Chocolate

May 14, 2002

Thanks Joanna.......:-)

Suzie

RE: Chocolate

Sheri said:

> Just studied Cuprum (Copper) in homepathy college this last month and

> chocolate is a great source of copper and we need copper!

Conceded - but the western world has an overload of copper - in our water

pipes, in our cooking utensils and even copper bracelets that are so

popular. The important thing here is that copper is *antagonistic* to

zinc - and a vast proportion of the western world has a *deficiency* in

zinc. It is the most common nutritional deficiency along with magnesium.

We need to increase zinc in our diets as it is vital to good immune

function.

Love, light and peace,

Sue

May 14, 2002

I tried to take zinc but it makes me really nauseous. I've

been using Zycom, an inhaled liquid zinc and that works but is

expensive. I'll look for the liquid zinc sulphate...hope no nausea.

>

> Highly recommended by me, I take liquid zinc sulphate. Also, never

> get sick, nervous, but not sick........lol........

> Joanna

>

> Suzie <suziesparkle@...> wrote: Do you take zinc daily Sue?

> Would you recommend it?

> Or what foods have alot in?

>

> TY,

> Suzie

>

> RE: Chocolate

>

> Sheri said:

>

> > Just studied Cuprum (Copper) in homepathy college this last month and

> > chocolate is a great source of copper and we need copper!

>

> Conceded - but the western world has an overload of copper - in our

> water

> pipes, in our cooking utensils and even copper bracelets that are so

> popular. The important thing here is that copper is *antagonistic* to

> zinc - and a vast proportion of the western world has a *deficiency* in

> zinc. It is the most common nutritional deficiency along with

> magnesium.

> We need to increase zinc in our diets as it is vital to good immune

> function.

>

> Love, light and peace,

>

> Sue

>

May 14, 2002

At 07:43 AM 05/14/2002 -0700, you wrote:

> I tried to take zinc but it makes me really nauseous. I've

>been using Zycom, an inhaled liquid zinc and that works but is

>expensive. I'll look for the liquid zinc sulphate...hope no nausea.

>

Be careful with zinc - Steve the homeopath who's list I maintain, saw a

person who had taken too much zinc and actually caused their case to become

uncurable homeopathically.

Chocolate/Lead search on GOOGLE

http://google./bin/query?p=%2bchocolate%2blead & hc=0 & hs=1

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May 14, 2002

Would you and do you take zinc daily then Sheri??

Suzie

Re: Chocolate

At 07:43 AM 05/14/2002 -0700, you wrote:

> I tried to take zinc but it makes me really nauseous. I've

>been using Zycom, an inhaled liquid zinc and that works but is

>expensive. I'll look for the liquid zinc sulphate...hope no nausea.

>

Be careful with zinc - Steve the homeopath who's list I maintain, saw a

person who had taken too much zinc and actually caused their case to become

uncurable homeopathically.

Chocolate/Lead search on GOOGLE

http://google./bin/query?p=%2bchocolate%2blead & hc=0 & hs=1

--------------------------------------------------------

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May 15, 2002

A friend once told me that the way to be organized is to make a list up

every morning of what you need to do that day. The number one item on

the list should always be - eat chocolate. That way, no matter what

happens, you will always get at least ONE thing done and won't feel like

you are not accomplishing anything! :-)

-----Original Message-----

From: jnoelsagacious [mailto:jnoelsagacious@...]

Cindi

Chocolate isn't a vice is the base of a very important food group for

mental health.

Jackie Noel

www.sagaciousairedales.com

www.sagacousdogcountry.com

May 16, 2002

Meryl!! I LOVE that plan!!!!!!!!!!!

I am gonna put that on my " To Do " list every morning in big capital letters,

LOL!!

Hurrah for chocolate!

