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Appetite Suppressant
Posted by Mama To Many (Tennessee) on 09/14/2024
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I have been trying to consume a lot of coconut milk (canned) to help with my chronic UTI issue after reading about this remedy here at Earth Clinic. I have been blending some in my morning coffee in the blender (it makes it like a latte! ) and putting it in a smoothie with protein powder and almond milk in the afternoons. I have been doing this for about 5 days.
Yesterday I noticed that I haven't had the afternoon munchies all week! Most afternoons I get serious cravings for sweet or salty things. I will have popcorn or nuts or a muffin or something.
I think it is from the coconut milk. Even if I only have coconut milk in the morning, and a normal lunch (salad and chicken or something similarly light) I will be making dinner and realize I never had a snack or even thought to have one.
Because of my Alpha Gal allergy I consume very little animal fat. (Only the bit that would be in lean chicken or fish.) So maybe my body was needing saturated fat. Or maybe it is that my body just needed more fat in general since the only oil I tend to use it olive oil. Fat makes you feel satisfied and maybe the satiation lasts longer than just for the hours following its consumption.
Then I thought that maybe I was getting more calories and was at risk of gaining weight. My weight is in the healthy range, but since menopause I have had to work very hard to keep it there.
I stepped on the scale this morning and was surprised to find I am down a few pounds. (I realize weight can fluctuate a lot, but this is a number I haven't seen in a very long time.)
It is early to tell what the long term effect of coconut milk to help with chronic UTI's or to reducing cravings, but I am encouraged.
I have used coconut oil medicinally for years but never considered coconut milk use much beyond using it for curries. :)
~Mama to Many~
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(Princeton, NJ)
09/15/2024
Balance Electrolytes and Lower Beats Per Minute
Posted by JAY (Phila, PA) on 09/16/2007
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I'd heard that water coconut has been used to balance electrolytes and lower bpm. It can be found as a"drink" in cans, usually in the international foods aisle or in its "natural, raw" state in some food markets.
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(Newcastle, Nsw Australia)
07/26/2011
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(Kendal, U.k)
07/27/2011
Beautiful Skin
Posted by Bommy (Penang, Malaysia) on 02/11/2010
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I read on net sometime back about benefits of coconut milk as skin care. I read that you can get smooth, soft, glowing skin by applying raw coconut milk on skin. I tried and I must say this is the best beauty tips I have got ever. Just apply the coconut milk on your face and leave it for about 15mins and wash your face after that. You skin will be glowing and feel smooth. I have been using very expensive creams before but none works as well as the coconut milk. You can also applt this coconut milk all over your body to get really attractive complexion... :)
Bladder Infection
Posted by Sherry (Michigan) on 08/17/2016
I drank coconut milk and got a urinary tract infection. I'm not sure if it broke something loose in my urinary and bladder that was stuck to my urinary tract walls or what. However, coconut milk was the only thing I've added new to my food regiment and it happened right away. Not sure if others have experienced this so I thought I'd comment. I now am going to conduct an experiment. I know Buchu cleared up my last urinary tract infection and it didn't take much at all. I'm going to take the Buchu and clear it up. Then I'm going to drink the milk again. I'm going to do this and see if coconut milk is breaking it up or causing it. I never thought that could be the cause or cure but now I'm curious which one it is or if its both. I wish you luck as you learn more about your body. I will be happy to know if this works out for me.
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(London)
12/31/2016
Bladder Infection
Posted by Teresa (Belle Vernon, Pa.) on 02/08/2016
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I get UTI's from steroids (due to PMR) and last week each time I felt a UTI flaring up I drank a cup of coconut milk and it seemed to disappear in a flash. It works so much better than cranberry juice or cranberry pills. And I have been going through this for weeks, including having to lay down for relief. I had none of that with the coconut milk. :)
Bladder Infection
Posted by Annie (London, UK) on 11/07/2007
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I had a severe urine infection.I was going to he bathroom every 10 mins But found the cures within hours of drinking coconut milk. It is available from fresh coconuts but also in cans and cartons . A friend of mine's infection spread to the kidneys and had to be referred to hospital as the antibiotics were not helping and she was in severe pain. I recommended her this treatment within 3 days she was cured. She drank a glass of the coconut milk 5/6 times a day. Her tests showed the infection was completely gone and the kidneys were clear and healthy!
