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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / July 2005Health Red Alert! OT
A bit of good news from our revered (?) health authorities (or not): Announced on tv yesterday: eating a bit of DARK (not milk) chocolate contributes to lowering blood pressure (not noted how much either chocolate nor b.p. lowering). I intend to take advantage of this blurt 411 from our CDC, FDA or whatever until further notice. Bye bye atenolol hello Dove (just LOL)...... >A bit of good news from our revered (?) health authorities (or not): > Announced on tv yesterday: eating a bit of DARK (not milk) chocolate [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Dove (just > LOL)...... I recommend Lindt 85% cocoa solids dark chocolate - it is an intense chocolate hit and only a little goes a long way. Cheers, helen s > A bit of good news from our revered (?) health authorities (or not): > Announced on tv yesterday: eating a bit of DARK (not milk) chocolate > contributes to lowering blood pressure (not noted how much either chocolate > nor b.p. lowering). I intend to take advantage of this blurt 411 from our > CDC, FDA or whatever until further notice. Bye bye atenolol hello Dove (just > LOL)...... I didn't know that, I had a feeling it was good, because my body craves it sometimes. it just so happens dark is my chocolate of choice. In large quantities, it is chemically no different than having sex. > A bit of good news from our revered (?) health authorities (or not): > Announced on tv yesterday: eating a bit of DARK (not milk) chocolate > contributes to lowering blood pressure (not noted how much either chocolate > nor b.p. lowering). I intend to take advantage of this blurt 411 from our > CDC, FDA or whatever until further notice. Bye bye atenolol hello Dove (just > LOL)...... I took note of that! It's in yesterdays NYT Science Times and they said that any flavinoid will do the trick. What they're saying is the less milk chocolate the better, so richer darkstuff is better than the major US brands. That's what I'm going for anyway :-d Norm -- "The web has got me caught. I'd rather have the blues than what I've got." <via Nat King Cole> > X-No-Archive: Yes > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > milk chocolate the better, so richer darkstuff is better than the major > US brands. That's what I'm going for anyway :-d Norm And apparently Dove, I have read, specifically formulates their dark chocolate to be as rich as possible in this. > And apparently Dove, I have read, specifically formulates their dark > chocolate to be as rich as possible in this. People mentioning Dove in the context of food makes my taste buds go all funny - over here it's a brand of soap :-) Deb.  Signaturehttp://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield > > And apparently Dove, I have read, specifically formulates their dark > > chocolate to be as rich as possible in this. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Deb. Here too. But once you taste Dove chocolate, you never associate it any other way :) >> > And apparently Dove, I have read, specifically formulates their dark >> > chocolate to be as rich as possible in this. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Here too. But once you taste Dove chocolate, you never associate it any > other way :) I don't think Dove chocolate is available here in Canada. I went to it homepage and the store locator won't work with locations outside U.S. Winnie > Here too. But once you taste Dove chocolate, you never associate it any > other way :) mmmmmmm..... doooovve..... *drool* Deb. Signaturehttp://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield >> And apparently Dove, I have read, specifically formulates their dark >> chocolate to be as rich as possible in this. > > People mentioning Dove in the context of food makes my taste buds go all > funny - over here it's a brand of soap :-) Yep, me too! Bleh. Creamy white soap. Tweed >> And apparently Dove, I have read, specifically formulates their dark >> chocolate to be as rich as possible in this. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Deb. Dove shampoo is good - not to eat - on the hair :-) Cheers, helen s >A bit of good news from our revered (?) health authorities (or not): > Announced on tv yesterday: eating a bit of DARK (not milk) chocolate [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Dove (just > LOL)...... Salt is implicated in high blood pressure, or rather sodium. I now use a low sodium alternative and I soon realised that I didn't need to cook my veggies with salt in the water, like carrots and such and don't even use the alternative, it takes only a while like giving up sugar in tea/coffee.. Boiled potatoes taste strange without salt so I use the low sodium alternative now. I don't eat chocolate at all. I used to, but I have lost the taste for it. I subscribe