OK - so I'm from the Caribbean and my grandparents actually grew cocoa for our personal use. Therefore, I grew-up drinking 100% cocoa as a hot drink every morning. Today, I buy 100% cocoa powder and add that to my coffee. Try adding dark chocolate to your coffee you will enjoy it.
Literally the reason why I watched the entire video. I'm so sick and tired of this crap where you have to weed through 27 minutes of useless nonsense for a 4-second blurb about what you need to know.
That is why the Philippines is a one of the best places to live in.... They have coconuts for mineral replacement hydration.. Caocao for the heart and blood vessels, isda for protein and nutrients, pineapple super healthy, just to name a few... Malungay etc.... they have a simple and close life with family and if they can stop the chinese..? They have enough oil off their coastline to be petroleum rich.... The Philippines coming up to the future is very bright...
THAT is EXACTLY how to do a video like this! The Title is the headline that get's people to click, and the answer to their question is literally the VERY FIRST words of the video! Excellent work!
Yes agree I have been doing CHOFFEE for years. Dr LI. I am 81. In good health no drugs in my system n my vision is 20|20 !! My doctor fell of her horse when I saw her last month and she was envious 😅😅 my other routine is my piano practice ( giving concert soon) and no meds in my system. My doc gives up. Just checkup yearly😢
@@nancyj795 black or coffee latte with milkchocolate. Semi sweet taste enough to wake up to enjoy with my avocado toast. My strategy is to delay breakfast as long as possible to maintain my weight. It is working ok. Still wearing same size dress as yearsss ago lol ....
@@nancyj795 i just mix half cup of coffee with almond milk n cocoa , save for later in the mid afternoon . When its hot here in hawaii i just add ice cubes and enjoy tall glass of the mix .
@@mariatan9129 Thank you. I got it to mix this morning by taking a small amount of full fat milk, cocoa, and sweetener, heating it, whisking this small mixture really good and then adding the coffee.
Dark chocolate is a tonic and a superfood, drink pure cocoa, dont add sugar, put it in all you can, coffee, muesli, porridge, hot drinks, home made ice sorbet, use stevia in chocolate cake for sweetener. Chocolate at 95 - 100 % is best. Don't add milk, add water. Helps create endorphins, serotonin, the cacao butter is good for skin and hair, its a totally great food.
@@JTee-c6y Stevia is not an artificial sweetener it's made from the Stevia plant's leaves which have a sweet taste but no calories and are entirely vegetarian
I knew cocao was high in magnesium and a potent antioxidant, but didn't know about the stem cell connection. I have organic cocao powder every day in every coffee with added turmeric, cayenne, black pepper, coconut oil, cinnamon and pink himilayan sea salt, no milk, all organic. A delicious ultra coffee.
Ditch the himalayan salt & use celtic sea salt. My mate told me the himalayan salt is radio active or something like thzt. Its NOT from the Himalayan mtns.
When I was a kid my mom always gave me the stems from red cabbage to eat or raw potato cubes before lunch, she also fixed Boston salad which is more common in Europe than in the USA with lemon yogurt and a little vinegar and mustard. In the wintertime, we had chicory salad with mandarins. She also mixed 2 teaspoons of 80% cacao, banana, and unpasteurized milk into our oatmeal. And I still live very healthily.... no meat, no fish, and a lot of veggies and fruits. When doctors take a blood test they are amazed and tell me my immune system is 500% higher than a regular person's. I never will get a flu shot (because I almost died of it) and I hardly have the flu or cold. I walk a lot in the forests as well, which is very good for your health. I grow my own blueberries, raspberries, gooseberries, and red currants organically.....all those berries benefit to your immune system. Thanks for your nice videos :)
OMG YOU ARE INCREDIBLE. THE TITLE SAYS "THIS FOOD" AND YOU LITERALLY JUST SAID IT FIRST!!!! I COULD FCKN KISS YOU. i honestly havent been so happy with anything on the internet in YEARS. im subbing. right now. im not even watching this video. im just subbing. in fact im subbing on every youtube account i own. PLS PLS PLS DO THIS EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU MAKE A VIDEO. I LUV YA 💝 🍷 🗿
Yeah ditto. It's more important to the producers of such videos that you view their product than their videos provide any information to viewers, skip head and then read the Wikipedia article they got their "information" from
Dr.William Li. During my entire life, it's the first time that I hear a scientist giving good advice to humanity. I take my hat off for U Sir!🙏💜 With deep respect, I wish there was more people like U, that would show their face and stand forward to give us (non scientist People) more info about important things we can do to live a healthier life. Thanks again & may God bless you and your family. NAMASTE
Use safe allulose or monk fruit (best with pure monk fruit sweetener, without erythritol) to sweeten cacao instead of refined sugar, or next best, coconut sugar which has a lower glucose response than refined sugar. But the real issue is high lead and cadmium in cacao. They must get the lead and cadmium out, or find lead, cadmium free sources. *update* - someone else commented: "After much research I found a company which addresses this issue … Elements is the brand… it is organic, delish and packaging is lovely. They have several hot chocolate flavors … I highly recommend!" And, as someone else mentioned, high oxalates can be a real problem, can possibly create kidney stones for some. But adding some calcium source (maybe dairy) helps counteract the harm from oxalates.
My cocoa has coconut sugar in it. Not a lot…but just enough. Health Ranger store. Non-China, non-GMO, tested for heavy metals and other contaminants. Great stuff! My breakfast made with coconut milk or macadamia milk, with GF toast slathered with butter. You’re going to 😱 gasp! at that, but I’m 76 and all of my numbers are normal.
I’m so thrilled with the info on dark chocolate as I love the pick me up in the afternoon… I did recently discover however that in most chocolate they are finding incredibly high levels of lead and cadmium! After much research I found a company which addresses this issue … Elements is the brand… it is organic, delish and packaging is lovely. They have several hot chocolate flavors … I highly recommend!
Vitamin D3 is by far the best thing you can take for your immune system plus K2. I would just eat fish, a big tin of pilchards has 12 grams of Omega 3 rather than processed fish oils.
