What are the advantages of drinking coconut water……..please give honest answers?
On my first visit to St. Croix, I had a really nice driver named JJ who met me at the airport. I was only there for a day to do some research and take in the local color. He was driving me through an exclusive gated community when he suddenly stopped in front of one home and went and grabbed a fresh coconut that had fallen on the ground. He quickly opened the back of his van and took out a machete from beneath some blankets. He placed the coconut on the ground and with one good whack cut off the top. Then he told me to drink the water. Of course, you never argue with a man holding a machete and found that the warm, slightly sweet clear liquid was the most delicious drink I have ever had. JJ told me he believed it was great for detoxifying the body, especially the kidneys. Here’s additional information I just found on living-foods.com: coconut water is still consumed fresh in tropical coastal areas – once exposed to air, the liquid rapidly loses most of its organoleptic and nutritional
