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Coconut oil users love that it is so easy to use—you can cook and

bake with it, spread it on toast, eat it plain, and even smooth it on

your skin. Make sure the coconut oil you buy is non-hydrogenated

and contains no trans fats.

Tip #5 - balanCE youR diET and supplEmEnTs

Eating a well-balanced diet is the best way to get the important

nutrients our bodies and brains need. Sometimes it is hard for

people to get enough of the nutrients they need through diet

alone, so supplements can help to ensure the right balance is

achieved. Supplements should not be used to replace a healthy

diet.

An article appeared recently in a national magazine about a

writer who, after realizing that taking vitamin supplements was

something he’d been missing out on, went on a self-imposed five-

month regimen as recommended by a respected supplement

manufacturer —and reported his experience. This writer was

about 30 years old and had been doing a good job of taking care

of himself (namely, eating right and getting the proper amount

of exercise), but he was lacking in supplement savvy.

Soon after beginning (and logging) his daily dosage he began

to feel much better, and found himself waking up feeling more

vigorous, armed with greater confidence in facing the

challenges ahead. Supported by the supplements, and without

realizing it fully, he began changing his eating habits—going

off his low-calorie/high-protein diet to one including junk food,

causing an 8-pound weight gain over the five-month test.

At the end of his singular study, the physicians who examined

him said that his vitamin-induced euphoria and subsequent

straying from making good lifestyle choices was a form of

compensation, but a poor excuse for falling off the food wagon.

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