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Saturday, October 16, 2004

"City of Chocolate"

Well I have traveled far and wide on this Odyssey of great adventure..To Find What ?? To find the Sweetest place on Earth... A Sin City, if you will... "The City of Chocolate!"...And I found it in Italy.. Perugia, is the name of the city.. Just a hour or so train ride from Roma.
And so you're wondering...what is there to do here?
Let's just say... "Indulge your-self" ...

Imagine waking up every morning in a place so sweet that it smells of "Hot Coco" when you walk out your front door... I have the last 2 nights.. "deliciously wonderful". And when you are finished here, you can go home, Full, happier, .&. 10 - 15 lbs. Heavier.... Smile!
Your all probably saying, Scottie;"Eating all that Chocolate can't be good for you"... Well, Did you know Chocolate Is A Vegetable?... Bare with me here.....
Chocolate is a vegetable! How you ask?
Chocolate is derived from cacao beans. Right? Bean = vegetable.
Sugar is derived from either sugar CANE or sugar BEETS. Both are plants, which places them in the "Vegetable" category....... I think im on to something here.......
Thus, chocolate is a vegetable!!!
To go one step further, chocolate candy bars also contain, milk, which is dairy. So candy bars are a "Health" food. !!
! "Im loving this!"
Chocolate covered raisins, cherries, orange slices and strawberries all count as fruit, so eat as many as you want.
Diet tip: Eat a chocolate bar before each meal. It'll take the edge off your appetite, and you eat less.
If calories are an issue, store your chocolate on top of the fridge.
Calories are afraid of heights.......... Smile.
Chocolate has many preservatives. Preservatives make you look younger!
Therefore, you need to eat more chocolate if you want to look young forever like me.
Put
"Eat Chocolate" at the top of your list of things to do today.
That way, at least you'll get one thing done.
If you can't eat all of your chocolate today, Store it in the freezer, it will stay good for months.
But if you can't eat all of your chocolate, what's wrong with you?
If not for chocolate, People would be less happy..... You probaly Know that Chocolate Makes us feel good! but do you know why?
This is because Chocolate contains a natural 'love drug'. Called, Tryptophan this is a chemical that the brain uses to make a neurotransmitter called "Serotonin". High levels of serotonin can produce feelings of elation, even "ecstasy" - hence the name of the designer drug that also works by increasing serotonin levels. While tryptophan could be considered 'chocolate's ecstasy', another chemical called phenylethylamine has earned the nickname 'chocolate amphetamine.' High levels of this neurotransmitter help promote feelings of attraction, excitement, giddiness and apprehension. Phenylethylamine works by stimulating the brain's pleasure centres and reaches peak levels during orgasm. ..... Thats good to know!
I got most of this info. from the web site....
BBC - Science & Nature - Hot Topics - Chocolate ... I had the day to kill and thought it was interesting.... Have A "Sweet" day.
Love Scottie C. Matthews.