Coconut Oil *Bri's Keys*

Sooo Many Reasons to L♥VE Coconut Oil!!!

Bri's Coconut Oil Uses...

♥  Butter Substitute

♥  Cooking/Baking

♥  Homemade "Fat Bombs"/ Candy
♥  Coffee Creamer

♥  Energy Booster

♥  Skin Moisturizer

♥  Hair Product/Moisturizer 

♥  Makeup Remover
♥  Dry Scalp Reliever
♥  Weight Loss

♥  Mental alertness/future mental health

♥  Healthy Thyroid Function 

We in my household adore Coconut Oil! We go to the market, purchase a large jar of this gold mine, separate some into a jar for our personal use in the bathroom & leave the rest in the kitchen for all of it's nutritional benefits!

I have read studies in which coconut oil feeds the brain to make alzheimer's patients more alert, helps eliminate skin problems such as dandriff, psoriasis & ezcema, gives skin a more youthful, smoother appearance, cures thyroid disorders, helps your body produce ketones which aids in weightloss & helps target the loss of belly fat & targets spider veins & varicose veins making them less visible... I am sure that you too can search the internet and find "evidence" supporting and also debunking these claims. Since this is a blog about my lifestyle, my opinions and what has worked so far for me, even though I can not provide scientific proof that coconut oil does all of these things, I wanted to tell you about the claims I've heard that were important to me, the reasons I've been using it for so long & my thoughts about the effectiveness of it.

When it comes to skin care, I fully support coconut oil! I do use it in my hair, on my scalp & on my skin. I find that it eliminates the need for lotions, it eliminates dry skin, it fades scars, it keeps my hair looking & feeling moisturized, it tames split ends, it has made my skin extremely smooth & dare I say, even firmer & it has lightened stretch marks! I would like to say that I find the claim about it fading the appearance of spider & varicose veins very possible as well because I do have spider veins & I have recently noticed that some of them are disappearing! Granted I have begun a whole skin care regimen that is supposed to help red blood cells come to the surface of your skin in an effort to eliminate these veins & make my skin tight, more youthful & free of cellulite (for more info search topics such as dry brushing, lavender, witch hazel, coconut oil, castor oil & skin benefits), but moisturizing with coconut oil is definitely a part of this regimen!

When it comes to supporting the nutritional claims of coconut oil, all I can say is that I love it, I ingest it daily & that when I go for my doctor's visits my endocrinologist is always amazed with my blood work, my cholesterol levels & the fat levels in my blood!  Coconut Oil supposedly increases your body's production of ketones which I believe to be true. I want my body to produce ketones because they are produced when your body is burning its own fat (Yeyy!) for energy instead of sugar because you have eliminated carbohydrates & sugars from your body. According to MedicalNewsToday.com "when the body is in ketosis the individual tends to feel less hungry, and will probably eat less than he/she might otherwise do. The body switches from being a carbohydrate-burning organism into a fat-burning one. The fat stores become a primary energy source, and the person loses weight. That is why low-carb diets have become popular, and effective, especially among obese people."

I use coconut oil in my coffee when I need an energy boost before or after a workout, when I don't have time for a meal & when I want to up my fat intake speeding my transition into ketosis. I also adore making "Fat Bombs" (coconut oil chocolate) for these same purposes and also for a guilt free treat!

This post is a part of Bri's Keys: Daily Improvements with Ease
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