Replied By Doreen (Miami, Florida) on 12/10/2009
it sounds to me that you need to boost your immune system. drinking coconut milk is ok but coconut water is better. they both contain natural antiviral and antibiotic elements. stay away from sugar though .it will encourage the growth of bacteria and so will drinking alcohol. as a mom you are vulnerable to exhaustion...get some sleep whenever you can and eat natural foods and take supplements. eat yogart and drink the coconut water 2 or 3 times a day. you will feel better and your nail and hair and skin will look amazing!Replied By Terisha (Ny, Ny) on 12/10/2009
Umm, why is coconut water better than coconut milk? Coconut water is simply the latest craze to hit the beverage market at the moment. Needless to say I am a little skeptical of this post. Coconut milk has been around for a long time but you should find one without additives.Replied By Rob (Manhattan, New York) on 12/11/2009
I have never heard of Coconut Water for bladder infections. Though I do like it for a natural sport
electrolyte drink. Especially in the hotter days of summer. It is very high in Potassium and has saved me a couple times in 100 degree weather from falling over.Replied By Kat (Newark, Nj) on 02/05/2010
Is coconut water healthier than coconut milk?To answer Terisha's question:
Coconut water is not "the latest craze". Coconut water is the clear juice that comes out of young coconuts. And coconut milk is a thick white fluid pressed from a mixture of a mature coconut's meat (flesh) and water. Both are fat free and have a good source of potassium and other nutrients. The big difference is that the water, obviously, has fewer calories than the milk. But the milk offers less sodium than the water. So it really depends on what your body needs. If you look up coconut water, research shows that drinking it might reduce high cholesterol but because of the high sodium content, it might increase high blood pressure....
From the Caribbean island that my family is from, coconut water is used quite frequently in cleansing the urinary tract and aiding in symptom relief. I have also drank the pure coconut water (along with a cranberry pill) to help with my UTI and in the matter of 2-3 days my UTI was gone!!
Replied By Dawn (Vancouver, Canada) on 01/28/2012
D Mannose way less calories then cans of coconut milk. Gets rid of a bladder infection in days and the pain in hours. If you take oil of oregano 2 a day (it eats the bacteria) Thats my cure I used to get bladder infections 2 times a month. Also it gets rid of kidney infections. Google it I keep it as a staple in my house. Also if you have an IUD after having ur daughter that may be the cause of your bladder infections. I don't know if you do but it seems once you get any infection bladder or otherwise they come back. Anyways food for thought. and after getting rif of my iud and taking dmannose I no longer get bladder infections.Replied By Ladyliza (Granada Hills, Ca) on 02/12/2012
To Debbie from Melbourne.. You are incorrect regarding being able to eat cholesterol from coconuts because they are plants. Coconut oil is a saturated fat and for many it does raise bad cholesterol. On the positive side, however, it always raises the good cholesterol. I had to go off the oil as it raised my cholesterol through the roof. I would assume the milk has cholesterol too but I don't know. I don't know about coconut water.Replied By Debbie (Melbourne, Australia ) on 02/12/2012
Ladyliza, please do some research - you are not correct. Cholesterol is only found in animal products like milk, eggs, cheese, meat etc. Plants do not contain cholesterol, nor do fruits and grains. You are not correct. Refined coconut oil has NO cholesterol. It cannot lower or raise good or bad cholesterol at all. If your cholesterol was raised when you took it, it must have come from an animal source or it was your own body producing the cholesterol by itself. Do a search on why cholesterol is good for you. It may save you or a family member's life.
On the other hand cholesterol is good for the body in fact it is needed by the body and in particular the brain.
Please watch this video by Dr. Natasha McBride (a Neurosurgeon) on why cholesterol is good for you. Research "cholesterol found in animal food sources" only
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9HFZT5x9Xc
http://www.youngwomenshealth.org/cholesterol.html
Replied By Abbey (Honiara, Solomon Islands) on 06/15/2012
Actually you're both right. Coconut does not have cholesterol in it, thats true - only things that have a face or a mother have cholesterol. BUT, coconut is a saturated fat and therefore encourages the liver to produce more cholesterol - so consuming it will in fact raise your levels. Having said that, there is certainly a place for it in a healthy diet!Replied By Nikols (Cyprus) on 01/14/2017
My dear. I gave coconut milk to my mum because she hae a uti. Then I read your comment. thank you very much. Please write if you wish