The elixir of Life

Coconut water can also be called the elixir of life. We have been unfortunate enough to find this elixir of life in every Caribbean Islands that we have visited so far.

It is delightful to stand in the shade of a tree or in the middle of the market under the sun after a day of sightseeing and to drink a freshly opened coconut. Picking the coconut you desire from the overloaded pickup truck, is already the start of an adventure in itself.  The locals are very skillful and fast when they open up the coconut with their huge machetes. Once your mouth is touching the raw open coconut, you can already feel the water of life flowing down your throat to refresh and rejuvenate every cell of your body .

The average green coconut holds about 750 ml and is fat free, naturally isotonic and has the same electrolytic balance as our blood. Did you know that it contains anti-inflammatory nutrients, including vitamin C, selenium and folate and is rich in B vitamins as well as the minerals potassium, magnesium, manganese and calcium? It has cleansing properties for the major organs and aids the digestive process. Coconut water, siphoned directly from the nut, has even been used as emergency plasma in transfusions for wounded soldiers during the Second World War.