Chocolate

Chocolate has received a bad rap, from causing acne to making kids hyper, these unfounded claims actually have more to do with sugar and milk content than with the chocolate.  Chocolate is actually a great food, the darker the better.  According to renown dermatologist Dr. Nicolas Perricone dark chocolate above 85% is very good for you.  My own experience confirms this.  It provides a nutritious boost of good fatty acids, that support your bodies energy needs and provides substrates for many important hormones which your body uses to send important messages back and forth in order to maintain homeostasis.  Testosterone and Cortisol are both important in your day and both require stearic acid for synthesis.  With our stressful lives you are lucky if you have any stearic acid left over to make testosterone with your high cortisol demands.  Suffering from decreasing bone and muscle mass, are you starving your body of the raw materials it needs to work for you?  Besides chocolate contains all sorts of important minerals, and anti-oxidants and bio-flavanoids.  For more on the subject check out David Wolfe's Book on Superfoods.

For more on why Fats are good for you check out Robb Wolf's Paleo Solution.

I am a big fan of Ghirardelli chocolate.

Lindt Chocolate.

This week I am trying Nativas Chocolate Nibs, more raw, more natural, more nutrients, I shall see.