Virgin coconut oil and stomach acid
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Virgin coconut oil and stomach acid
I was reading the link that Marliss posted about Vit. D deficiency and there was a link to this story about the antibiotic effect of coconut oil, interesting read, especially for those with GERD.http://drpinna.com/virgin-coconut-oil-a ... acid-16443
Resolved MC symptoms successfully w/L-Glutamine, Probiotics and Vitamins, GF since 8/'09. DX w/MC 10/'09.
Thank you for this link! My mom has struggled with H.Pylori and many other GI ailments recently. I keep telling her to take coconut oil and eat coconut (she lives on a farm in Guatemala where coconuts are plentiful!). She needs to make it a daily habit. Her father also died of alzheimers, and my mom is showing brain atrophy at age 68, so I know the coconut oil would help her brain too!!
Yeah, Zizzle, you have to wonder why MC is considered an Eastern European disease and was found rarely in warmer climates before they started eating "prepared foods". Was it the availability of coconut and quinoa as food staples?
Resolved MC symptoms successfully w/L-Glutamine, Probiotics and Vitamins, GF since 8/'09. DX w/MC 10/'09.
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Deanna in CO
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Zizzle,
Really? Your mom lives on a farm in Guatemala? Is that where you grew up, or did she move there later? Because I grew up in Guatemala, from the time I was 6 until I was 16. I love Guatemala - it's one of the most beautiful countries in the world.
And the food - much of which we can eat! Coconut, mango, black beans, rice, corn tortillas - oh, yeah! Guatemala definitely rates high on my list of favorite places! :-)
Deanna
Really? Your mom lives on a farm in Guatemala? Is that where you grew up, or did she move there later? Because I grew up in Guatemala, from the time I was 6 until I was 16. I love Guatemala - it's one of the most beautiful countries in the world.
And the food - much of which we can eat! Coconut, mango, black beans, rice, corn tortillas - oh, yeah! Guatemala definitely rates high on my list of favorite places! :-)
Deanna
Deanna,
My mom is Guatemalan, born and raised in Quetzaltenango. I never lived there, but spent month-long visits every year growing up, in between moves (my dad worked in international development). My grandfather managed the family farm his whole life, and when he died, my mom told my dad his career was over and they were moving to Guate to help my grandma with the farm. They've been coffee farmers for nearly 15 years now. The farm is near the Pacific coast in Retalhuleu, near San Felipe. It's a beautiful place, and they take in lots of tourist groups (B&B side business), but it's a hard life. My mom finally declared she's retiring from the tourism business. They can't maintain power, phone and internet because thieves steal the wires all the time, crime is bad throughout Guatemala, the environment is a mess (dumping, burning garbage, pesticides, etc), and there is no money to be made in coffee growing! They also make sundried bananas and sell fruit to the local amusement parks. The farm seems like an idyllic old-world farm. It is resource rich, with natural spring water, cedar trees, a major riving flowing through it, etc. But honest, loyal workers are hard to come by, and it's nearly impossible to pay minimum wage. Many coffee farmers in the area have switched over to raising cattle, building housing developments, or growing illegal drugs.
At the very least, when armaggedon hits the US, I know where we'll try to go and live off the land...if we can make it there alive.
I do love Guatemalan food...what I can eat safely. Tortillas, tamales, jocon, pepian, mole, beans, rice, Pops sorbets and chocobananos, crazy fruits (ever eat cushines? they are like cotton balls in a bean pod that grows on a large tree). Of course, I nearly always get a major bout of gastroenteritis when I visit, despite cooking and peeling everything, no fresh vegetables, rinsing with bottled water, etc. How I long for enchiladas from a street vendor!! My daughter developed a serious e.coli infection (bloody diapers for weeks) after our last visit. She lost all the weight she'd gained that year. It makes me sick to think that may have been the precursor to some GI and allergy issues she is facing now.
My mom is Guatemalan, born and raised in Quetzaltenango. I never lived there, but spent month-long visits every year growing up, in between moves (my dad worked in international development). My grandfather managed the family farm his whole life, and when he died, my mom told my dad his career was over and they were moving to Guate to help my grandma with the farm. They've been coffee farmers for nearly 15 years now. The farm is near the Pacific coast in Retalhuleu, near San Felipe. It's a beautiful place, and they take in lots of tourist groups (B&B side business), but it's a hard life. My mom finally declared she's retiring from the tourism business. They can't maintain power, phone and internet because thieves steal the wires all the time, crime is bad throughout Guatemala, the environment is a mess (dumping, burning garbage, pesticides, etc), and there is no money to be made in coffee growing! They also make sundried bananas and sell fruit to the local amusement parks. The farm seems like an idyllic old-world farm. It is resource rich, with natural spring water, cedar trees, a major riving flowing through it, etc. But honest, loyal workers are hard to come by, and it's nearly impossible to pay minimum wage. Many coffee farmers in the area have switched over to raising cattle, building housing developments, or growing illegal drugs.
At the very least, when armaggedon hits the US, I know where we'll try to go and live off the land...if we can make it there alive.
I do love Guatemalan food...what I can eat safely. Tortillas, tamales, jocon, pepian, mole, beans, rice, Pops sorbets and chocobananos, crazy fruits (ever eat cushines? they are like cotton balls in a bean pod that grows on a large tree). Of course, I nearly always get a major bout of gastroenteritis when I visit, despite cooking and peeling everything, no fresh vegetables, rinsing with bottled water, etc. How I long for enchiladas from a street vendor!! My daughter developed a serious e.coli infection (bloody diapers for weeks) after our last visit. She lost all the weight she'd gained that year. It makes me sick to think that may have been the precursor to some GI and allergy issues she is facing now.
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Deanna in CO
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Sounds much like what I remember from when I lived there. We were in Xela a few times - mostly lived in the city and later in Chimaltenango, but my dad was a missionary and seminary professor and sometimes preached in outlying cities. I seem to remember taking the road to Reu when we would go to swim at the hot springs pools (though since we left when I was 16 and not driving I could be wrong).
When we first moved to Guate we lived in San Marcos. Most of the men in town, and probably half the women, would spend half the year on coffee plantations like your family's. At the time, they made only about 50 cents a day - but for most of them it was the only money they made all year and they were glad to have it.
I understand the GI problems. My dad used to have a standing prescription for Lomotil, and carried a bottle of it any time he went out to the "campo." I don't remember having many issues then, but I'm certainly making up for them now. Sorry about your daughter.
When we first moved to Guate we lived in San Marcos. Most of the men in town, and probably half the women, would spend half the year on coffee plantations like your family's. At the time, they made only about 50 cents a day - but for most of them it was the only money they made all year and they were glad to have it.
I understand the GI problems. My dad used to have a standing prescription for Lomotil, and carried a bottle of it any time he went out to the "campo." I don't remember having many issues then, but I'm certainly making up for them now. Sorry about your daughter.
Gee, I don't want to see that, since I'm 66 and can't eat coconut.Zizzle wrote:my mom is showing brain atrophy at age 68, so I know the coconut oil would help her brain too!!
I used to love my coconut pudding, but tried it a while back with no success. I don't understand why I can't. Can't do olive oil, either. Sorry - I'm just thinking on a computer screen...Gloria
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