How to Use Coconut Oil on Your Hair and Skin

Using coconut oil is a wonderful natural way to make your hair and skin soft, radiant, and healthy. Coconut oil is natural, there are no chemicals in it. Toss out your deep conditioners, under-eye creams, and lotions - you don't need them anymore! A jar of unrefined coconut oil is an all-purpose moisturizer great for all skin and hair variations. If you want to learn how to use coconut oil on your hair and skin, keep reading

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Put on old clothes. Coconut oil can get a little drippy, so put on an old t-shirt or drape a towel around your shoulders to prevent it from getting on your nice clothes. It's best to start the conditioning treatment in your bathroom, but you'll be able to move around while you let it soak into your hair for a few hours.

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Choose a covering for your hair. You can use a plastic shower cap, a large sheet of plastic wrap, or a second old t-shirt to wrap up your hair. Choose something you'll be able to keep in place for several hours, or even overnight.


  (  3)3 to 5 tablespoons of coconut oil into a microwave-safe bowl. The amount of coconut oil you'll need depends on the length and thickness of your hair. If you have long, thick hair, use 5; if your hair is shorter and thinner, you only need 3 or 4.

• Use unrefined, rather than refined, coconut oil. Refined coconut oil has additives and is put through processes that remove some of the natural compounds that make it so healthy for your hair and skin. Unrefined coconut oil is complete in its natural, healthy goodness.
• It's okay if you accidentally use more coconut oil than your hair really needs. It's all going to be washed out, anyway!Measure 

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Heat up the coconut oil in the microwave. Put the bowl in the microwave and cook it for about 30 seconds on high. Give it a stir and cook it for another 30 seconds, until it has completely melted. You want the oil just warm enough to melt so it becomes easier to apply to your hair.

• You can melt coconut oil with your hands if you don't have a microwave. Melt one tablespoon at a time by holding it between your palms and gently pushing them together. Coconut oil melts with very little heat.
• You can also heat up coconut oil on the stove. Scoop it into a small saucepan and heat it up over low heat.
• You can also heat up coconut oil by running the jar under hot water in a sink until it melts which will only take a few seconds.

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Rub the coconut oil into your hair. Let it cool down for a few moments so it's not piping hot, then pour the coconut oil around the top of your head, evenly distributing it around your scalp. Use your fingers to massage it in and smooth it down your hair shaft all the way to the tips. Continue massaging it into your hair until your hair is completely drenched in coconut oil.

• You can use a comb to help you distribute the oil evenly. Pull it down from your roots to your tips.
• You may just want to condition the ends of your hair, rather than the roots. If that's the case, apply the coconut oil to the ends of your hair instead of pouring it over your scalp. Massage it in with your hands.

Wait at least 2 hours or overnight for the oil to soak in. The longer you keep it in your hair, the more conditioned your hair will be. Wait as long as you can manage for best effect.

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Remove the wrapping from your hair and wash it. Use your favorite shampoo (preferably one with natural ingredients, to keep your hair healthy) to wash out the coconut oil. Wash it two or three times, until your hair no longer feels oily. 

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Let your hair dry. Let it air dry or blow it dry to see the effects of the conditioning treatment. It should be soft, shiny and gleaming after this special coconut oil application.

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Coconut Oil Cures

Dispelling Coconut Oil Myths, Investigating Health Benefits

Coconut oil got a bad rap based on science that only investigated the cheap stuff (hydrogenated coconut oil), but virgin coconut oil is a genuinely healthy food that can be an effective skin care treatment and overall health supplement. Cold-pressed coconut oil is full of medium chain fatty acids (MCFA) that are quickly processed into energy, will not be stored in adipose tissue, and that may improve insulin efficiency among a host of other natural health benefits.

Selecting cold-pressed virgin coconut oil is the essential thing here, as the cheaper hydrogenated oil is indeed harmful for your health (but ignore the claims of "Extra" Virgin Coconut Oil. There is no "extra" to be had, and this is just a marketing gimmick). As for use of virgin coconut oil in cooking, it is acceptable for use at all temperatures unlike with olive oil which should only be used with low temperature cooking.

Virgin Coconut Oil Benefits

Virgin coconut oil is a cholesterol-free saturated fat that is more than 40% composed of lauric acid, a medium chain fatty acid well-regarded for potential potential benefits. For lauric acid and coconut oil overall, these health benefits include increased energy and metabolism, reduction in waist size, potential weight loss benefits, antibacterial effects, anti-parasitic effects, and thyroid benefits.

