Sunday, October 7, 2007

Today we did chocolate

Today we did chocolate.... well, everyday we do chocolate but today we did official chocolate in the awesome Little Red Bike Kitchen. It was good, it was great, it was filled with sweet intentions! ;) Alli, Jake, and I were taking lots of pictures. I felt like we had a new baby... which in some ways we do.
Another awesome new addition, the book "Naked Chocolate" by David Wolfe and Shazzie. Very good book which I plan to devour tonight.
Here are three very interesting things that I learned so far.
*Cacao contains a neurotransmitter called anandamide. It is naturally found in the human brain and is a "bliss" chemical. It fills the same receptor sites that THC (found in cannabis) does. Thus cacao can get you high... not in the same way as cannabis, but high nonetheless.

*Chocolate diminishes appetite. Apparently coco is in almost every weightloss product on the market.

*Cacao is a rich source of magnesium, serotonin, dopamine, and phenylethlamine. Magnesium is a mineral associated with active brain function and the other three are mood regulating neurotransmitters. The presence of these three neurotransmitters is associated with a higher sense of well-being. Thus cacao can make you happier and more well balanced.

There are many many more awesome properties to chocolate which I hope to blog about in the future. Until then, sweet dreams.

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