Guest guest Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 Welcome Back! We missed you but absolutely understand! > > > Ok, first, let me apologize if this has been posted before. I've been away > for a while and have to get back into the groove of things. :-) > But ran across this article about the benefits of dark chocolate and > bringing down blood pressure within the liver thus reducing portal > hypertension. Has anyone else seen this info? > > I will try to find more substantiating facts. It is interesting though. > But please take this at face value. Time and more studies will know for > sure the true impact it has on liver health. But in the meantime. A piece of > dark chocolate once a day probably won't hurt. I'm not talking a huge dark > chocolate bar! loL! but maybe an ounce or two. :-) > > http://tinyurl.com/28ogt8h > > > http://www.biotech-weblog.com/50226711/potential_benefit_of_dark_chocolate_for_l\ iver_disease_patients.php > > http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/185711.php?nfid=28706 > > For all my friends that are still here, I'm sorry I've been away so long! > ....life > MaC > > > -- Warm Hugs.......... Di http://auntdisexperimentallife.blogspot.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 Thanks Diane! :-) Its amazing how much my life has changed! MaC > > > Ok, first, let me apologize if this has been posted before. I've been away > for a while and have to get back into the groove of things. :-) > But ran across this article about the benefits of dark chocolate and > bringing down blood pressure within the liver thus reducing portal > hypertension. Has anyone else seen this info? > > I will try to find more substantiating facts. It is interesting though. > But please take this at face value. Time and more studies will know for > sure the true impact it has on liver health. But in the meantime. A piece of > dark chocolate once a day probably won't hurt. I'm not talking a huge dark > chocolate bar! loL! but maybe an ounce or two. :-) > > http://tinyurl.com/28ogt8h > > > http://www.biotech-weblog.com/50226711/potential_benefit_of_dark_chocolate_for_l\ iver_disease_patients.php > > http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/185711.php?nfid=28706 > > For all my friends that are still here, I'm sorry I've been away so long! > ....life > MaC > > > -- Warm Hugs.......... Di http://auntdisexperimentallife.blogspot.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 All for the better, I pray! > > > Thanks Diane! > :-) > > Its amazing how much my life has changed! > > MaC > > > > > > > > > Ok, first, let me apologize if this has been posted before. I've been > away > > for a while and have to get back into the groove of things. :-) > > But ran across this article about the benefits of dark chocolate and > > bringing down blood pressure within the liver thus reducing portal > > hypertension. Has anyone else seen this info? > > > > I will try to find more substantiating facts. It is interesting though. > > But please take this at face value. Time and more studies will know for > > sure the true impact it has on liver health. But in the meantime. A piece > of > > dark chocolate once a day probably won't hurt. I'm not talking a huge > dark > > chocolate bar! loL! but maybe an ounce or two. :-) > > > > http://tinyurl.com/28ogt8h > > > > > > > http://www.biotech-weblog.com/50226711/potential_benefit_of_dark_chocolate_for_l\ iver_disease_patients.php > > > > http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/185711.php?nfid=28706 > > > > For all my friends that are still here, I'm sorry I've been away so long! > > ....life > > MaC > > > > > > > > -- > Warm Hugs.......... > > Di > http://auntdisexperimentallife.blogspot.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 of course! I am back home, and I hope I can continue to contribute here and study and post! > > > > > > > Ok, first, let me apologize if this has been posted before. I've been > away > > for a while and have to get back into the groove of things. :-) > > But ran across this article about the benefits of dark chocolate and > > bringing down blood pressure within the liver thus reducing portal > > hypertension. Has anyone else seen this info? > > > > I will try to find more substantiating facts. It is interesting though. > > But please take this at face value. Time and more studies will know for > > sure the true impact it has on liver health. But in the meantime. A piece > of > > dark chocolate once a day probably won't hurt. I'm not talking a huge > dark > > chocolate bar! loL! but maybe an ounce or two. :-) > > > > http://tinyurl.com/28ogt8h > > > > > > > http://www.biotech-weblog.com/50226711/potential_benefit_of_dark_chocolate_for_l\ iver_disease_patients.php > > > > http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/185711.php?nfid=28706 > > > > For all my friends that are still here, I'm sorry I've been away so long! > > ....life > > MaC > > > > > > > > -- > Warm Hugs.......... > > Di > http://auntdisexperimentallife.blogspot.