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The Coconut Oil Miracle: Where is the Evidence

Christine Tomlinson, MD, director of the National Candida Society, in the UK believes in the antibacterial properties of coconut oil, and advises candida sufferers (those with a yeast overgrowth) to include it in their diet. Mary Newport, MD, director of the neonatology unit at Spring Hill Regional Hospital in Florida, is a firm believer in the power of coconut for the treatment of neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. She should, her husband suffered with Alzheimer’s for five years before she discovered coconut oil. With the aid of coconut oil he’s making a remarkable comeback. Others claim that it can help with diabetes, cancer, kidney and liver function, vitamin and mineral absorption, digestive problems, immune function, and weight loss. From all the glowing reports coconut oil appears to be a super food with a multitude of nutritional and medicinal uses.

In recent years coconut oil has shot to superstardom in the world of health foods. Celebrities area using it, nutritionists are recommending it, and patients are extolling its many virtues.

Yet, despite the growing popularity, some people are skeptical. How could one thing have so many health benefits? It sounds too good to be true. In addition, many doctors, dieticians, and other health care professionals have been reluctant to accept coconut oil as a health food. Coconut oil contains a high percentage of saturated fat. Saturated fats have been condemned for so many years, that they find it hard to change their opinions even when faced with evidence to the contrary.

The objection they state is always the same: there is not enough evidence to prove that coconut oil is harmless or that it has any health benefits.  “If it has any health benefits,” they bellow, “show me the evidence!” They demand peer-reviewed studies published in respected medical journals. By crying “show me the evidence” they are implying that there is little evidence and that there are no such studies available.

In recent years doctors and editors of health journals are frequently being asked about coconut oil. Most don’t know anything about it and consider it just another passing fad. Their answers reflect this view.

A letter sent to the editors of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association asks: “Is there science to support claims for coconut oil?” The editor’s reply begins by inferring that all the so-called health claims come from websites selling coconut oil and then states, “According to these sources, the health benefits of coconut oil help to prevent or mitigate a wide range of medical conditions. However…there is insufficient evidence to support the claims.”¹

A similar question was posed to bestselling author Andrew Weil, MD. “We don’t have any evidence suggesting that coconut oil is better for you than other saturated fats,” he states on his website. “The benefits of coconut oil in the diet, if any, are likely to be minimal, and until we havemore and better evidence about coconut oil's effect…I do not recommend using it.²

Readers of Dr. John McDougall’s newsletter asked him the same question.  “Coconut oil is the newest miracle food promoted on the Internet and at health food stores for rejuvenation and cure of ‘whatever ails you,’” responds Dr. McDougall. “Advocates of coconut oil claim this sensational food has anti-microbial, anti-heart disease, anti-cancer, and anti-obesity benefits.  Furthermore, this fat is sold as a cure for low thyroid function (hypothyroidism).  This is a huge turnaround for a substance that has traditionally been thought of as an artery-clogging saturated fat. Testimonials provide most of the evidence for the miraculous effects these oils have on people, rather than well thought out and carefully designed experiments [italics mine].  Thus, most of these claims are based on a little truth overblown into a sales pitch for sellers of coconut oil.”³

The answers are all the same; the health claims are attributed to people selling coconut oil and that there is little or no evidence to back up their claims. Obviously, these doctors did not bother to take the time to research the question but simply gave their uneducated, biased opinions. That’s the problem with those who refuse to acknowledge new advances in science 

and medicine. They don’t take the time to find out and belittle those who have.

Celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz, MD, wrote an article a couple of years ago lambasting coconut oil in the same vein as those above. However, recently Dr. Oz reversed his stance and acknowledged that coconut oil is a healthy food and admitted that he himself now takes it every day. He even included several segments of his TV show to the benefits of coconut oil. (You c

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Ginger wonder herb for menstrual pain: Scientists confirm

Many women have painful periods. Sometimes, the pain makes it difficult to perform normal chores for a few days during each menstrual cycle. Painful menstruation is the leading cause of lost hours from school and work among women in their teens and 20s.

Painful menstrual periods are manifests in crampy lower abdominal pain, sharp or aching pain that comes and goes, or possibly back pain. Sometimes the menstrual pain termed primary dysneorrtary occurs around the time that menstrual periods first begin in otherwise healthy young women.

Often the pain develops later in women who have had normal periods and is often related to problems in the womb or other pelvic organs, such as fibroids or infections. Although pain during a woman’s period is normal, excessive pain is not.

No doubt, pain for whatever reason is best prevented than ameliorated. This explains why even in many communities many herbs come handy in ameliorating pain, whether it is a pain due to a woman’s monthly menstrual period, stomach pain or even pains in other parts of the body.

