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#10 Apolo Ohno: Virgin Coconut Oil for dinner
The Olympic Gold Medalist and winner of Dancing with the Stars
uses coconut oil to help him prepare for competition. According to the New
York Times, the speed skating champion says his routine is to eat a dinner
of steamed broccoli and brown rice topped with coconut oil to provide extra
energy the night before a big race.
Medium chain triglyclerides (MCTs) are the wonderful fat
available in copious amounts in virgin coconut oil that is used immediately by
the body for energy that Mr. Ohno has learned to use to his advantage.
#9 Jillian Michaels: Virgin Coconut Oil for cooking
Personal trainer and fitness guru Jillian
Michaels extols virgin coconut oil as an aid to the
immune system.
In her book Master Your Metabolism, Ms.
Michaels includes a recipe for a stirfry which lists 1 TBL of virgin coconut
oil as a key ingredient along with several other fresh and whole foods.
#8 Miranda Kerr: Virgin Coconut Oil in tea
Supermodel Miranda Kerr who is married to actor Orlando Bloom
and recently became a new Mom says eating
lots of coconut oil is her beauty secret and that she has been
consuming it since she was 14. Of her favorite virgin coconut oil,
Miranda states:
“I will not go a day without coconut oil. I
personally take four tablespoons per day, either on my salads, in my cooking or
in my cups of green tea.”
#7 Kourtney Kardashian: Virgin Coconut Oil for hair
The reality show star includes the best quality
virgin coconut oil as part of a hair mask to keep her locks shiny and gorgeous.
According to StyleBistro.com, Kourtney’s
recipe includes a once a month treatment of avocado, mayonnaise,
egg, olive oil, castor oil and coconut oil.
#6 CJ Wilson: Virgin Coconut Oil
for game day meals
The popular pitcher for the Texas Rangers consumes coconut oil
as it is the preferred
cooking oil of
his personal chef Aaron Elliot. Elliot even prefers virgin coconut oil to
olive oil when preparing meals for the baseball star and this includes meals
prepared for Wilson on game days.
Wilson’s “game day omelet” consists of three eggs with
spinach, mushrooms, bell pepper and onion. The veggies are sauteed in coconut
oil prior to adding the eggs.
#5 Gwyneth Paltrow: Virgin Coconut Oil to moisturize after an Epsom Salts bath
Oscar winning actress, wife of Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Mom
to Apple and Moses, Gwyneth Paltrow claims to regularly use virgin coconut oil
to moisturize her skin after a bath of cleansing and detoxifying epsom salts.
“I love Epsom salt baths to detox, revive
muscles and de-puff skin. While in the bath, I use an exfoliating mitt which
stimulates skin and leaves it soft and bump-free. After the bath, I slather my
skin with extra-virgin organic coconut oil.”
#4 Gisele Bundchen: Virgin Coconut Oil for organic skincare line
The Brazilian supermodel and wife of quarterback Tom Brady has
her own organic skincare line, Sejaa
pure skincare, that includes coconut oil as a main ingredient.
The supermodel who reportedly earns more than her Superbowl
winning husband, infuriated dermatologists by calling
sunscreen “poison” and
refusing to include any sun blocking chemicals in any of her skincare line
instead opting for the humble virgin coconut oil.
#3 Dr. Oz: Virgin Coconut Oil
for speeding metabolism and weight loss
That’s right, a celebrity
MD is even endorsing virgin coconut oil! Dr. Oz recently ran a
two part series on his popular show called Coconut Oil Superpowers.
He extols the use of virgin coconut oil as a tool for weight
loss by speeding up metabolism.
#2 Angelina Jolie: Virgin Coconut Oil for breakfast
According to the UK
Daily Mail, Angelina Jolie includes virgin coconut oil as part of her
breakfast routine.
A source for Grazia magazine said:
“Angelina has been known to start her day with
little more than a spoonful of coconut oil and a handful of cereal.”
It’s no wonder Ms. Jolie likes including virgin coconut oil to
start her day.
According to Sally Fallon Morell and Dr. Mary Enig, authors
of the book Eat Fat Lose Fat, a
bit of virgin coconut oil before a meal can really assist with healthy weight
maintenance by helping people feel full and not overeat.
#1 Jennifer Aniston: Virgin Coconut Oil for weight loss and boosting metabolism
Jennifer Aniston apparently was a devotee of the Coconut Diet for a period of time and was even spotted with a shopping cart full of coconut oil.
The Coconut Diet is low carb and includes plenty of coconut in
all its forms to speed metabolism and weight loss.
Perhaps Jennifer saw Dr. Oz’s show on coconut oil increasing
metabolism and weight loss and this convinced her to try this amazing, traditional
oil?
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