A Saint Lucia-born woman living in Brooklyn, New York has launched a new career as an entrepreneur from making several products from coconut.
Fernuda Paul who hails from Laffeuille, Monchy said her idea started in October 2014, when she had a dream about coconuts.
“I haven’t disclosed this to too many persons because there’s a saying “when u dream of success never disclose it until you succeed,” she said.
Paul told St. Lucia News Online (SNO) in an exclusive interview on Wednesday, December 16, that having lived in the US for 14 years, she never once bought a coconut until she had that dream.
“I decided to buy four coconuts last year to make coconut oil. I got a good amount where I shared with a friend. After she tried the oil and it was so good, she called and said I should make oil to sell,” she explained.
Paul said she decided to give it a try and started making coconut oil the old fashioned way, by using a grater. She recalled grating coconuts for three hours non-stop.The Monchy girl said the most she ever grated was 40, until she purchased a blender. Now she is able to have 250-300 grated coconuts weekly.
Fernuda Paul
But what started as an experiment has turned into a small business, where Paul now produces a few coconut products, which includes not only coconut oil, but scented coconut oil and coconut oil soap.
Her coconut oil is sold in different sizes: 4oz, 8oz, 16oz and 32oz. Her coconut oil soap also comes in two in one for hair and skin, which is her number one seller.
“The first three weeks of introducing the two in one hair and skin soap, I sold a very large amount that I myself couldn’t believe,” she told SNO.
Paul said she has many customers in the US and she also ships her products to other countries.The entrepreneur said she has a few customers in Saint Lucia, but her products are not being sold in stores yet.
“Here in the US there’s one store that sells my coconut oil and I sell a lot from my home, majority of customers who lives in Brooklyn. I make it very convenient for them. I make most deliveries on Sundays,” she added.
She continued: “So far I have no complains about sales, as time goes by you never know I can definitely expand as coconut oil is really on high demand.”
Paul said it is a dream come true for her and she plans to continue making coconut oil products.
“God has been good to me and he’s also giving me the strength because without him I would be where I am today. I work full-time Monday-Friday and when I get home in the evening, after spending time with my son before he goes to bed, I start my second job making coconut oil,” she told SNO.
The entrepreneur advises everyone to “never say you can’t until you try.”
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"We have been working on developing the biofuel for the last two years in our bid to ensure a zero carbon society. After two years of successfully testing it on diesel engine, we have now applied for patent," said Mohan Kumar, associate professor at the college's mechanical engineering department. They have applied for patent in India and US.
Serious deterioration of air quality in the national capital territory of Delhi had recently led the National Green Tribunal to ban registration of new diesel vehicles in the region till January 6. The Delhi government has also decided to allow plying of vehicles with odd and even registration numbers on alternate days from January 1, in its bid to bring down pollution.
Kumar said the new biofuel was successfully tested on Tata Motor Ace magic, a four- wheeler public transport vehicle, for two years without hassles.
"We developed this biofuel as part of the college's initiative of 'Zero carbon, zero poverty' that aims at developing biofuels as an alternative to carbon-based fuels. To use the biofuel, automobile makers needn't modify their diesel engine but they only need to remove the residual diesel from the fuel tank. The sulphur and carbon content of the biofuel is very low when compared to fossil fuels," said Kumar.
The makers claimed the biofuel provided increased mileage and was fuel efficient. "Using the biofuel, the auto gave a mileage of 22km/litre, which is 30% higher than what was promised by the company," he added.
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Traders said reduced offtake by stockists following tepid demand from retailers mainly attributed fall in coconut oil prices.
In the national capital, coconut oil declined by Rs 50 to Rs 1,900-1,950 per tin.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):
Oilseeds: Mustard seed Rs 2,950-3,050 and Groundnut Seed Rs 2,150-2,900. Vanaspati Ghee (15-litre tin) Rs 850-1,065.
