My Chocolate World

I am a healthy athletic woman who indulges in chocolate every day, raw superfood chocolate that is!  I put it in my Jewel bar’s, morning shake & consume a couple of my own little raw chocolate nugget creations.  I’ve been a chocolate addict probably since birth but was introduced to the health benefits of raw chocolate by David Wolfe, with his book “Naked Chocolate”, which I picked up at Café Gratitude here in the bay area a few years back.

Cacao contains the highest concentration of antioxidants of any food in the world and antioxidants protect us from age related health conditions and illness. It is alkaline, improves digestion, neutralizes free radicals and is a great source of magnesium, iron, zinc, potassium, protein, fiber, and B vitamins. It’s the only plant that contains Anandamide, a canna cuboid endorphin the body naturally produces after exercise, which is why they call it the “Bliss chemical”. Raw chocolate improves blood circulation, lowers cholesterol, helps my endurance workouts and is an appetite suppressant as well.

What’s even more important than all the health benefits, that I could write about for two days, is how yummy it is. I love how it melts in your mouth, just as Hershey’s kisses did when I was a child.  I love the rich flavor of chocolate when I bite into a crunchy Jewel Bar square. I love how easily it digests giving me sustainable energy for hours.  I’ll still be eating chocolate and Jewel Bars hopefully until I’m 90, and with the way I consume super foods on a daily basis, I might even make it to 110.  Thank you Mother Nature for giving us chocolate, and the knowledge of how to prepare it while keeping all of its nutrients intact!