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Top 5 Reasons to Eat Chocolate

Guilt Free!

I am talking about organic, fair-trade, RAW cacao of course… not the inferior stuff you find tempting you in the grocery store check out line.

1. You Get Phenomenal Nutrition

Anti-Oxidants- Raw Cacao and cold pressed cacao products have anti-oxidant score of 95,500 ORAC- 14 times more antioxidant flavonoids than red wine, 21 times more than green tea, and 7 times more than the more processed dark chocolate!

Magnesium- Cacao is possibly the number one source of magnesium: one of the great alkaline minerals. It helps to support the heart, brain, and digestive system; balances brain chemistry, builds strong bones; helps to relax nerves and muscles and also helps to keep blood circulating. Magnesium is the most deficient major mineral on the Standard American Diet (SAD).

Chromium- an important trace mineral that helps balance blood sugar. Nearly 80% of Americans are deficient in this trace mineral. Cacao has enough chromium to help reverse deficiencies in this mineral.

Manganese, Copper, Zinc, Iron and more…

2. Buying Real Cacao Supports Small Farmers Around the World

Look for Fair Trade Cacao products from companies like www.NaturalZing.com and you can enjoy chocolate all while practicipating in economies that support all people, not just megacorporations. Industrial cacao growing operations often use child labor and in some places claims of slave labor have even surfaced.

3. Buying Real Cacao Protects the Rainforest

Unlike monoculture farming, small farmers growing organic cacao plants grow in the natural ecosystem, surrounded within rich biodiversity, and conserve the nature and land they inhabit. As their cocoa farms expand, so does the conservation of native rainforest. Huge industrial cacao farms have been hit hard by fungus recently- because of the unnatural isolation of the plant from its natural ecosystem and the depletion of soils.

4. It Tastes Amazing

Chocolate has 400 distinct flavour compounds – that’s 200% more than any other food! It cannot be synthesized. The exotic flavoured ‘criollo’ variety we feature in our class represents only 1% of world production and is the highest priced in international commodity markets.

5. It Makes You Feel GREAT!

Phenylethylamine (PEA)- created within the brain and released when we fall in love, and also help increase focus and alertness.

Appetite suppressant - likely as a result of it’s unusual MAO inhibitors

Allows more serotonin and other neurotransmitters like anandamide (the bliss chemical) to circulate in the brain

Intrigued?

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Our raw chocolate classes  are raw vegetarian and vegan!




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