World Coconut Day: 5 ways coconut oil can make you look & feel good!
little fruit may look very mundane, but believe it or not… It's very very instrumental to Indian culture!
From the fridge to the dusty streets, to the sacred puja room, coconut is a common sight.
Whether you eat it raw, relish it in the shape of laddoos, use it as an ingredient for cooking, or simply savour it for the milk and water on a summer day, we can’t simply do without the humble coconut!
In a country where we can’t live without a bite of this tasty fruit, how can we not celebrate World Coconut Day?
Why Is World Coconut Day Celebrated?
World Coconut Day is celebrated to commemorate the importance of coconut in South Asian and Southeast Asian cultures, and also promote health benefits.
A mainstay of Indian households, coconut oil is a powerhouse of nutrients that can provide innumerable beauty and health benefits!
May help you lose fat. Coconut is a powerful source of triglycerides which helps you burn calories! Triglycerides are a type of good fat.
Daily consumption of coconut oil may also help you lose weight as it curbs hunger. Coconut has molecules called ketones which control hunger-inducing hormones called ghrelin.
Coconut oil can also reduce the risk of skin cancer and early aging.
Coconut is also a great brain food. Medium-chain triglycerides in coconut are processed by the liver and turned into ketones which again turn into alternative energy sources for the brain!
Coconut is also great for your skin and hair. There’s a reason why our grandmothers used to insist on using coconut oil for champi (massaging our hair). Coconut is a great natural moisturiser that can prevent dry skin and also help your hair look more voluminous!
