Experimenting with spinach

I haven't given up on working to identify molecules that make it possible to use up stored fat. Right now I'm looking at some kind of lithium oxalate possibility. I microwave cut baby spinach leaves 30-50 seconds then mix them with some dry cocoa and some beef gelatin powder. The oxalic acid is in the spinach leaves, and the gelatin seems like it should be a source of lithium. The cocoa seems like a source of potassium ions (K+) that could help ionize lithium.

I've eaten cocoa with many an odder thing than spinach.

[Update May 12, 2026: Nothing much from spinach, I fear. I do think that there is something in cocoa that is really important, based on years now of food journaling. 

I'm currently looking at niobium, which when heated with phosphoric acid and sulfate (and so possibly nitrate, too) becomes ionized. My daughter used to see weight loss from a heated snack that included yogurt under baking cocoa, which had phosphoric acid poured on it. 

Because spice grind varieties have made a difference in weight management per my food journals, I'm curious about whether lutetium might be involved, too. It can be removed during grinding without altering the crystal structure of what it was in. I think I'll look at lutetium together with niobium and iodine. Iodine can be high in dairy, and cultured expensive cheeses have resulted in weight loss for me on occasion.]