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Jamaica: Land of Mosquitoes, Machetes and MSG, Part 2

By on May 9, 2012 in coconut oil, Health, Jamaica, Travel & Culture

OK. So I’m working backwards here, but who cares? I knew about violence in Jamaica, but was unprepared for the number of machetes that are in this country! EVERYBODY AND THEIR MOTHER (literally) has a machete! And they use them often. There are practical uses such as slaughtering an animal or chopping coconuts open, but [...]

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Why purchase coconut oil when you can make it?

By on September 29, 2009 in coconut oil, Jamaica

For centuries, people of the tropics have known the coconut to be one of the healthiest and most life-sustaining foods available. Unfortunately, due to a plethora of misinformation created by manufacturers of synthetic oils and nutrient-free juice drinks, the coconut has fallen out of favor even in those countries where it is amply found. Such [...]

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