coconut oil - don't take on an empty stomach

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Dear Chef,

Another thing to remember is that coconut oil, or any oils, should be

taken with meals and not on an empty stomach.

The best,

Bee

> > i can relate the problem of getting the runs!

> > i'm actually suffering from that today.

> >

> > no headache the way jeanne described, but i feel like i have a

> cold.

> > last night i had a scratchy throat, this morning it was still

> there,

> > with the feelings of getting a cold. i think i have the cold

> symptoms

> > under control and thank goodness, i'm done working for the week,

so

> > the rest of my busywork can be done mostly from right here at my

> desk

> > for the next three days (not as much of a drain on the system as

> > running all over town).

> >

> > i bought some garden of life coconut oil today. after researching

> it

> > further, i wanted to see the difference for myself, after trying

> the

> > omega nutrition brand for the past week.

> >

> > i ate a tablespoon (maybe a little more) when i got home, on an

> empty

> > stomach. its really good. very coconutty

> >

> > within 10 minutes i felt nauseated, very much so. i've been

sitting

> > still, reading here at my desk for the past hour and a half,

> waiting

> > for it to pass. i finally started to drink some water about 30

> > minutes ago, that seems to be helping.

> >

> > my intuition is that it went directly into my system and either

> > killed some yeasties (die off?), or else made some toxins release

> > into my bloodstream. well, even though it wasn't a pleasant

> > experience, it showed me something about the potency of this oil!

> >

> > i have eaten the omega nutrition oil on an empty stomach without

> that

> > reaction. i think i'll use the omega for cooking, and the garden

of

> > life one for eating raw (maybe with my meals from now on!) just

> > because it feels so alive and powerful as a raw food.

> >

> > i have been wondering about the runs problem, i also can't trace

it

> > to any particular food. but i used to have the battle between

> > constipation & diarreah. now since on the high saturated fat,

> > proteins & lots of veggies, i've been pretty good, except for

about

> > once a week runs!

> >

> > any input?