Clark here from
Baileys Health Store. Here is today's nutritional post. Hope you enjoy.
This is actually the title of an
article I recently published. Who doesn't like chocolate? I'm sure there are some but, everyone I know loves it. I'd eat it every day if it wasn't so bad for my health and teeth. Oh, wait, I
do eat it everyday because I have found the
greatest health food in the world!!
No exaggeration and I'm not kidding. Whoever thought eating candy could do this? Actually, it's not really a secret. The ancient Aztecs and Incans knew it. Somewhere along the way, man decided to make what God had already given us (cocoa from the cacao plant) "better" by adding fat and sugar to it. Turns out that the supposed betterment of the chocolate is exactly what made it useless for diabetics and people with weight concerns. The process most chocolate goes through kills all the healthy stuff and just leaves us with fat and sugar (mostly). Sure does help out the doctors and dentists. OK, I agree, it tastes good - I love a good Snickers bar just as much as anyone but, I've found I can enjoy that taste without giving up the healthy benefits.
Don't get me wrong - I'm not trying to say that eating any of the confectionery chocolate products will kill you (although, for some people this could be true). What I
AM advocating is eating chocolate that improves your health and is even low-glycemic. Wow! Now, that's chocolate I could eat every day (and do).
Who do you know that eats standard store bought chocolate that can make any of the following claims?
- Arthritis pain relief. Two people in just my family can make this claim and I personally know for a fact that the only thing they did differently was started eating healthy chocolate.
- Lower blood sugar. Yep, that's right. It is possible to lower your blood sugar by eating healthy chocolate.
- Relief from Acid Reflux. This is my personal testimony. I was going through 1 - 2 pills per day PLUS eating about 1/2 roll of Rolaids every day until...you got it...I started eating this healthy chocolate. That is all I changed in my diet and I no longer suffer from Acid reflux.
- Lose weight. Know anyone who eats a candy bar a day and loses weight? Well, you would if they were eating healthy chocolate. How about one example - 73 pounds in 18 weeks!! (Not saying this will happen to everyone - just one man's testimony).
Oh, I could go on with other examples but you get the idea. Think this is baloney? Well, it's not. It's healthy chocolate. Read my article to learn more about why this happens. You can also visit Dr. Steve Warren's site to read more real testimonials and even more about the science.
I'll post more in the next day or two. Stay tuned. In the meantime, I'd love to hear from you if you have a chocolate story to tell or any other health related/nutritional/fitness item to share.
