05/11/2025
Itβs absolutely no secret that I LOVE chocolate!! It is my comfort food, my warm hug, my therapy, my smile from the inside out βΊοΈββββββββ
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For years I would quite happily devour a whole block of Cadburys dairy milk chocolate in one sitting, in the days leading into my bleed π©Έ It was my ritual, and I always told myself I deserved it, as being an 80/20 kinda gal, this was my 20! I ate so well 80% of the time, so why should I feel guilty about this deliciousness entering my body once a monthββββββββ
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I then went on a personal journey and deep dive into how sugar affects the bodyββββββββ
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How your taste buds adjust to the more sugar you eat, therefore naturally sweet foods like fruit or yoghurt, start to taste bland, and you desire more sugar to satisfy the craving π ββββββββ
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How my chronic period pain and psoriasis were being triggered and flared by this high sugar hit, as sugar increases the release of pro- inflammatory cytokines, intensifying pain and swelling ββββββββ
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How the excess sugar I was consuming was feeding harmful gut bacteria and yeast, contributing to the ongoing recurrence of my candida symptoms π¦ ββββββββ
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So nowadays itβs dark chocolate for me, and instead of consuming a whole block, itβs a square or two, a couple of times per week, and my deliciously rich morning cacao with no added sugar π« ββββββββ
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This ritual has decreased my muscle and period cramping, gives me a sense of calm and clarity and feeds my gut with good bacteria ββββββββ
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Food is our Medicine π ββββββββ
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We just need to remember which medicine our specific body is needingββββββββ
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β₯οΈ B x ββββββββ
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