Also pray to the lord for having a balace life , eat well and healthy , do exercise , laughing and smiling, enjoy the life. For being healhty, pray and give things .thank you for sharing.
I so much appreciate Dr Li! I follow him online, I have his books and share them with many of my friends, especially when they have challenging health issues are scaring them. His suggestions of food and lifestyle are lifesavers! 💜
Yes agree I have been doing CHOFFEE for years. Dr LI. I am 81. In good health no drugs in my system n my vision is 20|20 !! My doctor fell of her horse and hurt her shoulder. 10:40 when I saw her last month and she was envious 😅😅 my other routine is my piano practice ( giving concert soon) and no meds in my system. My doc gives up. Just checkup yearly😢
For all these people worrying about other harmful elements in the chocolate or any and every food now days, best you can do is eat organic and just do not eat the same thing every single meal or every single day or in concentrated supplement amounts. As in everything, variety, moderation, and balance. Do not over do grain carbs, sugary desserts or drinks, or alcoholic beverages; everything in moderation.
Funny because when I mentioned to my doctor that I feel my mental health was affected by what I eat and the moon phases he increased my epivol and said I was paranoid, I haven't saw a mental health professional since 2014 when he said it and I'm world's better changing my diet , I even made new healthy cookies with dark chocolate and a few other powerfoods too , anyhow I feel much better with needs and a balanced diet now its 2024
🤔 What about oxalates?? Oxalates are a serious problem especially in vegan diets. It's almost like saying I'm eating real healthy at the same time it has some cyanide in it. It is so confusing.
@@Frankie-f4w cyanide is an exaggeration, but excess oxalates can be a real problem, possibly lead to kidney stones, and other issues. Supposedly adding a calcium source can mitigate the harmful effects. Calcium binds with oxalates and removes them from the body (they say in some UA-cam videos on oxalates)
@@Frankie-f4wOxylates are poison! Vegetarianism is the most unhealthy diet says my brilliant Chiropractor who says his vegetarian patients are the most unhealthy
This is actually a great avenue to learn more about how Stem Cells can do to our body. From what I know, it helps you make look younger. But after hearing and watching this video. It also helps the blood flow regulates normally and it doubles the number of Stem Cells by just taking Cacao (Dark Choco). Thanks so much
You had me until you said to get a flu shot. A doctor in the medical group I used to go to was unable to work for over 6 months from getting one of them. He did not recommend anyone getting them anymore.
That happened to me too, moved to the States and took a flu shot, I got sick flu symptoms a like for the entire 6 months. The worst part was nose congested for 6 months!! couldn’t breath well and had to use Afrin on and off, lost more than 10% of my body weight , and lack of sleep. It was a nightmare. Never ever again flu taking flu shot!
Blackberries, blueberries, cherries and purple grapes are some low oxalate alternatives that are high in these compounds. For those of us who can't consume lots of cacao due to its high oxalate content.
What a lot of people don't understand is the blessing that we are all. Here and the beautiful Symphony that is all of the organisms that are coexisting inside of our body at the same time, giving everything function harmoniously while we ignorantly go trumping around this planet like we own it.
"One problem with the oral intake of polyphenols is the small proportion of polyphenols absorbed into the bloodstream (low bioavailability). Many polyphenols have positive biological properties in low doses, such as those found in plants, but can also have toxic effects in in vitro tests and in high doses. If they are used in high doses or for a long time, such effects are also possible in the organism, which is why such doses and/or long-term use are rather unusual. Apigenin, quercetin, taxifolin and kaempferol, for example, have a cytostatic effect, which is why they and some other polyphenols, e.g. pyrocatechin, genistein and gossypol, are classified as harmful to health, and quercetin is even classified as toxic."
@@PhyllisMoon Well, how do you learn that? I think first of all through interest, right? Then you search until you find something rational, for example in Wikipedia. I think everything has positive and less positive effects, the user alone has to decide for himself what he is willing to accept, personal responsibility. If someone decides FOR you, that is bad in my view, unless you are a child, then your parents have to decide, which is good, I think...
He said 2 cups of hot chocolate daily, that's equivalent to 15 grams of undutched cocoa poweder. Make sure it's undutched so that the flavonoids are intact, and try to go for bio cocoa powder and possibly from an area that is proven to not be full of heavy metal. Peruvian cocoa for example is most likely cleaner than other sources.
@@ytrebiLeurT oops, my apologies, this info was supposed to be a reply to a specific comment asking about which should be the daily amounts for consumption. Anyway, glad if you found any of the info in my reply useful
Did he cover the high levels of lead and cadmium in chocolate? This is a serious health issue that can't be ignored, especially for children, but all of us. We need lead and cadmium free chocolate/cacao.
@@michaelaozuka5179 the lead and cadmium are not from pesticides. From the soil, I believe. Buying organic is not a guarantee there's no lead and cadmium. But that would have to be confirmed.
What about Heavy Metals? I started eating a piece of dark chocolate every day, because you recommended and now I am sick can’t walk well and doctors say that most of the dark chocolate has excessive amounts of Heavy metals and it builds in your brain.
The DNA can be protected from damage with antioxidants and detoxification methods. As he mentioned, polyphenols (dark chocolate and many others) can also work to stop the DNA damage through their antioxidant properties etc. Good talk btw.
Yes, gut - brain connection via the Parasympathetic Nervous system 👌🏻 Your sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems have opposite roles. While your sympathetic nervous system carries signals that put your body's systems on alert, your parasympathetic carries signals that relax those systems. The two systems work together to keep your body in balance.
Processed food manufacturers need to hear from consumers that less ADDED chemicals, sugar, oil and salt is wanted in their food products. Why is there so much ADDED sugar in everything, even bread. That's just crazy Email, text, tweet or phone your favorite producer of poison and let them know consumers want less salt, oils and sugars in their products. Let their customer service department know that all the extra added salt, oil and sugar is not necessary or desired and is causing health issues. Reduce or eliminate highly processed food from your diet if you can.
The easiest way to get the point across is to vote with your wallet! They won’t change until it affects their bottom line. Try Ezekiel bread in your frozen foods department because it is made from sprouted grains. This keeps your blood sugar lower and stable.
