To clear my head and settle my stomach, I chomp on a few dark chocolate nuggets.

[Bobbieo]

It takes about 15 minutes but the flavonoids and antioxidants do their thing. You can get much the same results with red wine, tea, cranberries, peanuts, strawberries and apples but I love dark chocolate. I'm 5ft 4 and weigh 118 pounds.

Also lowers blood pressure. Go ahead and "Google" dark chocolate!

[Oceansaway]

1. yum...i miss dark chocolate

7 UP candy bars...

[burning rain]

2. If you're into coprophagy, keep it to yourself.

Nasty.

[earcandle]

4. creep.

[burning rain]

9. I see someone either requires a smiley, or is too delicate for gross-out humor.

:eyes:

[Deja Q]

6. Okey dokey...

:puke:

[burning rain]

15. Sorry for your weak stomach--there are treatments available for that.

:P

[tabatha]

3. Cocoa in hot almond milk (unsweetened) does it for me.

No sugar or other stuff.

[babylonsister]

5. Does it keep you awake? I have issues with sleep, and love chocolate. nt

[Bobbieo]

7. bablyonsis - It may , but at my age - 86- I take one pain pill for arthritis and

a sleep enducer every night, so I really don't know.

[babylonsister]

8. Damn! You still have sleep issues?

:rofl: That's not helpful, but bless you, Bobbieo! :hug:

[Bobbieo]

10. I'm not certain they are sleep issues as I nap frequently during the day

but I sure have the pain issues even with 2 hips and a knee replacement. Some 20 years ago I broke my right shoulder in 3 places and I'm sure paying for it now.

In my estimation - the "golden years" ain't. So, I really appreciate the benefits of dark chocolate

[emilyg]

11. My mother-in-law used

to say "old age is not for sissies". Now that I'm 72, do know she was right. I eat dark chocolate before bedtime.

[earcandle]

17. Wow! 86! Iwanna be your friend! Do you like music?

[kestrel91316]

12. I have to be careful with chocolate this time of year. We get gifted several

boxes of See's at the office this time of year. I can eat so much I feel ill.

[left is right]

13. I hadn't thought of See's in years

AS I recall it was far superior to Russell Stovers. Eat a few for me this year--anything dark. but Ireally like coconut

[grasswire]

14. oh yes

See's is definitely superior to Russell Stover. They have a good web site where you can see all the glorious wares.

[mopinko]

16. i developed a taste for dark chocolate because i was the 6th of 7 kids.

when my aunt would come to visit, she would bring a big box of fanny may fruit and nut. the last ones to go would be the dark chocolate candied citrus peel. no one wanted them. i just was so used to eating the leftovers. i ate them. i found out they were good.
maybe it has something to do with getting old, or fooling myself about the healthiness of my food habits, but i can barely stand milk chocolate any more.

[Quantess]

18. Dark chocolate is the best!

It's the only kind I'll eat. My favorite is Lindt dark chocolate bonbons-- you know, the orbs wrapped in blue metallic wrapping.