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Cocao nibs are the new health food

11 Oct

Cocoa nibs are the new health food
nutrient rich power food used in many Raw food recipes

 can be used in making the healthiest chocolate chips for ice cream.

When raw have a slightly bitter taste but brings a good chocolate flavor to desserts,
cakes and biscuits they can be crushed and ground and mixed too.

Many people eat these as a snack on their own too.

They are full of Antioxidants more so than Red Wine, Blueberries or Green tea.

Product Details

Cacao nibs are dark, crunchy and bitter, totally natural, and bursting with antioxidants and minerals.

They make a potent nourishing snack that keeps you going !
Great added to cereals, salads, deserts as well as baking.

Serving Suggestion

Cacao nibs have a slightly bitter taste.
If you find this too bitter you can grind up the nibs and mix with a sweetener for example syrup.

 


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CHOCOLATE IS AN ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

25 Jul

CHOCOLATE IS AN ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
INFLAMMATION IS PRESENT IN CHRONIC CONDITIONS LIKE ARTHRITIS AND HAS EVEN BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOME FORMS OF CANCER. THE PROCESS OF INFAMMATION SEEMS TO INVOLVE INCREASED LEVELS OF LEUKOTRIENE IN THE BODY.
A STUDY IN GERMANY SHOWED THAT THE EPICATECHIN IN CHOCOLATE HELPS DECREASE LEVELS OF LEUKOTRIENE, SO EATING CHOCOLATE MAY ALSO HELP REDUCE INFLAMMATION BY REDUCING LEUKOTRIENE.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT  EPICATECHIN HAVE A LOOK AT THIS BBC LINK http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6430777.stm

 

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Possible health benefits from consuming COCOA and CHOCOLATE

20 Jul

Possible health benefits from consuming COCOA and CHOCOLATE

Hello

In this section I will be adding attempts to give a balanced view of some of the the research and current ideas on the positive and negative effects associated with eating chocolate. you need to decide for yourself how you feel ………
information on conditions mentioned is of a general interest and you should not substitute for medical advice from qualified professionals.

1 Chocolate for long life ???
Chocolate consumption has been linked to longer life
A survey of healthy 65 year old men in the USA revealed that those who ate sweets containing Chocolate reportedly lived longer.
Mind you . healthy people tend to live longer any way ………
Mortality was lowest among those eating Chocolate up to three times a month and slightly higher among the who indulged in Chocolate
three or four times a week .
Those who ate no chocolate at all had the highest mortality of all !!

I wonder what there vice was ???

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