Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Two good things happened yesterday.... 1. A friend called, and said she read the book I gave her, The China Study. She had been eating the Atkins diet for several months and had gained weight on it to boot. She said she read the China Study and completely gave up animal products! She has lots of questions of what to eat, and wants to know things like what to put in her coffee. I had to be careful not to trample her new found enthusiasm but I mentioned that in time she might want to give up coffee too, and pasta etc. For now I will celebrate where she is, a huge step for a confirmed meat eater. 2.) I had a smoothie with coconut water. It had strawberries, peaches, banana and coconut water. It was delicious. The fellow at the place I got it, said coconut water is almost identical to blood plasma and that they used it for blood transfusions in the war when they ran out of blood. Has anyone heard of this? Thank you, Lane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Lane, Congratulations on showing your friend a new way of life that will be much more healthy and enjoyable to her. Good luck to you and her .. Thoughts are with you in how to guide her. I have got to get that book. yes, I had read about coconut water having been used in the war to take plasma's place.. lane lynn <lanie wrote: Two good things happened yesterday.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 rawfood , " lane lynn " <lanie@p...> wrote: > The fellow at the place I got it, said coconut water is almost identical to blood plasma and that they used it for blood transfusions in the war when they ran out of blood. Has anyone heard of this? __ [copied from http://www.living-foods.com/] " It's a natural isotonic beverage, with the same level of electrolytic balance as we have in our blood. It's the fluid of life, so to speak. " In fact, during the Pacific War of 1941-45, both sides in the conflict regularly used coconut water - siphoned directly from the nut - to give emergency plasma trasfusions to wounded soldiers. Most coconut water is still consumed fresh in tropical coastal areas - once exposed to air, the liquid rapidly loses most of its organoleptic and nutritional characteristics, and begins to ferment. * Coconut Water is More Nutritious than whole milk - Less fat and NO cholesterol! * Coconut Water is More Healthy than Orange Juice - Much lower calories * Coconut Water is Better than processed baby milk- It contains lauric acid, which is present in human mother's milk * Coconut water is naturally sterile -- Water permeates though the filtering husk! * Coconut water is a universal donor-- Its identical to human blook plasma * Coconut Water is a Natural Isotonic Beverage - The same level we have in our blood. * Coconut water has saved lives in 3rd world countries thru Coconut IV. " Coconut water is the very stuff of Nature, biologically Pure, full of Natural Sugars, Salts, and Vitamins to ward off fatigue... and is the next wave of energy drinks BUT natural! " , according to Mortin Satin, Chief of the United Nation's Food & Agriculture Organization. Coconut water contains more potassium (at about 294 mg) than most sports drinks (117 mg) and most energy drinks. Coconut water has less sodium (25mg) where sports drinks have around 41mg and energy drinks have about 200 mg! Coconut water has 5mg of Natural Sugars where sports and energy drinks range from 10-25mg of Altered Sugars. Coconut water is very high in Chloride at 118mg, compared to sports drinks at about 39mg. Data is based on a 100ml drink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 raw cocnut milk / water is the closest to human plasma Annette <cloudriver wrote:rawfood , " lane lynn " <lanie@p...> wrote: > The fellow at the place I got it, said coconut water is almost identical to blood plasma and that they used it for blood transfusions in the war when they ran out of blood. Has anyone heard of this? __ [copied from http://www.living-foods.com/] " It's a natural isotonic beverage, with the same level of electrolytic balance as we have in our blood. It's the fluid of life, so to speak. " In fact, during the Pacific War of 1941-45, both sides in the conflict regularly used coconut water - siphoned directly from the nut - to give emergency plasma trasfusions to wounded soldiers. Most coconut water is still consumed fresh in tropical coastal areas - once exposed to air, the liquid rapidly loses most of its organoleptic and nutritional characteristics, and begins to ferment. * Coconut Water is More Nutritious than whole milk - Less fat and NO cholesterol! * Coconut Water is More Healthy than Orange Juice - Much lower calories * Coconut Water is Better than processed baby milk- It contains lauric acid, which is present in human mother's milk * Coconut water is naturally sterile -- Water permeates though the filtering husk! * Coconut water is a universal donor-- Its identical to human blook plasma * Coconut Water is a Natural Isotonic Beverage - The same level we have in our blood. * Coconut water has saved lives in 3rd world countries thru Coconut IV. " Coconut water is the very stuff of Nature, biologically Pure, full of Natural Sugars, Salts, and Vitamins to ward off fatigue... and is the next wave of energy drinks BUT natural! " , according to Mortin Satin, Chief of the United Nation's Food & Agriculture Organization. Coconut water contains more potassium (at about 294 mg) than most sports drinks (117 mg) and most energy drinks. Coconut water has less sodium (25mg) where sports drinks have around 41mg and energy drinks have about 200 mg! Coconut water has 5mg of Natural Sugars where sports and energy drinks range from 10-25mg of Altered Sugars. Coconut water is very high in Chloride at 118mg, compared to sports drinks at about 39mg. Data is based on a 100ml drink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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