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 Well, I for one, am most happy that you are home and posting again. You are a wealth of information and have been so helpful to me on so many different occasions. > > > of course! > I am back home, and I hope I can continue to contribute here and study and > post! > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ok, first, let me apologize if this has been posted before. I've been > > away > > > for a while and have to get back into the groove of things. :-) > > > But ran across this article about the benefits of dark chocolate and > > > bringing down blood pressure within the liver thus reducing portal > > > hypertension. Has anyone else seen this info? > > > > > > I will try to find more substantiating facts. It is interesting though. > > > But please take this at face value. Time and more studies will know for > > > sure the true impact it has on liver health. But in the meantime. A > piece > > of > > > dark chocolate once a day probably won't hurt. I'm not talking a huge > > dark > > > chocolate bar! loL! but maybe an ounce or two. :-) > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/28ogt8h > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.biotech-weblog.com/50226711/potential_benefit_of_dark_chocolate_for_l\ iver_disease_patients.php > > > > > > http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/185711.php?nfid=28706 > > > > > > For all my friends that are still here, I'm sorry I've been away so > long! > > > ....life > > > MaC > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Warm Hugs.......... > > > > Di > > http://auntdisexperimentallife.blogspot.com > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 HOORAY! Chocolate of all things!!! I do eat it, but have felt terribly guilty. I swore it made me feel better. I thought that it was all imn my head. Now I see that it was all in my portal vein! Thanks so much for this post. One of my favorite things my whole life has been to sprinkle unsweetened cocoa on vanilla ice cream. It is a little bitter for those not used to it, but I am off to find my can of cocoa. I'll put some in my morning coffee! Love, Bobby " I will meet your judgement and distance with love and open arms when you come back. " Mackensie ________________________________ To: livercirrhosissupport Sent: Sat, May 22, 2010 10:21:49 AM Subject: Dark Chocolate Ok, first, let me apologize if this has been posted before. I've been away for a while and have to get back into the groove of things. :-) But ran across this article about the benefits of dark chocolate and bringing down blood pressure within the liver thus reducing portal hypertension. Has anyone else seen this info? I will try to find more substantiating facts. It is interesting though. But please take this at face value. Time and more studies will know for sure the true impact it has on liver health. But in the meantime. A piece of dark chocolate once a day probably won't hurt. I'm not talking a huge dark chocolate bar! loL! but maybe an ounce or two. :-) http://tinyurl.com/28ogt8h http://www.biotech-weblog.com/50226711/potential_benefit_of_dark_chocolate_for_l\ iver_disease_patients.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/185711.php?nfid=28706 For all my friends that are still here, I'm sorry I've been away so long! .....life MaC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 Mac - Thanks for that post. I have a friend who went into the hospital for tests on Tuesday for tests to determine why her bp is soaring and why she has such a terrible headache. She was sent by a doctor. The checked her out and found nothing, sent her home with a pain prescription which she couldn't get filled at night. Yesterday she went for a previously scheduled appt with another doctor, he gave her a pill which helped after a while and told her to go home. This morning she woke up with soaring bp, no headache, but it came around noon. I know that chocolate has a lot of caffeine in it, so when I saw the article you posted. She found some dark chocolate pudding, and before we got off the phone it was starting to help. Both my daughters had migraines very young and they were prescribed large doses of caffeine which took them away, so started wondering if she could be having migraines. And I have had my blood pressure soar when I have experienced extremely high paid. Hope it continues to work for her. Nice to see your name on posts. Jan H On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 2:17 PM, Diane Chandler <diane.chandler.75@... > wrote: > Well, I for one, am most happy that you are home and posting again. You > are > a wealth of information and have been so helpful to me on so many different > occasions. > > > > > > > > > > > > of course! > > I am back home, and I hope I can continue to contribute here and study > and > > post! