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There is definitely a deepening activist dimension in the latest wave of social media and networking. I am calling this multibanding, and it is an extremely powerful communication tool for broadcasting information. If you are not yet aware of these facts, you might want to read my latest article. http://ping.fm/ziNq4

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As has been noted previously in this blog, cocoa flavonoids share in the healthful benefits of other noted flavonoids, such as citrus bioflavonoids and parsley apigenin. In fact, 70% dark chocolate has been widely recommended because of the demonstrated health benefit.

I had suspected that most of the phenolics and other beneficial anti-oxidants were bound to the fiber in the cocoa solids, and like many other foods, such as grain and citrus, this turns out to be the case. It is unfortunate that these beneficial substances have sometimes been set aside in the past, but thankfully, that is changing. In the case of cocoa, this tends to be less of a problem, because the delicious chocolate flavor resides in the solid fraction, from which cocoa powder is made. There is, however, some cause for concern, because harsh processing is often used to improve the flavor, and it is likely that much nutrient loss results from these processes. This is why I favor plain, inexpensive, commonplace cocoa powder. One of the reasons it is less expensive is that it has received less processing. It should be noted that it is not too hard to find a whole pound of cocoa powder for the price of a single 70% dark chocolate bar, and the powder is likely just as beneficial. You can even improve the healthfulness by adding more cocoa than is found in the chocolate bar without sacrificing flavor, as I explain in the article, and provide a delicious fudge recipe to prove it.

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biochemist, musician, protein crystallographer, system administrator, X-ray lab manager, GNU-Darwin.org operator, life-long bicycle commuter From the website: Geek Technology, Structural Biology, Music, Medieval and Neoplatonic Literature, I am Noah, REPENT!

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My interests range widely and are always expanding. Of late in addition to the above, I like kitchen chemistry and wizardry, listening to music, but also making music, wireless and mobile tech. My writing has turned to food and healthful living in addition to the freedom activism that has always driven me. I see a convergence emerging around these issues in the coming decade.

With a Ph.D in biochemistry, and years of experience in system engineering and administration, I have wide-ranging experience and authority to speak with expertise on many diverse issues. I am a life-long consumer of vitamin supplements. I take resveratrol, and I try to practice calorie restriction too. I fast and pray. When the war is over, I will be very happy.

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Some of you might be interested in molecules that chemists use to form stable free radicals. It is remarkable how similar in structure some of them are to polyphenols, which probably helps to explain some of their properties. I would suspect that this kind of work underpins much of the supplementation that we do today. Chemistry is not my specialty, but I found this small collection to be very interesting, and probably valuable to someone.

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I have added some refinements to my citrus pudding recipe, so that it is now a tastey classic pudding, which can be used as a pie stuffer, or even baked into a pleasant loaf. It includes my trademark 1/2 cup parsley.

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How might apigenin chloride channel blockade decrease serum triglycerides? In other words, could one reduce serum triglycerides by eating parsley? What follows is abit speculative, and I will admit that I have not yet researched the topic fully in the literature. More will follow. If you are comfortable with the fact the following may contain inaccurate extrapolations, the proceed.

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Diarrhea is a frequently problem for those who undertake supplementation and vegetarian-style regimens. On the other hand, what for some of us is a minor inconvenience or annoyance can become life-threatening in some parts of the world where there are complicating issues. It is a real problem, which is larger than some of us think, and the dehydration resulting from diarrhea may be dangerous for those who are using supplements as well. First advice is drink plenty of water if you are using...

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Yesterday I realized that people with allergies might like to try the parsley regimen. I have definitely had dry eyes and nose as a result of using this much parsley, and I think I actually developed an eye stye because of it. Of course, this speaks to the histamine connection. I had been taking an anti-histamine for atopic cough and runny nose, which are allergy-like symptoms, and it appears that the parsley regimen has eliminated that problem. Because of the stye, I stopped the anti-histamine, so that I would have more tears, and I have started taking niacin again, which I...

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Molecules activism could be viewed as the promotion of uncommon knowledge of commonplace things. The aspirin, the parsley, citrus fruits, all of which are commonplace things, readily in view and at hand. They all have little known properties which are highly valuable, although perhaps not in the shallow sense of monetary value. Common nuts, roots, and berries, which are sometimes valued little above the dirt that they sprout from, have unknown riches inside of them, not necessarily monetary wealth, but richness of health and strength. Such power is clearly not beyond our grasp, but it is merely unknown to us. We must establish such knowledge.

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Some of you may not know that in addition to my admin responsibility at
GNU-Darwin, I am a biochemist and protein crystallographer, as well as
the X-ray lab manager and systems admin for the Biophysics and
Biophysical Chemistry Department at Johns Hopkins University. Here are
some Hopkins links.

http://biophysics.med.jhmi.edu/xtal/
http://biophysics.med.jhmi.edu/love/

The main reasons that I went into life sciences was to increase
intelligence and longevity, which is like hacking computers, but it is
hacking the body instead.

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Some might wonder why I have gone to so much trouble to mirror the blog in so many places. The more I think about this question, the more great answers come to mind, but the main reason is resistance. More at source.