Thursday 12 December 2013

COCONUT WATER

COCONUT WATER-HEALTH BENEFITS


Coconut water
    Coconut water is a refreshing liquid which is found in the shell of immature green coconut. Actually it is endosperm of green coconut. A young coconut generally contains about 200-1000ml water, depend on its size. But when it is getting matured it's water content is to be decreased. A soft white edible kernel which is formed inside wall of mature shell, is almost absent in immature coconut. It is well accepted and all time favorite to every person in summer. It is the most popular drink because of having several nutrients providing a lot of health benefits and refreshment. 
    Coconut water is an excellent source of electrolyte and potassium. It is also rich in magnesium and chlorides. It also contains vitamin C, riboflavin, dietery fiber, sodium, calcium with small amount of sugar and protein.
     Young coconut water is a natural sterile liquid. It is also named as isotonic solution where the electrolytes are present in the same level of them available in the human body. Recent study has found that there is also cytokinins in it which is generally significant for the anti aging property and anti carcinogenic effect.
      A lot of health benefits of coconut water have been found. Here they are given below.
  • Helps to remove dehydration- It helps in the treatment of dehydration in case of diarrhoea, dysentery. It maintains the body electrolyte level and potassium content in blood plasma to rehydrate the body.
  •            Dehydration cause dull and dry skin. Coconut water provide the natural ingredients which is helpful in skin hydration left a healthy glowing smooth skin. It also has the anti aging property on skin.
  • Improve digestion- It can improve the digestion and metabolism in liver with the help of several enzymes. It also increase the efficacy of drug due to having electrolyte.
  • Brain and muscle- It improves the nervous system by the electrolytes. It helps to remove muscle spasm and cramps due to having the large amount of potassium.
  • Kidney- It helps to keep away the development of kidney stone. 
  • Immune system- Coconut water contains lauric acid content which is found to have anti bacterial, anti viral property. It helps to boost the immune system of human body to fight against the various infection. 
     Now you can see that you must consume coconut water to improve your health problems and get refresh to hit summer beat.

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