They know what is in it and they don’t care. The only way to stop it is to not buy it. Let it rot on the shelf. The more sugar the more addicted and the more money they make. But then that would take self control and that is nearly non existent now days. And yes I know it’s hard, very hard but I guarantee it’s worth it.
They know that and would likely do it if they saw a cost benefit. Despite consumer demand the sad fact is that their whole business and industry relies on those preservatives in order to produce in the quantities and transport/shelf-life timeframes that make their "food-like" items profitable. We need to progress away from mass manufacturing of food to regional source-to-shelf systems that rely less on failing globalism to fill in the gaps.
They add it because they're making mountains of money by doing so, not through the consumer, but the literal sugar lobby. If you're American, you're even more screwed. The things they allow to be added over there to your foods is absolutely insane.
i just started sprouting broccoli microgreen, cause 2 microgreen ladies were not coming to my Medicinal Agriculture festival and give free samples. So, I had to sprouts broccoli myself, then, it occurred to me, I should promote sprouting microgreen for self sustainability since microgreen has highest nutrient density and person can grow them quickly.
From what I've come to understand, fasting - for 24 hours - allows your immune system to charge up and do that thorough "sweep" of our insides and get things healing. I also believe it's been shown that practicing meditation extends ones telomeres, helping to extend life. 🙏
Well, boy oh boy. Back I go to Walmart for my cheap dark chocolate chocolate bars. I love the stuff, but I cut back because of possible weight loss issues. I also have brand new sealed bags of dark cocoa powder. I mix it up with non-sugar sweetener and boiling water. Thank you so much, I no longer feel guilt over my dark chocolate!
This is all good to know, but perhaps we can get some more concrete information? Specifically, recommended daily amounts? How many grams/mg/mcg of chocolate should I eat every day?
He said 2 cups of hot chocolate daily, that's equivalent to 15 grams of undutched cocoa poweder. Make sure it's undutched so that the flavonoids are intact, and try to go for bio cocoa powder and possibly from an area that is proven to not be full of heavy metal. Peruvian cocoa for example is most likely cleaner than other sources.
Coffee will swell your prostate to the point where you can't Urinate, it also is acidic in your body and contributes to lowering your apH level. Commercially produced chocolate can also swell the prostate
I am a firm believer in the tremendous benefit of consuming broccoli sprout as well as broccoli microgreen on a regular basis. I am a living testimony of the dietary richness of both the sprouts and the microgreen varieties.
MY great grandma died at 104 years old. I'M THE FIRST great grand daughter I'm 72 (1952). Growing up with natural organic food (Philippines). We use cacao powder for porridge in the morning for breakfast instead sugar we use sweet made from sugar cane and lots of vegetable that we grow
The highest amount of the polyphenol anthocyanin is found in Red raspberries: 5-38 mg. Black grapes: 3-39 mg. Plums: 5-34 mg. Blueberries: 11-26 mg. Black beans: 1-15 mg. Red currants: 2-11 mg. Red wine: 4-10 mg. Red onions: 7 mg. I guess chocolate sells better...
@@freedomsong9747Supposedly cacao derived from South America has metals which are super problematic vs. chocolate from Africa… after buying Anthony’s brand organic Cacao derived from Siuth America, I’d like to get reassurance or verification of this too
Do not ask your doctor about nutrition because they dont know the answer. Although nutrition education varies by school, a 2021 survey of medical schools in the U.S. and U.K., published in the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, found that most students receive an average of 11 hours of nutrition training throughout an entire medical program. How can a doctor know anything helpful with 11 hours study?
Recipe: handful of broccoli sprouts, few forkfuls of Bubbies brand sauerkraut, one chopped up organic celery, fresh squeezed lemon juice to taste. Makes me sing and dance every time!
I got a severe stomach pain from broccoli directly after I had had Lyme Disease. Before that I had loved broccoli. However, once I had got the same reaction from Bok Choi which had little flowerets on top. However Bok Choi does not harm me otherwise, so I guess that I'm going to try some Broccoli stalks. Thanks for the advice.
There are studies that show that the Taurine we have been putting in kid's energy drinks also helps lengthen telomeres. The best natural source of taurine is Pacific sea scallops, (not bay scallops).
I make dark chocolate mousse everyday with two or three heaping teaspoons of cocoa powder soy milk and just a little sugar. I simply beat it together with a teaspoon in a coffee mug and leave it in the fridge and within two hours I have a nice creamy chocolate mouse.
Thanks for the info. Although, I think we are very different, from one and other. And, so, I'm not sure this can help everyone. There's also a point that is never discussed at all, anywhere, is that every person has their own amount of capital. We are not born with the same capital. Like, how many people do I know who throw junk food in masses into their bodies, are highly overweight, smoke, drink, etc, and have no major health problems. Until very late in life, ..sometimes.. Then, others, on the opposite side, have always lived healthy, but are prone to health issues very often. Capital is not very modifiable. So, one has to really know one's own body, to know what's good for it.
Some years ago when I developed panic attacks after the death of my husband, I went on a yoga retreat with my teacher in Costa Rica. She arranged for us to have cacao ceremony. It was all you can drink and eat. I had very little because I knew that it contained caffeine which I had given up due to my panic attacks. I did have a panic attack that night. I don’t think anyone in the group slept much that night
You've been conditioned to believe that you WILL have a panic attack if you ingest any caffeine. But...surprise, surprise. Cocoa has very little caffeine in it. I used to have HORRIBLE panic attacks when I was in my 30s. I'm now in my 60s, and have never had a panic attack in over 30 years! Yet I consume dark cocoa twice daily...regular green tea...and a strong cup of regular coffee per day. Here's all that a panic attack is: TOO MUCH STRESS PILED UP, LOCKED UP, accumulated IN THE BODY DURING THE DAY! A panic attack is like a too tightly wound up spring suddenly snapping loose. Cure: PLENTY of physical exercise day by day to DISSIPATE your Neuro muscular stress. Brisk walking..Yoga...Deep, full breathing, dancing, Stretches, warm baths, cold showers, weight lifting, Pilates...Any kind of physical exercise or muscle relaxation exercise will keep your inner "spring" from getting wound too tight.
