morning . walking towards class . saw sam & andy
they both told me that no teacher in class .
so i walk in & saw mdm liao . chem cher ! so i shouted
' samuel ! ' x 2 , he said ' shhhh ' ! so i heck care
then cher wan write into offence that they 2 missing .
> math , learnt about the dunno wat thingy . & gonna ask new chap soon
still got 2N homework & read up pg 92 ? example 1 & 2 (:
next is social studies , everyone is ,u>listening to mrs nathan lesson now .
cox mid-year is coming , people jiayou s ! [:
- ipw , finally we have decided on the whole thing liao .
group name is : innocent dudes ! include me , hl , don , sam & andy
group topic is : wildlife extinction for the secondary school students
anyway its kinda of fun ! gonna make own video , perhaps going night zafari ? :D
recess , makan 1cha zhou ? no time . duty is petrolling so can
english x2 - collect consent form for the oliver twist thingy . cox
tmr is going for the oliver twist musical cum play at raffles hotel , jubilee hall .
from dunno wat time to 1.45pm .
chinese x2 - chinese test [:
& waited for ah-ting ! bestie , so standing outside with jiaen
lols , fighting starts . got 3f & my class people , lameo .
poor thing les !he got kicked by timmy for no reason
malcom & andy fought , mal uniform pocket teared !
then went back home . called my mum & took the form .
she said 10 mins . so i went down after 10 mins .
sat on the bench waiting for her . o gosh , long lahs . fall asleep sia ):
tired me , gonna go sleep later on :D
pass up the form & came back home . makan instant noodles plus eggie
<3 bloated !
1. Chocolate Makes You Live Longer
Researchers at Harvard University in the U.S. studied 8,000 men for 65 years and found that those who ate modest amounts of chocolate up to three times a month lived almost a year longer than those who didn't eat any. They concluded that this was likely to be due to the fact that cocoa contains anti-oxidants called polyphenols, also found in red wine, which prevent the oxidation of harmful cholesterol. Anti-oxidants are also known to protect against cancer!
2. Chocolate Is Good For Stress
This is thought to be so because chocolate contains valeric acid, which is a relaxant and tranquilliser. Also, the sugar in chocolate may reduce stress - sugar has been shown to have a calming and pain-relieving effect on babies and animals because sweet tastes activate the opiate-like substances in our brain.
3. We All Know Chocolate Makes Us Feel Better
There are a number of scientific reasons for this. The smell of chocolate has been found to slow down brain waves, making us feel calm. Most of the time our brains are dominated by beta waves - normal waking frequency. When our brain activity slows to alpha waves, we experience a pleasant feeling of calm but alert relaxation. Also, because most of us find eating chocolate so pleasurable, we release endorphins (also released during sex… hmmm) in the brain. These have similar pharmacological actions as morphine, acting as pain-relievers and giving us a sense of well-being.
4. Chocolate Does Not Give You Spots
Although many teenagers blame chocolate for their acne, there's no scientific data to confirm this link. Scientists at Missouri University even gave spot-prone subjects chocolate to eat and observed their skin for the next week - with no effect.
5. Nutritionists Say That Chocolate Does Not Make You Put On Weight
You can't blame any single food for weight gain. So long as you don't eat more calories than you burn off, you won't get fat!
6. Chocolate Could Boost Concentration
This can occur, for example, if you eat it mid-afternoon, when blood sugar levels get a bit low. Chocolate has a reasonably low glycaemic index (GI), which means it gives long-lasting energy because it doesn't raise blood sugar levels too quickly. For example, a typical bar of chocolate has a GI of 70 compared with 73 for a bowl of cornflakes. This means a chocolate bar will keep you going for longer. Also, chocolate is a good source of chromium, which helps control blood sugar because it is involved in making glucose available in the body.
7. Chocolate Helps Us Digest Milk
This means it is good for those who are lactose-intolerant. Researchers at Rhode Island University have shown that cocoa stimulates activity of the enzyme lactase in the intestine. We need this to digest lactose, the sugar found in milk. Lactose-intolerant patients showed a reduction in bloating, cramping and diarrhoea when one-and-a-half teaspoons of cocoa were added to a cup of milk.
8. Chocolate Boosts The Appetite
This could be because it contains cannabinoid-like substances that are known to affect the hypothalamus, the part of the brain that controls hunger. This isn't ideal if you're on a diet but for those who need to put on weight or who are convalescing, chocolate could be just what you need to help get your appetite back!
9. Chocolate Can Make You More Alert
Cholocate contains a stimulant called theobromine, a caffeine-like substance that is thought to make us more alert. But theobromine doesn't have the side-effect of giving us the jitters, like caffeine, and chocolate contains only minute amounts of caffeine - a mug of coffee has about 85mg compared with just 1mg in three squares of chocolate.
10. Chocolate Is Nutritious
A 50g bar of plain chocolate contains 1.2mg of iron and 45mg of magnesium. Moreover, milk chocolate is a reasonable source of calcium - a 50g bar contains 110mg. However, we'd need to eat about seven bars to get the recommended daily allowances of these minerals.
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