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(Sandusky, Ohio)
12/06/2009
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(Miami, Florida)
12/10/2009
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(Cancun, Mexico)
09/03/2024
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(Ny, Ny)
12/10/2009
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(Manhattan, New York)
12/11/2009
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(Newark, Nj)
02/05/2010
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(Vancouver, Canada)
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(Melbourne, Australia)
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(Honiara, Solomon Islands)
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(Cyprus)
01/14/2017
Coconut Milk Vs. Coconut Water
Posted by Nm (Santa Fe, Nm) on 06/14/2011
Can you tell me if coconut water is better for you than coconut milk? How do the two differ? I like the milk more as I put it in smoothies. And I would like to see how it helps parasites and herpes but I don't want to have it raise cholesterol levels???
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(Melbourne, Australia)
06/14/2011
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(Michelbach-le-bas, Alsace, France)
06/15/2011
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(Haledon, Nj)
08/20/2011
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(Birmingham, Uk)
08/21/2011
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(Tampa, Florida)
10/12/2011
Constipation
Posted by Marcel (Diamond Bar, CA) on 07/12/2006
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I half cooked a bunch of leafy vegetables with coconut milk. Coconut milk adds flavor to my cooking. I added some fresh herbs like basil, ground pepper, garlic, and onion. I did not add salt as I stopped using it salt since 1980. When done, I ate it alone the whole day. In one day, I tripped to the bathroom 3 times and really did a good job on emptying my guts. My bowels looked greenish, long formed and at about 1 1/2 inch in diameter. The bowel was greenish because the digestion was fast and did not have a chance to change color to brownish. I felt good and light all day long. The green leafy vegetables can be Kale, spinach, water lily (kangkong). I will try other green vegetables with the coconut milk and see its effect.
Crohn's Disease
Posted by Robert (Fl) on 08/02/2017
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I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease about 11 yrs ago. The medication was very expensive. Overseas they were having CF patients drink it for dietary needs and cutting down on inflammation in the bowel. Since reading that I keep coconut milk in my cabinet and drink 1 can a week. Since starting that I have only had 2 major flare ups, brought on by stress, then I just drank extra. It works great, I keep a frozen mug to pour it in.
Fiberglass Inhalation
Posted by Joanne F. (Westport, Ct, USA) on 12/07/2009
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We had new insulation installed in our attic last Friday. My office is right where the pulldown stairs to the attic are located. Before piping in the new insulation, the workers removed all the old insulation by dropping it down into my office and out the window (no windows in our attic). Basically scattered my office with very old fiberglass particles. They vacuumed up before they left, but everything and I mean everything was coated with fiberglass. I wiped down everything with hot water immediately after they left. I didn't think anything of it until today, Monday, 3 days later. This afternoon I had just bought some coconut milk at the grocery store for the first time and drank a big glass of it when I got home. About 5 minutes later, my sinuses starting draining down the back of my throat including something big and "chunky". I ran to the sink and coughed up, sorry to be gross here, a big glob of mucous and something very weird, light orange, that seemed to be different material. Not food. I was very weirded out and thought that a piece of a cancerous tumour had just popped out of my sinus cavity! Then it hit me that maybe this was fiberglass particles that my body was expelling.
If anyone has any knowledge of detoxing from fiberglass inhalation and can offer some suggestions, would be appreciated. I am drinking more coconut milk in the hopes that if I have anything left, it will get coughed up again. Yucky!!!
Replied by Anonomous
(Falling Pines, America)
12/08/2009
General Feedback
Posted by Vstew62 (London, England) on 01/12/2012
Hi there, I would like to find out if the creamed coconut blocks bought from the grocery store can be used for ailments? The one I have, claims it is 100% pure coconut and I buy it from the carribean stores I use it in my rice as I love the flavour. As it is 100% pure can I use it to good effect (also so cheap! ) I was thinking of using it for MONO virus (Epstein Barr Virus) as it has had good outcomes. Any advice much appreciated.
General Feedback
Posted by Jenny (Kansas City, Missouri) on 08/21/2011
Hi, I was wondering if hexane is used to make coconut milk? I have learned that soy milk is made by using hexane and wondered if they same went for coconut milk? I was also curious to know if coconut milk is as beneficial as coconut oil?
Sincerely, Jenny
Herpes
Posted by SG (Bakersfield, CA) on 08/25/2007
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I wrote earlier about my experience with eight years of un-diagnosed herpes. Since then, I've been experimenting with it, and I've got complete control over it--I can make myself completely symptom-free, or cause an outbreak within 30 minutes.