@@CJDane-rf1je I believe she is pointing out the fact that cocoa has even more caffeine than coffee and if you have a health issue that caffeine could adversely effect, maybe you would want to avoid the chocolate or at least be aware.
You might consider cannabis for panic. You seem like you may overthink things. Good job taking care of yourself after your husband's death. I hope there's been a lot of healing, regarding his death. What did he die of?
I'm totally impressed from this contribution - wondering why the so called 'fifth-Dimension-choosen ones' are saying that coffee would be the badest thing we can do to the body. Fortunately I listen to my intuitive intelligence that told me the same Dr. Li explained here. I generally do not believe in people who think to be chosen ones. Nothing being said from all of this crap in this video. Thank you so so much. Actually I eat a lot of broccoli and intuitively also the stem of it. Blueberries too a lot. Having them in my garden, freezing them also, so that I have them during the winter too. I really enjoyed your knowledge which I perceive as REAL knowledge. Real knowledge is what I call, when someone is able to explain in an easy understanding way the essential of the cosmos within the 'sacred machine' (the body) we all live in during our journey on earth. Deep respect for this interview and thank you again.
OK - so I'm from the Caribbean and my grandparents actually grew cocoa for our personal use. Therefore, I grew-up drinking 100% cocoa as a hot drink every morning. Today, I buy 100% cocoa powder and add that to my coffee. Try adding dark chocolate to your coffee you will enjoy it.
I love coffee. But I hear it breaks down everything you put in it
That sounds delicious!
@@Lexington101 look st my photo. In 7 months I will be 70. You decide.
@@junelledembroski9183 i use whole fat milk and coconut oil blend it up
I do it from tout to time… I don’t really like it… But I feel as if I’m doing something good.
Thankyou for giving the answer straight up instead of leaving it until the last 5 mins of the session… the content is wonderful, thanks again
Literally the reason why I watched the entire video. I'm so sick and tired of this crap where you have to weed through 27 minutes of useless nonsense for a 4-second blurb about what you need to know.
Absolutely right!
Agreed. It makes me think I should go check out the book. This video is honest and direct.
YES! That was much appreciated
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I subscribed and watched the whole video because you told me right off the bat. No bait or making me wait.
same! I appreciated that so much.
Thank you the good short to the point information really appreciate it
Am from Philippines..I have half sack of cacao seeds.. i just grilled, peel seeds and grind it. Then i make hot choco pure cacao.
True👍
Stop bragging and send me some already!
how to get them in USA
I too from the Philippines..a lot cacao tree
That is why the Philippines is a one of the best places to live in.... They have coconuts for mineral replacement hydration.. Caocao for the heart and blood vessels, isda for protein and nutrients, pineapple super healthy, just to name a few... Malungay etc.... they have a simple and close life with family and if they can stop the chinese..? They have enough oil off their coastline to be petroleum rich.... The Philippines coming up to the future is very bright...
THAT is EXACTLY how to do a video like this! The Title is the headline that get's people to click, and the answer to their question is literally the VERY FIRST words of the video! Excellent work!
I SECOND THAT SENTIMENT! I'M SUBSCRIBING RIGHT NOW! 👍👍👍
Yes. So refreshing.
Sick of videos that keep you chasing them for 45 minutes before they get their one wretched point across
Great job, wonderfully refreshing. Getting to work on this pronto.
Exactly
no links. waste people time
Yes agree I have been doing CHOFFEE for years. Dr LI. I am 81. In good health no drugs in my system n my vision is 20|20 !! My doctor fell of her horse when I saw her last month and she was envious 😅😅 my other routine is my piano practice ( giving concert soon) and no meds in my system. My doc gives up. Just checkup yearly😢
Do you use 100% Cocoa Powder? I find it doesn't mix well at all.
@@nancyj795 black or coffee latte with milkchocolate. Semi sweet taste enough to wake up to enjoy with my avocado toast. My strategy is to delay breakfast as long as possible to maintain my weight. It is working ok. Still wearing same size dress as yearsss ago lol ....
@@nancyj795 i just mix half cup of coffee with almond milk n cocoa , save for later in the mid afternoon . When its hot here in hawaii i just add ice cubes and enjoy tall glass of the mix .
@@mariatan9129 Thank you. I got it to mix this morning by taking a small amount of full fat milk, cocoa, and sweetener, heating it, whisking this small mixture really good and then adding the coffee.
@@nancyj795 hi nancy. Mix liquid coffee with liquid hot chocolate.
Dark chocolate is a tonic and a superfood, drink pure cocoa, dont add sugar, put it in all you can, coffee, muesli, porridge, hot drinks, home made ice sorbet, use stevia in chocolate cake for sweetener. Chocolate at 95 - 100 % is best. Don't add milk, add water. Helps create endorphins, serotonin, the cacao butter is good for skin and hair, its a totally great food.
Thank you for sharing 🎉
Artificial sweeteners are worse than sugar and don't taste good at all.
Thank you for sharing. Can you use raw honey or maple syrup?
@@JTee-c6y Stevia is not an artificial sweetener it's made from the Stevia plant's leaves which have a sweet taste but no calories and are entirely vegetarian
Make sure it's 100% stevia. A lot of stevia aren't pure and can cause cancer.
I knew cocao was high in magnesium and a potent antioxidant, but didn't know about the stem cell connection. I have organic cocao powder every day in every coffee with added turmeric, cayenne, black pepper, coconut oil, cinnamon and pink himilayan sea salt, no milk, all organic. A delicious ultra coffee.
Thank you for that info!
Thnkq for the recipe, vl try dis recipe
Definitely I'll try your recipe.
Thanks 🤩
You are so lucky 🍀
Ditch the himalayan salt & use celtic sea salt. My mate told me the himalayan salt is radio active or something like thzt. Its NOT from the Himalayan mtns.