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ok, first, let me apologize if this has been posted before. I've been > > > away > > > > for a while and have to get back into the groove of things. :-) > > > > But ran across this article about the benefits of dark chocolate and > > > > bringing down blood pressure within the liver thus reducing portal > > > > hypertension. Has anyone else seen this info? > > > > > > > > I will try to find more substantiating facts. It is interesting > though. > > > > But please take this at face value. Time and more studies will know > for > > > > sure the true impact it has on liver health. But in the meantime. A > > piece > > > of > > > > dark chocolate once a day probably won't hurt. I'm not talking a huge > > > dark > > > > chocolate bar! loL! but maybe an ounce or two. :-) > > > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/28ogt8h > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.biotech-weblog.com/50226711/potential_benefit_of_dark_chocolate_for_l\ iver_disease_patients.php > > > > > > > > http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/185711.php?nfid=28706 > > > > > > > > For all my friends that are still here, I'm sorry I've been away so > > long! > > > > ....life > > > > MaC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Warm Hugs.......... > > > > > > Di > > > http://auntdisexperimentallife.blogspot.com > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 Unfortunately, the chocolate thing would just never work for me. Now, don't throw things at me; but, I can't stand to east especially dark chocolate. My hubby says but you eat chocolate bars. I point out that it's " milk chocolate " and it has to have a filling in it. As for caffeine - I was told many many years ago, that probably the reason I was getting so many migraines was because of the coffee intake. OR, it could be the cheese I had every day and the caffeine!! Anyway, when I was newly sober, my breasts were very tender and had some lumps on them. My doctor (who knew alcoholism very well) sent me for the mammogram; but, had already told me that it was all the coffee I was drinking. Sure enough, I decaffed and got through. LOL LOL so many people in that first group were never aware that they were drinking decaf. However, all of this was my reaction. I think that Dr. was right and that I'm allergic to aged and dried products. A very good reason why I never drank red wine too. Gloria ________________________________ Mac - Thanks for that post. I have a friend who went into the hospital for tests on Tuesday for tests to determine why her bp is soaring and why she has such a terrible headache. She was sent by a doctor. The checked her out and found nothing, sent her home with a pain prescription which she couldn't get filled at night. Yesterday she went for a previously scheduled appt with another doctor, he gave her a pill which helped after a while and told her to go home. This morning she woke up with soaring bp, no headache, but it came around noon. I know that chocolate has a lot of caffeine in it, so when I saw the article you posted. She found some dark chocolate pudding, and before we got off the phone it was starting to help. Both my daughters had migraines very young and they were prescribed large doses of caffeine which took them away, so started wondering if she could be having migraines. And I have had my blood pressure soar when I have experienced extremely high paid. Hope it continues to work for her. Nice to see your name on posts. Jan H On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 2:17 PM, Diane Chandler <diane.chandler.75@... > wrote: > Well, I for one, am most happy that you are home and posting again. You > are > a wealth of information and have been so helpful to me on so many different > occasions. > > > > > > > > > > > > of course! > > I am back home, and I hope I can continue to contribute here and study > and > > post! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ok, first, let me apologize if this has been posted before. I've been > > > away > > > > for a while and have to get back into the groove of things. :-) > > > > But ran across this article about the benefits of dark chocolate and > > > > bringing down blood pressure within the liver thus reducing portal > > > > hypertension. Has anyone else seen this info? > > > > > > > > I will try to find more substantiating facts. It is interesting > though. > > > > But please take this at face value. Time and more studies will know > for > > > > sure the true impact it has on liver health. But in the meantime. A > > piece > > > of > > > > dark chocolate once a day probably won't hurt. I'm not talking a huge > > > dark > > > > chocolate bar! loL! but maybe an ounce or two. :-) > > > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/28ogt8h > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.biotech-weblog.com/50226711/potential_benefit_of_dark_chocolate_for_l\ iver_disease_patients.php > > > > > > > > http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/185711.php?nfid=28706 > > > > > > > > For all my friends that are still here, I'm sorry I've been away so > > long! > > > > ....life > > > > MaC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Warm Hugs.......... > > > > > > Di > > > http://auntdisexperimentallife.blogspot.com > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 Gloria - I would never throw anything at you unless it was a couple containers of asthma medications which induce asthma in me. The first time I tried to tell the breathing tech that her medication was making me worse, she really didn't believe me. But Ed was sitting right there and had noticed it too, so they stopped it. Then after my triple bypass they gave me two inhalers for asthma,plus oxygen, just kept getting worse. One of the meds I had taken before, so I told them since I knew already that I got asthma from one asthma med, maybe that was the problem. They took me off the new one and my lungs cleared up in 24 hours. The last time I had a migraine was a couple of years ago and I happened to have a box of Weight Watchers Chocolate Caramel bars. I ate one bar just to eat it, and my headache was almost one. So, I ate a second bar and it was totally gone. As to the caffeine. I had been told too that caffeine can cause headaches so was surprised when my daughters were prescribed cafergut which is high in caffeine. But it worked, Sorry it doesn't work for you. Jan H > Unfortunately, the chocolate thing would just never work for me. Now, > don't throw things at me; but, I can't stand to east especially dark > chocolate. My hubby says but you eat chocolate bars. I point out that it's > " milk chocolate " and it has to have a filling in it. > > As for caffeine - I was told many many years ago, that probably the reason > I was getting so many migraines was because of the coffee intake. OR, it > could be the cheese I had every day and the caffeine!! Anyway, when I was > newly sober, my breasts were very tender and had some lumps on them. My > doctor (who knew alcoholism very well) sent me for the mammogram; but, had > already told me that it was all the coffee I was drinking. Sure enough, I > decaffed and got through. LOL LOL so many people in that first group were > never aware that they were drinking decaf. > > However, all of this was my reaction. I think that Dr. was right and that > I'm allergic to aged and dried products. A very good reason why I never > drank red wine too. > > Gloria > > > > > ________________________________ > > > Mac - Thanks for that post. I have a friend who went into the hospital for > tests on Tuesday for tests to determine why her bp is soaring and why she > has such a terrible headache. She was sent by a doctor. The checked her > out and found nothing, sent her home with a pain prescription which she > couldn't get filled at night. Yesterday she went for a previously > scheduled > appt with another doctor, he gave her a pill which helped after a while and > told her to go home. This morning she woke up with soaring bp, no > headache, > but it came around noon. I know that chocolate has a lot of caffeine in > it, > so when I saw the article you posted. She found some dark chocolate > pudding, and before we got off the phone it was starting to help. Both my > daughters had migraines very young and they were prescribed large doses of > caffeine which took them away, so started wondering if she could be having > migraines. And I have had my blood pressure soar when I have experienced > extremely high paid. Hope it continues to work for her. > > Nice to see your name on posts. Jan H > On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 2:17 PM, Diane Chandler < > diane.chandler.75@... > > wrote: > > > Well, I for one, am most happy that you are home and posting again. You > > are > > a wealth of information and have been so helpful to me on so many > different > > occasions. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > of course! > > > I am back home, and I hope I can continue to contribute here and study > > and > > > post! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ok, first, let me apologize if this has been posted before. I've > been > > > > away > > > > > for a while and have to get back into the groove of things. :-) > > > > > But ran across this article about the benefits of dark chocolate > and > > > > > bringing down blood pressure within the liver thus reducing portal > > > > > hypertension. Has anyone else seen this info? > > > > > > > > > > I will try to find more substantiating facts. It is interesting > > though. > > > > > But please take this at face value. Time and more studies will know > > for > > > > > sure the true impact it has on liver health. But in the meantime. A > > > piece > > > > of > > > > > dark chocolate once a day probably won't hurt. I'm not talking a > huge > > > > dark > > > > > chocolate bar! loL! but maybe an ounce or two. :-) > > > > > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/28ogt8h > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.biotech-weblog.com/50226711/potential_benefit_of_dark_chocolate_for_l\ iver_disease_patients.php > > > > > > > > > > http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/185711.php?nfid=28706 > > > > > > > > > > For all my friends that are still here, I'm sorry I've been away so > > > long! > > > > > ....life > > > > > MaC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Warm Hugs.......... > > > > > > > > Di > > > > http://auntdisexperimentallife.blogspot.com > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 Jan But, I don't get migraines anymore and haven't for let's see - must be about 31 years now. They started in my late teens and made their presence known too much until I got pregnant with my son. That's when they ended!! So, I was afraid that they would come back when I menopaused; but, gratefully they did not. Gloria ________________________________ Gloria - I would never throw anything at you unless it was a couple containers of asthma medications which induce asthma in me. The first time I tried to tell the breathing tech that her medication was making me worse, she really didn't believe me. But Ed was sitting right there and had noticed it too, so they stopped it. Then after my triple bypass they gave me two inhalers for asthma,plus oxygen, just kept getting worse. One of the meds I had taken before, so I told them since I knew already that I got asthma from one asthma med, maybe that was the problem. They took me off the new one and my lungs cleared up in 24 hours. The last time I had a migraine was a couple of years ago and I happened to have a box of Weight Watchers Chocolate Caramel bars. I ate one bar just to eat it, and my headache was almost one. So, I ate a second bar and it was totally gone. As to the caffeine. I had been told too that caffeine can cause headaches so was surprised when my daughters were prescribed cafergut which is high in caffeine. But it worked, Sorry it doesn't work for you. Jan H > Unfortunately, the chocolate thing would just never work for me. Now, > don't throw things at me; but, I can't stand to east especially dark > chocolate. My hubby says but you eat chocolate bars. I point out that it's > " milk chocolate " and it has to have a filling in it. > > As for caffeine - I was told many many years ago, that probably the reason > I was getting so many migraines was because of the coffee intake. OR, it > could be the cheese I had every day and the caffeine!! Anyway, when I was > newly sober, my breasts were very tender and had some lumps on them. My > doctor (who knew alcoholism very well) sent me for the mammogram; but, had > already told me that it was all the coffee I was drinking. Sure enough, I > decaffed and got through. LOL LOL so many people in that first group were > never aware that they were drinking decaf. > > However, all of this was my reaction. I think that Dr. was right and that > I'm allergic to aged and dried products. A very good reason why I never > drank red wine too. > > Gloria > > > > > ________________________________ > > > Mac - Thanks for that post. I have a friend who went into the hospital for > tests on Tuesday for tests to determine why her bp is soaring and why she > has such a terrible headache. She was sent by a doctor. The checked her > out and found nothing, sent her home with a pain prescription which she > couldn't get filled at night. Yesterday she went for a previously > scheduled > appt with another doctor, he gave her a pill which helped after a while and > told her to go home. This morning she woke up with soaring bp, no > headache, > but it came around noon. I know that chocolate has a lot of caffeine in > it, > so when I saw the article you posted. She found some dark chocolate > pudding, and before we got off the phone it was starting to help. Both my > daughters had migraines very young and they were prescribed large doses of > caffeine which took them away, so started wondering if she could be having > migraines. And I have had my blood pressure soar when I have experienced > extremely high paid. Hope it continues to work for her. > > Nice to see your name on posts. Jan H > On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 2:17 PM, Diane Chandler < > diane.chandler.75@... > > wrote: > > > Well, I for one, am most happy that you are home and posting again. You > > are > > a wealth of information and have been so helpful to me on so many > different > > occasions. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > of course! > > > I am back home, and I hope I can continue to contribute here and study > > and > > > post! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ok, first, let me apologize if this has been posted before. I've > been > > > > away > > > > > for a while and have to get back into the groove of things. :-) > > > > > But ran across this article about the benefits of dark chocolate > and > > > > > bringing down blood pressure within the liver thus reducing portal > > > > > hypertension. Has anyone else seen this info? > > > > > > > > > > I will try to find more substantiating facts. It is interesting > > though. > > > > > But please take this at face value. Time and more studies will know > > for > > > > > sure the true impact it has on liver health. But in the meantime. A > > > piece > > > > of > > > > > dark chocolate once a day probably won't hurt. I'm not talking a > huge > > > > dark > > > > > chocolate bar! loL! but maybe an ounce or two. :-) > > > > > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/28ogt8h > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.biotech-weblog.com/50226711/potential_benefit_of_dark_chocolate_for_l\ iver_disease_patients.php > > > > > > > > > > http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/185711.php?nfid=28706 > > > > > > > > > > For all my friends that are still here, I'm sorry I've been away so > > > long! > > > > > ....life > > > > > MaC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Warm Hugs.......... > > > > > > > > Di > > > > http://auntdisexperimentallife.blogspot.com > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 Wow, That's good. How's she doing now? MaC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ok, first, let me apologize if this has been posted before. I've been > > > away > > > > for a while and have to get back into the groove of things. :-) > > > > But ran across this article about the benefits of dark chocolate and > > > > bringing down blood pressure within the liver thus reducing portal > > > > hypertension. Has anyone else seen this info? > > > > > > > > I will try to find more substantiating facts. It is interesting > though. > > > > But please take this at face value. Time and more studies will know > for > > > > sure the true impact it has on liver health. But in the meantime. A > > piece > > > of > > > > dark chocolate once a day probably won't hurt. I'm not talking a huge > > > dark > > > > chocolate bar! loL! but maybe an ounce or two. :-) > > > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/28ogt8h > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.biotech-weblog.com/50226711/potential_benefit_of_dark_chocolate_for_l\ iver_disease_patients.php > > > > > > > > http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/185711.php?nfid=28706 > > > > > > > > For all my friends that are still here, I'm sorry I've been away so > > long! > > > > ....life > > > > MaC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Warm Hugs.......... > > > > > > Di > > > http://auntdisexperimentallife.blogspot.com > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 This may be off this topic a bit, but what what's funny about the caffeine thing, is last year I was diagnosed with pre-hypertension. I was in for a routine appt and my bp was 180/150. Ouch! So I couldn't leave without being prescribed certain meds. Even now a year later with meds my bp is stil 130/80. :-( trying to get it lower. What surprised me though was the fact that the doctor gave me information that stated caffeine doesn't affect blood pressure. It affects your heart rate but not the pressure. Which is good news for me, since being in the military, I have to have my coffee in the morning! Without that I don't know how I would get through the first hour of " Sgt Macdonald I have a question? " :-) There is a lot of info out there regarding caffeine and blood pressure. I can post some links though. MaC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ok, first, let me apologize if this has been posted before. I've > been > > > > away > > > > > for a while and have to get back into the groove of things. :-) > > > > > But ran across this article about the benefits of dark chocolate > and > > > > > bringing down blood pressure within the liver thus reducing portal > > > > > hypertension. Has anyone else seen this info? > > > > > > > > > > I will try to find more substantiating facts. It is interesting > > though. > > > > > But please take this at face value. Time and more studies will know > > for > > > > > sure the true impact it has on liver health. But in the meantime. A > > > piece > > > > of > > > > > dark chocolate once a day probably won't hurt. I'm not talking a > huge > > > > dark > > > > > chocolate bar! loL! but maybe an ounce or two. :-) > > > > > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/28ogt8h > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.biotech-weblog.com/50226711/potential_benefit_of_dark_chocolate_for_l\ iver_disease_patients.php > > > > > > > > > > http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/185711.php?nfid=28706 > > > > > > > > > > For all my friends that are still here, I'm sorry I've been away so > > > long! > > > > > ....life > > > > > MaC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Warm Hugs.......... > > > > > > > > Di > > > > http://auntdisexperimentallife.blogspot.com > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 WELL, hello Sgt. Macdonald! I would like to introduce myself; I am Diane Mc-Chandler!!!! I never knew your surname until just now! Gosh, you might be my long, lost cousin!!!!!! [?] > > > This may be off this topic a bit, but