PediaSure option and pp coconut questions

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Great call, Patti! Young coconuts are oNe of my favorite foods too.

> How about coconut water? It's amazing stuff. You can do a google

> search for " health benefits of coconut water " and get a lot of

 

There are differing uses of coconut of course in different parts of

the world, even in India. Some teacher/s have eschewed its use in

early postpartum being so cooling and of significant air/space element

(see where it is grown!), but in SOuth India where it is the primary

oil, it seems used a lot. i'd love to hear further commentary from

our dear vaidya members here.

 

My dear friend Mata Prema says where she comes from, a woman is not

through with her postpartum rejuvenation routines until she has

consumed (here's a shocker to westerners...) 30 pounds of Ghee within

the first 3 months postpartum. In her daughter's kitchen Ma kept a

very large tin of ghee. But we all ate from this food, so how it is

really counted, hard to tell!

 

Here many were raised 1 tsp per meal or 2, but that didin't count the

cooking or salad oils. Divide it up by days, it isn't SO extreme

afterall considering a mother's appetite for fats. She says these

women do not look fat nor do they look exhausted, strained or

depleted, although I have had one client ask me if she had to " eat all

that ghee " , that she was afraid of the weight. Mata's Ayurvedic

daughter Madhavi is listening and may have more to the story to share,

we all would like to hear if so!

 

Chinese postpartum tradition gives the mother generous sesame,

especially toasted sesame oil. HOw much has not been unveiled.

 

Unfortunately our culture has been brainwashed to think healthy fats

including the good cholesterols and medium chain fatty acids like

coconut oil in the diet are cause of weight problems. Fortunately

many are beginning to see and prove otherwise.

 

In any case, do SOuth Indian vaidyas recommend coconut oil in similar

use? I'm not sure when to say it is best to offer coconut milk based

dishes, such as soups and sauces. Because of its cooling nature if

even well spiced, we should wait a week or 2 before offering this?

 

Namaste!

Ysha