When I was a kid my mom always gave me the stems from red cabbage to eat or raw potato cubes before lunch, she also fixed Boston salad which is more common in Europe than in the USA with lemon yogurt and a little vinegar and mustard. In the wintertime, we had chicory salad with mandarins. She also mixed 2 teaspoons of 80% cacao, banana, and unpasteurized milk into our oatmeal. And I still live very healthily.... no meat, no fish, and a lot of veggies and fruits. When doctors take a blood test they are amazed and tell me my immune system is 500% higher than a regular person's. I never will get a flu shot (because I almost died of it) and I hardly have the flu or cold. I walk a lot in the forests as well, which is very good for your health. I grow my own blueberries, raspberries, gooseberries, and red currants organically.....all those berries benefit to your immune system. Thanks for your nice videos :)
OMG YOU ARE INCREDIBLE. THE TITLE SAYS "THIS FOOD" AND YOU LITERALLY JUST SAID IT FIRST!!!! I COULD FCKN KISS YOU. i honestly havent been so happy with anything on the internet in YEARS. im subbing. right now. im not even watching this video. im just subbing. in fact im subbing on every youtube account i own. PLS PLS PLS DO THIS EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU MAKE A VIDEO. I LUV YA 💝 🍷 🗿
Yeah ditto. It's more important to the producers of such videos that you view their product than their videos provide any information to viewers, skip head and then read the Wikipedia article they got their "information" from
I agree !!! ❤🎉
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Dark chocolate has Heavy metals in it
@@randall9958 i wonder if that is one of the reasons its beneficial
Dr.William Li.
During my entire life, it's the first time that I hear a scientist giving good advice to humanity.
I take my hat off for U Sir!🙏💜 With deep respect, I wish there was more people like U,
that would show their face and stand forward to give us (non scientist
People) more info about
important things we can do to live a healthier life.
Thanks again & may God bless you and your family. NAMASTE
Dr. William Li, this video will help correct our body from degrading because of ages. You're not like other Doctors making videos for their own good
I am a 15year boy I am a patient of bone marrow transplant thank you sir for telling this precious information 💎
Chocolate contains sugar. Therefore it is better to consume cacao which is the main ingredient of the chocolate.
If get raw organic cacao..no sugar
And make yourself..w/coconut oil..no sugar
Yes...great stuff..use also
Use safe allulose or monk fruit (best with pure monk fruit sweetener, without erythritol) to sweeten cacao instead of refined sugar, or next best, coconut sugar which has a lower glucose response than refined sugar.
But the real issue is high lead and cadmium in cacao. They must get the lead and cadmium out, or find lead, cadmium free sources.
*update* - someone else commented:
"After much research I found a company which addresses this issue … Elements is the brand… it is organic, delish and packaging is lovely. They have several hot chocolate flavors … I highly recommend!"
And, as someone else mentioned, high oxalates can be a real problem, can possibly create kidney stones for some. But adding some calcium source (maybe dairy) helps counteract the harm from oxalates.
My cocoa has coconut sugar in it. Not a lot…but just enough. Health Ranger store. Non-China, non-GMO, tested for heavy metals and other contaminants. Great stuff! My breakfast made with coconut milk or macadamia milk, with GF toast slathered with butter. You’re going to 😱 gasp! at that, but I’m 76 and all of my numbers are normal.
red cabbage has more sulforaphane than broccoli and also contains vitamin u, red cabbage is top tier vegetable
I found myself smiling throu that video. This gentleman is an amazing teacher
I’m so thrilled with the info on dark chocolate as I love the pick me up in the afternoon… I did recently discover however that in most chocolate they are finding incredibly high levels of lead and cadmium! After much research I found a company which addresses this issue … Elements is the brand… it is organic, delish and packaging is lovely. They have several hot chocolate flavors … I highly recommend!
There was a study years ago that demonstrated a possible link between higher IQ and chocolate.
Thank u and I’m vegan most of their products are vegan!
What about the sugar that's in hot chocolate ??
@@meritapickron8435 Not all chocolate got sugar
Don't add sugar. You can make your own cocoa sweet by using a lower glycemic date sugar or date syrup though for best healthy sweet option
No flu shot. 2000mg of fish oil daily may prevent colds/flu along with Zn/Mg/Vit C etc..
You forgot D3/K. It’s shown that people with flu/pneumonia are vitamin D deficient.
Yes yes yes you just identified those vits you mentioned and I can boast never hah flu/ cold since covid broke out .Thanks
Vitamin D3 is by far the best thing you can take for your immune system plus K2. I would just eat fish, a big tin of pilchards has 12 grams of Omega 3 rather than processed fish oils.
Just add 5000 to 10000 mg of vitamin D to that mix and perfect.
Don't forget vitamin D3...
Also pray to the lord for having a balace life , eat well and healthy , do exercise , laughing and smiling, enjoy the life. For being healhty, pray and give things .thank you for sharing.
I so much appreciate Dr Li! I follow him online, I have his books and share them with many of my friends, especially when they have challenging health issues are scaring them. His suggestions of food and lifestyle are lifesavers! 💜
Yes agree I have been doing CHOFFEE for years. Dr LI. I am 81. In good health no drugs in my system n my vision is 20|20 !! My doctor fell of her horse and hurt her shoulder. 10:40 when I saw her last month and she was envious 😅😅 my other routine is my piano practice ( giving concert soon) and no meds in my system. My doc gives up. Just checkup yearly😢
For all these people worrying about other harmful elements in the chocolate or any and every food now days, best you can do is eat organic and just do not eat the same thing every single meal or every single day or in concentrated supplement amounts. As in everything, variety, moderation, and balance. Do not over do grain carbs, sugary desserts or drinks, or alcoholic beverages; everything in moderation.
Funny because when I mentioned to my doctor that I feel my mental health was affected by what I eat and the moon phases he increased my epivol and said I was paranoid, I haven't saw a mental health professional since 2014 when he said it and I'm world's better changing my diet , I even made new healthy cookies with dark chocolate and a few other powerfoods too , anyhow I feel much better with needs and a balanced diet now its 2024
@@RebeccaMonk-s5z absolutely irresponsible on the doc’s part.
🤔 What about oxalates?? Oxalates are a serious problem especially in vegan diets. It's almost like saying I'm eating real healthy at the same time it has some cyanide in it. It is so confusing.
