Cacao is One of the
Most Addictive Substances Known
Most Addictive Substances Known
Cacao is super toxic to the liver.
The result of long term use is a high level of liver and blood toxicity
which can cause extreme:
mood swings,
angry outbursts,
violence, depression,
paranoia, dizziness and many more.
The result of long term use is a high level of liver and blood toxicity
which can cause extreme:
mood swings,
angry outbursts,
violence, depression,
paranoia, dizziness and many more.
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Is Raw Cacao a Superfood or Harmful Stimulant?
By Diana Stoevelaar
www.awesomerawsome.com
http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/blog/?p=262
By Diana Stoevelaar
www.awesomerawsome.com
http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/blog/?p=262
Is raw cacao a superfood or harmful stimulant? Although some raw food leaders highly promote cacao as something that should be revered as a food of the Gods, others have spoken out against raw cacao and raw chocolate. Who should you believe? Don’t be fooled by all the hype!
“Many people are being mislead to believe cacao and other foods are healthy. Many of the people who promote it, have a good heart and really feel it is a good food, but I know there are many who sell this product knowing it is toxic and addictive, just to make money.”
Many raw food leaders including Victoria Boutenko, Dr. Doug Graham, Frederic Patenaude, Paul Nissan, Jeremy Safron, Dr. Fred Bisci, and Dr. Brian Clement, have already come to the conclusion that raw cacao is not a superfood but an addictive stimulant. What do they know that you perhaps don’t yet know?
They probably have discovered what Dr. Neal Barnard says, Breaking the Food Seduction, namely that,
“Chocolate, just like sugar, elicits an opiate reaction within the brain that trips the dopamine receptors and gives us a pleasure response…I don’t mean to say that chocolate is a drug.
What I mean to say is that chocolate
is the whole drugstore!”
When Narcan or Noloxone, the drugs used to block opiate receptors for those suffering a heroine overdose are used in research studies for those with a chocolate addiction, test subjects lose their desire for chocolate.
Jeremy Safron’s findings were as follows:
Cacao is one of the most addictive substances known.
In some cases of long term use there are also psychological effects that range from addictive tendencies, sexual dysfunction, violent outbursts, lack of reasoning, and decreased will.
At mega does of 40 plus beans it acts as a hallucinogen and can cause many effects attributed to LSD or Hashish.
Cacao is super toxic to the liver.
The result of long term use is a high level of liver and blood toxicity which can cause extreme: mood swings, angry outbursts, violence, depression, paranoia, and dizziness.
It is extremely clogging due to the toxins carried in the oils contained within. Plus the fat chains are highly complex and require tons of work to break down.
It acts as a stimulant and agitates the kidneys and adrenal glands this can cause: insomnia, nightmares, waking up in the middle of the night, shakes, and extreme energy shifts.
No animal in nature will eat it unless tricked into it with milk or sugar. If you can convince an animal to eat it then it greatly shortens their life span if it doesn’t kill them immediately. (as with dogs)
The native people who ate it only ate the fruit of the theobroma (which contains all the benefits and none of the detriments) and only used the cacao seed as an addition to their psychedelic brew ahyuwascaand as a medicine in emergences.
Native people did not eat it as a food nor as a supplement, but only for sacred use.
When Native people did eat it, they only ate the fruit which contained the benefits without the detriments.
Jeremy Safron’s final stand on cacao is that it is for medicinal, sacred and for entertainment usage only; it is not a health food!
Paul Nison says, “The processing of cacao beans into powder and chocolate is an unsanitary, risky procedure to say the least. To be blunt – chocolate and cacao are laced with animal feces and hair, insects, and molds. The carcinogenic mold called aflatoxin has been found in large quantities on cacao beans.” and continues…
Watch Paul Nison in this very informative 9:33 minute video of with references to the scientific research regarding the harmfulness of raw cacao/chocolate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz_XezJ8cMY&feature=related
Doctor Fred Bisci, a raw foodist for about 40 years also confirmed
what Jeremy Safron and Paul Nison suspected; cacao is toxic!
You can hear him speak about his findings
and personal experience with raw chocolate here in this 3 minute clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AQA5IJ10Lg
Listen to Dr. Brian Clement explain in this short clip why he does not recommend raw chocolate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuSWFZO2qs0&feature=related
Cacao is a Dangerous Heart Stimulant.
Chocolate contains caffeine, theobromine, as well as phenylethylamine which slows down the breakdown on anandamide just as with the use of marijuana.
Now you can understand why it’s so addictive!
NOTE BY FREDERIC:
Some people claim that raw cacao is perfectly healthy because it’s a fruit. Because I live in Costa Rica half the year, I know what a real cacao fruit is. In fact, I often buy it at the supermarket.
There’s a sweet/acidic pulp surrounding the seeds, and the way to eat the fruit is simply suck on the seeds like a candy, and then throw away the seeds! Why? They are not edible and taste horrible in their completely raw, natural state.
