Stefan Joest wrote:

> After several years of 100% raw food I made a test this year. Some-
> body offered me chocolate. I got 4 pieces (25 grams) and a milk choco-
> late bar (app. 30 grams), together 55 grams of chocolate - not much.
>
> I didn't notice a direct problem with my health but there was one full
> week following my chocolate day in which I awoke in the middle of the
> night, not knowing where I was and what I did (lying in bed). It took
> me one or two minutes to become mentally clear.

The refined sugar and caffeine in chocolate are stimulants that trigger
detox crises in the hypothalamus. This causes problems in the brain and
especially overexcites the sympathetic nervous system causing all kinds
of nervous symptoms.

Merry Christmas to all,

Ellie