@@Frankie-f4w cyanide is an exaggeration, but excess oxalates can be a real problem, possibly lead to kidney stones, and other issues. Supposedly adding a calcium source can mitigate the harmful effects. Calcium binds with oxalates and removes them from the body (they say in some UA-cam videos on oxalates)
Your comment is light in the rain on the concrete jungle❤❤😊😊
@@Frankie-f4wOxylates are poison! Vegetarianism is the most unhealthy diet says my brilliant Chiropractor who says his vegetarian patients are the most unhealthy
Dark chocolate 🍫 and coffee ☕️ so glad these made the list 😁🥰🫶🙏
I love this guy's mind.
Beware of daily intake… moderate to high oxalate levels.
Not only that, but the news recently dropped a bomb about dark chocolate levels of toxic heavy metals. Destroys your brain. Look it up.
So what’s the max that you suggest?
Agreed. I was shocked at the high levels of oxalates in chocolate 😮
@@scottemerick6806
No more than two tablespoons per day.
@@scottemerick6806 your body will tell
This is actually a great avenue to learn more about how Stem Cells can do to our body. From what I know, it helps you make look younger. But after hearing and watching this video. It also helps the blood flow regulates normally and it doubles the number of Stem Cells by just taking Cacao (Dark Choco). Thanks so much
You had me until you said to get a flu shot. A doctor in the medical group I used to go to was unable to work for over 6 months from getting one of them. He did not recommend anyone getting them anymore.
That happened to me too, moved to the States and took a flu shot, I got sick flu symptoms a like for the entire 6 months. The worst part was nose congested for 6 months!! couldn’t breath well and had to use Afrin on and off, lost more than 10% of my body weight , and lack of sleep. It was a nightmare. Never ever again flu taking flu shot!
God bless and heal you 🙏🏻💙✝️
@@Bonjosh-zk6vr
I’ve been getting the flu sho for over fifty years,,,,every year,,,,never a reaction….never….
Agree with all others here. Thanks so much for getting to the point quick!
Blackberries, blueberries, cherries and purple grapes are some low oxalate alternatives that are high in these compounds. For those of us who can't consume lots of cacao due to its high oxalate content.
I wonder why the good doctor didnt mention oxilates in cacao
What a lot of people don't understand is the blessing that we are all. Here and the beautiful Symphony that is all of the organisms that are coexisting inside of our body at the same time, giving everything function harmoniously while we ignorantly go trumping around this planet like we own it.
I liked this video. Highly informative and you got to the heart of the matter right off the bat.
Great video! But in the broccoli sprout shake study I'd like a 3rd group: Immune response if they ONLY have the broccoli sprout shake and no flu shot.
Lol I typed the same thing above
Cacao powder, banana, and soy milk blended is delicious! Use whatever milk you like
"One problem with the oral intake of polyphenols is the small proportion of polyphenols absorbed into the bloodstream (low bioavailability).
Many polyphenols have positive biological properties in low doses, such as those found in plants, but can also have toxic effects in in vitro tests and in high doses. If they are used in high doses or for a long time, such effects are also possible in the organism, which is why such doses and/or long-term use are rather unusual. Apigenin, quercetin, taxifolin and kaempferol, for example, have a cytostatic effect, which is why they and some other polyphenols, e.g. pyrocatechin, genistein and gossypol, are classified as harmful to health, and quercetin is even classified as toxic."
Oh my! Thanks for sharing this! And to think how quercitin is being suggested as being a good supplement to take 🙈. How did you learn about this?
@@PhyllisMoon Well, how do you learn that? I think first of all through interest, right? Then you search until you find something rational, for example in Wikipedia. I think everything has positive and less positive effects, the user alone has to decide for himself what he is willing to accept, personal responsibility. If someone decides FOR you, that is bad in my view, unless you are a child, then your parents have to decide, which is good, I think...
He said 2 cups of hot chocolate daily, that's equivalent to 15 grams of undutched cocoa poweder. Make sure it's undutched so that the flavonoids are intact, and try to go for bio cocoa powder and possibly from an area that is proven to not be full of heavy metal. Peruvian cocoa for example is most likely cleaner than other sources.
@@KMR-232 I will do that, thank you...
@@ytrebiLeurT oops, my apologies, this info was supposed to be a reply to a specific comment asking about which should be the daily amounts for consumption. Anyway, glad if you found any of the info in my reply useful
Did he cover the high levels of lead and cadmium in chocolate? This is a serious health issue that can't be ignored, especially for children, but all of us. We need lead and cadmium free chocolate/cacao.
Buy organic ❤
@@michaelaozuka5179 the lead and cadmium are not from pesticides. From the soil, I believe. Buying organic is not a guarantee there's no lead and cadmium. But that would have to be confirmed.
If you eat spirulina algae it will detox your body of heavy metals. So go eat your cacao and eat your spirulina too
@@lrduffisn't that something which can be checked from food and control authorities?
@@michaelaozuka5179 You can buy as organic as poo and it still has heavy metals
Yes but check thoroughly for oxalates and heavy metals. Avoid carbs.
What about Heavy Metals? I started eating a piece of dark chocolate every day, because you recommended and now I am sick can’t walk well and doctors say that most of the dark chocolate has excessive amounts of Heavy metals and it builds in your brain.
gave a subscribe just because you gave the key info in the first second. thank you.
Dark chocolate often has levels of cadmium and arsenic
love this interview thank you wonderful guys
Great interview. Thank you so much for this information! ♥
The DNA can be protected from damage with antioxidants and detoxification methods. As he mentioned, polyphenols (dark chocolate and many others) can also work to stop the DNA damage through their antioxidant properties etc. Good talk btw.
Yes, gut - brain connection via the Parasympathetic Nervous system 👌🏻
Your sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems have opposite roles. While your sympathetic nervous system carries signals that put your body's systems on alert, your parasympathetic carries signals that relax those systems.
The two systems work together to keep your body in balance.
Processed food manufacturers need to hear from consumers that less ADDED chemicals, sugar, oil and salt is wanted in their food products.
Why is there so much ADDED sugar in everything, even bread. That's just crazy
Email, text, tweet or phone your favorite producer of poison and let them know consumers want less salt, oils and sugars in their products.
