Virgin Coconut Oil And Coconut Oil Benefits

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People have been using coconut oil for centuries reaping all the wonderful benefits that come along with it. By ingesting just two to four tablespoons of virgin coconut oil a day you can increase your metabolism aiding in weight loss while at the same time boosting your energy level. If you are feeling worn down or sluggish simply add this to your daily diet and you will see the results within a week.

Weight Loss

Virgin coconut oil contains 0 cholesterol as it is not hydrogenated. Because this oil contains (MCFA) medium chain fatty acids your body will digest this oil faster than any other fats sending it right to your liver to be converted into a fast source of energy which increases your metabolism allowing faster weight loss. While dieting to loose weight many people experience food cravings. By eating healthy oils your craving will be lowered and your appetite reduced. There have been some people that have lost five pounds per week by eating properly, exercising moderately and adding virgin coconut oil to their diet.

Other Coconut Oil Benefits

The benefits from coconut oil are almost endless. People in the tropics that regularly eat coconut are shown to have lower cholesterol levels than people say in North America. Studies have shown that adding this oil to your daily diet will reduce your cholesterol.

Shown in this video below you will see that extra virgin coconut oil has slowed down the debilitating Alzheimer’s disease in this man.

Diabetics will benefit from the fat in coconut oil, as it will regulate the blood sugar, and should be the only oil eaten by a diabetic.

Stress relief by rubbing coconut oil onto the head and gently massaging will relieve tension.

By using coconut oil for hair will be the best nutrition you hair can get. Massaging the oil into your hair will add shine promote healthy growth, nourish damaged hair and rid dry scalp. Skin will love the moisture that it gets from this oil and is less expensive than all the commercial moisturizers on the market.

"The Tree of Life" is what the coconut tree is called in the Philippines and rightly so. I have just touched on some of the benefits but there are many more to this amazing fruit.

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Cranberries

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For years I have loved cranberries. Cranberry sauce, cranberry muffins, dried cranberries and of course cranberry juice. The most important thing about cranberries are all the amazing health benefits that go along with the consumption of this wonderful red berry. So many can benefit by adding this fruit to their daily diet. If drinking cranberry juice be aware of the sugar content in it. Choose the juice with the least amount of sugar if you are a diabetic. Drinking cranberry juice for bladder infections has always been suggested. Other ways that these little berries can help with your heath is as follows: They are known to  protect the cardiovascular system and the liver, wonderful source for antioxidants, defense against bad cholesterol, preventative for cancer, consuming cranberries are helpful for breast, colon, lung and prostate cancers. They are chalk full of vitamins and minerals as well. If you however have any health problems such as having kidney stones you should consult your doctor first before adding cranberry to your daily diet as the high  levels of oxalate increase the risk of kidney stones. 
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By drinking cranberry juice every day you will get          the same benefits that you get from drinking a glass of red wine.



Cranberry sauce is wonderful with any turkey dinner. This year instead of buying that can of cranberry sauce why not make your own. It is very fast, easy and simple to make. You can either find a recipe online, in a cookbook or simply follow the instruction on the back of the bag of cranberries.
 

Christmas Tree Stands For Any Tree

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Bring your Christmas tree to life this year with the Indoor Rotating Christmas Tree Stand.Designed for use with an indoor artificial tree. Your tree will rotate a full 360 degrees in 70 seconds. Made to hold up to 80 pounds and 1500 lights. Can be used for trees that measure up to 7 and half feet high. If you want the tree to just rotate without the lights on this is no problem as there is a switch that allows you control whether the lights are on or off.  Included with this stand is a 78” cord.

For people that prefer the outdoor tree this Good Tidings stand will hold a tree as high as ten feet with a 7” diameter trunk. Easy to set up and has a water reservoir that will hold up to two gallons of water to keep your tree fresh and safe. No need to worry when filling the water reservoir, as there is a spill guard on the stand.  Will not scratch your hardwood floors as this stand is made from high-impact polypropylene.

                                        

If you are always worrying about the weight of your tree you may want to have a look at this Christmas Mountain Steel Tree Stand. The heavier the tree the more stable the stand becomes. Set your tree in this stand in less than five minutes. Screws are high above the water level so there will never be any rusting. Very well made and built to last a lifetime. Will hold a tree up to ten feet tall. 

A new Christmas Skirt always looks nice around the bottom of your tree.

Pork Souvlaki Dinner

This meat will come out tender, juicy and full of wonderful flavors.

