Although I am from Rio (a city where you find LOADS of young coconuts everywhere), only recently I discovered the power of this delicious drink. “If you’ve ever opened a fresh coconut, you will have seen the thin, opaque almost clear coconut juice or water which has a slight almond flavor. Contrary to popular belief, this is not the coconut milk. However, the water is consumed as a drink fresh from the coconut by many, and it can also be used in recipes. Here is some information about Coconut Water: “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, Chielf 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. ”
This information came from the wonderful living foods website. I recommend that you visit this site some time.
Tomorrow, my 17/01, I will be back to work. I have been enjoying holidays since December 20th with my Beloved Husband and we had another wonderful honeymoon.
Time goes by so quickly when it should go slowly…… As I wrote before, guess I just have to continue my countdown to March, 19th when I will get the plane to my Husband´s arms.
Well, I am not really upset that I will be working tomorrow and I just hope I will be able to cope with the stress just fine, just reminding myself that I will do what is POSSIBLE to be done and that´s all. There will always be loads of work (no matter how much I work) and annoying lawyers, so many things are beyond my control. I also hope I will learn to be less anxious and not hate the Justice so much. We will see….
Good luck to me, I guess. Back to the old day to day routine….