“Many people are being mislead to believe cacao and other foods are healthy. Many of the people who promote it, have a good heart and really feel it is a good food, but I know there are many who sell this product knowing it is toxic and addictive, just to make money.”
Many raw food leaders including Victoria Boutenko, Dr. Doug Graham, Frederic Patenaude, Paul Nissan, Jeremy Safron, Dr. Fred Bisci, and Dr. Brian Clement, have already come to the conclusion that raw cacao is not a superfood but an addictive stimulant. What do they know that you perhaps don’t yet know?
They probably have discovered what Dr. Neal Barnard says, Breaking the Food Seduction, namely that,
“Chocolate, just like sugar, elicits an opiate reaction within the brain that trips the dopamine receptors and gives us a pleasure response…I don’t mean to say that chocolate is a drug.
What I mean to say is that chocolate
is the whole drugstore!”
When Narcan or Noloxone, the drugs used to block opiate receptors for those suffering a heroine overdose are used in research studies for those with a chocolate addiction, test subjects lose their desire for chocolate.
Jeremy Safron’s findings were as follows:
Cacao is one of the most addictive substances known.
In some cases of long term use there are also psychological effects that range from addictive tendencies, sexual dysfunction, violent outbursts, lack of reasoning, and decreased will.
At mega does of 40 plus beans it acts as a hallucinogen and can cause many effects attributed to LSD or Hashish.
Cacao is super toxic to the liver.
The result of long term use is a high level of liver and blood toxicity which can cause extreme: mood swings, angry outbursts, violence, depression, paranoia, and dizziness.
It is extremely clogging due to the toxins carried in the oils contained within. Plus the fat chains are highly complex and require tons of work to break down.
It acts as a stimulant and agitates the kidneys and adrenal glands this can cause: insomnia, nightmares, waking up in the middle of the night, shakes, and extreme energy shifts.
No animal in nature will eat it unless tricked into it with milk or sugar. If you can convince an animal to eat it then it greatly shortens their life span if it doesn’t kill them immediately. (as with dogs)
The native people who ate it only ate the fruit of the theobroma (which contains all the benefits and none of the detriments) and only used the cacao seed as an addition to their psychedelic brew ahyuwascaand as a medicine in emergences.
Native people did not eat it as a food nor as a supplement, but only for sacred use.
When Native people did eat it, they only ate the fruit which contained the benefits without the detriments.
Jeremy Safron’s final stand on cacao is that it is for medicinal, sacred and for entertainment usage only; it is not a health food!
Paul Nison says, “The processing of cacao beans into powder and chocolate is an unsanitary, risky procedure to say the least. To be blunt – chocolate and cacao are laced with animal feces and hair, insects, and molds. The carcinogenic mold called aflatoxin has been found in large quantities on cacao beans.” and continues…
Watch Paul Nison in this very informative 9:33 minute video of with references to the scientific research regarding the harmfulness of raw cacao/chocolate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz_XezJ8cMY&feature=related
Doctor Fred Bisci, a raw foodist for about 40 years also confirmed
what Jeremy Safron and Paul Nison suspected; cacao is toxic!
You can hear him speak about his findings
and personal experience with raw chocolate here in this 3 minute clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AQA5IJ10Lg
Listen to Dr. Brian Clement explain in this short clip why he does not recommend raw chocolate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuSWFZO2qs0&feature=related
Cacao is a Dangerous Heart Stimulant.
Chocolate contains caffeine, theobromine, as well as phenylethylamine which slows down the breakdown on anandamide just as with the use of marijuana.
Now you can understand why it’s so addictive!
NOTE BY FREDERIC:
Some people claim that raw cacao is perfectly healthy because it’s a fruit. Because I live in Costa Rica half the year, I know what a real cacao fruit is. In fact, I often buy it at the supermarket.
There’s a sweet/acidic pulp surrounding the seeds, and the way to eat the fruit is simply suck on the seeds like a candy, and then throw away the seeds! Why? They are not edible and taste horrible in their completely raw, natural state.
What Makes Chocolate Unhealthy And Toxic For Your Body
“Raw chocolate tastes like …love! It is “the food of the gods”! It is the ultimate superfood!”
However, it is untrue. In fact, chocolate is unhealthy and toxic for your body.
You will hear that raw chocolate is packed full of minerals, such as magnesium, iron, copper, zinc.
They also say that it contains flavonoids that are supposed to help deal with any damaging free-radicals in your body.
With all these wonderful nutrients and their seemingly great benefits you would think that it is some kind of wonder food. Yet, it isn’t.
Why chocolate is unhealthy for youIn both the raw and roasted state, the cacoa/cocoa bean has an unpleasant taste due to the presence of a number of alkaloids, which include theobromine.
This alkaloid is very similar to caffeine and is a known toxin for dogs, cats and other pets.
With chocolate being a stimulant, when it enters your body, it makes your adrenal glands go into what is called the fight or flight mode, and they begin to produce stress hormones.
This is because anything that is a stimulant is interpreted by your body as being an invader (toxic substance) and so a threat to its well-being.