Edible oils: Groundnut Mill Delivery (Gujarat) Rs 9,100, Groundnut Solvent Refined (per tin) Rs 1,700-1,750, Mustard expeller (Dadri) Rs 9,000, Mustard Pakki Ghani (per tin) Rs 1,550-1,600, Mustard Kachi Ghani (per tin) Rs 1,600-1,700, Sesame Mill delivery Rs 7,800, Soyabean Refined Mill Delivery (Indore) Rs 6,600, Soyabean Degum (Kandla) Rs 6,300, Crude Palm Oil (Ex-Kandla) Rs 4,200, Cottonseed Mill Delivery (Haryana) Rs 5,850, Palmolein (RBD) Rs 5,450, Palmolein (Kandla) Rs 5,400 and Coconut (per tin) Rs 1,900-1,950.
Non-edible oils: Linseed Rs 9,100, Castor Rs 9,700-9,800, Neem Rs 5,350-5,450.
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Handing developers city's keys
Bronx: Mayor de Blasio’s affordable housing plans read as if they were written by the real estate lobby.
Two key questions need to be asked: How will the city pay for all the deals the mayor is promising the City Council in return for their votes? And what are the costs for promised new infrastructure, schools, transportation, etc.? There is no free lunch. Inevitably, the needed revenue will come from raising our property and water taxes, along with every other tax that we pay.
Remarkably, de Blasio has succeeded in uniting this city against him. Borough presidents and community boards across the five boroughs have overwhelmingly voted his plans down. Clearly, they studied the proposal’s 1,000 pages and understood the deleterious impacts caused by increased density resulting from luxury high-rise development — serious consequences for a questionable net gain of “affordable” units.
De Blasio is taking a shellacking because he took a top-down approach to his laudable goal of increasing affordable housing. Why not focus on using our scarce resources to preserve and rehabilitate thousands of existing affordable units that are in dire need? The city can meet its affordable housing goals without costly giveaways to developers, unnecessary zoning changes and permanently sacrificing the character of our unique communities. Laura Spalter, co-chair, Broadway Community Alliance
Kudos for Koo
Flushing: I would like to commend Councilman Peter Koo, who, in his official response to the proposed rezoning of Flushing West — a largely industrial area that would become mixed-use under Mayor de Blasio’s affordable housing plan — forcefully spoke out on the negative health impacts of airplane noise and pollution on residential communities, and called on the Department of City Planning to work with the Federal Aviation Administration to return to the noise abatement flight paths that were in widespread use prior to 2012. Flushing has been hit especially hard by harmful LaGuardia Airport flight patterns, approved by the FAA without proper environmental review and over the objections of local elected officials and residents. Subjecting thousands more residents to these hazardous routes would be a grave environmental injustice. Susan Carroll
But no raise, yet
Manhattan: I support the editorial about City Council raises (“More pay today? No way,” Dec. 7). It is outrageous especially when you consider the fact that many hold second jobs on top of their lucrative government salaries. Meanwhile, Social Security recipients did not get a cost-of-living increase. Whitney Devlin
Christian soldiers
Otego, N.Y.: Excellent Dec. 3 front page! (“God isn’t fixing this”). Keep this up because, unfortunately and inevitably, there will be more shootings. Might I also suggest the use of “Christian terrorist” for the likes of Robert Dear, Tim McVeigh and Eric Rudolph. Mark Dye
Hate vs. hate
Pelham, N.Y.: Linda Stasi is being unfairly criticized for being honest and clear about everyone’s responsibility to practice tolerance and understanding toward others (“Bloodbath born of bigots,” Dec. 6). She is absolutely correct that Nicholas Thalasinos and his wife demonstrated openly how much they hated and demeaned the whole Muslim population without distinction. It is valid for the FBI to evaluate how much the disdain Thalasinos may have expressed toward the shooter over the course of their time working together may have contributed to the shooter’s radicalization; that is not blaming the victim. Fran Gautieri Brown
Protect the people, Prez
Warrenville, S.C.: Our delusional President came before the American people spewing his misguided rhetoric on how he intends to protect us from terrorists. He wants the Muslim community to report threats coming from their own — something like what the brownshirts did for the Nazis. He blamed insufficient gun control and the need for more laws to protect us. What about bombs, bows and arrows, knives and rocks, Mr. President? You can take away all the guns you want, but it won’t stop the killing. It only removes from the people a source of protection. We are in a war. It’s time for the people to take up arms under the Second Amendment and protect themselves. Gregory J. Topliff
Fan mail
