November 19, 2010. Social Security recommends applying for retirement benefits three months before you want them to begin, because processing can take two months or longer. In most cases, you can apply as early as four months in advance. Retirement payments arrive one month after the qualifying month, so you'll receive the deposit for a June start date in July.
Healthy Breast Milk. Coconuts help to produce healthy breast milk. A study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that a single meal with coconut oil can affect the fatty acid composition of breast milk for 1 to 3 days (with the maximum increase occurring during the first 10 hours). Coconut Water.
Coconut Oil. Coconut oil also supports proper thyroid function as it slightly stimulates thyroid hormone production and the metabolism. In this way, wise incorporation of coconut oil into the the diet is thought to support thyroid health and help sufferers of hypothyroidism to lose weight. Coconut oil may also help to reduce cholesterol in hypothyroid patients as thyroid suppression in and of itself raises blood cholesterol levels.