1111【Cocoa be the next "wonder drug"!】

1111 Cocoa be the next "wonder drug"!cocoa thins your blood just as well as low-dose aspirin!*

According to recent estimates, nearly 1-in-3 American adults has high bloodpressure. But for the Kuna Indians living on a group of islands off theCaribbean coast of Panama , hypertension doesn't even exist.


In fact, afterage 60, the average blood pressure for Kuna Indian islanders is a *perfect*110/70.

Is it because they eat less salt? No. Kuna Indians eat as much, if not *more *salt, than people in the U.S.

Is it due to their genes? No. Kuna Indians who move away from the islandsare just as likely to suffer from high blood pressure as anyone else!

So what makes these folks practically "immune" to hypertension -- and letsthem enjoy much lower death rates from heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, and cancer?

Harvard researchers were stunned to discover it's because they drink about 5cups of cocoa each day. That's right, *cocoa!*

Studies show the *flavonols* in cocoa stimulate your body's productionof *nitric oxide -- *boosting blood flow to your heart, brain, andother organs.

In fact, one study found *cocoa thins your blood just as well as low-doseaspirin!*

But that's not all. A Harvard Medical School professor claims cocoa can alsotreat blocked arteries, congestive heart failure, stroke, dementia, even impotence!

Painless cholesterol cure* *works in just 7 days -- and drivesthe "food police" crazy!*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Want to lower your cholesterol so fast it'll make your head spin? It's abreeze, just eat *guacamole -- *or any dish containing avocados!

Most health experts and nutritionists will tell you this rich, deliciousMexican dish is BANNED from any cholesterol- watcher's menu. But not Dr.Steven Pratt.

That's because new research shows eating avocados c an loweryour cholesterol even faster than drugs.... without the side effects!
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崇仁:

你今天很紅ㄛ！ 諾大的體育館三位女士齊喊『崇仁』！ 讓你無暇應接！紅牌的 喲！

這郵件是一位中研院陳老師寄來的，我約略知道是提及Cocoa將來是一種神奇藥物！ 長篇的英文看得我很累，不仿你看一下再告訴阿姨好嘛！?謝謝你！ 美滋ㄚ姨99.11.11

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Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:33:57 +Subject:
Re: FW: Cocoa be the next "wonder drug"!cocoa thins your blood just as well as low-dose aspirin!*

Hi~ 美滋阿姨,

其實Cocoa一點也不神奇罕見, 甚至您家中就有不少他的產物!!

cocoa就是我們常說的"可可亞"/"巧克力"~~

文章中提到一群住在巴拿馬國家靠近加勒比海岸的印地安人血壓都非常正常, 很少有高血壓的症狀

所以他們很少受心血管疾病所苦~

經過比較後, 發現他們常每天喝五杯巧克力~~ 巧克力中的flavonol可能是主要的原因, 它可以對抗細胞中的"自由基"

最後, 文中提到這個哈佛的研究團隊也發現Cocoa對於血管阻塞, 心衰竭, 中風, 老年失智, 甚至"男人最怕的疾病"都有療效~

小仁附註:

事實上, 在16-19世紀, 熱巧克力除了是飲料, 也是藥物. 常被用來治療感冒或肝臟疾病.

在17世紀, 法國人就已經知道巧克力可以紓解憤怒或憂鬱的心情, 讓人有快樂的感覺. 直到現在依然是如此~

但是巧克力中所含的卡路里, 飽和脂肪酸, 糖分跟咖啡因, 也同時是健康的一大殺手...

所以同時有有益心血管的成分, 也有不少有礙健康的成分...所以攝取適量, 以免因小失大~ ！

小仁

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崇仁:

我就知道你是高竿之輩！沒幾下子就處理好我想要的。

為何你前世在選擇父母時，沒選上我！?剛剛看了一篇《生死輪迴》。

謝謝你！你真貼心！字放得大大的，阿姨看起來不吃力。

PS.請問:"可可亞"/"巧克力"/"咖啡"三種有何不同? 面談既可。

美滋ㄚ姨99.11.11

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美滋阿姨:

可可亞=巧克力...原料是可可亞豆(cocoa bean), 可可亞果實大概比木瓜小一點, 可可豆就嵌在果實中間, 大小約手指節大小...

咖啡是從咖啡豆(coffee bean)中煮出來, 咖啡漿果去除肉層跟種皮以後, 烘培就晟我們一般所見的黑色咖啡豆~

希望有解答到您的問題.

小仁
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小ㄖㄣˊ:

Thanks a lot!!!!! 我的醫學專屬顧問！

笨ㄚ姨都清楚啦！

Maggie2010.11.11*13:38"