7 Surprising Ways Eating Coconut Can Improve Your Health

Ever since childhood I have loved the flavor of coconut. In the mornings I put coconut milk in my coffee and my dairy-allergic son uses it for cereal or in protein shakes. Now I am beginning to use coconut oil more often in cooking, preferring it over other alternatives. The more research I read about the health benefits of coconut, the more convinced I am that it should become, in moderation, a more steady part of my family's dietary intake. Here are 7 of the known health benefits of coconut! - By Jessica Cohen

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