Let their customer service department know that all the extra added salt, oil and sugar is not necessary or desired and is causing health issues.
Reduce or eliminate highly processed food from your diet if you can.
The easiest way to get the point across is to vote with your wallet! They won’t change until it affects their bottom line. Try Ezekiel bread in your frozen foods department because it is made from sprouted grains. This keeps your blood sugar lower and stable.
Just Don,t buy It. Because they Don,t give a Damm. As Long as you buy, your the loser.
They know what is in it and they don’t care. The only way to stop it is to not buy it. Let it rot on the shelf. The more sugar the more addicted and the more money they make. But then that would take self control and that is nearly non existent now days. And yes I know it’s hard, very hard but I guarantee it’s worth it.
They know that and would likely do it if they saw a cost benefit. Despite consumer demand the sad fact is that their whole business and industry relies on those preservatives in order to produce in the quantities and transport/shelf-life timeframes that make their "food-like" items profitable.
We need to progress away from mass manufacturing of food to regional source-to-shelf systems that rely less on failing globalism to fill in the gaps.
They add it because they're making mountains of money by doing so, not through the consumer, but the literal sugar lobby. If you're American, you're even more screwed. The things they allow to be added over there to your foods is absolutely insane.
i just started sprouting broccoli microgreen, cause 2 microgreen ladies were not coming to my Medicinal Agriculture festival and give free samples. So, I had to sprouts broccoli myself, then, it occurred to me, I should promote sprouting microgreen for self sustainability since microgreen has highest nutrient density and person can grow them quickly.
This has just made my YEAR! Thank you ! (I say while getting into the last half block of dark chocolate.)
Thank you for all your explanation
I love eating 100% baker's chocolate. It's bitter and strong, but it's pure, and I love it 🤤👍
I wish I could. It’s just so bitter.
From what I've come to understand, fasting - for 24 hours - allows your immune system to charge up and do that thorough "sweep" of our insides and get things healing. I also believe it's been shown that practicing meditation extends ones telomeres, helping to extend life. 🙏
flu shots? Um...NO THANKS. 😟
Exactly 😂
Look at the ingredients in vaccines. Healthy my A..
This “doctor “ serving Medical Cabal! Let him take his quarterly “booster” and taste his own advice…
@@gv8001Calmn down. He was asked a question and he answered it by using a study he had followed.
ikr and he is talking about immune system but yet promoting the flu shots lol
@@scottemerick6806 then go ahead and take the shots sir
We drink pure cacao I ( no preservatives) mean it’s our tea or coffee beverage
Thankyou so much , Dr William for sharing your wisdom and knowledge.
At least we know now what is good vs bad foods.😊
Wonderful, thank you Doc for sharing. Your talking direct to the point.
Well, boy oh boy. Back I go to Walmart for my cheap dark chocolate chocolate bars. I love the stuff, but I cut back because of possible weight loss issues. I also have brand new sealed bags of dark cocoa powder. I mix it up with non-sugar sweetener and boiling water. Thank you so much, I no longer feel guilt over my dark chocolate!
Not chocolate bars 80% cocoa dark chocolate
New subscriber here. Thanks everyone! I learn from both content and comments.
This is all good to know, but perhaps we can get some more concrete information? Specifically, recommended daily amounts? How many grams/mg/mcg of chocolate should I eat every day?
He said 2 cups of hot chocolate daily, that's equivalent to 15 grams of undutched cocoa poweder. Make sure it's undutched so that the flavonoids are intact, and try to go for bio cocoa powder and possibly from an area that is proven to not be full of heavy metal. Peruvian cocoa for example is most likely cleaner than other sources.
I'm hypertensive and my Dr told me Cocoa will worsen my BP so I stopped taking Cocoa so good news for me
Coffee will swell your prostate to the point where you can't Urinate, it also is acidic in your body and contributes to lowering your apH level.
Commercially produced chocolate can also swell the prostate
Thank God i found your page🙏🏼❤️ I'm a great fan of u Dr. Li😍 Your contributions in the field of natural medicine can help the whole world🙏🏼
Another incredible vid. From dr. Li!...thank you
Dr William Li you are amazing!!! Thank you so much for your science based knowledge 🙏💖
THANKS FOR THE GREAT CONTENT!!!!!!
I am a firm believer in the tremendous benefit of consuming broccoli sprout as well as broccoli microgreen on a regular basis. I am a living testimony of the dietary richness of both the sprouts and the microgreen varieties.
MY great grandma died at 104 years old. I'M THE FIRST great grand daughter I'm 72 (1952). Growing up with natural organic food (Philippines). We use cacao powder for porridge in the morning for breakfast instead sugar we use sweet made from sugar cane and lots of vegetable that we grow
Fabulous information.
Amazing, thank you! While watching, paused and made myself a cacao drink and put my broccoli sprout seeds to soak! 🥰
The highest amount of the polyphenol anthocyanin is found in
Red raspberries: 5-38 mg.
Black grapes: 3-39 mg.
Plums: 5-34 mg.
Blueberries: 11-26 mg.
Black beans: 1-15 mg.
Red currants: 2-11 mg.
Red wine: 4-10 mg.
Red onions: 7 mg.
I guess chocolate sells better...
Oh my, why red wine is making think I want some.
He’s just suggesting dark chocolate as an alternative for those that want to eat something sweet.
Yes dark chocolate
This is awesome! I actually use a stem cell patch that lengthens telemiers!
Dark Chocolate has a few issues too. Heavy metals and High Oxalate.Mind your kidneys
How did heavy metals get inside cocoa beans?
@@freedomsong9747Supposedly cacao derived from South America has metals which are super problematic vs. chocolate from Africa… after buying Anthony’s brand organic Cacao derived from Siuth America, I’d like to get reassurance or verification of this too
Good question 🤔
@@freedomsong9747from the rain everything that goes up must come down
Via the extraction process.
Thank you for answering right away!
Do not ask your doctor about nutrition because they dont know the answer. Although nutrition education varies by school, a 2021 survey of medical schools in the U.S. and U.K., published in the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, found that most students receive an average of 11 hours of nutrition training throughout an entire medical program. How can a doctor know anything helpful with 11 hours study?