Weehawken, N.J.: The Daily News had the courage to come out for gun control and against the absurd ritual of NRA supporters always offering up their prayers and condolences. Fantastic and right on point. Joanne Hoersch
Not fooled by the puppies
Brooklyn: The cover of Monday’s Daily News is incredibly offensive (“Everything is awesome!”). The truth is that violent crime is on a decadeslong decline. I don’t remember seeing any headlines about that, though. Maybe waving the bloody shirt to mislead and scare people sells more papers. And all the ways that one could respond to the deaths of innocent people, dancing in their blood to score political points is a disgusting, low-class move. Jeremiah Weiner
Common hoods
Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Congratulations to the Daily News for being the first voice brave enough to state in public what all reasonable people already know: The National Rifle Association is a criminal terrorist organization that should be treated like ISIS or the Ku Klux Klan. What’s the next step? Maybe all the families who have lost relatives to gun violence in the United States should start a class-action suit against the NRA for aiding and abetting criminals. I can’t wait to see Wayne LaPierre behind bars! Kristof Haavik
DIY terrorism
Leonard, Mich.: You just don’t get it there in New York. Taking away guns will solve nothing. Guns can now be made with computer programs out of plastics, in your own home or sent to terrorists via pieces in small packages, delivered by UPS and USPS. There are also other ways of killing masses of people, like chemical weapons. Colleen Wrobleski
Brothers in arms
Brooklyn: Fun fact that everyone loves to play dumb about: Violent crime in America is by conservatives. Liberals don’t support violence (even in self-defense!), nor guns, nor stealing from others. Muslims are conservatives; that’s not even a secret. The right-wing terrorists and anti-abortion kooks are conservatives. Police and military are conservatives who kill with impunity. The Bloods and Crips are both conservative gangs, modeled on the military and police: You solve your problems using violence and there is strength in numbers. Love violence or not, just be honest about it. Conservatives should be brave enough to stand behind their convictions. They cheer violence and death in most situations, so should just commit to it all the time by their team. Nick Enzminger
What’s in a name
Brooklyn: If Mike Lupica really wants to take a stand against gun violence, then he’ll change the name of his Sunday column, “Shooting from the Lip,” to something that evokes less startling imagery. Joe Ferra
Help our heroes, now
Brooklyn: Ain’t this just peachy-keen! The so called right-to-life, superpatriotic Republican Congress is dragging its compassionless feet in regard to providing funds to the first responders who risked their lives on and after 9 /11. Now that these brave heroes and heroines have developed life-threatening diseases, these Republicans are reluctant to approve measures that would assure these poor souls treatments for their illnesses for the remainder of their lives. Shameful. Ralph J. Cuevas
Consider the coconut
Sarasota, Fla.: The Daily News got it all wrong in vilifying coconuts (“Cuckoo for Coconuts,” March 3). They are a wonderful, healthy choice. Yes, coconuts have saturated fat, but it is not metabolized by the liver as fat. Years ago, when coconut oil was demonized and its use stopped, and vegetable and other oils were substituted in the U.S., there was a surge of heart disease, unprecedented in our country. Presumably, this was foisted on the American diet by the soy and other industries. This article does a great disservice. Madeline Fenster
A river runs through them
Secaucus, N.J.: The Dec. 7 Daily News back page says that the Jets’ victory over the Giants gives them the “Big Apple crown.” It doesn’t; it gives them the Garden State crown. Charles V. Bremer
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Coconut Oil Shows Promise in the Prevention of C. albicans
In humans, high levels of C. albicans in the GI tract can lead to bloodstream infections, including invasive candidiasis. The research suggests that it might be possible to use dietary approaches as an alternative to antifungal drugs in order to decrease the risk for infections caused by C. albicans (mSphere 2015 Nov 18. doi: 10.1128/mSphere00020-15).
C. albicans is part of the normal gut flora and well regulated by the immune system. When the immune system is compromised, however, the fungus can spread beyond the GI tract and cause disease. Systemic infections caused by C. albicans can lead to invasive candidiasis, which is the fourth most common bacteremia among hospitalized patients in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The infection is most common among immunocompromised patients, including premature infants and older adults. Roughly 40% to 50% of individuals who have systemic C. albicans die from the infection.
