Re: Coconut (was: All new to me!)

[Guest guest]

Lynda,

Yes, it is quite a bit of work in planning, stocking and prepping compared to

the convenience of easier " fast " foods. I imagine it would also be more

difficult when considering others as well. It's a complete lifestyle change

that can be quite overwhelming if you don't take one slow step one step at a

time. Many of the popular (and misleading, not to mention convenient) dietary

changes aren't quite as challenging. With the typical busy, fast-paced, no-time,

stressed out American lifestyle it is hard to imagine people taking the

necessary steps towards more traditional diet practices. You have to really want

to make these changes and work for them. I think the desire has to go a bit

deeper than just wanting to loose a few pounds.

I think you may have misunderstood or misread. I am not moving on to the

maintenance phase as I am *starting* in November, next month. I have taken some

coconut oil in the past with smoothies, but not close to the amounts suggested

in this diet. I've read from other other that they've had trouble with taking

the recommended amounts and have decreased. It has also been suggested that it

is possible to have certain intolerances to coconut oil. Either one of which I

will be finding out soon, or not.

They really do go on in the EFLF book about how great coconut is - I haven't

been here long enough to read any further comments or discussions on the

subject. I haveb't gotten many (or any, sorry I can't remember..) responses as

to whether or not people have tried or gotten through any of the EFLF diets, how

about coconut in general though? What benefits from using coconut products have

others experienced?

Lynda <lstauchus@...> wrote:

,

I am all for the healthier choices, presented in the EFLF recipe

plans. My problem is the rest of my family! I have a meat and potato

husband and a fussy 8 year old. I sneak a little coconut oil into their

foods, as more of an immune boosting strategy. But overall, I'm not a

gourmet chef, nor do they have gourmet taste. So to answer your

question, I haven't even started, really. I bought most of the

neccesities, but when it came to making the exact foods, I can't see

how I can whip up a meal like that, and simultaneously make Mac n

cheese, with a side of burgers for my husband...

I'm assuming this has been successful for you, since you are moving on

to Maintenence? What is your opinion of the EFLF, and how long have you

been on it? Do you experience any problems with the coconut oil intake?

or any other aspect?

Lynda

> Lynda -

>

> Quite a bit of this is all new to me too and I'm starting to think I

have more questions than there are answers! I have also recently

gotten the EFLF book and am planning to go on the Health Recovery diet

in November. Which plan are you doing?

>

>

>

>

---------------------------------

Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free.

[Guest guest]

,

> What benefits from using coconut products have others experienced?

I have been trying to get enough fat on my hubby to cover his

well-exposed ribs for the last 3 years. I tried increasing his

portions, increasing meats, and just letting him eat pasta as much as

he wanted (which he wants to a lot, thanks to his italian background)

and none of it worked. I had actually given up. I recently changed

over to coconut oil as the main oil in the house and yesterday I

realized I can't even feel his ribs anymore! Whoopie! Now I'm out to

get enough fat on his back I can't see his spine...

As for me, my skin is a lot nicer (and I mean a LOT) and I'm having a

far easier time staying at a good weight. (I used to be 5-10 lbs

underweight and wouldn't gain no matter what I ate) I'm probably

eating twice as much as he is because I have this habit of licking the

spoon... its so good.

So far I haven't seen any additional weight gain besides what I wanted

- so I'm thrilled.

-Lana

[Guest guest]

,

What benefits from using coconut products have others experienced?

I started using cc oil on my face as an attempt to heal my newly

aquired " acne " at 40. I'd never had oily skin or breakouts in my

life.

Upon researching " new " healthy foods, I discovered it has

antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties. (I think it's

all three)

After just three days of using the oil on my face, my complection

showed immediate improvements. The constant reddness and irritation

ceased, it promoted fast healing of the blemishes that were lasting

3 weeks. My skin stopped being oily in the T zone. My Dry patches

are gone. I LOVE IT!

Since then, I've been using it on my whole body every day. No more

hard heels, chalky knees, elbows, or shins.

I'm a hairdresser and found it to firm up wimpy hair. Add a few

drops to the shampoo and let it sit for a few. Upon rinsing, you can

feel the density it creates. ( Honey is nice as a conditioner too!

Body building also) I've been adding it to all my clients shampoos

to their delight at the added shine as well. Feels good to have non

synthetic options!

I've been sneaking cc oil into my baked goods and cooking with it,

to get it into my family members. I'm experimenting on bringing

better health to both my daughter and husband. She has a poor immune

system and dental issues and my husband has G.E.R.D symptoms and

seemingly ,annual, pneumonia.

My nephew has a " rash " , that has supposedly stumpted his M.D. for

over a year. He has yeast symmptoms on the groin, backside, back of

knees, and feet. He works in a hot machine shop and sweats heavily

through the day. Medication has not helped. (I'm assuming he has

internal yeast infection). Anyway... my neice put cc oil on the back

of one knee and he instantly felt relief of the burning and itching.

I can't report as yet, that he has made great strides. I'll keep you

updated.

I have dandruff of the eyelash line. (wierd, I know) Since Dandruff

is a fungal infection, I've been taking a Q tip and lightly coating

my lash line with cc oil. Seems to have lessened the flakiness.

Well, that's all I've got for now. I'm interested if other's have

some good luck with it as well? Let me know if any of you try the cc

oil in your shampoo. Tell me what you thought.

LYnda of Michigan

[Guest guest]

>now i can get away with hardly any fats at all and my skin is like a baby.

Interesting, but why would you _want_ to eat a low-fat diet? Even if your

skin is doing well on one (for the time being) you're going to be doing

yourself all kinds of long-term harm.

-

[Guest guest]

I believe this is called blepharitis:)

> I have dandruff of the eyelash line. (wierd, I know) Since Dandruff

> is a fungal infection

[Guest guest]

On Mon, Oct 17, 2005 at 7:41 AM, Idol <Idol@...> wrote:

Whew! Someone reached back deep into the archives to renew this

thread, but since they did I might as well comment :-)

>>now i can get away with hardly any fats at all and my skin is like a baby.

>

> Interesting, but why would you _want_ to eat a low-fat diet? Even if your

> skin is doing well on one (for the time being) you're going to be doing

> yourself all kinds of long-term harm.

I don't think that is *necessarily* true depending on how you organize

your diet. The Kitavans for example have a diet that appears to be 69%

carbs (but no grains), 21% fat, and 10% protein. 17% of the total fat

intake is saturated. The daily caloric intake is about 2200 calories.

So they have a diet that is high calorie, high carb, low total fat

(but high saturated fat), and somewhat low protein by traditional

western standards, but yet thrive, leading very healthy lives with

*no* weight problems. Oh and they smoke up a storm. According to one

review they are able and competent right up until a few days before

they die, and then die rather peacefully.

http://www.staffanlindeberg.com/TheKitavaStudy.html

It is the diet approach I have adopted for the longer fast periods of

the Orthodox Church when animal products are disallowed or minimized

and I'm not just doing liquids.

--

" Wartime brings the ideal of the State out into very clear relief, and

reveals attitudes and tendencies that were hidden. In times of peace

the sense of the State flags in a republic that is not militarized.

For war is essentially the health of the State. "

~ Randolph Bourne, 1919