THE CURES: Coconut. Yep, another vote for that one. I recently discovered Thai food, and they put coconut milk in just about everything. Taking special care to eat Tom Kha Gai (Food of the gods!) or Thai curry dishes several times a week, I've discovered that I have no need for my previous supplement: Gigartina Red Marine Algae, 1000mg (4 capsules) per day. And it's a lot more fun! To be fair, though, the Red Marine Algae works just as well.
If I want to cause an outbreak within an hour, all I have to do is not eat any coconut products for a few days, and then have a Diet Red Bull. Chock full of both Aspartame and arginine, if your doctor needs you to have an outbreak for testing purposes, this will do the trick. Drinking two of these per day sent me to the emergency room with horrible sores, and was how I discovered I had herpes. Other energy drinks (containing arginine) kept me having sores for the next few months until I realized the connection.
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(Naples, Fl)
11/03/2010
How to Make Coconut Milk
Posted by Carolyn (Northwest, OH) on 11/14/2008
My husband and I started drinking coconut milk on our cereal instead of cow's milk for various reasons.
This is how I make my coconut milk:
Buy regular sweetened shredded coconut in the baking aisle. Measure out 1 cup of shredded coconut into to a blender. Add 2 cups of warm water. Blend briefly and let sit for 30-45 mins. Strain through a fine cloth (cheese cloth or similar) into a glass bowl and put in the fridge until cool. (Recipe easily doubles, but then I extend the sitting time to 60 mins.)
Now here's where it gets interesting (and economical): The oil will rise to the top of your milk. Skim this off and place in a sauce pan. Simmer the oil and stir until the curds "fall out" of the oil, about 5 mins. Filter this oil through a coffee filter into a clean glass jar. You have now made coconut oil good for cooking with. I keep mine in the refrigerator to maintain utmost freshness.
And you can take the shredded coconut you strained, spread it in a baking pan and toast in the oven at 250F for 25 mins. You can now use this coconut in your regular baking.
Ha, ha! Three products in one and no messing with whole coconuts!
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(Sydney, NSW)
03/31/2009
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(Toronto, On)
10/02/2010
How to Make Coconut Milk
Posted by Eric (Brooklyn, NY) on 04/11/2007
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Coconut milk helped with me with gout and any other in the joints with in a week than any other thing i have tried.
COCONUT MILK - HOW TO MAKE IT (Recipe Courtesy of http://www.all-organic-food.com/index.htm )
Coconut milk is not the liquid inside a coconut, although this liquid does make a satisfying drink. Rather, coconut milk is made by squeezing the grated flesh of a coconut with some hot water resulting in a rich white liquid that looks very much like cow's milk.
Coconut milk should be distinguished from coconut cream. Fresh coconut milk, when refrigerated, and canned coconut milk, if not shaken, separates into two layers, with the thick (upper) layer being the coconut cream and the thinner (bottom) layer constituting the milk. The top layer can be skimmed off with a spoon and used for recipes requiring coconut cream (usually desserts) with the bottom layer being reserved for recipes specifying coconut milk.
Canned, frozen and powdered coconut milk are widely available, convenient to use and generally of acceptable quality. However, they do not generally achieve quite the quality of coconut milk prepared at home from fresh or desiccated coconut.
For those who might want to try preparing coconut milk at home, the following provides instructions for doing so.
A: Preparing Coconut Milk from Fresh Coconuts
Pierce the eyes of a fresh coconut, drain the liquid inside and place the coconut on a rack and bake in a 325F pre-heated oven for about 30 minutes. Remove the coconut from the oven, let it cool a bit and crack it with a hammer so that the shell breaks into several pieces. Remove all the coconut meat from the shell, peel off the brown skin and cut the meat into very small cubes. Place the meat in a blender, add hot water to just cover all of the meat and blend until finely grated. Place a sieve covered with cheese cloth over a bowl and pour the coconut meat and water into the sieve squeezing handfuls of the coconut meat to extract as much liquid as possible into the bowl. Discard the squeezed coconut meat and refrigerate the coconut milk that has been extracted into the bowl. Refrigerate the milk and use within 1 or 2 days. B: Preparing Coconut Milk from Desiccated coconut.
Empty an 8 oz package of unsweetened desiccated coconut into a blender and add 1 cup boiling water. Blend for about 30 seconds and allow the mixture to cool a bit. Place a sieve over a bowl lined with cheese cloth. Ladle the mixture into the cheese cloth, fold the edges over the coconut meat and twist the ends to extract as much milk as you can into the bowl. Discard the squeezed coconut meat and refrigerate the coconut milk that has been extracted into the bowl. Refrigerate the milk and use within 1 or 2 days.
