With the many uses for coconut oil that go beyond cooking and baking, I’ve been asked countless times if coconut oil may be used as a personal lubricant. The answer is yes, it most certainly can. The great part about this is that you’re getting an all-natural lubricant that is free of ingredients that may cause irritation or sensitivity. Shape Magazine talked with Jennifer Gunter, M.D., and ob-gyn at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in San Francisco to get the scoop on this latest trend that so many patients have been asking about. Let’s see what she has to say: “There […]
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EveryBody Deserves a Massage Week
Today marks the start of “EveryBody Deserves a Massage Week,” in which massage therapists come together nationwide to spread awareness of the benefits of massage, bodywork, and somatic therapies. I personally am a firm believer in getting massages regularly and try to go once a week. Being in the gym anywhere from 5 to 7 times per week, my body takes a beating from weightlifting, agility, and cardio. I recently started to opt for deep disuse massages and have had my massage therapist use coconut oil on me instead of lotion. I have really sensitive skin and have found that I’m […]