Health Benefits of Coconut Water

Drinking coconut water has many benefits. Coconut Water is naturally: • Low in Carbs • 99% Fat Free • Low in sugars Coconut water contains organic compounds possessing healthy growth promoting properties that have been known to help 1. Keep the body cool and at the proper temperature. 2. Orally re-hydrate your body; it is an all-natural isotonic beverage. 3. Carry nutrients and oxygen to cells. 4. Naturally replenish your body's fluids after exercising. 5. Raise your metabolism. 6. Promote weight loss. 7. Boost your immune system. 8. Detoxify and fight viruses. 9. Cleanse your digestive tract. 10. Control diabetes. 11. Aid your body in fighting viruses that cause the flu, herpes, and AIDS. 12. Balance your PH and reduce risk of cancer. 13. Treat kidney and urethral stones. 14. Boost poor circulation. "It's a natural isotonic beverage, with the same level of electrolytic balance as we have in our blood. It's the fluid of life, so to speak." In fact, during the Pacific War of 1941-45, both sides in the conflict regularly used coconut water siphoned directly from the nut to give emergency plasma transfusions to wounded soldiers. Most coconut water is still consumed fresh in tropical coastal areas - once exposed to air, the liquid rapidly loses most of its organoleptic and nutritional characteristics, and begins to ferment. • Coconut Water is more nutritious than whole milk - Less fat and no cholesterol. • Coconut Water is healthier than orange juice - Much lower calories. • Coconut Water is better than processed baby milk - It contains lauric acid, which is present in human mother's milk. • Coconut water is naturally sterile. Water permeates though the filtering husk. • Coconut water is a universal donor. It is identical to human blood plasma. • Coconut Water is a Natural Isotonic Beverage - The same level that we have in our blood. • Coconut water has saved lives in 3rd world countries thru Coconut IV. From: http://www.knowledgebase-script.com/demo/article-320.html My Animal Lover Note: "Everyone holds the power to save a life or take a life when they choose a meal." PETA president Ingrid Newkirk