So your body naturally wants to try and expel this foreign and unwanted/toxic substance as quickly as it can!
Just as with the caffeine found in coffee, after experiencing the so called “high”, your body will eventually hit a low.
This is because it would have expended a good deal of energy in its attempt to try and rid itself of this toxic substance.
This natural reaction to eating raw chocolate will fatigue your adrenal glands and thus impact negatively on your health.
When we both switched to a raw vegan plan, we stopped eating chocolate.
We did try it at parties in the beginning a couple of times and we did not feel good so we soon decided to stop eating it. It’s been around 5 years since we last tried chocolate.
Raw chocolate contains the alkaloid called theobromine, and this is how it can affect your body:
So, the health gurus and sellers who want to promote their raw chocolate/cacoa products will tell you it can help you stay healthy, fight off diseases such as cancer, deal with free radicals and do all sorts of amazing things …
Well, they are not going to promote your health!
If you fancy that ‘chocolate taste’, then you can use raw carob powder as a great tasting alternative. A safe and non-stimulating substance, it is derived from a fruit and tastes very similar to chocolate and is scrumptious with smoothies and desserts.
What are your thoughts on this? Please share below!
Bibliography
(1) Joel Hardman & Lee Limbird, ed. (2001). Goodman & Gilman’s the pharmacological basis of therapeutics, 10th ed.. New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 745. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/101090784
(2) Howell, L.L., Coffin, V.L., Spealman, R.D. Behavorial and physiological effects of xanthines in nonhuman primates (1997) Psychopharmacology, 129 (1), pp. 1-14.
(3) William Gervase Clarence-Smith (2000). Cocoa and Chocolate, 1765–1914. London: Routledge. pp. 10, 31.
(4) Irwin J. Polk (1997). All about Asthma: Stop Suffering and Start Living. New York: Insight Books. p. 100.
“Raw chocolate tastes like …love! It is “the food of the gods”! It is the ultimate superfood!”
However, it is untrue. In fact, chocolate is unhealthy and toxic for your body.
You will hear that raw chocolate is packed full of minerals, such as magnesium, iron, copper, zinc.
They also say that it contains flavonoids that are supposed to help deal with any damaging free-radicals in your body.
With all these wonderful nutrients and their seemingly great benefits you would think that it is some kind of wonder food. Yet, it isn’t.
Why chocolate is unhealthy for youIn both the raw and roasted state, the cacoa/cocoa bean has an unpleasant taste due to the presence of a number of alkaloids, which include theobromine.
This alkaloid is very similar to caffeine and is a known toxin for dogs, cats and other pets.
With chocolate being a stimulant, when it enters your body, it makes your adrenal glands go into what is called the fight or flight mode, and they begin to produce stress hormones.
This is because anything that is a stimulant is interpreted by your body as being an invader (toxic substance) and so a threat to its well-being.
So your body naturally wants to try and expel this foreign and unwanted/toxic substance as quickly as it can!
Just as with the caffeine found in coffee, after experiencing the so called “high”, your body will eventually hit a low.
This is because it would have expended a good deal of energy in its attempt to try and rid itself of this toxic substance.
This natural reaction to eating raw chocolate will fatigue your adrenal glands and thus impact negatively on your health.
When we both switched to a raw vegan plan, we stopped eating chocolate.
We did try it at parties in the beginning a couple of times and we did not feel good so we soon decided to stop eating it. It’s been around 5 years since we last tried chocolate.
Raw chocolate contains the alkaloid called theobromine, and this is how it can affect your body:
- Theobromine, which is an alkaloid found in cacao does have an impact on the human central nervous system, smaller yet similar to caffeine and also stimulates the heart to a greater degree. (1, 2)
- Theobromine has been cited as potentially causing addiction to chocolate. (3)
- Theobromine can also cause restlessness, sleeplessness, tremors and anxiety. (4)
So, the health gurus and sellers who want to promote their raw chocolate/cacoa products will tell you it can help you stay healthy, fight off diseases such as cancer, deal with free radicals and do all sorts of amazing things …
Well, they are not going to promote your health!
If you fancy that ‘chocolate taste’, then you can use raw carob powder as a great tasting alternative. A safe and non-stimulating substance, it is derived from a fruit and tastes very similar to chocolate and is scrumptious with smoothies and desserts.
What are your thoughts on this? Please share below!
Bibliography
(1) Joel Hardman & Lee Limbird, ed. (2001). Goodman & Gilman’s the pharmacological basis of therapeutics, 10th ed.. New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 745. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/101090784
(2) Howell, L.L., Coffin, V.L., Spealman, R.D. Behavorial and physiological effects of xanthines in nonhuman primates (1997) Psychopharmacology, 129 (1), pp. 1-14.
(3) William Gervase Clarence-Smith (2000). Cocoa and Chocolate, 1765–1914. London: Routledge. pp. 10, 31.
(4) Irwin J. Polk (1997). All about Asthma: Stop Suffering and Start Living. New York: Insight Books. p. 100.
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