sick baby+coconut water=well baby

[Boysenberry]

Not kidding! My 18 mos. old, the one who absolutely adores raw food, was rolling around in my lap and whining and not wanting to do much of anything. This is VERY unusual for him. He is very active and usually only consents to sit in my lap if I am reading to him. So, after a very large bowl of raw soaked oats and a brief nap, he didn't seem to be getting better. (I held him the whole time.... five hours now...) Finally, I put fresh coconut water in his bottle. Within 10 minutes of drinking it, he was up and running around and behaving normal again!! AMAZING!

On the same note, four of my children and husband were violently ill with the stomach flu, the raw one and mostly raw one were sick half a day... and I haven't gotten it! RAW IS GREAT!!

[faith4u]

That is great to hear!!

How in the world did you sit and hold him for five hours? :p I don't know what would hurt more my arms or my rear. :o Oh what we will (and can) do for these precious little ones.

[Boysenberry]

Sitting and holding him was easier than dragging him around by my pantleg! :D I guess we all do that which we must...

[faith4u]

Sitting and holding him was easier than dragging him around by my pantleg! :D I guess we all do that which we must...

Too true!!

[karenisraw]

coconut water has a huge amount of electrolytes.

k
:)

[Boysenberry]

I was so surprised at how quickly he got over it, made me want to go out and get everyone a coconut... Where can I read more about the benefits of coconut? There is so much negative about coconut fats...

[karenisraw]

Where can I read more about the benefits of coconut? There is so much negative about coconut fats...
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Boysenberry,

Here you are. This is an article my raw vegan doctor wrote on coconut oil benefits. I take it almost every morning for health and energy. I drink coconut water after I take an infrared sauna to replace my electrolytes.

http://www.ecopolitan.com/ask-doctor-t/coconut-oil


k :) :)

[JennaBoBenna]

Boysenberry, thank you so much for your post! I read it and was inspired! I had my bf go out and get a young coconut while he was at the store, and we popped it open and gave the water and meat to my sick little rat. After eating the coconut, he's doing a LOT better!! This morning he was coughing, and sneezing and wheezing non-stop! Now he sneezes or coughs every once in awhile. Coconuts rock! :D

[Boysenberry]

Jenna,

Very cool about the rat, I hadn't thought about giving coconut water to the rat! You may have saved ours! She has a small tumor on her neck, the rat before her died of it. I tried to transistion him to raw greens and fruits and eliminating more of his nuts, hoping it would allieviate his tumor and it didn't work.

Karen,

Thanks for the link, I will check it out. Very interesting stuff. I have said it a hundred times, but raw is so amazing. It really is.

Sami