The winter season is upon us and it can encourage a multitude of unpleasant symptoms, including coughing and nasal congestion. The daily consumption of coconut oil, however, can reduce those symptoms and even remove them altogether. There is evidence to suggest that taking coconut oil orally during a cold spell can reduce the unpleasant mucus production. When the body is healthy, the mucus is utilised by the body, but when the body is feeling under-the-weather, we are forced to expel this mucus by coughing it up or clearing the blockage in the nose.
If you have an unpleasant chesty cough during this winter season, try eating up to four teaspoons of organic coconut oil per day and notice if your mucus levels reduce. Coconut oil is high in medium chain fatty acids. This type of saturated fat does not settle on the body as additional fat. It actually helps the body to lose weight. The body can utilise these medium chain fatty acids very well, and this is why coconut oil makes an excellent energy source.
Once other people can see the potent benefits of eating coconut oil and its ability to boost the immune system during a cold spell, the easier it will be to convert him or her into a coconut-fanatic. There are many books available that detail in depth the benefit of coconut oil. Remember to only buy the organic varieties for consuming and cooking with. The copra-based coconut oils are okay to use on the hair and skin.
