Are dark chocolate and raw cacao really healthy?

Thank you for this information.

What about little dosage?
I cant eat more than 10-20 g dark chocolate in morning.
 
Prodigal Son said:
nicklebleu said:
Can anyone tell me how they consume arginine? I found it to be exceptionally foul tasting and difficult to stomach in just about any form and with any dilutent.
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I take L-Arginine three times a day in tablet form.
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I usually take L-Arginine 2-3 times a day in powder form together with glycine (on empty stomach) to remove it's bitter taste.
 
I don't consume any chocolate. When I was a younger i eat a lot of it. Now, sometimes i drink one cup of how cocoa without any sugar and with a big piece of butter inside.
I usually drink one cup per week. I haven't noticed any side effects but i will pay more attention to see if my body and mind reacts to cocoa.
 
Thank you for this thread, Altair.

I used to eat a lot of chocolate in the past. But last winter for some reason I lost all cravings to it and since then I don't buy/eat chocolate anymore. Good to know that it's a healthier way.
 
Thanks for sharing Altair. I used to eat a lot of chocolate in the past and still have a bit of dark chocolate with the occasional cup of coffee though I always thought my cravings for it came from the sugar more than the cacao itself.

The only thing I notice after eating it is that it messes up my teeth but I don't have any adverse gut feelings. I'm going to test for allergies in December so it will be interesting to see if I have a reaction to it.
 
luc said:
And I agree - it seems that sadly, the universe came up with some kind of cruel rule that the more you crave/like a certain food, the more you should avoid it. Maybe this has to do with insulin levels? It doesn't mean we can't prepare/have tasty food, but those in the 'treat'/'comfort food' category usually don't do us any good, OSIT.
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Yes, I've often found this cruel rule, as you've quite aptly named it, to apply to me for various foods. It needed quite a long time, too, to recognize what was actually at play: craving a food, eating it, having adverse effects to it, yet giving in to the craving repeatedly nonetheless, until a point is reached where I've become fed up with the aftermath symptoms.

I'm still having some chocolate occasionally, but mostly I always come to regret it afterwards. I agree that the main point seems to be the treat or comfort food factor, as in, are you eating something to nourish your body or are you consuming it to evade something emotional like stress or feeling overwhelmed?

I've also found another 'cruel rule': that others around you can eat something (like chocolate) and don't have those effects and you have to refrain from it. Of course, this does offer perfect 'classroom material' to learn discipline in this area if you can hold off when people around you are indulging.

In general, having a treat once in a while is okay as long as you don't overdo it and remember that food is meant as fuel for your system to function properly. There are just some more sensitive people who need to be extra careful. After all, if there's some unresolved inflammatory condition and you keep feeding it, you'll only prolong the healing process of your body.

macyk said:
What about little dosage?
I cant eat more than 10-20 g dark chocolate in morning.
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You'll have to find out for yourself whether you tolerate it or not. That's best done via eliminating it for some time (e.g. 4 weeks) and then re-introduce it and observe for any effects.
 
Well the amount of sugar even in dark chocolate is way more than anyone should eat who is trying to be low carb/keto. I make my own without any sugar, and have wondered about it since it is a bean and would have anti-nutrients, but I haven't noticed any reactions to it.
 
monotonic said:
Yeah, are you guys eating chocolate with sugar in it? If so, it's important to determine which is the cause.
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Sugar may certainly contribute to negative effects but I used to have the same negative effects either from 90% chocolate (glutenfree) or from 99% chocolate (glutenfree).
 
I used to eat chocolate every day, both dark and other, quite addicted really, but after starting coffee enemas about a month ago the first thing i noticed besides higher energy was that my cravings for chocolate totally vanished.
 
Not going to argue for or against chocolate, besides saying I really enjoy it and haven't noticed any averse effects in myself from it, although there could be subtle things I'm used to living with that I don't realize are related to chocolate 'cause I've been eating it all my life. But I thought it would be worth mentioning the verified oldest woman in modern history, Jeanne Calment, who lived until she was 122. From Wikipedia:
Calment ascribed her longevity and relatively youthful appearance for her age to a diet rich in olive oil (which she also rubbed onto her skin), as well as a diet of port wine, and ate nearly one kilogram (2.2 lb) of chocolate every week. She also credited her calmness, saying, "That's why they call me Calment." Calment reportedly remained mentally intact until her very end.
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She also smoked cigarettes for 96 of her 122 years, which goes to show the anti-smoking brigade are in denial about how "deadly" smoking really is.
 
birk said:
I used to eat chocolate every day, both dark and other, quite addicted really, but after starting coffee enemas about a month ago the first thing i noticed besides higher energy was that my cravings for chocolate totally vanished.
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Is there a chance that's related to the eradication of microorganisms in your gut which feed off the sugar in the chocolate?

I quit taking cacao with sugar for about a month and a half now. I can't seem to tolerate disaccharides in any amount. Cacao on its own has felt fine with me, but again it could be because I've never forced myself to live without it. My desire for it seems to come and go every few months.
 
Chocolate has been a weakeness in the past, i have experienced the sensation of feeling full and lack of appetite afterwards, i mean processed chocolate mostly,
and skin outbreaks, i believe for the L-algarine - L-lisine ratio inbalance when intaking such amounts of chocolate since it is so adiccting.
 
Mr. Premise said:
Well the amount of sugar even in dark chocolate is way more than anyone should eat who is trying to be low carb/keto. I make my own without any sugar, and have wondered about it since it is a bean and would have anti-nutrients, but I haven't noticed any reactions to it.
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I've wondered about the cocoa bean too. I cannot tolerate most legumes, chocolate included, so I've discovered.
I really didn't consider it much until a few months ago when I was trying to go into keto again after slipping off the wagon, I didn't make the connection straight away, thought it might just be from the high fat I hadn't been eating much of in the months before that... felt sick all the time. The 90% dark choc I was eating was pretty good for keto, two huge squares was only 2.5g carbs. My symptoms were swollen intestines, cramping, constipation, lethargy, moodiness ( more than usual if that's even possible) and the want for more. I don't even really like it any how so it's an easy one to remove from the diet...
 
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