such as bulk and different brands.
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