Antifungal drugs can be used to decrease and control C. albicans in the gut and prevent it from spreading to the bloodstream, but repeated use of antifungal drugs can lead to drug-resistant strains of fungal pathogens. To prevent infections caused by C. albicans, the amount of C. albicans in the GI tract needs to be reduced. Previous research has shown that changes in diet, including changes in the amount and type of fat, can alter GI microbiota. In vitro studies have shown that coconut oil, in particular, has antifungal properties.
The team was led by microbiologist Carol Kumamoto, PhD, professor of molecular biology and microbiology at Tufts University School of Medicine and member of the molecular microbiology and genetics program faculties at the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts, and nutrition scientist Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc, director of the Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory at the Jean Mayer United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts. They investigated the effects of three dietary fats on the amount of C. albicans in the mouse gut: coconut oil, beef tallow and soybean oil. A control group of mice were fed a standard diet. Coconut oil was selected based on previous studies that found the fat had antifungal properties in the laboratory setting.
A coconut oil–rich diet reduced C. albicans in the gut compared with that of beef tallow or soybean oil. Coconut oil alone, or the combination of coconut oil and beef tallow, reduced the amount of C. albicans in the gut by more than 90% compared with a diet rich in beef tallow.
In a new National Institutes of Health–funded study, Drs. Kumamoto and Lichtenstein designed high-fat diets containing coconut oil, beef tallow, soybean oil or a standard diet. Mice were fed these diets for 14 days before inoculation with C. albicans and 21 days after. At 21 days after inoculation, GI colonization with C. albicanswas significantly lower in the stomach contents of mice fed the coconut oil diet than mice fed the beef tallow diet (P<0.0001), soybean oil diet (P<0.0001) or the standard diet (P<0.0001). “When you compared a mouse on a high-fat diet that contained either beef fat or soy bean oil to mice eating coconut oil, there was about a 10-fold drop in colonization,” Dr. Kumamoto said.
In another experiment, the researchers switched mice on the beef tallow diet to the coconut oil diet. “Four days after the change in diet, the colonization changed so it looked almost exactly like what you saw in a mouse who had been on coconut oil the entire time,” Dr. Kumamoto said.
“Coconut oil even reduced fungal colonization when mice were switched from beef tallow to coconut oil, or when mice were fed both beef tallow and coconut oil at the same time. These findings suggest that adding coconut oil to a patient’s existing diet might control the growth of C. albicans in the gut, and possibly decrease the risk for fungal infections caused by C. albicans,” Dr. Kumamoto said.
“Food can be a powerful ally in reducing the risk of disease,” Dr. Lichtenstein said. “This study marks a first step in understanding how life-threatening yeast infections in susceptible individuals might be reduced through the short-term and targeted use of a specific type of fat. As exciting as these findings are, we have to keep in mind that the majority of adult Americans are at high risk for heart disease, the number one killer in the United States. The potential use of coconut oil in the short term to control the rate of fungal overgrowth should not be considered a prophylactic approach to preventing fungal infections.”
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NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- LouAna® Pure Coconut Oil, has partnered with celebrity chef and cookbook author Carla Hall, to help home cooks make the switch to 100% Pure LouAna Coconut Oil.
"We are really excited about our partnership with Carla Hall. Coconut oil is an essential ingredient she had already embraced in her kitchen so she knows how to work with it and adapt it in a variety of applications. Her enthusiasm for the product, culinary know-how and bubbly personality made her the perfect choice for LouAna," said Chris Hannigan, Vice President of Retail Marketing at Ventura Foods.
"I use coconut oil for practically everything! I always have two jars. One, of course, for the kitchen and the second for the bathroom. I use it to take my makeup off and as an ingredient in my homemade deodorant. I even oil pull – which is where you swish about a tablespoon around in your mouth for 12 minutes. It whitens my teeth and it's great for my oral health!" said Carla Hall.
LouAna® 100% Pure Coconut Oil gives recipes a wholesome twist without any coconut aroma or taste to distract from the flavor of your food. It's also vegan, non-GMO, and contains 0 trans fat and no cholesterol. Switching your fat whether it is butter, lard or vegetable oil to coconut oil is easy. Simply substitute LouAna® 100% Pure Organic Coconut Oil 1 to 1 in any recipe. The LouAna collection of coconut oil SKUS include: 100% Pure Coconut Oil (14 fl. oz., 30 fl. oz.), 100% Pure Organic Coconut Oil (14 fl. oz.), and Coconut Oil Non-Stick Cooking Spray (6 fl. oz.).
