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[les snyder]

follow up... 3 pieces of Dove dark seem to be a maintenance dose ... 170 calories

[Rastus]

So what kind of chocolate did you start out on?  I'm going to send my mom some and let her try it.

[les snyder]

Rastus... initially I tried Hersheys dark chocolate (4pieces 130 cal)... the first day I took 4 pc in morning and 4 at noon... noticed a marked improvement the next day... I went through a couple of bags at 4 pieces a day... I made a comment to a friend who had heart surgery, and he commented that his Dr's recommended Dove chocolate if he was inclined to take any as it had a higher chocolate content (sugar was listed first in the Hershey's and second on the Dove label)... I am now taking the 3 pieces of Dove as commented...

my knee still moves and clicks, but I don't have the pain I once had

[Big Frank]

The main ingredient in Dove dark chocolate Promises is sugar. A 32 gram serving has 10 grams of fat and 15 grams of added sugar. That makes it about 31% fat and 47% sugar. If the 2 grams of fiber in it are in the cocoa, that' still a maximum 7 grams of cocoa. Plus it has soy lecithin, natural and artificial flavor added. If those add up to another gram then there are only 6 grams of cocoa in it, which would only be 19%. If it's a whole 7 grams of cocoa that's still only 22%, far short of the recommended minimum of 70% cocoa. In many countries they wouldn't even be allowed to call it dark chocolate with such a small percentage of cocoa.

REAL dark chocolate that's at least 70% cocoa is what actually has useful amounts of flavanols in it. Extra dark chocolate should be even better for you than dark chocolate. I just checked and LINDT EXCELLENCE 85% Cocoa bar ingredients are listed as: Chocolate, cocoa powder, cocoa butter, demerara sugar, bourbon vanilla beans. No artificial flavors or soy lecithin. Demerara sugar is a type of unrefined sugar that may not be as bad for you as white sugar. It has about 4.5 times as much cocoa as Dove "dark" chocolate Promises.

If you're going to eat Dove chocolates at all you should get their Silky Smooth 71% Cocoa Dark Chocolate bars. They come in either a 3.3 or 3.5 ounce bar, I'm not sure which. 71% cocoa is good for you and 19-22% isn't. At 22% it can still have a placebo effect, so if it works for you, then I guess that's good enough.

[Rastus]

So I ordered some of this from Amazon for my mom:
Ghirardelli Chocolate Intense Dark Bar, Twilight Delight 72% Cacao, 3.5-Ounce Bars

I hope it helps with her arthritis....worth a try.

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[Big Frank]

Ghirardelli is good chocolate. I just can't seem to make it through winter without a bag of their Limited Edition Peppermint Bark with Dark Chocolate Squares.

[alfsauve]

I got 2 bars of Lindt 85% and am going to try 2 squares at lunch for a while.  Of course I eat that with a handful of either cashews or pecans.   I don't have any serious aches and pains but am hoping it will help some of the minor ones.

[PegLeg45]

Ghirardelli is good chocolate. I just can't seem to make it through winter without a bag of their Limited Edition Peppermint Bark with Dark Chocolate Squares.

I bought a case (12 boxes) of Ghirardelli mixed flavors at a local auction last week for $8. 

I figured the 16.5 lbs of Oreos needed some company.

[Timothy]

Been eating Lindt 70% for a while.  Knees felt great until last week.

I turned a corner to look at some boots at the local Tractor Supply and tripped ass over teakettle on a low bench in the aisle!

Friggin landed on my left knee, right wrist and scraped about four inches of skin off my shin!

Now, bourbon and bourbon chaser helps more...

[Rastus]

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I figured the 16.5 lbs of Oreos needed some company.

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