what what's funny about the caffeine > thing, is last year I was diagnosed with pre-hypertension. I was in for a > routine appt and my bp was 180/150. Ouch! So I couldn't leave without being > prescribed certain meds. Even now a year later with meds my bp is stil > 130/80. :-( trying to get it lower. > What surprised me though was the fact that the doctor gave me information > that stated caffeine doesn't affect blood pressure. It affects your heart > rate but not the pressure. Which is good news for me, since being in the > military, I have to have my coffee in the morning! Without that I don't know > how I would get through the first hour of " Sgt Macdonald I have a question? " > :-) > > There is a lot of info out there regarding caffeine and blood pressure. I > can post some links though. > > MaC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ok, first, let me apologize if this has been posted before. I've > > > been > > > > > > away > > > > > > > for a while and have to get back into the groove of things. :-) > > > > > > > But ran across this article about the benefits of dark chocolate > > > and > > > > > > > bringing down blood pressure within the liver thus reducing > portal > > > > > > > hypertension. Has anyone else seen this info? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I will try to find more substantiating facts. It is interesting > > > > though. > > > > > > > But please take this at face value. Time and more studies will > know > > > > for > > > > > > > sure the true impact it has on liver health. But in the meantime. > A > > > > > piece > > > > > > of > > > > > > > dark chocolate once a day probably won't hurt. I'm not talking a > > > huge > > > > > > dark > > > > > > > chocolate bar! loL! but maybe an ounce or two. :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/28ogt8h > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.biotech-weblog.com/50226711/potential_benefit_of_dark_chocolate_for_l\ iver_disease_patients.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/185711.php?nfid=28706 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For all my friends that are still here, I'm sorry I've been away > so > > > > > long! > > > > > > > ....life > > > > > > > MaC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Warm Hugs.......... > > > > > > > > > > > > Di > > > > > > http://auntdisexperimentallife.blogspot.com > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 hehe. that's funny. but its MaC not Mc. I am from the isle of Skye in northern Scotland > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ok, first, let me apologize if this has been posted before. I've > > > been > > > > > > away > > > > > > > for a while and have to get back into the groove of things. :-) > > > > > > > But ran across this article about the benefits of dark chocolate > > > and > > > > > > > bringing down blood pressure within the liver thus reducing > portal > > > > > > > hypertension. Has anyone else seen this info? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I will try to find more substantiating facts. It is interesting > > > > though. > > > > > > > But please take this at face value. Time and more studies will > know > > > > for > > > > > > > sure the true impact it has on liver health. But in the meantime. > A > > > > > piece > > > > > > of > > > > > > > dark chocolate once a day probably won't hurt. I'm not talking a > > > huge > > > > > > dark > > > > > > > chocolate bar! loL! but maybe an ounce or two. :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/28ogt8h > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.biotech-weblog.com/50226711/potential_benefit_of_dark_chocolate_for_l\ iver_disease_patients.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/185711.php?nfid=28706 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For all my friends that are still here, I'm sorry I've been away > so > > > > > long! > > > > > > > ....life > > > > > > > MaC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Warm Hugs.......... > > > > > > > > > > > > Di > > > > > > http://auntdisexperimentallife.blogspot.com > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2010 Report Share Posted May 23, 2010 My ancestors were ish Highlanders who went to Ireland, then back to Scotland and then to America. > > > hehe. that's funny. but its MaC not Mc. I am from the isle of Skye in > northern Scotland > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ok, first, let me apologize if this has been posted before. > I've > > > > > been > > > > > > > > away > > > > > > > > > for a while and have to get back into the groove of things. :-) > > > > > > > > > But ran across this article about the benefits of dark > chocolate > > > > > and > > > > > > > > > bringing down blood pressure within the liver thus reducing > > portal > > > > > > > > > hypertension. Has anyone else seen this info? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I will try to find more substantiating facts. It is interesting > > > > > > though. > > > > > > > > > But please take this at face value. Time and more studies will > > know > > > > > > for > > > > > > > > > sure the true impact it has on liver health. But in the > meantime. > > A > > > > > > > piece > > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > > > dark chocolate once a day probably won't hurt. I'm not talking > a > > > > > huge > > > > > > > > dark > > > > > > > > > chocolate bar! loL! but maybe an ounce or two. :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/28ogt8h > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.biotech-weblog.com/50226711/potential_benefit_of_dark_chocolate_for_l\ iver_disease_patients.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/185711.php?nfid=28706 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For all my friends that are still here, I'm sorry I've been > away > > so > > > > > > > long! > > > > > > > > > ....life > > > > > > > > > MaC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Warm Hugs.......... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Di > > > > > > > > http://auntdisexperimentallife.blogspot.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Are you serious? You're ish Born? You are jusrt jkidding us. " I will meet your judgement and distance with love and open arms when you come back. " Mackensie ________________________________ To: livercirrhosissupport Sent: Sun, May 23, 2010 12:18:16 AM Subject: Re: Dark Chocolate hehe. that's funny. but its MaC not Mc. I am from the isle of Skye in northern Scotland > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ok, first, let me apologize if this has been posted before. I've > > > been > > > > > > away > > > > > > > for a while and have to get back into the groove of things. :-) > > > > > > > But ran across this article about the benefits of dark chocolate > > > and > > > > > > > bringing down blood pressure within the liver thus reducing > portal > > > > > > > hypertension. Has anyone else seen this info? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I will try to find more substantiating facts. It is interesting > > > > though. > > > > > > > But please take this at face value. Time and more studies will > know > > > > for > > > > > > > sure the true impact it has on liver health. But in the meantime. > A > > > > > piece > > > > > > of > > > > > > > dark chocolate once a day probably won't hurt. I'm not talking a > > > huge > > > > > > dark > > > > > > > chocolate bar! loL! but maybe an ounce or two. :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/28ogt8h > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.biotech-weblog.com/50226711/potential_benefit_of_dark_chocolate_for_l\ iver_disease_patients.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/185711.php?nfid=28706 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For all my friends that are still here, I'm sorry I've been away > so > > > > > long! > > > > > > > ....life > > > > > > > MaC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Warm Hugs.......... > > > > > > > > > > > > Di > > > > > > http://auntdisexperimentallife.blogspot.com > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Oh, no. I am American born. But my heritage is from Scotland. Sorry about that. I was told that If I give up citizenship and can hold the title of Earl. lol! MaC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ok, first, let me apologize if this has been posted before. I've > > > been > > > > > > away > > > > > > > for a while and have to get back into the groove of things. :-) > > > > > > > But ran across this article about the benefits of dark chocolate > > > and > > > > > > > bringing down blood pressure within the liver thus reducing > portal > > > > > > > hypertension. Has anyone else seen this info? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I will try to find more substantiating facts. It is interesting > > > > though. > > > > > > > But please take this at face value. Time and more studies will > know > > > > for > > > > > > > sure the true impact it has on liver health. But in the meantime. > A > > > > > piece > > > > > > of > > > > > > > dark chocolate once a day probably won't hurt. I'm not talking a > > > huge > > > > > > dark > > > > > > > chocolate bar! loL! but maybe an ounce or two. :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/28ogt8h > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.biotech-weblog.com/50226711/potential_benefit_of_dark_chocolate_for_l\ iver_disease_patients.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/185711.php?nfid=28706 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For all my friends that are still here, I'm sorry I've been away > so > > > > > long! > > > > > > > ....life > > > > > > > MaC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Warm Hugs.......... > > > > > > > > > > > > Di > > > > > > http://auntdisexperimentallife.blogspot.com > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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