Coconut: Friend or Foe?

by | Oct 17, 2018 | Podcasts

coconut nutrition

Podcast Episode 55

Is coconut good or bad for you? Are you crazy for coconut or does the coconut craze drive you crazy? Host Mary gives you the nutrition scoop on coconut. With lime.

PLUS: The Nutrition Challenge!

 

  IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL FIND OUT ABOUT:

What are the potential benefits of coconut?

  • What are the potential health risks of coconut?
  • What do the studies show?

Processed vs. Unprocessed coconut

  • Different forms of this fruit (yogurt, creamer, etc)

Coconut is a drupe!

  • What is a drupe?

What role does coconut play in heart health?

  • How does coconut affect cholesterol, HDL, and LDL?
  • What about saturated fat?
  • What’s up with coconut and medium chain triglycerides?

What are other health benefits of coconut?

  • Vegans and coconut “meat.”
  • Other properties: fiber, anti-bacterial, fatty acids.
  • How to get coconut in your diet?
  • What about coconut oil and coconut milk?
  • Different ways to use different forms of coconut.
  • The smoke point of coconut oil.
  • Leveraging coconut’s natural sweetness.
  • Coconut as a dairy replacement.
  • What about coconut water?

And, The Weekly Nutrition Challenge!

 


MENTIONED ON SHOW:

https://coconutbliss.com/

https://halotop.com/

 


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Mary Purdy, MS, RDN, dishes out easy-to-digest info, tips, and advice about nutrition & lifestyle, backed by over 10 years of clinical experience and a healthy sense of humor.

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  • Clinical Supervisor at Bastyr Center for Natural Health.

Mary currently works as a Registered Dietitian Coach at the Scientific Wellness company, Arivale. Mary takes an integrative/holistic approach to diet, health & wellness and believes that food is medicine!

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MARY PURDY, RD, INTEGRATIVE & ECO-CONSCIOUS REGISTERED DIETITIAN

First things first: I love chocolate. I love kale. And I consume them both regularly, but generally not at the same time (although, ask me about my chocolate, berry & kale smoothie!) I also love helping people find easy ways make their body, mind, and life better while also making eco-friendly choices that support the health of our planet.

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