Have always loved this Greek dish and many times when we out and find a Greek restaurant we will order this dinner. Having a craving for Greek and not being able to get out I checked to see if I had the ingredients to make this dish myself. Not quite having all the ingredients but still wanting this for dinner I made it with what I did have. It turned out really good and here is what I did.

Ingredients

2-3 pounds of pork tenderloin cut into pieces

1 cup Lemon Juice

¼ cup Soya Sauce

1 tsp Oregano

4 Garlic Cloves

2 Onions

2 Green Peppers

In a bowl mix lemon juice, Soya sauce, oregano, 4 garlic cloves either chopped fine or pressed through a garlic press.

Slice onions and green peppers into large pieces.

Put your pork in the bottom of a large container for marinating and add your sliced onions and green peppers on top of the pork. Whisk your bowl of marinade really well and pour over the pork. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 ½ hours.

Set your oven on 350 degrees F.

Put your marinated meat and all ingredients into a pan that you can use in oven and under your broiler as after this step you will need to broil for about seven minutes. Leave in your oven for 45 minutes. Take out of the oven and set your oven on broil. Place oven rack on second rung down. Broil meat for 6 – 7 minutes.

Serve over rice with a side of vegetables and a Greek salad.

This dish would have been great with tzatziki sauce but unfortunately I did not have any yogurt to make it. However the meat did taste superb. 

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Bongo Boards For Christmas

Men sometimes can be so hard to shop for. What do they want, what do they, what will they use and actually think yeah now this is an awesome gift.

For any man or woman that likes to snowboard, ski, skateboard and surf the Bongo Board would bring a smile to their face when receiving this gift this year. A balance trainer made for the serious athlete to enhance reflexes and sharpen their skills. This board will most definitely improve sports performance. This board is quite popular with the kids too and can be used indoors or outdoors. 

A great addition to go along with the Bongo Board is this handy informative book that will guide you through training exercises in great detail. The Great Balance and Stability Handbook will give you everything you need from novice to expert. 

 

Teacher Gift Idea's For This Christmas

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Are you looking for a gift to give your child’s teacher this year for Christmas? Gifts for teachers do not need to be really expensive gifts at all and below I have listed a few ideas that are available at Amazon. If you order them now you will have them in time for your child to give to their teacher before the Christmas holidays begin.

Lenox For My Teacher Apple Ornament is a beautiful way to say Merry Christmas. This cute ornament is shaped like an apple is made by Lenox ivory fine china. Included with this ornament are gold tassels for easy hanging on a tree or as a window decoration. 

                              
If your child’s teacher has a sense of humor then this book would make a great gift. The New Yorker Book of Teacher Cartoons. Or perhaps the book What If There Were No Teacher's.                      

Chicken Soup For The Soul books are so popular and loved by all. For the Teacher there is a wonderful book filled with stories of students and teachers, love and is very entertaining.

Stockings Stuffers For The Cooks In Your Life

Christmas is fast approaching and I am sure that most people still need to buy just a few more items or need to do the stocking stuffer shopping. I always love shopping for stocking stuffers keeping in mind the people that I am doing stockings for. Incase anyone is at a loss as to what to buy for those stockings I have some gift ideas for the cook in your life.

                     For The Cook That You Are Buying For 


Cuisine Mentor Gourmet Spice Blends. Six spice blends that have vegetarian options. No preservatives or MSG added to these spices and they come with easy recipes.










Every cook loves to make recipes using fresh herbs. This year let them grow their own with this assortment of twelve culinary herb seeds that include parsley, chives, sage, mustard, garlic chives, basil, dill and more. These herbs can be grown indoors or outdoors.













An Akro-Mills stack a pot would make an excellent gift to go along with these seeds. 












To help keep drips off the stove there is a Trudeau Pot Clip Spoon Rest that would make a nice addition to anyone’s kitchen. Heat resistant up to 600 degrees and is dishwasher safe. Many people that like this item should check out the Trudeau Silicon Pot Lid Rest. So many times myself I take the lid off the pot and think where do I put this. The great thing about this tool is that it sits on the inner rim of the pot or on the counter top.








 Every cook should have one of these Olive Oil Sprayers. People that own these cannot live without them. Will hold 4.8 ounces and you can use any type of cooking oil in them that you prefer. Very attractive satin finish aluminum will look great on your countertop.










 Know someone that is always burning them selves when taking food out of the oven then here is the perfect gift for them. Jazz Innovations Oven Rack Guard snaps onto your oven rack to protect skin incase you happen to brush up against the rack. This gadget is safe up to 500 degrees and is machine washable.
                                                                  









 These cute strainer whisk earrings would put a smile on any cooks face.