We all know that healthy means well-hydrated. You can feel the difference when you’ve been drinking plenty of fresh liquids and sweating it out via exercise – the whole world feels bright, alive, and exciting. Dehydration, beyond being bad for your health, just doesn’t feel good. Neither does being inactive and crunched over your keyboard. You don’t really need a ton of scientific research hyper-analyzing if you should workout and drink fresh juice and water – just do it and your body will tell you it was the right move. That being said, the science is overwhelmingly in favor of getting off your butt, moving around, ditching the soft drinks and juicing up. You’ll just enjoy life more.
One of my favorite ways to hydrate is coconut water it tastes ahhhhmazing and has so many nutrients hidden inside it’s tasty juice that it has even been recommended as a treatment for blood loss and extreme dehydration and in some instances even used as an alternative IV drip for emergency situations when traditional IV drips were unavailable. While coconut water drips wont become the newest medical treatment of choice, it is an indicator of just how much this juice has going on.
Nutrients
One serving of coconut water provides 5.8 milligrams of vitamin C, along with folate, riboflavin, thiamin, niacin and vitamin B-6. Coconut water is also a great source of other key minerals including calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus and zinc. Magnesium helps with metabolism and copper help with collagen production and keeping bones strong. It also contains manganese and potassium, these two help with wound healing and maintaining a healthy electrolyte balance. Coconut water contains the electrolytes calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and sodium. It also oddly enough contains fiber. Although it’s typical to think of crunchy veggies and heavy grains as the main source of fiber you can also find it in this magical liquid. Fiber helps people suffering from diabetes by lower blood sugar levels and helps to lower cholesterol levels keeping your heart healthy.
Ditch the sports drinks.
Especially when choosing this over a typical sports drink, it is an epicenter of wellness. Most energy drinks, even those that boast their electrolyte content, are saturated with tablespoons of liquid sugar and unnatural color as well as preservatives. Most stores are selling coconut water in cartons that are easy to grab and go if you don’t have the luxury of sipping directly out of a freshly lobbed open coconut.
Smoothieville
The water, because of it’s coco-nutty sweetness, goes incredibly well blended with almost any fruit, especially tropical ones. Try this Pina Colada smoothie recipe or this Watermelon Daquiri one if you need some inspiration for what to toss in the blender along with your fresh juice. You can also just add a hint of lime and an ice cube or two and start singing the lime in the coconut song – it actually does taste really good. Song worthy.
What’s your favorite coconut water recipe?
Grab a coconut and say cheers & let us know in the comments below! : )
So, you are the one who likes coconut water 🙂 🌴
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Very interesting – thanks for sharing!
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Hmm Coconut, I think can almost smell coconut. I enjoy baking and cooking with coconut, but Because of my allergy to coconut, I can’t personally eat or drink or use any lotions. Enjoying your posts.
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Allergies are the worst! ❤
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Coconut water is my 5 year old daughter’s go-to drink! lol
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Too cute!!! ❤
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I love coconut water too! My favorite is always fresh from the tree when go to the Caribbean to visit family. Otherwise, Taste Nirvana and Vita Coco are my fav brands. Great post!
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It kills my morning sickness! I used to drink so much water, but it just makes me vom now☹ coconut water mixed with plain water gives me enough to fathom eating in the mornings. I love it
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My favourite way to enjoy coconut water everyday is to make overnight chia pudding with coconut water and top it with papaya for breakfast 😊
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Yum!!!
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Interesting. Coconut water has taken some flak recently. Glad to see you are still a big proponent! I used to drink it regularly, but not so much any more. Thanks for sharing! 🙏
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I feel like every health food gets insulted at one point or another – I 100% know how good I feel when I’m drinking it instead of, say, soda. All about it. 🙂
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Oh great post fellow coconut water fan!
I love coconut water, I can really feel the benefits when I drink it. It has been a while though as it’s so crazy expensive here in the UK (dreaming of Thailand!)
I read an article once about how drinking a glass of coconut water a day can practically change your life, so I embarked on the challenge! Read about it here if you’re interested……
https://withoutcrueltyblog.wordpress.com/2016/10/20/7-day-challenge-coconut-water/
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I love coconut water too but since I have been living in the USA it is difficult to find the fresh coconut. However, I bought different brand from supermarket such as in a carton, in a can and in a bottle. In my opinion, I like the taste in glass bottle the best because the taste close to water from fresh coconut. The others taste too sweet as added flavor. I was surprising once when I found a street vendor was selling fresh coconut water in coconut in Florida. ^_^
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Yeah Florida has some amazing fresh fruit, not what the state is really known for but it should be! ❤
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I love coconut water fresh from a young coconut, and I love the way it makes me feel!
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I love, love, love fresh coconut water! I recall I had a fresh drink in a beach in Cebu, Philippines. This scrawny guy climbed up the coconut tree and cut off a coconut. He picked it up off the ground. He hacked away the green outer layer to reveal the coconut inside. With a quick swipe of his bolo (a Philippine large single-edged knife), the top part of the coconut was off revealing the coconut meat and the water inside. He poured the water in a glass, split the coconut in two. We also feasted on the coconut meat. Thank you for writing this article. I like it. ❤ 🙂
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I love coconut water! Your post is super interesting!! xx
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Awesome going to get some now ❤️✌🏻
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