By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:20:06 +0000

Does anyone know where you can buy it, it is my favourite chocolate bar but tesco have stopped doing it (at least locally in Scarborough).

have looked on line even

By: m watson

m watson — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:38:42 +0000

can i still buy bournville drink anymore

By: Dom

Dom — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:41:14 +0000

Exactly. All things in moderation. Particularly, all chocolatey things.

I don’t think I’ll remove the initial comment now – because the rest wouldn’t make sense if I did. :)

By: shells

shells — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:39:12 +0000

“For every cup of tea or coffee you drink, the body has to mobilize 2-3 cups of water just to remove the stimulants, a luxury it cannot afford…”

… so, um…

drink more water?

0_o

By: Yummy

Yummy — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:30:35 +0000

Dom, can you please remove the above fear-mongering comment.

Moderation is the key…. Susan’s stress inducing rant may cause more physiological issues than caffeine.

Thanks. Good article.

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:31:21 +0000

Tea, coffee, cola, energy drinks and chocolate share the same nerve toxin (stimulant), caffeine. Caffeine, which is readily released into the blood, triggers a powerful immune response that helps the body to counteract and eliminate this irritant. The toxic irritant stimulates the adrenal glands, and to some extent, the body’s many cells, to release the stress hormones adrenaline and cortisol into the blood stream.

If consumption of stimulants continues on a regular basis, however, this natural defense response of the body becomes overused and ineffective. The almost constant secretion of stress hormones, which are highly toxic compounds in and of themselves, eventually alters the blood chemistry and causes damage to the immune system, endocrine, and nervous systems. Future defense responses are weakened, and the body becomes more prone to infections and other ailments.

The boost in energy experienced after drinking a cup of coffee is not a direct result of the caffeine it contains, but of the immune system’s attempt to get rid of it (caffeine) An overexcited and suppressed immune system fails to provide the “energizing” adrenaline and cortisol boost needed to free the body from the acidic nerve toxin, caffeine. At this stage, people say that they are “used” to a stimulant, such as coffee. So they tend to increase intake to feels the “benefits.”

Since the body cells have to sacrifice some of their own water for the removal of the nerve toxin caffeine, regular consumption of coffee, tea, or colas causes them to become dehydrated. For every cup of tea or coffee you drink, the body has to mobilize 2-3 cups of water just to remove the stimulants, a luxury it cannot afford. This applies to soft drinks, medicinal drugs, and any other stimulants, As a rule, all stimulants have a strong dehydrating effect on the bile, blood, and digestive juices.