LouAna Coconut Oil is a great switch to make in the kitchen but also the bathroom. This versatile oil is fabulous as a moisturizer, make-up remover, and can be used in many other DIY beauty recipes. From hair treatments to skin care, you might want one jar for the kitchen and one for your beauty kit!
Carla Hall's Make the Switch recipes can be found at http://ift.tt/1LOErXs. Consumers will soon see her face on packaging and in 2016 in point of sale materials as well as on LouAna social media channels and in local press outlets across the country.
LouAna 100% Pure Coconut Oil can be found at all major grocery, mass retailers, and drug retailers across the country.
About LouAna Oils
LouAna® Foods started over a hundred years ago in Opelousas, Louisiana by Cajun settlers. It is the #1 seller of coconut oil by volume in America.
About Carla Hall
Top chef Carla Hall is known for her irresistible comfort food recipes and her warm, winning personality—both signatures of her Southern roots. Years back, after graduating from Howard University as an accounting major, it was a trip to Europe that inspired Carla to pursue a new path in the culinary world. Earning her degree at L'Academie de Cuisine in Maryland, she worked her way up to executive chef roles at some of Washington D.C.'s top hotels before gaining fame as a finalist on Bravo's hit show, "Top Chef." Carla is currently co-host of ABC's Emmy award-winning lifestyle series, "The Chew" and the chef behind Carla Hall's Southern Kitchen, a fast casual love letter to Nashville, featuring iconic Nashville Hot Chicken and southern sides located in Brooklyn, NY.
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Charley checks out one of the fastest growing private companies in America, that's based right here in the Bay area.
The parent company is called Beneficial Blends, but the product that has put them on the map? It's coconut oil.
Their Kelapo brand coconut oil factory is located in Tampa, and business has skyrocketed since the coconut oil kick took off.
Click here to learn more about Kelapo coconut oil, and its benefits.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- LouAna® Pure Coconut Oil, has partnered with celebrity chef and cookbook author Carla Hall, to help home cooks make the switch to 100% Pure LouAna Coconut Oil.
"We are really excited about our partnership with Carla Hall. Coconut oil is an essential ingredient she had already embraced in her kitchen so she knows how to work with it and adapt it in a variety of applications. Her enthusiasm for the product, culinary know-how and bubbly personality made her the perfect choice for LouAna," said Chris Hannigan, Vice President of Retail Marketing at Ventura Foods.
"I use coconut oil for practically everything! I always have two jars. One, of course, for the kitchen and the second for the bathroom. I use it to take my makeup off and as an ingredient in my homemade deodorant. I even oil pull – which is where you swish about a tablespoon around in your mouth for 12 minutes. It whitens my teeth and it's great for my oral health!" said Carla Hall.
LouAna® 100% Pure Coconut Oil gives recipes a wholesome twist without any coconut aroma or taste to distract from the flavor of your food. It's also vegan, non-GMO, and contains 0 trans fat and no cholesterol. Switching your fat whether it is butter, lard or vegetable oil to coconut oil is easy. Simply substitute LouAna® 100% Pure Organic Coconut Oil 1 to 1 in any recipe. The LouAna collection of coconut oil SKUS include: 100% Pure Coconut Oil (14 fl. oz., 30 fl. oz.), 100% Pure Organic Coconut Oil (14 fl. oz.), and Coconut Oil Non-Stick Cooking Spray (6 fl. oz.).
LouAna Coconut Oil is a great switch to make in the kitchen but also the bathroom. This versatile oil is fabulous as a moisturizer, make-up remover, and can be used in many other DIY beauty recipes. From hair treatments to skin care, you might want one jar for the kitchen and one for your beauty kit!
Carla Hall's Make the Switch recipes can be found at http://ift.tt/1LOErXs. Consumers will soon see her face on packaging and in 2016 in point of sale materials as well as on LouAna social media channels and in local press outlets across the country.
LouAna 100% Pure Coconut Oil can be found at all major grocery, mass retailers, and drug retailers across the country.
