are you an avid chocolate eater
28-08-2003, 01:17
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are you an avid chocolate eater
well then read this..............
research carried out in chicago has shown that dark chocolate could lower your blood pressure
dark chocolate contains a substance called polyphenols the same ingredient which other research has shown to have a benifical impact from red wine
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/08/26...ocolate_030826
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28-08-2003, 01:39
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But dark chocolate tastes so awful 
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28-08-2003, 01:51
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I prefer white chocolate or milk.....
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28-08-2003, 07:39
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Mmmmm.......milk chocolate,hite choc, plain choc in that order.
And a trip to CadburyWorld for dessert!! 
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28-08-2003, 09:08
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I eat dark chocolate all the time but my blood pressure is high  
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28-08-2003, 11:22
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I hate dark chocolate I can't eat white chocolate but milk chocolate oh yes i live on it
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28-08-2003, 11:40
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Quote:
Originally posted by timewarrior2001
I eat dark chocolate all the time but my blood pressure is high
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A good dose of leeches should bring the blood pressure down
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28-08-2003, 14:42
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Quote:
Originally posted by Ramrod
A good dose of leeches should bring the blood pressure down
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Just let one dissolve slowly under the tongue - (Quote credited to edmund blackadder)
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29-08-2003, 13:15
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Can't eat chocolate im "diabetic" but i can eat diabetic chocolate though still tastes very nice
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29-08-2003, 13:29
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Originally posted by WNA
Can't eat chocolate im "diabetic" but i can eat diabetic chocolate though still tastes very nice
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what the hell is diabetic chocolate made of? i treid some a while ago and it tasted rank...
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29-08-2003, 14:48
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Originally posted by WNA
Can't eat chocolate im "diabetic" but i can eat diabetic chocolate though still tastes very nice
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My wife is diabetic and was told to avoid all the 'diabetic' food and stick to normal stuff !!
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31-08-2003, 10:52
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Originally posted by timewarrior2001
I eat dark chocolate all the time but my blood pressure is high
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Plain chocolate does lower blood pressure to a degree but it's possible that something else in you diet may be raising it e.g. salt.
Blood pressure can only really be lowered by exercise and changes in diet. Walking for an hour per day and having a diet containing oily fish, garlic, tofu, pasta and high-fibre country grain bread help.
Might also be helpful to replace sugar with honey as it is anti-viral, anti-fungal and anti-bacterial. Taking Vitamins C and E Drinking help. 8 glasses of water containing a few teaspoonfuls of vinegar daily aids digestion and reduces acid indigestion and heartburn.
So it's still possible to have a fun diet and eat plain chocolate and reduce blood pressure all at the same time.
It's true what they say. You are what you eat!!
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31-08-2003, 19:47
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Originally posted by ntluser
[Snippity snip]......
It's true what they say. You are what you eat!!
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And to think all this time i thought i was a woman.... and i'm actually a bar of chocolate 
The benefits of eating good quality chocolate, high in cocoa solids, has been known for a long time... it's actually all the high in additives and sugars/fat chocolate products that make people put on weight and engender other unhealthy side effects.
Chocolate also helps to give you an endorphin rush.... makes you happy
Until you look in the mirror a couple of weeks later and see that the chocolate has miraculously leapt OUT of the wrapper and attached itself to parts of your body without your permission  Then the endorphin rush disappears as quickly as it appeared
I've just got back from Switzerland... the home of great chocolate... so i'm a very happy bunny.... and if we are what we eat as ntluser suggests, then i'm a big happy chocolate bunny
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31-08-2003, 20:15
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How 'sweet' you are!!
I bet you must be in your element when Easter comes round!!
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31-08-2003, 20:22
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Quote:
Originally posted by kronas
well then read this..............
research carried out in chicago has shown that dark chocolate could lower your blood pressure
dark chocolate contains a substance called polyphenols the same ingredient which other research has shown to have a benifical impact from red wine
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/08/26...ocolate_030826
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I read in The Times (or it may have been New Scientist), that if you have milk with your chocolate it counteracts all the goodness.
oh, and  back Kinky Kink.
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