Connect
← Return to Living with Neuropathy - Welcome to the group
Discussion
Living with Neuropathy - Welcome to the group
Neuropathy | Last Active: Oct 27 5:51pm | Replies (6152)Comment receiving replies
@bustrbrwn22
Okay, now here’s something that I almost didn’t believe when I first saw it…
Different foods have what’s called an ORAC score that measures antioxidant activity.
The higher the score, the better that food fights free radicals in your body.
Now get this…
Broccoli has an ORAC score of 890…
Kale has an ORAC score of 1,770…
But raw cacao powder has an ORAC antioxidant score of 95,500.
That’s nearly 107X MORE free-radical fighting-power than broccoli!
Don't feel guilty about eating chocolate.
Jake
Replies to "@bustrbrwn22 Okay, now here’s something that I almost didn’t believe when I first saw it… Different..."
@jakedduck1 @bustrbrwn22
Boy I am glad you said that about cocoa Leonard, I was about to say it to Jen myself. My wife and I eat a lot of high cocoa content chocolate. I have read it is VERY good for you, very very good. Linda eats plenty and she does not in any way feel it is harmful for her PN. She adds a whopping spoonful of Trader Joes cocoa powder to her morning coffee every day also. She has to be careful not to eat too much chocolate late at night due to the theobromine content, but otherwise, it's very healthy as long as the sugar content is low. BTW, TJ's cocoa powder is a screamin deal and tastes WAY better than what Whole Foods sells at 3X the $$. Best, Hank
Leonard, you just made my day!! Take good care, Sunny flower
Connect
I wish I could have dark chocolate but it is a trigger for my migraines. I can have milk chocolate but not a lot.