Wow, I was completely surprised when I came across an article in Science Daily (March 12, 2007), that claimed cocoa was a vitamin with health benefits that can outshine penicillin.
There are tremendous health benefits related to epicatechins, compounds found in cocoa. Epicatechins may rival penicillin and anaesthesia in terms of importance to public health. [...]
Wow, that is like music to a woman’s ears!! Chocolate can actually help with pregnancy!!!
New research performed at Yale University suggests that including dark chocolate in your diet may prevent pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia.
There is a chemical in dark chocolate called ‘theobromine’, which stimulates the heart, relaxes smooth muscles and dilates blood [...]
Catechins and epicatechins are found in a variety of plant sources. The largest source of catechins in the human diet are found in chocolates, wine, teas and vegetables.
Catechins also demonstrate antioxidant activities. Remember antioxidants are needed to remove the toxins from our bodies, but our bodies don’t make these so we must find products that [...]
I am always asked how do you control the cravings…the answer is not a simple one.
There are times that we crave certain food items and those are signs that our bodies are giving us….for example, you may crave peanuts… your body is probably needing more protein..
Being a vegetarian, it is difficult to get all the [...]
The First Antioxidant Cookie is now available!!!
It is absolutely delicious and good for you too!! Who knew that chocolate could be good for you. We have been endocrinated to believe and think that chocolate is bad for you, but research now shows that it indeed has health benefits!
Americans tend to snack more than they should [...]
Wow, I’m sorry I haven’t updated my blog recently…it’s been a little crazy!!
Can you believe a New Year is right around the corner?? Have you made your resolutions yet?? How will you keep them this year??
My resolutions are ones that I make realistic so they are easy to maintain on a daily basis… for instance [...]
It’s all over the news…. the benefits of dark chocolate and the acai berry….but does everyone really know why those two main products are soooo good for us????
Well, I will list just a few reasons that they are very important to add to our health regimen—
1. Both the acai berry and dark chocolate contain FIBER.. [...]
Hmmmmm, you must be wondering why I mentioned vegetables and chocolate in my title…well, I will tell you…
As a mom to 5 children, it isn’t always easy to get everyone to eat their vegetables or eat healthy snacks. Actually it is quite difficult. I have found that unless you drown the spinach in cheese or [...]
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