Suzie

RE: Chocolate

A friend once told me that the way to be organized is to make a list up

every morning of what you need to do that day. The number one item on

the list should always be - eat chocolate. That way, no matter what

happens, you will always get at least ONE thing done and won't feel like

you are not accomplishing anything! :-)

-----Original Message-----

From: jnoelsagacious [mailto:jnoelsagacious@...]

Cindi

Chocolate isn't a vice is the base of a very important food group for

mental health.

Jackie Noel

www.sagaciousairedales.com

www.sagacousdogcountry.com

May 16, 2002

Just a word on chocolate. It is full of trans fatty acids and saturated fats. It

interferes with the Essential Fatty Acids metabolism. These support the

prostaglandins ( at least 300 of them) and directly the immune system..the

cytokines and the leukotrienes. the Omegas also make the red blood cells soft

and pliable so they do not clump -stroke risk! Because they increase the

flexibilty of the cells, they can get into the little capillairies where oxygen

exchange takes place i.e. in the brain and kungs. Chocolate would reverse this.

If I have chocolate it is on RARE occasions!

If you want to improve your mental health pay attention to the balance of Omega

3 to Omeag 6. Therein lies the secret.

Best regards,

RE: Chocolate

A friend once told me that the way to be organized is to make a list up

every morning of what you need to do that day. The number one item on

the list should always be - eat chocolate. That way, no matter what

happens, you will always get at least ONE thing done and won't feel like

you are not accomplishing anything! :-)

-----Original Message-----

From: jnoelsagacious [mailto:jnoelsagacious@...]

Cindi

Chocolate isn't a vice is the base of a very important food group for

mental health.

Jackie Noel

www.sagaciousairedales.com

www.sagacousdogcountry.com

May 16, 2002

Hmm, I don't really get the chocolate connection. Every time I eat chocolate

I feel like I really need a good dose of calendula and burdock root tea. I

have no idea why but it feels like I'm polluting my body. Speaking if

polluting, I began to have eczema at 6 months, developed asthma and now I

struggle with depression (which runs in my fam), a low metabolism, I've

often thought they're connected. Any other sources (books, websites, etc.

)anyone can think of for cleaning up and strengthening these weaknesses?

H

----------

>From: " Suzie " <suziesparkle@...>

><Vaccinations >

>Subject: Re: Chocolate

>Date: Thu, May 16, 2002, 3:32 AM

>

>Meryl!! I LOVE that plan!!!!!!!!!!!

>I am gonna put that on my " To Do " list every morning in big capital letters,

LOL!!

>Hurrah for chocolate!

>

>Suzie

>

> RE: Chocolate

>

> A friend once told me that the way to be organized is to make a list up

> every morning of what you need to do that day. The number one item on

> the list should always be - eat chocolate. That way, no matter what

> happens, you will always get at least ONE thing done and won't feel like

> you are not accomplishing anything! :-)

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: jnoelsagacious [mailto:jnoelsagacious@...]

> Cindi

>

> Chocolate isn't a vice is the base of a very important food group for

> mental health.

>

> Jackie Noel

> www.sagaciousairedales.com

> www.sagacousdogcountry.com

>

May 16, 2002

At 09:38 AM 05/16/2002 -0400, you wrote:

>Hmm, I don't really get the chocolate connection. Every time I eat chocolate

>I feel like I really need a good dose of calendula and burdock root tea. I

>have no idea why but it feels like I'm polluting my body. Speaking if

>polluting, I began to have eczema at 6 months, developed asthma and now I

>struggle with depression (which runs in my fam), a low metabolism, I've

>often thought they're connected. Any other sources (books, websites, etc.

>)anyone can think of for cleaning up and strengthening these weaknesses?

>

> H

Hi

This is a PERFECT (not perfect for you) example of hte laws of homeopathy.

You have eczema and it gets suppressed with drugs (usually steroid creams).

The body has already found the least threatening way to decentralize the

disturbance in the eczema (often fro vaccines). So it finds another way to

decentralize (dissipate) and that is asthma. That gets suppressed with

drugs and then you develop worse symptoms and tdhat is depression! This is

a VERY common chain. The only way to reverse this in my opinion and my

experience is to seek quality homeopathic treatment to go back through

those layers of disturbance.

