Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Raspberry Dark Chocolate Bars An Instant Hit!

Everybody seems to love my new raspberry dark chocolate bars!

When I set out to create my own low-carb chocolate bar earlier this year, my purpose was to try to make a very high-quality product that people will love and enjoy as much as they would sugary chocolate except without all the blood sugar-spiking high fructose corn syrup and sugar that usually accompanies it. I'm very pleased with the final product that is now called "The Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Bar" and available for purchase at the online low-carb retail store CarbSmart.com where they quickly vaulted to the top of the bestseller list!

You can also pick up decoratively-packaged 12-packs of my new raspberry dark chocolate bars at Amazon.com and even leave some feedback about what you think about them there. I'd be grateful for your reviews to share with others how fantastic you think my chocolate is. At least that seems to be the consensus among so many of you who have written to me so far. Check out these actual comments from people:

I got the candy bars - and hot damn, it is actually a low-carb product I'd actually eat now and then! It is way good Jimmy! I do hope it sells well!
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I'm also a big fan of dark chocolate with raspberry. I think the coconut oil is a nice touch, too, and I'm sure it'll make the bar very creamy. I'd love to share some of these bars with my mom and 13-year-old sister too, as I just got them started on livin' la vida low-carb (woo hoo!)!
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Congratulations on having your own low-carb candy bar! I think it's going to be a winner. Chocoperfection bars are great on their own, and even better when used as the base for other candies.
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I really like ChocoPerfection dark chocolate bars and I LOVE chocolate and raspberries. YUMM! I order the dark chocolate bars, then hide them from my low carbing husband. Thanks again for informing the low-carb community of another good and good for you product.
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Way to go on the new product. It is always nice to know that there are choices for people livin' la vida low-carb.
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I am a chocolate lover and I have not had any chocolate since August. I have been on Atkins since July and I have not cheated at all. I have lost over 80 pounds so far and I will keep going thanks to your chocolate bars.
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Wonderful! I love dark chocolate and raspberry--together they are heavenly. I appreciate all your information on your blog as well as the videos.
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Raspberry and chocolate are one of my favorites, I even love coconut oil, but never thought of putting all three together. Sounds like a fabulously delicious idea, and I bet they must be for you to be putting the Livin' La Vida Low-Carb name on it. I wish you well, and hope you sell millions.
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I'm really not missing much of anything on this way of eating but I do love some GOOD chocolate now and then. I have not tried any low carb chocolate bars because of the sugar alcohols in them. I'm happy to give yours a try!
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I love chocolate and am thrilled with the idea that I won’t have to give it up. Good for you for getting your own favorite bar made to your specifications. I, too, have bad body reactions to some of the stuff using malitol, etc. so it will be a pleasure to give yours a try.

WOW, thanks for all the GREAT feedback everyone! I'm so glad you enjoy this new bar and it's a thrill to finally have it available for you to enjoy.

A few of my fellow bloggers have gotten into the act sharing their impressions of "The Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Bar" already:

CARB WARS BLOG

"The Jimmy Moore Livin' La Vida Low-Carb bar is a chocoholic’s dream come true. The same wonderful, deep dark chocolate on the outside as the dark ChocoPerfection™ bars, but with a surprise on the inside—a soft, moist, raspberry-flavored, truffle center."

HEALTHY LOW-CARB LIVING BLOG

"I'm so happy to announce that Jimmy Moore's new Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Raspberry Dark Chocolate Bar, by ChocoPerfection, is an absolute hit! His idea, spurred on by his love for the combination of these two flavors, and his lack of love for sugar alcohols, turned out to be what I believe will most assuredly be one of ChocoPerfection's most popular items...One of the first things you notice when you open the wrapper is the smell of raspberry. When you take a bite you enjoy a delightfully rich and smooth dark chocolate with that touch of raspberry that makes this bar stand out from so many others."

LISS BLISS CHOCOLATE REVIEW BLOG

"It smells super sweet and suffused with raspberry, not unlike Boehm's chocolate shop used to smell when I was little. Smells like chocolate candy...Oh my, this is really sweet, but with the inclusion of the raspberry it works so very well...As a raspberry chocolate candy-lovin' fiend's treat, this just rocks my happy world. Ohhh, I am having serious joy. There's enough chocolate power accompanying the berry flavor that I feel like doing a little dance. I've missed raspberry chocolate so! I actually think this is every bit as much fun as Godiva's dark raspberry--and this is healthy...for a low-carbing chocolate lover seeking a sweet treat? I give it an A!"