👍👍👍 thank you so much, best wishes to all.
Like your coffee black? Try it with some bitter chocolate, about a teaspoon's worth. Very nice and doubly healthy!
Thanks for confirming that I'm on a healthy diet & lifestyle.🙉🙈🙊spread joy 🕉️🔱📿♾️🪘🔥⚛️
Recipe: handful of broccoli sprouts, few forkfuls of Bubbies brand sauerkraut, one chopped up organic celery, fresh squeezed lemon juice to taste. Makes me sing and dance every time!
I agree...excellent
What a perfect collaboration.
Wow!!! Wow!! Mind blowing info!!!
I have two cups of Cacao each day for a few weeks now i bought 1kg
mocha tea with dark cocoa is my fav drink!
do you mean matcha green tea? Mocha refers to coffee.
The problem is that there’s so many heavy metals within cacao because of the extraction process
I bought Docs book. He’s amazing!! Thankyou
There is some very good advice in this video
True, dark chocolate helps me very much on my eczema problems!
Are you sure about that? It's quite high in oxalates & not recommended for skin problems.
Very good information. Many Thank You's. Remain Blessed.
This is the greatest news ever
I got a severe stomach pain from broccoli directly after I had had Lyme Disease. Before that I had loved broccoli. However, once I had got the same reaction from Bok Choi which had little flowerets on top. However Bok Choi does not harm me otherwise, so I guess that I'm going to try some Broccoli stalks. Thanks for the advice.
DARK CHOCOLATE 👍👌
There are studies that show that the Taurine we have been putting in kid's energy drinks also helps lengthen telomeres. The best natural source of taurine is Pacific sea scallops, (not bay scallops).
Has to be raw not processed , wake up people
@@sousafamilygarden yes
Can you support this statement? I’d honestly like to know.
@@ChrisTopheRaz book called MAKED CHOCOLATE
by David Wolfe..
Yes, yes, yes🙏fully agree!! Also coffee has to be processed the right way and it has huge amount polyphenols antioxidants etc. 👍
How do we get that? Probably expensive?
Wow! What immense knowledge one can glean from Dr. Li! Thank you for sharing!
Thank You. Great stuff.
I make dark chocolate mousse everyday with two or three heaping teaspoons of cocoa powder soy milk and just a little sugar. I simply beat it together with a teaspoon in a coffee mug and leave it in the fridge and within two hours I have a nice creamy chocolate mouse.
I tried the cocoa and the oxalate dumping caused me to barely be able to walk from R hip joint pain, not fan .
This info made me sub! Thanks.
Thanks for the info. Although, I think we are very different, from one and other. And, so, I'm not sure this can help everyone. There's also a point that is never discussed at all, anywhere, is that every person has their own amount of capital. We are not born with the same capital. Like, how many people do I know who throw junk food in masses into their bodies, are highly overweight, smoke, drink, etc, and have no major health problems. Until very late in life, ..sometimes.. Then, others, on the opposite side, have always lived healthy, but are prone to health issues very often. Capital is not very modifiable. So, one has to really know one's own body, to know what's good for it.
Thank you for your comment. So true🥰
@@loisannarter725
My pleasure ! You're welcome !
It's an important factor, and never discussed! Have a nice day. 🥰
Very good point, I think mental attitude and stress and how people cope with it are HUGE factors 😊
Suspicious and deeply debatable.
Some years ago when I developed panic attacks after the death of my husband, I went on a yoga retreat with my teacher in Costa Rica. She arranged for us to have cacao ceremony. It was all you can drink and eat. I had very little because I knew that it contained caffeine which I had given up due to my panic attacks. I did have a panic attack that night. I don’t think anyone in the group slept much that night
Okay what is your point I'm sorry for the loss of your husband but Why is this here?
You've been conditioned to believe that you WILL have a panic attack if you ingest any caffeine. But...surprise, surprise. Cocoa has very little caffeine in it. I used to have HORRIBLE panic attacks when I was in my 30s. I'm now in my 60s, and have never had a panic attack in over 30 years! Yet I consume dark cocoa twice daily...regular green tea...and a strong cup of regular coffee per day. Here's all that a panic attack is: TOO MUCH STRESS PILED UP, LOCKED UP, accumulated IN THE BODY DURING THE DAY! A panic attack is like a too tightly wound up spring suddenly snapping loose. Cure: PLENTY of physical exercise day by day to DISSIPATE your Neuro muscular stress. Brisk walking..Yoga...Deep, full breathing, dancing, Stretches, warm baths, cold showers, weight lifting, Pilates...Any kind of physical exercise or muscle relaxation exercise will keep your inner "spring" from getting wound too tight.
@@CJDane-rf1je I believe she is pointing out the fact that cocoa has even more caffeine than coffee and if you have a health issue that caffeine could adversely effect, maybe you would want to avoid the chocolate or at least be aware.
You might consider cannabis for panic. You seem like you may overthink things.
Good job taking care of yourself after your husband's death. I hope there's been a lot of healing, regarding his death. What did he die of?
I'm totally impressed from this contribution - wondering why the so called 'fifth-Dimension-choosen ones' are saying that coffee would be the badest thing we can do to the body. Fortunately I listen to my intuitive intelligence that told me the same Dr. Li explained here. I generally do not believe in people who think to be chosen ones. Nothing being said from all of this crap in this video. Thank you so so much. Actually I eat a lot of broccoli and intuitively also the stem of it. Blueberries too a lot. Having them in my garden, freezing them also, so that I have them during the winter too. I really enjoyed your knowledge which I perceive as REAL knowledge. Real knowledge is what I call, when someone is able to explain in an easy understanding way the essential of the cosmos within the 'sacred machine' (the body) we all live in during our journey on earth. Deep respect for this interview and thank you again.
Love Cocoa 💞💞💞 And it Calls out Stem Cells Even it LOVE IT MORE 🙏🏼
Cocoa and cacao are different!
I drink roasted cacao every morning. I can’t have coffee & this has been my alternative for the past 2 years! Who know 🤷🏻♀️
How do you make that?
I make it just like I make coffee. You can put it in a French press or an automatic drip.