Sheri

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November 19, 2002

<PRE>Thanks I have found some for a few candy bars but I would like to limit

myself to an occasional piece of great chocolate---like Godiva or Ghiardeli.

I love the good stuff. Maybe a truffle once in a while. I probably will

still do it but I would feel much better if I could list it on my food sheet

with exchanges Peace Pat

November 19, 2002

> <PRE>Hi i am really interested in the choco bars too. I am using the

diabetic

> exchange diet and I can't find an exchange for chocolate on it. I

My bag of mini-bars says 8 pieces = 1 serving = 1 bread and 2 fat exchanges.

Most foods that are specifically aimed at diabetics will have the exchange

rate right on it. A few years back, before the onslaught of Atkins, most

foods out there had exchange rates - now they push carb content.

> wonder---does your food movers have a way of counting chocolate?

It's mentioned in Limited Extras (30 calories or less)

12 chocolate chips

1 kiss

fat free hot chocolate from a mix

1 tablespoon light chocolate syrup.

The exchange book (a must-have for anyone on any exchange program) I have,

Exchanges for All Occasions, lists 1 cup of chocolate milk as 2 other carbs

& 1 fat, sugar-free hot cocoa mix as 1/2 other carb, sugar-free pudding

(all flavors) as 2 other carb and 1 fat, made with skim milk as just 1 other

carb, but no mention of any chocolate candy at all.

I just tried looking in Mastercook for the exchange for milk chocolate, and

4 ounces of milk chocolate would be 1 fat and 1/2 other carb - looks too low

to me, especially with one Hershey Bar having 230 calories and 25 grams of

carbs!

November 23, 2002

Yes, but also consider hormones. I crave chocolate every month... at the

SAME time of the month... and this is not stress related. The same was

true during pregnancy and while taking prednisone and progesterone.

Mic

> Why You Crave Chocolate

>Wonder why you get a craving for chocolate, or feel the need to eat

>chocolate?† Some people get a growing craving for chocolate during an

>emotional upset, when their life is going through a change, at the

>beginning

>or end of a romance, when something is upsetting, and when they need to

>relax.† Chocolate† stimulates the production of endorphins. Their purpose

>is

>to relieve stress.† If you have a recurring need to eat chocolate, you're

>body is telling you something you need to do. An exercise program will

>balance your diet properly and release a depressed part of yourself from

>its

>duty.† Do this by taking a yin approach.

November 23, 2002

Mic,

Chocolate and sugar cravings can be helped alot by chromium and

vanadium...Have you looked into those?

The link about mold that I posted earlier also addresses allergies,

etc., especially the hormone issue, because I have had years of

PMS/PMDD which get worse without exercise and good habits. See, part

of my problem is overcoming a self-defeating/hurtful will towards

myself. I know what I need to do, I do it, I begin to get well and

get better, I sabotage myself because I have not yet found why

something I've done in my life things I should be well and happy like

I was years earlier..

Anyway, here is a link with information on both, relating to insulin

levels, which really cause the cravings. I hope it helps.

http://www.cspinet.org/nah/05_01/

> Yes, but also consider hormones. I crave chocolate every month...

at the

> SAME time of the month... and this is not stress related. The same

was

> true during pregnancy and while taking prednisone and progesterone.

>

> Mic

>

> > Why You Crave Chocolate

> >Wonder why you get a craving for chocolate, or feel the need to eat

> >chocolate?† Some people get a growing craving for chocolate during

an

> >emotional upset, when their life is going through a change, at the

> >beginning

> >or end of a romance, when something is upsetting, and when they

need to

> >relax.† Chocolate† stimulates the production of endorphins. Their

purpose

> >is

> >to relieve stress.† If you have a recurring need to eat chocolate,

you're

> >body is telling you something you need to do. An exercise program

will

> >balance your diet properly and release a depressed part of

yourself from

> >its

> >duty.† Do this by taking a yin approach.