Golly ya'll, I'm blushing now! THANKS for those enthusiastic reviews and I welcome anyone else who wants to write one to send it to me at livinlowcarbman@charter.net. "The Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Bar" will soon be available from the ChocoPerfection web site and at the online health food retailer Netrition in early 2008.

If you'd like to carry this bar in your store, then please contact Mary Jo Kringas via e-mail at customerservice@lowcarbspecialties.com or by calling her toll-free at 1-800-332-1773. She'd be happy to stock you up with this delicious and nutritious new low-carb raspberry dark chocolate bar!

Botched Aspirin Study Divulges Unexpected Heart Health Benefits Of Dark Chocolate

An aspirin study by Drs. Becker and Faraday turned to dark chocolate

This UK Guardian story should bring a great big smile to the face of virtually any research scientist who has worked with a group of study participants unwilling to follow the dictates of their experiment exactly as they were supposed to. But sometimes that's okay when the unexpected results end up making an important point regarding heart health.

Lead researchers Dr. Diane Becker and Dr. Nauder Faraday from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine were in the midst of a 19-month study (June 2004-November 2005) on aspirin and its effect on counteracting the clotting of blood platelets called the Genetic Study of Aspirin Responsiveness (GeneSTAR) among 1,200 American adults (500 men and 700 women).

The researchers gave the study participants strict orders to NOT eat any chocolate during the study. But, human nature and the attractiveness of doing the opposite of what you are told led 139 of those in the study to eat chocolate anyway. When the dirty little secret was revealed, the researchers decided to make lemon out of lemonade with the botched portion of their aspirin study by looking at the results of those study participants anyway. Perhaps there was something to be gained by zeroing in on the chocolate lovers. And there was.

After comparing the blood of those who continued eating chocolate with those who refrained from eating chocolate, Dr. Becker and Dr. Faraday found that blood took longer to clot among the chocolate eaters (130 seconds when taken out) versus the non-chocolate eaters (123 seconds).

"What these chocolate 'offenders' taught us is that the chemical in cocoa beans has a biochemical effect similar to aspirin in reducing platelet clumping, which can be fatal if a clot forms and blocks a blood vessel, causing a heart attack," Dr. Becker noted.

The researchers concluded that eating dark chocolate could reduce the risk of blood clotting in the heart by as much as 50 percent compared with those who did not eat chocolate.

Doing whatever you can to stop the clumping of blood platelets is vital to preventing a blood vessel blockage which can lead to a heart attack. Consuming as little as two tablespoons of dark chocolate or a chocolate drink daily (minus the sugar, of course) could be enough to protect your heart against these dangerous blood clots.

The results of this study were presented at the American Heart Association's annual conference in Chicago, Illinois on November 14, 2006.

We've already seen research on the benefits of eating dark chocolate on blood pressure, insulin sensitivity and blood vessel functions as well as mortality rates.

Yet the supposedly healthy versions of dark chocolate coming from the large manufacturers, like the highly-touted garbage Cocoavia, are too packed with sugar and other ingredients your body doesn't need as part of your healthy lifestyle. Don't fall for the gimmick that these kinds of chocolates are good for you because they clearly are not.

That is why I support companies like Low-Carb Specialties who make the uberdelicious ChocoPerfection bars that give you dark chocolate without the sugar and are packed with fiber. These are HIGHLY recommended by people like me for weight and health management. There's just no denying the evidence that dark chocolate is a healthy superfood that everyone should be eating on a daily basis. I'm more and more convinced of this as the days go by.

When you are livin' la vida low-carb, chocolate is the perfect indulgence to not only give you all of the aboveforementioned health benefits, but to also cause you to feel good on the inside because it releases endorphines in the body to give you a sense of comfort and relaxation. We could all use a little bit of that, couldn't we? Sure!

You can e-mail Dr. Diane Becker about her study on chocolate at dbecker@jhmi.edu.