Re: Chocolate intolerance

This doesn't sound like reactive hypoglycemia at all. (Some people think the sky is falling on everyone when it's just their own myopia)

You are absolutely correct that there is not much Sugar in dark chocolate. And if you reacted so severely to this small amount of Sugar you would have known long ago that you had a severe insulin problem.

Chocolate has many properties to it; it is one of the most complex foods in existence.

For one, it is highly allergenic to some people. It is up there with dairy, wheat, peanuts, etc. as far as its allergic reaction potential. It is also strongly associtated with migraine headaches. Since it is relatively high in magnesium, some naturalists believe that chocolate cravings are indicative of magnesium deficiency.

More info:

http://www.chocolate.org/


http://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/HEALTHbeat_030309.htm


Insulin sensitivity. The Sugar and calories in chocolate give people with diabetes good reason to eschew it. But an Italian study in nondiabetics suggested that dark, but not white, chocolate can improve insulin sensitivity. However, a small 2008 investigation of flavanol-enriched cocoa in diabetics found no improvement in blood sugar control or blood pressure.

http://www.longecity.org/forum/topic/57341-worried-adverse-reaction-to-l-thea...


I am not sure if L-Theanine occurs naturally in chocolate, or just as an additive.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theanine


I have seen some people do really well taking supplemental theanine, and others react similarly to you.

Anyway, lots of things happening when you eat chocolate.

On top of all that, dark chocolate is a strong bitter and can act as a bile stimulant.

And more, cocoa is a strong vermifuge, so dark chocolate could have some anti-parasitic activity since it is more concentrated than milk chocolate.

I don't know what your health is like now, but it is possible that once your health improves you will be able to tolerate chocolate again.









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