Eat some dark chocolate every day

[sfhbike]

At least according to the New York Times, it might improve your performance on the bike (http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/03/23/chocolate-really-can-boost-your-workout/?contentCollection=smarter-living). :beer:

[R3awak3n]

Ah funny I just bought 2 dark choc, 80% cacao bars today

[texbike]

Does the chocolate part of an Oreo count? If so, I should be insanely fast! :rolleyes:

Texbike

[Mzilliox]

i take this so serious i bought a 50 acre chocolate farm this year to ensure my lifetime supply.


mmmm Chocolate

[Exonerv]

Sample size of 8?

Junk science...but I'll still eat chocolate. :)

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/05/28/410313446/why-a-journalist-scammed-the-media-into-spreading-bad-chocolate-science

[mvnsnd]

Add to just about anything...

Cocao Nibs (https://www.amazon.com/Viva-Labs-Tasting-Organic-Cacao/dp/B00MGW81YM)

[stephenmarklay]

I was eating tons of chocolate until I read about high levels of lead and cadmium found in most cocoa. You just can’t win. I stopped eating much rice due to arsenic too. Soon I just eat laboratory prepared meals with strict standards of manufacture. :bike:

https://www.consumerlab.com/reviews/Cocoa_Powders_and_Chocolates_Sources_of_Flavanols/cocoa-flavanols/

[geeter]

i take this so serious i bought a 50 acre chocolate farm this year to ensure my lifetime supply.


mmmm Chocolate

That's amazing!

[Spinner]

I have a heaping tablespoon of Navitas Cacao in my morning protein shake every day. I started this regime over 18 months ago to help with a blood pressure issue (yes, I am on medication, however my reading would run moderately high at times). The result: my blood pressure now is fairly consistent at +/- 120 over +/- 70.

Cacao is rich in magnesium and copper.

Cheers.

[cmbicycles]

I actually saw this a while ago, but the corrections at the end I hadn't seen... "changed to reflect that 40 grams of chocolate given instead of 40 oz." Here I was eating 40 oz of chocolate and wondering why I saw no improvement, I'm glad they fixed it. ;)

[Saint Vitus]

I was eating tons of chocolate until I read about high levels of lead and cadmium found in most cocoa. You just can’t win. I stopped eating much rice due to arsenic too. Soon I just eat laboratory prepared meals with strict standards of manufacture. :bike:

https://www.consumerlab.com/reviews/Cocoa_Powders_and_Chocolates_Sources_of_Flavanols/cocoa-flavanols/

I'll mention this to my good friend that works with many different cacao (and coffee) markets worldwide when he's back in town (from the Peruvian cacao fields) and see what the current discussion is among producers and processors.

[numbskull]

I was eating tons of chocolate until I read about high levels of lead and cadmium found in most cocoa.


When you get to my age you need that stuff to prevent corrosion.

[Saint Vitus]

When you get to my age you need that stuff to prevent corrosion.

It also helps with valve chatter and pinging. :p

[Mzilliox]

I'll mention this to my good friend that works with many different cacao (and coffee) markets worldwide when he's back in town (from the Peruvian cacao fields) and see what the current discussion is among producers and processors.

Most commodity cacao is grown in Africa, with some shady practices, as in the coffee industry. It happens in South America as well, though to a smaller degree. there is a huge difference between specialty grade and commodity grade cacao and coffee. Specialty grade is far far superior, and fetches up to 10x the price. I would be shocked if the cacao i grow had any trace amounts of metals as its growing in the jungle on old Mayan land that has seen very little to no modern fertilizers, fuels, or other undesirables.

So as with anything in life, read a label, educate yourself, and buy from a local producer who can tell you where the beans are from. Its not that hard anymore. if you want to be pointed in a direction of bars that one can be reasonably sure about, try my pals at
http://themeadow.com/

Locations in Portland and New York as well as online ordering. Also carry salts, peppers, edibles flowers, and more.

most importantly, enjoy the chocolate!

[Saint Vitus]

Most commodity cacao is grown in Africa, with some shady practices, as in the coffee industry. It happens in South America as well, though to a smaller degree. there is a huge difference between specialty grade and commodity grade cacao and coffee. Specialty grade is far far superior, and fetches up to 10x the price. I would be shocked if the cacao i grow had any trace amounts of metals as its growing in the jungle on old Mayan land that has seen very little to no modern fertilizers, fuels, or other undesirables.

So as with anything in life, read a label, educate yourself, and buy from a local producer who can tell you where the beans are from. Its not that hard anymore. if you want to be pointed in a direction of bars that one can be reasonably sure about, try my pals at
http://themeadow.com/

Locations in Portland and New York as well as online ordering. Also carry salts, peppers, edibles flowers, and more.

most importantly, enjoy the chocolate!

Interesting study and conclusion here:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1281312/