Talk to me about coconut oil - Page 18

crunchymum · 12-09-2008, 10:43 PM

everything is cheaper there!

i've started putting CO in hot chocolate, and it is heavenly.

joyfulmomof2 · 12-10-2008, 05:28 AM

Ooooo, Jen, that does sound good! I am going to have to try it!

rebecuna · 12-29-2008, 04:47 AM

While reading this thread I stopped *TWO* different times to make CO food

... first spread some on toast with a little honey (it weirded me out without that), then put some in Annie's Mac and Cheese I was making for DS for lunch (and stole a few spoonfuls... yum!). I'm so glad to finally use it! It's been sitting in my cupboard for a few months. (btw, it's the Nature's Way brand, and I like it)

Here's my question: someone said something early on about being careful how quickly you start eating it, like to start small or something... haven't heard anything else about that. Is that important? What happens if you have too much too soon?

And aside from the skin, weight loss and STD benefits, is it just a preventive health thing? What are the benefits if used preventively, and how much do you need to be taking per day? What if you just have it occasionally? Still any benefit?

joyfulmomof2 · 12-29-2008, 07:12 AM

RubySlippers · 02-02-2009, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Allison In TX

I like the Nature's Way well enough. I think it's comparable to Nutiva, but the store near us carries it in tiny tiny jars, and I get the Nutiva by the gallon.

That's good to know.
We bought Nature's Way EfaGold Raw Extra Virgin CO. It has a great smell and mild taste to it.

We're testing it to see if it will work for our family.

joyfulmomof2 · 02-02-2009, 07:28 PM

I just want to comment that I have been using CO for a while as our family's lotion since I joined this thread and it is so wonderful and I love the smell. I got the Nutiva. We have yet to integrate it into our diets but it is awesome skin care.

RubySlippers · 02-09-2009, 01:37 PM

A has been taking about a tsp internally and it's really helping to reduce her acne and soften her skin.
It did not work for her at all when applied topically.

crunchymum · 02-09-2009, 02:31 PM

interesting!

DoulaClara · 10-27-2009, 11:18 AM

I think I just read through this whole thing without crossed eyes. Go me!

I just bought some coconut oil today- it's by Health Support, and is raw, organic, unbleached, cold-pressed, yada yada yada... Is this a good kind?

Also, is this stuff okay internally while pregnant?

07-20-2011, 06:28 PM

The type we use does not taste anything like coconut!!! It is in a jar and looks like white hard butter.

07-20-2011, 06:32 PM

subbing because I want to come back to this thread when I have more time

12-09-2008, 10:43 PM	#256
crunchymum Rose Garden speak softly and carry a big coffee Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 34,610	Re: Talk to me about coconut oil everything is cheaper there! i've started putting CO in hot chocolate, and it is heavenly. __________________ ~ jen wife to my first kiss mama to 13yo spreezy, 11yo jones, 5yo biggie, and our little greased lightning, 3yo ~ all born at home birth doula my waterbirth montage my etsy! "i did not want my children to love me because i had been an adequate mother, because i would never be one, this i already knew. i wanted my children to love me for the same reason i want my children themselves to be loved: because we are all irreducible, irreplaceable." -gina bria

12-10-2008, 05:28 AM	#257
joyfulmomof2 Rose Trellis Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Midwest Posts: 2,527	Re: Talk to me about coconut oil Ooooo, Jen, that does sound good! I am going to have to try it! __________________ Suzi blessed, single, ISFJ WAHMama Homeschooling my two sweet kiddos: Dino - 10 & Princess - 7

12-29-2008, 04:47 AM	#258
rebecuna Rose Trellis Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Amherst, MA Posts: 1,510	Re: Talk to me about coconut oil While reading this thread I stopped TWO different times to make CO food ... first spread some on toast with a little honey (it weirded me out without that), then put some in Annie's Mac and Cheese I was making for DS for lunch (and stole a few spoonfuls... yum!). I'm so glad to finally use it! It's been sitting in my cupboard for a few months. (btw, it's the Nature's Way brand, and I like it) Here's my question: someone said something early on about being careful how quickly you start eating it, like to start small or something... haven't heard anything else about that. Is that important? What happens if you have too much too soon? And aside from the skin, weight loss and STD benefits, is it just a preventive health thing? What are the benefits if used preventively, and how much do you need to be taking per day? What if you just have it occasionally? Still any benefit? __________________ me- Becky DH- P DS1- The koodle. 7 (June 06) DS2- Turtle, VBAC baby. 4 (October 09) Healing rheumatoid arthritis through GAPS since October 2011 Remembering Little Bean- January 2009

12-29-2008, 07:12 AM	#259
joyfulmomof2 Rose Trellis Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Midwest Posts: 2,527	Re: Talk to me about coconut oil __________________ Suzi blessed, single, ISFJ WAHMama Homeschooling my two sweet kiddos: Dino - 10 & Princess - 7

02-02-2009, 07:28 PM	#261
joyfulmomof2 Rose Trellis Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Midwest Posts: 2,527	Re: Talk to me about coconut oil I just want to comment that I have been using CO for a while as our family's lotion since I joined this thread and it is so wonderful and I love the smell. I got the Nutiva. We have yet to integrate it into our diets but it is awesome skin care. __________________ Suzi blessed, single, ISFJ WAHMama Homeschooling my two sweet kiddos: Dino - 10 & Princess - 7

02-09-2009, 01:37 PM	#262
RubySlippers Deactivated There's no place like home. Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 9,100	Re: Talk to me about coconut oil A has been taking about a tsp internally and it's really helping to reduce her acne and soften her skin. It did not work for her at all when applied topically.

02-09-2009, 02:31 PM	#263
crunchymum Rose Garden speak softly and carry a big coffee Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 34,610	Re: Talk to me about coconut oil interesting! __________________ ~ jen wife to my first kiss mama to 13yo spreezy, 11yo jones, 5yo biggie, and our little greased lightning, 3yo ~ all born at home birth doula my waterbirth montage my etsy! "i did not want my children to love me because i had been an adequate mother, because i would never be one, this i already knew. i wanted my children to love me for the same reason i want my children themselves to be loved: because we are all irreducible, irreplaceable." -gina bria

10-27-2009, 11:18 AM	#264
DoulaClara Rose Garden Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: where the street has no name Posts: 17,002	Re: Talk to me about coconut oil I think I just read through this whole thing without crossed eyes. Go me! I just bought some coconut oil today- it's by Health Support, and is raw, organic, unbleached, cold-pressed, yada yada yada... Is this a good kind? Also, is this stuff okay internally while pregnant? __________________ "As long as I learn I will make mistakes..." ~Beastie Boys

07-20-2011, 06:28 PM	#265
Anna3:16 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Talk to me about coconut oil The type we use does not taste anything like coconut!!! It is in a jar and looks like white hard butter.

07-20-2011, 06:32 PM	#266
wisdomjourney Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Talk to me about coconut oil subbing because I want to come back to this thread when I have more time

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