Luscious Skinny Secrets: Chocolate

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Who doesn't love chocolate? Turns out that chocolate is the number one antioxidant food on the planet. Interestingly, cloves are the top antioxidant spice whopping in 1000% more than any other food.  From the book, Skinny Secrets with Love.

 

Wouldn't we love to see America get healthy? The richest nation on earth is also the fittest?  Let's get it done!  It's really not that difficult. Skinny Secrets includes tips on how to burn fat, increase metabolism and get rid of that nasty cellulite easily without running ten miles a day–if at all-just through beautiful soups and smoothies.

 

Here's a delicious recipe that also is a mood-enhancer, an aphrodisiac, and a slimming secret. Frankly, one could hardly ask for more:

Raspberry Rhapsody

 

1 T (Tablespoon) Chia Seeds – soak in 3 T water for five-ten minutes until gelatinous

1 heaping T raw organic cacao

1 T aloe juice (anticancer cleaner)

2 very large handful of fresh, organic raspberries

1 cup of your favorite milk, I used vanilla almond which you can easily make yourself

 

It's pretty thick due to the chia seeds which are loaded with omega's and protein

Here are just a few reasons why chocolate, the organic cacao, elevates your mood without adding pounds to your waistline. And, a chocolate bar doesn't have seventy percent of the nutrients due to the heating processes, not to mention the fat clogging our arteries.

Not only do you get many, many recipes but you get the low-down on how the smoothies work in your body. With no sugar, many fewer calories, cacao is loaded with:

Sererotonin - Cacao raises the level of serotonin in the brain and therefore acts as an anti-depressant, promoting an overall sense of well-being.

Endorphins – Endorphins are released by animals and humans alike attracting mates and are neurotransmitters. Cacao stimulates the secretion of endorphins, which can help to produce a pleasurable feeling. AND, it attracts mates, currently one of the perfume industry's secret seduction formulas.

Phenylethylamine (PEAs) – PEAs are a natural chemical compound that are also created within the brain and released when we are in love. It acts as a mild mood elevator and an anti-depressant. And it helps increase focus and alertness.

Anandamide - Anandamide is known as the "bliss chemical" because it is released by the brain when we are feeling happy. Cacao contains both N-acylethanolamines that are believed to temporarily increase the levels of anandamide in the brain and enzyme inhibitors that slow its breakdown. This promotes relaxation for a longer period of time.

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