Can Chocolate Be Healthy?  YES IT CAN!

 

    Since the invention of chocolate, the heavenly delight of that first neuron impulse of the taste buds informing your brain that it’s time to party, chocolate style, has been tinged with a sinister feeling of decadent guilt that you are about to be really fat. How can something so small and beautiful be so dangerous?

    A lot of people don’t know that chocolate can be healthy; quality chocolate has many vitamins that do wonders for your body. But the calories and the additives are what make the lesser quality chocolate level a military style assault on your thighs and hips. Healthy chocolate, that is what it is called, please allow me to share with you the veritable cornucopia of epiphanies I have uncovered in my quest to make chocolate a food group that stands proud and alone, right next to fruit and poultry!

    I came across this article about a doctor by the name of Steve Warren, please visit his site for all of the awesome benefits of chocolate at http://mydrchocolate.soundconcepts.com/qa/index.htm

He talks about the benefits of eating chocolate; I was amazed to see this question and answers section of his site:

Q: What vitamins and minerals are in healthy chocolate?

A: Actual percentages change from batch to batch. There is some literature which outlines the main nutrients found in the components of healthy chocolate:

Raw cocoa contains calcium, phosphorus, iron, thiamine (vit B1), riboflavin (vit B2), niacin, nicotinamide (vit B3), pantothenic acid (vit B5), pyridoxine (vit B6), ascorbic acid (vit C), magnesium, copper, zinc, manganese, and vitamin E.

RIBOFLAVIN
It is a vitamin which helps with energy production. It is what makes your urine very yellow.

PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE
It is a form of vitamin B6. It is a very important vitamin in more than 100 body reactions. It is important in protein metabolism, red blood cell formation, carbohydrate and fat metabolism, neurotransmitter formation, hormone production, and immune function.

ASCORBIC ACID
This is a form of vitamin C. Vitamin C is needed for collagen formation, antioxidant, iron absorption, immune function, and formation of some hormones. Vitamin C needs to be obtained from our diet and cannot be synthesized.

THIAMINE MONONITRATE
It is a form of the vitamin thiamin, which is useful in the metabolism of carbohydrates and BCAAs for energy. It is important for the transmission of nerve impulses and formation of neurotransmitters.

ZINC
It is a mineral required for many body reactions. It stabilizes many cell walls and is involved in many body reactions. It is important for the immune system.

MAGNESIUM OXIDE
Magnesium is vital in building protein, bone metabolism, enzyme actions, muscle contractions, nerve conductions, maintenance of teeth, and helping the heart rhythm.

COPPER
Copper is a helper in many body functions. It helps form collagen and helps repair connective tissues. It is an anti-inflammatory and helps form myelin around nerves. It is an antioxidant along with zinc, SOD (superoxide dismutase),and ceruloplasmin.

PANTOTHENIC ACID
It helps with many body chemical reactions and is very important in the cellular metabolism of carbohydrates and fats to release energy. It is the“antistress” vitamin. It supports the adrenal glands to increase production of cortisone and other adrenal hormones to help counteract stress. It is thought to prevent aging and wrinkles.

MANGANESE
Manganese is used in many body reactions, especially carbohydrate metabolism.

VITAMIN E
It is a fat-soluble antioxidant

CALCIUM
Provides bone and tooth structure, blood clotting, nerve conduction, and is necessary for muscle function.

NIACINAMIDE
It is an active form of the vitamin niacin which helps in many body reactions and is especially important in the metabolism of glucose, amino acids, and fatty acids.

     So, do you sacrifice taste for health where chocolate is concerned? Probably, maybe? Well, you would have to taste all the healthy chocolates to form a reasonable opinion. Why would anyone eat bad tasting chocolate for the health benefits,that’s crazy! You could just eat fruit if that was the case. Vegetables are tasty sometimes, but who wants to eat the 6 pounds of vegetables everyday to get your recommended daily allowance?

     The fact is, I need chocolate. When I am at work and have a fifteen minute break I need to be transported to a wondrous fantasy land of unicorns and chocolate rainbows, so I rip into a hunk of chocolate and let its smooth, silky, seductive, melting euphoria take me away. Taking the guilt from this experience took but a click of the mouse. I have found Camelot, the garden of Eden if you will, the mother lode; I have found healthy chocolate that tastes like a Hershey bar with six pack abs!

     The name of this miraculous chocolate is Xoçai (pronounced shu-sigh, because you just sigh when you eat it). I truly believe this is the way of the future as far as our diet is concerned. With our fast paced lifestyles it is very hard to ensure we all get our daily recommended nutritional needs. But with Xoçai all it takes is three little pieces of chocolate!  Please email me if you would like further information about this awesome superfood!

     Each piece of chocolate costs about $1.35 which may seem like a lot but when you think about going to your workplace cafeteria and spending $2.49 for a small carton of melon, it’s really not. Think about how much you spend on fresh fruits and vegetables that end up going bad in your refrigerator. Plus this company offers an affiliate program so if you sign a couple of people up under you, you get your chocolate for FREE! This company is family owned and rather new to the US. It started out in Canada and then to the US and just a few weeks ago launched in the UK. I am very excited about this opportunity because I am the first affiliate in my area. I have the pleasure of introducing Xocai to my friends and community for the first time! Please click on the link below if you are interested in this fabulous, new product!

http://mxi.myvoffice.com/superfood3586

     I offer a free Mentoring Service for anyone looking to start network marketing and would be more than happy to teach you how to get those couple of people.  I truly believe in helping others in order to achieve success together! Please email me anytime.


I hope you enjoyed this article and hope to hear from you soon!

Take Care and Rock On!
Melissa Sheehan
Internet Mentor & Chocolate Enthusiast
Lake Ann, MI
xocai3568@gmail.com