About LouAna Oils
LouAna® Foods started over a hundred years ago in Opelousas, Louisiana by Cajun settlers. It is the #1 seller of coconut oil by volume in America.
About Carla Hall
Top chef Carla Hall is known for her irresistible comfort food recipes and her warm, winning personality—both signatures of her Southern roots. Years back, after graduating from Howard University as an accounting major, it was a trip to Europe that inspired Carla to pursue a new path in the culinary world. Earning her degree at L'Academie de Cuisine in Maryland, she worked her way up to executive chef roles at some of Washington D.C.'s top hotels before gaining fame as a finalist on Bravo's hit show, "Top Chef." Carla is currently co-host of ABC's Emmy award-winning lifestyle series, "The Chew" and the chef behind Carla Hall's Southern Kitchen, a fast casual love letter to Nashville, featuring iconic Nashville Hot Chicken and southern sides located in Brooklyn, NY.
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Getting tree sap off your hands can be a challenge, but a simple exfoliating rub made from oil and salt will do the trick nicely.
Whether you’re working in the yard or just trimming and hauling that Christmas tree, you’re likely to come down with a case of sap hands that regular washing just won’t clean. Chefs have been using a salt and oil scrub for years to help remove garlic and onion odors and to help soften dishpan hands. As The Kitchn shows us, you can make up a scrub ahead of time and keep it around, but it’s just as easy to dump a little kosher salt and oil of your choice in your hands on the fly.
It’s great at removing tree sap and grease from your hands and, as a bonus, will leave them feeling nice and soft. I use olive oil, but anything will do. Coconut oil is great if you’re going to make your scrub ahead of time, because it stays solid at room temperature and you can just scoop it out of the jar. If you don’t like the smell of coconut, though, make sure you get a refined coconut oil and you’ll never smell it.
How To Make an Exfoliating Sea Salt Hand Scrub | The Kitchn
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The Chew cohost explains how she clears her sinuses and ear canals in the morning using this ancient Ayurvedic practice. (PHOTOGRAPH BY DISNEY ABCTV/GETTY)
by Erica Rodefer Winters, for Rodale’s Organic Life
For The Chew cohost Carla Hall, being able to smell and taste food is integral to her work. So when sinus congestion began inhibiting her ability to taste flavor subtleties, the Top Chef alum took to the Ayurvedic practice of oil pulling.
“It’s like an athlete having to work out,” she explains. “I have to do what I can to maintain the integrity of my palette.”
Oil pulling entails swishing oil around your mouth daily, and is used throughout India and increasingly in the West for dental health, better breath, clearer skin, and even to help clear the sinuses, says fans. The theory is that oil adheres to bacteria and “pulls” these toxins from deep pockets between the teeth and gums. One study showed that oil pulling drastically reduced the Streptococcus mutans bacteria found in plaque and saliva that causes tooth decay.
Related: 12 Things Your Dentist Knows About You Just By Looking In Your Mouth
Since the mouth is so closely connected to the sinuses and ear canals, it makes sense that there could be improvements there as well, says Hall, who has been oil pulling as part of her morning routine for about a year. (Ayurvedic practioners say that morning is the best time to pull oil since that’s when there are the most impurities in your mouth. ) “The first thing I noticed was my sinuses were running. Now my nose is so wide open, I feel like a super taster,” she says. Afterward, Hall drinks a quart of water and then waits an hour before eating breakfast.
Related: The Real Deal On Ear Candles
She admits that it felt odd the first time she did it, but now she’s hooked. “Give it a week,” she advises. “It will be weird—know and embrace that it will be weird. But anything you can do that will help your health that’s really easy, I’m all for it.”
Ready to try it on yourself?
After brushing your teeth, take 1 tablespoon of organic coconut oil (organic sunflower and sesame oils work, too) into your mouth and swish it around, sucking it between your teeth as it melts, just like you would with mouthwash. (If you have a sensitive gag reflex, you might want to start with a teaspoon of oil and gradually work your way up to a full tablespoon.) Start with 5 minutes and build up to 20. When done, spit the oil into a cup or a trashcan—you don’t want the oil to clog your drain.
This article was originally published on Rodale’s Organic Life.
More from Rodale’s Organic Life:
Why Carla Hall Is Embracing Her Gray Hair
The Woman’s Herbal Medicine Kit
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