I am in LOVE…I am in love with CHOCOLATE !!! YUMMY

Every people have their own way to release their tension, anger or overcome the depression and the moody feeling. For instance, some of them choose to eat a lots when get upset. Some of them like to go for exercise to release their tension or anger. Some of them even choose to take alcohol and get drunk so can forget the bad moment. But for me, when I get upset, moody, depress, angry, happy and excited I always eat chocolate. In another way to said it, actually I am addicted to chocolate and I LOVE chocolate so much

Let’s back to the history and have a look where how does chocolate come from. Chocolate comprises a number of raw and processed foods that are produced from the seed of the tropical cacao tree. It is native to lowland, tropical South America; cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Central America and Mexico, with its earliest documented use around 1100 BC. (Wow… quite long time that chocolate had been exists O.o) At that time, it was used in Mesoamerica both as a beverage, and as an ingredient in foods. Chocolate has been used as a drink for nearly all of its history. The earliest record of using chocolate dates back before the Olec

The hot chocolate drink (yummy.. )

There are 5 types of chocolate. 1st is the pure, unsweetened chocolate where it contains primarily cocoa solids and cocoa butter in varying proportions. Unsweetened chocolate is pure chocolate liquor, also known as bitter or baking chocolate. It is unadulterated chocolate: the pure, ground, roasted chocolate beans impart a strong, deep chocolate flavor. 2nd, the much of the chocolate consumed today is in the form of sweet chocolate, combining chocolate with sugar. 3rd, the milk chocolate where the sweet chocolate are additionally add with milk powder or condensed milk. The 4th is the "White chocolate" (usually I called it as ‘snow white’. Hehe). It contains cocoa butter, sugar, and milk but no cocoa solids. The 5th which also the final type of the chocolate will be the dark chocolate (my ‘dark’ prince) Dark chocolate is produced by adding fat and sugar to the cacao mixture. It has been promoted for its health benefits, as it seems to possess substantial amount of antioxidants that reduce the formation of free radicals. (I am just so in love with all those chocolate) :D

chocolate.... chocolate.... chocolate...

Actually, chocolate contains alkaloids namely theobromine. It has been linked to serotonin levels in the brain. Theobromine is the active ingredient in chocolate and it occurs only in Cacao. Theobromine also known as xantheose, it is a bitter alkaloid and it belongs to a class of alkaloid molecules known as methylxanthines. Methylxanthines naturally occur in as many as sixty different plant species and include caffeine (the primary methlyxanthine in coffee) and theophylline (the primary methylxanthine in tea). Derive from its name, the compound contains no bromine — theobromine actually derived from the word of Theobroma, the name of the genus of the cacao tree, (which itself is made up of the Greek roots theo ("God") and brosi ("food"), meaning "food of the Gods" with the suffix -ine given to alkaloids and other basic nitrogen-containing compounds

Theobromine is a water insoluble, crystalline, bitter powder; the colour has been listed as either white or colourless. It has a similar, but lesser, effect to caffeine, making it a lesser homologue. Theobromine is an isomer of theophylline as well as paraxanthine. Theobromine is categorized as a dimethyl xanthine, which means it is a xanthine with two methyl groups.

the molecular structure of theobromine

The properties and advantages of theobromine:
---> gentle

---> mild effect

---> very slow onset

---> 50% in bloodstream after 6 to 10 hrs

---> increases feeling of well being

---> mild antidepressant

---> gentle, smooth, sensual

---> stimulation stimulates cardiovascular system

---> stimulates muscular system

---> mild effect on central nervous system

---> almost no one is allergic

---> not addictive

---> no withdrawal symptoms

---> mild diuretic stimulates the kidneys

Besides, Theobromine has been used as a drug for its diuretic effect, particularly in cases where cardiac failure has resulted in an accumulation of body fluid. It has been administered with digitalis in order to relieve dilatation. Because of its ability to dilate blood vessels, theobromine also has been used to treat high blood pressure.

The benefit of eating chocolate:

---> cocoa is the vital source for vitamin, minerals and other nutrients such as magnesium, which stimulates brain memory

---> positive effect on the respiratory system and central nervous system
---> benefit the circulatory system
---> anticancer
---> cough preventer
---> antidiarrhoeal effect
---> brain stimulator

Is quite amazing get to know that actually chocolate can bring so many advantages and it benefit to our body. So … why don’t you get a bite now??

Follow the following steps may bring you a happy day ;)

1st step ~ buys a brand of chocolate that you like to eat
2nd step ~ finds a comfort place where you usually lay down or sit on it or find a place that made you feel relax (e.g. sofa)
3rd step ~ just gets a bite on the chocolate and enjoys it (of course before you eat, you need to open the packet of the chocolate. LOL)

im loving it


Tats all, although it sounds just very simple but actually it works (believe me, it is a miracle).

So just relax and smile