Interestingly, one of such is ginger, a common cooking spice. Ginger has been cultivated and taken as medicine by numerous cultures for thousands of years to address symptoms such as upset stomach or nausea, to expel cold from the body and to stop a cough.

In addition, a new study has confirmed this herb’s usefulness in ameliorating menstrual pain. The study found that treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea in students with ginger for five days had a statistically significant effect on relieving intensity and duration of pain. The 2012 randomised trial was reported in the journal, BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

The study was conducted in Tehran, Iran from June 2008 to December 2008. It involved 105 unmarried female students aged 18 and over, having a menstrual cycle that lasts from 21 to 35 days with two to six days of flow and average blood loss of 20 to 60 ml. All either experience a moderate or severe menstrual pain.

Students with history of pregnancy or taking oral contraceptives, body mass index (BMI) less than 19 kg/m2 or greater than 25 kg/m2, some diseases and mild menstrual pain were excluded from the study.

The participants were divided into two groups but both the students and midwife providing care were blind to the treatment allocation. The ginger and placebo groups received 500 mg capsules of ginger powder and placebo respectively three times a day in two different treatment procedures. Both treatment protocols were given at monthly intervals as follows:

In the first procedure, ginger and placebo were given two days before the onset of the menstrual period and continued through the first three days of the menstrual period. In the second procedure ginger and placebo were given only for the first three days of the menstrual period.

The severity of pain was assessed before and after intervention by a visual analogue scale. The visual analog scale (VAS) is a tool widely used to measure pain. Students were asked to indicate a perception of pain intensity (most commonly) along a 10 cm horizontal line. Duration of pain was determined by asking each student to indicate the number of hours she had experienced pain during the first three days of the menstrual period.

Students in both groups were requested to write down and report any unwanted adverse effects including diarrhoea, upset stomach and heartburn. In addition, changes in menstrual cycles including duration of menses and interval of cycles were asked.

The results suggested that administration of 1500 mg ginger powder daily for three days is a safe and effective way to produce analgesia in students with primary dysmenorrhoea. Overall the ginger group reported 11 hours less pain duration than the placebo group. Similarly they reported 3 cm less in severity of pain than the placebo group.

They wrote “The results of present study showed that taking ginger 2 days before the onset of the menstrual cycle was significantly better at decreasing the duration of pain. However, there was some indication that the magnitude of decrease in pain duration for second procedure was better than first procedure.”

While the findings of this research are in accordance with a previous observation that compared efficacy of ginger to some NSAID drugs, the researchers said that more studies are needed in order to make ginger capsules in a standardized fashion.

In addition, they suggested studies with larger number of patients concerning the efficacy and safety of different doses of ginger as well as its effects on the other menstrual symptoms.

Ginger isn’t just a spice! In addition to ginger’s already-known health-boosting properties such as reducing motion sickness and nausea, having a soothing effect on the digestive tract and being a common remedy for colds, ginger can also help to support memory and cognitive function in middle-aged women.

In Chinese medicine, ginger is used to treat a number of conditions, including congestion to cancer treatment and prevention. Individuals suffering from thyroid problems may find that the compounds in ginger, including zinc, magnesium and potassium, along with the root’s powerful anti-inflammatory properties have a positive effect on thyroid function.

Previously decoction of the leaves of Phyllanthus amarus, a common herb called “dobisowo”or “eyin olubi n sowo” in Yoruba-speaking part of Nigeria and “ngwu’ by the Igbo tribe and “buchi oro” by the Asaba people, both in Nigeria has been suggested to be helpful in ameliorating menstrual pain. It was published by the African Journal of Medicine and medical Sciences.

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Coconut is good for health

To natural health practitioners, the coconut plant is a blessing, a gift of nature.

Known by different names, Cocos Nucifera is called coconut in English, Kwakwar in Hausa, Ivi-obio in Bini, Aki-bekee or aku-Oyibo in Igbo, Agbon in Yoruba and Uvien in Esan. It contains glycerioles of capprylic, capric, lauric, myristic, palmitic, stearic, oleic and linoleic acids. Practitioners believe every part of this plant is medicinal.

According to the Director, Pax Herbal Clinic and Research Laboratories, Fr. Anselm Adodo, if the bark of the plant is dried and burnt into ashes, it is an effective remedy for skin ailments such as rashes, black spots, scabies and measles.

He said: “Simply, mix two-dessert spoons of the powder with half a glass of palm kernel oil. Apply to the affected part.

