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googoodoll said:
But that's not really solving the problem imo
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I don't see why not? Dark chocolate, especially the 90% is quite healthy and packed with benefits. She could eat a slab a day if she wants, won't add weight and she will benefit from all the goodness of dark chocolate.
 
lived666 said:
I don't see why not? Dark chocolate, especially the 90% is quite healthy and packed with benefits. She could eat a slab a day if she wants, won't add weight and she will benefit from all the goodness of dark chocolate.
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If you're craving chocolate the dark stuff doesn't cut it....
I'm a firm believer in the idea that if you crave something you should probably eat it because you need something that's in it (not talking about McDoodles or Avalanche cravings) but if you're craving it every single day there is probably another underlying cause.
 
And all the sugar she cutting out from regular chocolate has to count for something.

Attack it from 2 sides, replace milk choc with 85% choc and get the supplement

Could save you a few bucks too
 
The 85% Belgian is creamier and tastier than the 85% Lindt - it will definitely suffice for any chocolate craving.
 
Sinbad said:
Really? I had the opposite. My cholesterol number improvement really blew my doc away.
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I honestly am not quite certain that the specific test was accurate. Will take another benchmark in a few months and see if things change. If you research accuracy of cholesterol tests, there are so many variables affecting a reading, that it's never a good thing to just rely on one anyway.
 
Most cholesterol tests and lipid panels do not conform with what we now know about cholesterol in modern science...
 
MagicDude4Eva said:
I honestly am not quite certain that the specific test was accurate. Will take another benchmark in a few months and see if things change. If you research accuracy of cholesterol tests, there are so many variables affecting a reading, that it's never a good thing to just rely on one anyway.
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Did you do a fasting test? I always have mine done early in the morning, so at least 12 hours after my last meal. Also, full lipogram or just total count?
 
I'm interested to hear DJ's thoughts on this. I'm guessing it's along the lines that HDL isn't NECESSARILY such a good thing, and LDL isn't ALWAYS bad?
 
I'm on my tablet so incredibly difficult to post a proper evaluation of it, but it is basically what Sinbad said. I'll get to it later today...
 
Sinbad said:
I'm interested to hear DJ's thoughts on this. I'm guessing it's along the lines that HDL isn't NECESSARILY such a good thing, and LDL isn't ALWAYS bad?
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I mentioned this book written by a progressive cardiologist the other day, it's a great read for the lay-person. New book and even goes into particle subtypes / fluffiness. It's well worth picking up a copy.

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Thanks, interesting. It correlates with what I believe about carbs, too.
 
My will is not infallible, I ate a small portion of blueberry pie my manager brought in - it was almost sickly sweet now that I no longer have sugar in anything
 
DrewChan said:
My will is not infallible, I ate a small portion of blueberry pie my manager brought in - it was almost sickly sweet now that I no longer have sugar in anything
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A little bit of everything, right? ;)
 
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