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Confection of the Gods http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21642387-valentine-chocolates-can-be-good-heart-more-ways-one-confectionery-gods 15 Reasons to Have More Chocolate http://www.torontosun.com/2015/02/03/15-reasons-to-have-more-chocolate Nothing Says 'I Love You' Like a Chocolate Anus https://munchies.vice.com/articles/nothing-says-i-love-you-like-a-chocolate-anus Almost half of Brits Lie About Amount of Chocolate They Eat http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/11400087/Almost-half-of-Brits-lie-about-amount-of-chocolate-they-eat.html Chocolate-Infused Beauty for Valentine's Day http://www.forbes.com/sites/celiashatzman/2015/02/09/chocolate-infused-beauty-for-valentines-day/ Healthy Indulgences to Keep Your Heart Strong http://www.self.com/flash/health-blog/2015/02/ways-keep-heart-healthy-treats-sex-eggs-yoga-wine/ 6/17/2015 IS YOUR CHOCOLATE TOXIC? Below is a list of some favourite chocolates that contain heavy metals. What a shame!!!Read NowAlbertsons Wild Harvest Organic Rich Chocolate Cocoa Mix None Earth Circle Organics Organic Balinese Cacao Nibs Cadmium Endangered Species 72% Natural Dark Chocolate None Ferrero Fine Assorted Confections None Ghirardelli Intense Twilight 72% Dark Cacao Cadmium Ghirardelli Intense 86% Dark Midnight Reverie Chocolate None Ghirardelli Chocolate Unsweetened Baking Bar Lead & Cadmium Godiva 50% Cacao Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Lead Godiva 72% Cacao Dark Chocolate Lead & Cadmium Godiva 85% Cacao Extra Dark Chocolate Lead & Cadmium Hershey Scharffen Berger Semisweet 62% Dark Chocolate Cadmium Hershey Scharffen Berger 82% Extra Dark Fine Chocolate Cadmium Hershey Dagoba Organic 74% Rich Dark Chocolate Lead & Cadmium Hershey’s Kisses Milk Chocolate None Hershey Reese’s Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups None Jo’s Candies Dark Chocolate Covered Graham Crackers None Toblerone Swiss Milk Chocolate Bar None Kroger 72% Cacao Dark Chocolate Swiss Bar Lead & Cadmium Lake Champlain 57% Dark Chocolate Lead & Cadmium Lindt Excellence – 85% Cocoa Excellence Extra Dark Lead & Cadmium Lindt Excellence – A Touch of Sea Salt Dark None Mars Dove Silky Smooth Dark Chocolate Bar Cadmium Mars Snickers None Mars CocoaVia Daily Cocoa Extract Supplement None Mondelez Green & Black’s Organic 85% Cacao Bar Lead & Cadmium Mondelez Green & Black’s 35% Organic Milk Chocolate None Moonstruck 68% Dark Chocolate Lead Nestle Crunch None Nestle Ovaltine Classic Malt Mix None See’s Candies Premium Extra Dark Chocolate (62% Cacao) Cadmium Starbucks Dark Chocolate Covered Grahams None Theo Fair Trade Pure 85% Dark Chocolate Cadmium Trader Joe’s Swiss 72% Cacao Dark Chocolate Lead Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Bar Lead Trader Joe’s Pound Plus Dark Chocolate Lead Trader Joe’s Pound Plus 72% Cacao Dark Chocolate Lead Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate 73% Cacao Super Dark Lead & Cadmium Trader Joe’s 85% Dark Lover's Chocolate Lead & Cadmium Wild Ophelia New Orleans Chili 70 % Dark Chocolate Lead Whole Foods 365 Organic 56% Dark Chocolate Lead & Cadmium This comes directly from the one and only wonderful magazine of Oprah Winfrey. I am currently subscribed, and have been enjoying this good read for a couple of years now. I like the large size of the magazine, the photographs which are by the way beautiful, and a mixture of diverse articles. Despite the fact that there are not many articles on fashion, politics, finance, or health, the magazine happens to be well balanced.
The article below is from the Oprah magazine. It is copied word for word. Hey, no copyright issues here, I mentioned the source. Nevertheless, enjoy! “Didn’t think your sweet treat could get any sweeter? Think again. A growing body of research on flavonols, a type of antioxidant plentiful in cocoa beans, suggests that this guilty pleasure can do wonders for your overall well-being. The delicious benefits: SHARPER MIND: Harvard research found that when older adults with diabetes or hypertension and impaired blood flow to the brain drank two cups of hot cocoa daily for 30 days, 89 percent saw an improvement in blood flow during testd of memory and thinking skills, suggesting that cocoa may also reverse some of the cognitive changes that come with age or vascular disease. LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE: A daily dose of dark chocolate may help lower BP. In one small 2014 study, researchers found that when subjects ages 18 to 23 ate about a third of an ounce of dark chocolate (that was more than 75% cocoa) daily for a month, they experienced a decrease in blood pressure and arterial stiffness. Why? Chocolate may improve blood flow by relaxing arteries. BETTER STRESS CONTROL: If you ofen reach for the sweet stuff when you’re under pressure, don’t beat yourself up. A recent Swiss study found that dark chocolate may help suppress the production of stress hormones from the adrenal glands in anxiety-inducing situations. Consider this permission to keep a little dark chocolate stashed in your desk drawer.” AND THE EXPERTS SPOKE! Indulge why don't you!!! It is an order! HE HE HE! |
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AuthorI love to learn in general, but most especially when the topic involves chocolate of course. Who wouldn't? A food that provides you such pleasure, alongside a complete state of calm, why not educate yourself about this wonderful little bean called the cacao. It is not only a superfood but through the eyes of a chocoholic, the perfect food. Archives
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