to two glasses of red wine a day is good for your heart. Tweed >>A bit of good news from our revered (?) health authorities (or not): >> Announced on tv yesterday: eating a bit of DARK (not milk) chocolate [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Tweed Have you ever tried lemon juice on your potatoes? IMHO very good. MLB >>>A bit of good news from our revered (?) health authorities (or not): >>> Announced on tv yesterday: eating a bit of DARK (not milk) chocolate [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Have you ever tried lemon juice on your potatoes? IMHO very good. MLB Seems lemon juice are good on quite a few things: tea, water, seafood, chicken.... the list goes on. I always keep some lemons in the fridge. Winnie > Salt is implicated in high blood pressure, or rather sodium. I now use a > low sodium alternative and I soon realised that I didn't need to cook my > veggies with salt in the water, like carrots and such and don't even use the > alternative, it takes only a while like giving up sugar in tea/coffee.. > Boiled potatoes taste strange without salt so I use the low sodium > alternative now. Funny, how tastes differ! I NEVER add salt to boiled potatoes (and very little to other vegetables)! I also eat hard-boiled eggs without salt - always have, nothing to do with my blood pressure. >> Salt is implicated in high blood pressure, or rather sodium. I now use a >> low sodium alternative and I soon realised that I didn't need to cook my [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > little to other vegetables)! I also eat hard-boiled eggs without salt - > always have, nothing to do with my blood pressure. Same here. I only use herbs for seasoning. Salt is only used for gargling when I have a sore throat. Even with a family history of high blood pressure, my blood pressure is just fine. Winnie >> Salt is implicated in high blood pressure, or rather sodium. I now use a >> low sodium alternative and I soon realised that I didn't need to cook my [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > little to other vegetables)! I also eat hard-boiled eggs without salt - > always have, nothing to do with my blood pressure. I never add salt to anything and have not done so for years. Vernon has had high blood pressure since his late teens (family history of it so I think it's highly likely there's a genetic link at work) and as soon as we got together I've had him on a not adding salt to anything diet as there's more than enough salt in processed foods these days and I've had him on skimmed milk for years too. As a result, Nathan has grown up this way and he's as fit as a lop, so to speak :-) Cheers, helen s > A bit of good news from our revered (?) health authorities (or not): > Announced on tv yesterday: eating a bit of DARK (not milk) chocolate > contributes to lowering blood pressure (not noted how much either chocolate > nor b.p. lowering). I intend to take advantage of this blurt 411 from our > CDC, FDA or whatever until further notice. Bye bye atenolol hello Dove (just > LOL)...... Few things I enjoy more than bitter unsweetened chocolate. Unfortunately I am allergic!! > A bit of good news from our revered (?) health authorities (or not): > Announced on tv yesterday: eating a bit of DARK (not milk) chocolate [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > (just > LOL)...... The Phase I trial at the National Institutes of Health is apparently still recruiting subjects: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NCT00099476?order=1 I dunno, Howard.....that test eating/drinking doesn't sound like much fun.....and to top that, the ultrasound after sounds far worse (bilateral brachial artery lines?) than the "echo" I had (big tickle) post-M.I. (no i.v.'s involved). Where did it (description) say they were gonna sample "goodies"? It didn't.....the media always screws stuff up. >> A bit of good news from our revered (?) health authorities (or not): >> Announced on tv yesterday: eating a bit of DARK (not milk) chocolate [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > still recruiting subjects: > http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NCT00099476?order=1 >A bit of good news from our revered (?) health authorities (or not): >Announced on tv yesterday: eating a bit of DARK (not milk) chocolate >contributes to lowering blood pressure (not noted how much either chocolate >nor b.p. lowering). I intend to take advantage of this blurt 411 from our >CDC, FDA or whatever until further notice. Bye bye atenolol hello Dove (just >LOL)...... I heard about that some time a year or two ago, maybe the Reader's Digest? When we get a box of chocolates, I am very fortunate my son prefers the milk chocolate and leaves all the dark chocolate to me. Now I am hooked on Hersheys Dark Chocolate Nuggets with Almonds. YUM! -- CATherine |
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