Top 12 Foods for Healthy Immune Response
5. Coconuts and Coconut Oil
Besides being excellent for your thyroid and your metabolism, coconut oil is rich in lauric acid, which converts in your body to monolaurin. Monolaurin is the actual compound found in breast milk that strengthens a baby’s immunity.
A great deal of research has been done establishing the ability of lauric acid to enhance immunity. This medium-chain fatty acid (MCFA) actually disrupts the lipid membranes of offending organisms.
When selecting coconuts and coconut oil, make sure you choose organic ones that are unrefined, unbleached, made without heat processing or chemicals, and are non-GMO.
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The coconut cream that we use for the base of our dairy-free "milk" is unrefined, unbleached, made without heat processing (but is flash pasteurized to combat bacteria & mold) or chemicals, and is non-GMO.
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