“Also, it can be used for the treatment of toothache by mixing two tablespoonfuls of the ashes with one shot of dry gin. Stir well and use as a mouth wash. For dysentery, simply follow the prescription for fibroid as stated below. The water in the coconut is an excellent cleanser. It is among the best natural antibiotics known.

“Coconut water strengthens the immune system and helps it to resist illnesses. If you are given some chemical antibiotics, such as chloraphenicol or amoxil in the hospital, you will or should be instructed not to drink coconut water because it will neutralise the effect of the drug. If a child or an adult takes an overdose of a dangerous drug, administer coconut water to neutralise the side effects.”

Father Adodo continued: “The white pulp of the immature coconut is very useful for the memory. People suffering from loss of memory, forgetfulness and any form of memory defect should make friends with coconut. Remove the whitish pulp inside the immature coconut and mix with a little honey. Take as much as you wish. A trial will convince you.”

And for some very serious health conditions, such as fibroid, hepatitis, bronchitis, Father Adodo said Mother Nature has some answers readily available in coconut.

“Four years ago, I met a lady who was diagnosed to be suffering from cancer of the breast. It was very bad then, and was considered too late for an operation. I advised her to mix four litres of coconut water with one litre of honey and take half a glass twice daily. So, she did. Up till today the woman is still alive and going about her normal duty, even though the cancer symptoms are still very much apparent. The coconut water has clearly been exercising a moderating effect on the cancer cells. I am very sure if an operation had been performed on the breast, the poor woman would have been dead long ago.

“For fibroid, cut the root into tiny pieces. Measure out 15 handfuls of the pieces into 10 bottles of water. Add five handfuls of xylopia aethiopica, called uda in Igbo, Erunje in Yoruba, Unien in Esan. Boil. Allow it to distill for 24 hours. Half of a glass should be taken thrice daily.

“To treat bronchitis, chop an equal amount of pawpaw roots and coconut roots into pieces. Measure 10 handfuls of each into 10 litres of water. Add five bulbs of garlic and boil. Allow it to cool and mix with one bottle of honey. Drink half a glass thrice daily.

“And to treat hepatitis, grind the dried coconut root into powder and follow this formula: get these ingredients: eight dessert spoons of coconut root, eight dessert spoons of powdered bitter kola, two table spoons of powdered bird’s pepper. Mix all together and add to one bottle of honey. Take two dessertspoons thrice daily.This is a very effective remedy for hepatitis and jaundice.”

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The medicinal use of wonderful cola (Hydrocotyle asiata)

he medicinal use of wonderful cola (Hydrocotyle asiata)

Wonderful kola as is commonly called is known in the world as memory nut because it enhances the memory, it acts a cleanser of the blood, facilitates learning ability and strengthens the nervous system, and also effective in the treatment of menstrual problems
It’s a brain food which promote memory. It’s also useful in treatment of hypertension and also prevents premature aging, it has also been prove in Africa that wonderful kola has the ability to stop migraine headache when on the forehead for about ten minute.

USES
It’s normally use for the treatment of so many diseases, like cough, chest pain, waist pain, irregular menstruation, internal pile, malarial, quick ejaculation, headache, hypertension, dysentery, premature aging, memory improvement, blood cleansing etc.

(1)FOR THE TREATMENT OF COUGH    

(2)FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHEST PAIN 

(3)FOR THE OF WAIST PAIN  

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Bitter Kola Facts

Chewing bitter kola relieves coughs, hoarseness, bronchial and throat troubles. Several studies discovered bitter kola to be a remedy for dysentery, osteoarthritis, antidote against poisoning and considered an aphrodisiac.

Improves lung functions

Bitter kola  has been used for centuries to treat chest colds in traditional medicine, but research has taken a look and found out why it is effective. A study in the 2009 issue of The Internet Journal of Pulmonary Medicine, performed on mice, reports that Garcinia kola improved respiratory function after 28 days of use of a Garcinia extract. Written by Simon Adekunle of the Ekiti State University in Nigeria, the study shows that Garcinia kola works by dilating the alveolar ducts and sacs in the lungs by improving the strength of the fibers in the lung tissue. Bitter kola’s beneficial lung properties are attributed to its high antioxidant content.

Bitter Kola health benefit for malaria

Considerable experimental studies found the chemical constituents in bitter kola have anti-malaria properties. That aside, traditional healers have for many years prescribed bitter kola for the treatment of malaria infections. Researchers who reported that bitter kola had anti-malaria effect in the 2010 issue of Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, from a survey of plants used by traditional healers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, attributed this to its quinones content.

Further more, kolaviron, the powerful chemical compound found in bitter kola, was reportedly tested on a malaria parasite and found to inhibit malarial activity.

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