chocolate

Chocolate is my lifeblood. No more of that Hershey's stuff for me, though...my tastes have changed greatly with my age... (!?!) That is all way too sweet for me now. I have developed quite the appreciation for dark, dark chocolate. My favorite is Dagoba 73% soy free "Concordao" chocolate. I will take, however, anything over 50%. I like the chocolate content to be greater than the sugar content, though--some 50%-range chocolate is still a bit too sweet for me.

So right now I am testing chocolate in this food allergy diet. Did you know that you can test potential allergens to your body by taking a pulse test after having fasted from the suspected foods for at least 4 days? By taking your pulse before eating the food, then 15 and 30 minutes following having eaten the food, if your pulse rate goes up by 8 beats or more a minute, you are most likely reacting to the food. It's really fascinating, as we tested this last year. Then, from there you can further test that food. Due to the fact that both MQE and my withdrawl reactions were so minimal this time around as compared to last year, I think we're really doing a good job with our daily eating habits, but this is becoming our New Year tradition, so to speak. It is a lot easier to palate, however, knowing what to expect than the first time around.

The 15 minute pulse test came up good for the chocolate...let me see now how the 30 minute is:

wow...I went DOWN by about 7 bmp...see??? That must *really* mean that chocolate is good for me. It relaxes me...give me more!!!!!