Tag Archives: dark chocolate

Cocoa can outshine Penicillin

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. [...]

Chocolate may help with pregnancy!!

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 [...]

What are catechins and epicatechins??

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 [...]

Don’t be fooled….

Don’t be fooled by the other products on the market claiming to be healthy chocolate!!
There are no others like Xocai… for instance,
Xocai contains unprocessed cacao
Xocai combines the power of unprocessed cacao with the acai berry
Xocai also adds other fruits high in antioxidants such as blueberries and concord grapes
Xocai contains – all natural ingredients, no caffeine [...]

Lose weight with chocolate???

Did you know that you could actually lose weight with chocolate??
It’s true!! Dark chocolate is known to be a natural appetite suppressant. Unfortunately, the dark chocolate on the market is either too bitter or loaded with fats, sugars and fillers.
Xocai – Healthy Chocolate does not contain sugars, waxes or fillers. It is made with a [...]

The First Antioxidant Cookie

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 [...]

The New Year is almost here!!

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 [...]

Reasons to add Dk Chocolate and Acai to your lives

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.. [...]

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