November 24, 2002

Thanks...I'm kind of concerned about adding more supplements to what I

already take..... And I kind of think I'll always crave sweet stuff......

I appreciate the suggestion, though. Thank you.

Mic

>

>Chocolate and sugar cravings can be helped alot by chromium and

>vanadium...Have you looked into those?

April 4, 2003

Yup, I agree. Craving chocolate has got to be a mineral deficiency. I

understand that magnesium could be the culprit.

Donna

Re: Elaine - question ref heart

> disturbances...

> >

> > Hi

> > You could be describing my heart. But you need to get it checked

out

> at your doctor's. I've been tested lots and so far all the results are

okay

> - no reason, just the nature of my heart. But I do have to take beta

> blockers. Do you get irregular rhythms mostly when you're lying down?

> That's when I notice them. Also when I've run upstairs - my heart pounds

> and I'm very short of breath. Sometimes I get wakened up at night too.

I'm

> curious what Elaine will have to say.

> >

> > Kate

> >

> > Alison wrote:

> >

> > > Hello there - hope you're all hunkydorey!

> > >

> > > I'm a bit puzzled - I have some recent results:-

> > >

> > > 19th March 2003

> > >

> > > TSH - 2.1 (RR 0.4 to 4.5)

> > > Free T3 - 4.2 (RR 2.3 to 4.9)

> > > Free T4 - 15.9 (RR 11.5 to 23.0)

> > >

> > > The reason I'm puzzled is that things look fairly 'normal' - my

TSH

> says I'm a bit hypo (from past experience), my free T3 says I'm a bit

hyper

> (from past experience) and my free T4 reckons I'm neither and yet I'm

still

> getting heart 'disturbances'. But the last time my levels looked this

> 'normal' the heart disturbances - of all sorts - completely disappeared.

So

> now I'm wondering why they're hanging around. I never had any kinds of

> heart disturbances before all this thyroid stuff started.

> > >

> > > I've often read about the racing heart that Graves' people get on

a

> little exertion - or even without any exertion at all. And people mention

> 'palpitations'. But now I'm wondering exactly what is meant. The

> disturbances I get are like this:-

> > >

> > > a pause and then a bang and then it's as though the beats after

> that speed up for a second or so

> > >

> > > a little trill or a little run of beats so close together it

feels

> as though there's no space in between them

> > >

> > > just a missed beat

> > >

> > > a thud that makes me feel as though my whole body has shuddered

> > >

> > > like my heart takes a sudden dive down into stomach

> > >

> > > like my heart is trilling in throat

> > >

> > > They only last a second or two, if that.

> > >

> > > I don't have to be exerting myself - I can be lying in bed having

> just woken up and get a big thumpy one.

> > >

> > > Some days are busier in this respect than others, but every day

> must average one 'disturbance' an hour.

> > >

> > > What do you think??

> > >

> > > Thanks for your thoughts.

> > >

August 19, 2003

> It might have been better to savor a small portion of chocolate

rather than

> waste it by mixing it in yogurt.

I know me and I would have binged and ate the whole thing if I

started out eating just a little bit of it. It was much easier for

me to mix it in with the yogurt where it wasn't as good so I wouldn't

binge on it.

What about fudgesicles? The WW brand

> used to be delicious. Sue got me hooked on the Fifty/50 brand

chocolate.

> The dark chocolate bars are sugar free.

Again.. this is not something I had on my plan, and therefore it is

not in my freezer. I was planning on the yogurt and was trying to

make it a little more tolerable. I wouldn't have eaten it

otherwise. I've seen the fifty/50 brand, but I've never looked at

the calories in them, or how they would fit into my plan. I just try

to avoid chocolate candy all together. I was so proud of myself the

ohter night when I went to the store all by myself and I passed up

the chocolate by the register. It took alot of will power to do that!

