Cocoa surprise

[escapee]

I never know how beneficial is Cocoa until i read the below article

Flavanols in cocoa may offer benefits to the brain

I 'm heading to store for some dark chocolate tommorow .

Hollenberg and colleagues found the Kuna Indians living on the islands had significantly lower rates of heart disease and cancer compared to those on the mainland. The relative risk of death from heart disease on the Panama mainland was 1,280 percent higher than on the islands and death from cancer was 630 percent higher. In his AAAS presentation, Hollenberg suggested that the same mechanism resulting in improved blood vessel function that he and others have observed following consumption of Mars’ special cocoa could also be responsible for the enhanced brain blood flow he and Professor Macdonald have independently reported in previously published research. Specifically, Hollenberg and others have observed that these improvements in blood vessel function following flavanol rich cocoa consumption are paralleled by an increase in the circulating pool of nitric oxide, a critical molecule in the circulatory system that helps dilate blood vessels and keeps them pliable.

Hollenberg fed flavanol-rich cocoa to healthy volunteers who were over age 50 and observed a “striking blood flow response” that evolved over several weeks. “Since this cocoa preparation is so well tolerated, it raises hope that the brain blood flow response it stimulates can result in maintenance of healthy brain function and cognition, which is an issue that unfortunately plagues many older adults today,” Hollenberg said. This advancement in science related to brain health is especially exciting at a time when the nation’s 78 million baby boomers are aging. The need to impact cognitive function and brain health will only continue to grow with this aging population.

[Jon]

Better yet, enjoy some raw Cocoa nibs.

[Wit and Itch]

Raw Chocolate is very good, especially for women. It has 314% daily value of iron, so men be careful.

[dor]

Originally Posted by Wit and Itch

Raw Chocolate is very good, especially for women. It has 314% daily value of iron, so men be careful.

in that case men shouldn't drink Guinness (which is given to women after childbirth in Ireland)

[Narz]

Originally Posted by Jon

Better yet, enjoy some raw Cocoa nibs.

Plug time! raw chocolate

[Zombie]

I don't know about chocolate but I dated an "actress" named Cocoa Surprise once.

Sorry, I couldn't resist

[Wit and Itch]

As a women with heavy periods, I tend to be anemic. I eat chocolate beans to bring my blood counts up. It is working much better than iron supplements. Iron supplements give me headache and bloating. Iron supplements can be dangerous if you overdose. Chocolate is perfect, body takes only as much as it needs, and no side effects.

[shant121]

so now we know why women crave chocolate so much

[Wit and Itch]

No, that’s not why.
Some say chocolate I supplement for sex.

[openeyes]

I'd read another article on that here:

http://www.mercola.com/2007/mar/27/e...penicillin.htm

The best chocolate I've come across is "Dolfin Chocolat Noir 88% De Cacao". Somehow even at 88% dark it's still sweeter than many with less cocoa. (I don't personally profit from any of the sales links I post, it's just stuff that I like.)

Dolfin Belgian Chocolate - Order Dolfin Chocolate Online from Chocosphere

I may have to check out raw cacao nibs as well.

[escapee]

I'm using the van houten (Holland) brand ( 100% pure cocoa powder with min 20% cocoa butter ) .

[escapee]

More good news on Cocoa !!

Some may see a cup of tea as soothing but chocolate is more likely to lower one's blood pressure, German researchers reported on Monday.

Cocoa, not tea, calms blood pressure, study says - Yahoo! News

[thestral]

Yes! I am a cocoa fiend. I'm going to go make some now

[mentalmosaic]

Great info in this thread! I didn't realize that about chocolate being iron-rich. I tend to be anemic, so that's good to know.


I love dark chocolate! But I have cut way down on sugar, so I buy organic cocoa powder from the health food store and sweeten it with Stevia. Yum!

Tui
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[kiosan]

Cocoa also help to have healthy teeth. But not sweet chocolate

[AviMar]

Just watch out for the sugar when having cocoa.

[cdn2wheeler]

Apparently you can also use the stuff to fuel your truck...

Chocolate lorry goes to Timbuktu

Originally Posted by BBC

Two British adventurers are setting off on a journey across Europe to west Africa in a lorry powered by chocolate.

[escapee]

Cocoa has all these properties and much much more....

Yes, i also just realized that Cocoa is also very rich in Magnesium, copper, iron , Zinc , manganese & other trace minerals. All of which are essential nutrients critical for cellular and enzymatic function.

Nutrition Facts and Analysis for Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali [Dutch cocoa]

[openeyes]

Originally Posted by cdn2wheeler

Apparently you can also use the stuff to fuel your truck...

I doubt I could manage that ... I'd eat/drink all the fuel before reaching my destination