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COCONUT OIL RECIPE 10/23/2010: Anita from Ny writes: "Crush garlic and wait 15 minutes Boil 2-3 eggs Chop 1/2 red onion and saute in 3 swirls of coconut oil Finely chop 3 leaves of kale and add to pan when onions are soft Turn off heat when kale turns bright green and add garlic and mix in (so garlic is just lightly heated) Put veggie mix on to plate. Sprinkle with turmeric, dill (happen to have), any spices you like Goat cheese (optional) Slice eggs on top. I drizzle sweet chile sauce for chicken on top (found in asian stores) And add tabasco (loovvee it) And you are good to go!" Source:http://www.earthclinic.com/Remedies/coconut_oil2.html MULTIPLE CURES USING COCONUT OIL 06/28/2010:  Bob from Ontario, Ca writes: "I was taking 8 or more tums daily. I started to take organic apple cider vinegar (acv) and within weeks didn't have acid refux. Virgin coconut oil (vco) is also good for that. Virgin coconut water and coconut milk is also great for you. My wife started take acv and vco in the morning and evening. It's been almost 2 months and weight is dropping consistently. Probably about 15 lbs or more. Depression is gone, allergies gone, more energy, and she feel much better." Source:http://www.earthclinic.com/Remedies/coconut_oil9.html COCONUT OIL FOR BEAUTIFUL SKIN 05/10/2010: Cat from Austin, Tx writes: "Grandmother Guffys Method for forever soft, clean, ageless skin. My grandmother Guffys skin was as soft and smooth as a babys butt till the day she died at 94. One day, when I was a younger woman constantly on the go, she noticed how dry and ashy my skin was and elected to tell me about her method of bathing. It was the only thing she said she did to keep her body clean and soft. First, she never took long baths (and NO, she did not smell). She said bathing dried out skin. Second, she never used hot water on her skin. Third, she never needed lotions. I listened; yet, despite the evidence before me, I did not take her advise. Hot showers were invigorating, I exclaimed. Who ever heard of not bathing, I secretly thought. Why do not the young listen! For years now I have suffered with extremely dry and itchy skin. FINALLY! I recalled my grandmother Guffys bathing method for clean, itch-less, soft, ageless skin. Here it is: 1) Massage 2-3 tablespoons of (antibacterial, anti-fungal) coconut oil over your entire dry, naked body, but not your face. Be sure to include your private areas and feet - get utterly greasy with it! Let it soak 5 minutes. 2) Take a clean, white, DRY bath cloth, folded in fours and scrub your entire body. When one side of the cloth gets cruddy, refold to a clean side of the same cloth. Don't forget private areas. 3) Shower/rinse in very lukewarm to cold water and ONLY wash your private areas with diluted baking soda and water or an organic non-soap or as I sometimes do, diluted ACV. 3) Get out of the shower and barely pat dry. Believe! This works! People who touch my skin always exclaim at how soft it is AND my husband who has scratched my back many a time has taken to gently rubbing my arms a lot. Just try it! It is not real expensive or hard to do and results are quick. If you are allergic to coconut oil, switch to a light olive oil or sesame oil. Soon you will do as I did - throw away all your bathing soaps and bottles." Source:http://www.earthclinic.com/Remedies/coconut_oil14.html COCONUT OIL SIDE EFFECTS 06/14/2009: Jennifer from Phoenix, Arizona, USA writes: "I have had malabsorption issues for sometime. My ND wanted me to introduce 100% virgin coconut oil into my diet because of the medium chain fatty acids. I needed to gain weight and muscle. I was using 2T per day in fruit smoothies, cooking, or on toast. Loved the flavor but the side effects were not good. My ND pooh-poohed my questions about possible side effects so I was extremely relieved to find this forum with postings from a number of people who have experienced what I did. My side effects were: severe stomach and gut pain with bloating and tenderness, bad reflux (which I had never had before), heart palpitations, severe sleeplessness, general anxiety-like symptoms, concentration problems, even gum sensitivity . . . just a general sense of continually deteriorating function the longer I was on it. After researching this forum I went off the oil and the symptoms I listed disappeared within two weeks.  Although I have no doubt it is a great product for many people, I will never take it again. It just isn't okay for one food item to make me that ill and affect so many areas of my life. The bottom line for me is to learn to listen to my own body and to respect and act on those messages." Source:http://www.earthclinic.com/Remedies/side_effects7.html Copyright 1999-2010 Earth Clinic, LLC. All rights reserved.