> grocery store. I'm not usually a chocoholic but I do enjoy it

occasionally.

>

I'm a MAJOR chocoholic! If it's PMS time I can eat a whole bag and

then some in a day. I've done very VERY well this month with very

VERY little of it.

a

November 13, 2003

i thought no nuts and seeds

and what is greek yogurt??

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November 13, 2003

is it a restaurant chain

im from NY by the way

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Sorry, I'm in california...

It's kind of an exotic health food store, meaning that most of their foods

are without preservatives and fake flavorings and they buy a fair amount of

foods from other countries.

Total greek yogurt is very low in sugar and the best tasting yogurt in this

area.

Actually it is the lowest in sugar of all the yogurts I have found...

Gotta go for now

Have a nice evening

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>

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> Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 23:34:05 EST

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>

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>

I can only have yogurt if it's plain... as in unsweetened and BLECH

Nuts & seeds are fine according to the Yeast Connection as long as

they aren't peanuts.

Ellen

March 25, 2004

No solutions, just sympathy. I have the same problem with dark

chocolate chips. I mix them with raisins, pumpkin seeds and walnut

to keep myself from eating the whole bag, but reduction has been my

only strategy so far.

I believe it's an emotional addiction for me, not a physical one,

except maybe the caffiene. But I've beaten caffiene in the past

quite easily (with the help of aspirin for a few days). As a

breastfeeding mama, I would argue that all foods have emotional

attachments and it starts at birth. In fact, food is your primary

perception of expression of love when you are a newborn.

So I think that to cure this addiction, we are going to have to look

at our emotional rather than physical bodies. (Assuming, of course,

that we are already eating well and exercising appropriately.) I've

just started looking at www.imunics.org as a sprititual/emotional

addition to my physical efforts to improve my health and life.

Yes, I know that foods and exercise can create different emotional

responses all on their own - look at drugs. I think we need to look

carefully at the reverse effect of spirit and emotion on our physical

being as well. My first attempts at immunics (also called the yoga

of immunity) absolutlely nailed a stomach virus right in it's

tracks. The rest of my family was puking, and I, being the Mom, was

cleaning up the whole mess. I killed the viruses that I could feel

invading my body with sheer mental power, although I give my good

diet and careful hygene credit for putting my physical body in a

position to cooperate with my mind in this effort. Warning: immunics

looks and sounds really goofy but for some odd reason, it works.

Alright, I'm ranting on a tangent here. If you find anything that

works for the chocolate addiction, please share it. I let you know

if I make any progress with my emotional approach.

-Robin

> What's the deal with chocolate?? This is the one rough spot in my

diet (well

> that and decaf soy lattes) ! I eat those darn dark choc. chips

throughout

> the day ,,, and it gives me that little extra spark of energy in

between my

> very ER compliant meals. I think I'm overtaxing my pancreas and I

want to get

> away from this " addiction " --- any suggestions? thanks!

>

March 25, 2004

> Have you tried sugar free chocolate? Maybe it's not the choc.

but the sugar

> that is making you crash.

<<Be careful going sugar free. A lot of the products used to

replace it are avoids.>>

Many people have had success creating their own non-avoid chocolate by melting

unsweetened chocolate and adding vegetable glycerin as a sweetener which is ok

for all O's.

Good luck!

Dianne in L.A.

fellow chocoholic and O nonnie

March 25, 2004

Robin, good advice, assuming I'm wanting to beat the " chocolate addiction " . On

the contrary, I do want to indulge once in a while, symptoms be damned. LOL. I

mean, live is short and we can't just get too obsessed with having to do

everything right. Dr. D. even admitted to being only 80-95% compliant. You can

do that, if you don't have serious health concerns, of course.

Here I am speaking for myself. For everyone else , especially, if you're just

starting out, it's better to go the whole enchilada till you feel better.

FWIW

Emmi,

(one of the oldtimers on BTD)

Re: chocolate