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CHOCOLATE - 29 posts found << < 1 2 > >>
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Chocolate, Cabernet and Cancer |
| 2/14/2010 12:15:24 PM |
Study says Cabernet and Chocolate can kill cancer.
Joining foods that are ingredients to starve cancer, by choking off the blood supply to tumors, are red wine and dark chocolate. The Angiogenesis Foundation from Massachusetts announced at the TED conference that they had been rating foods based on cancer fighting qualities and dark chocolate and... Read More |
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Chocolate for coughs |
| 11/29/2009 7:15:04 PM |
 Eating chocolate could be more effective than sucking a lozenge at treating coughs, say doctors.
They have made the surprising discovery that a chemical found in chocolate is better at suppressing a throaty tickle than medication used in cough medicines. We've always said that there are many benefits to eating chocolate (as if we needed another... Read More |
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Camel Milk Chocolate |
| 11/4/2009 1:39:49 PM |
 Here's something interesting: The first camel milk chocolate (and it's 70% cocoa!)
Out of Dubai, UAE All Nassma Chocolate became the first company in the world to produce camel milk chocolate. They've been working on this uniquely tasting chocolate aimed at the Arabic palate for several years.
There are five different flavors available in the Al... Read More |
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National Chocolate Day |
| 10/28/2009 10:53:15 PM |
 National Chocolate day is every October 28th, So be sure you celebrate by eating extra chocolate today. National chocolate day only comes once a year, but we should take a little time every day to remember where chocolate comes from (no, not the chocolate elves, from the cacao tree)
And we can look at the health benefits we get every day we eat |
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Can chocolate can stop a cough? |
| 10/19/2009 7:12:43 PM |
 Believe it or not, it is possible according to Charles Stuart Platkin (a nutrition and public health advocate and founder of www.DietDetective.com).
But it's dark chocolate that has the benefits, not milk chocolate. In fact, historically, many people including Nicolas de Blegny, doctor to the king of France in the late 1600s, have believed that... Read More |
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Chocolate beats cholesterol |
| 10/6/2009 8:54:36 AM |
 Diets high in flavonoid-rich cocoa powder and dark chocolate have a favourable effect on LDL ("bad" cholesterol) when compared with diets that limit or exclude other flavonoid sources such as tea, coffee, wine and onions, US researchers reveal this week.
Scientists at Penn State led by Dr. Penny Kris-Etherton , evaluated and compared LDL... Read More |
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Heart Benefit for Chocolate |
| 9/22/2009 12:36:31 AM |
 In a study that will provide comfort to chocoholics everywhere, researchers in Sweden have found evidence that people who eat chocolate have increased survival rates after a heart attack — and it may be that the more they eat, the better.
The scientists followed 1,169 nondiabetic men and women who had been hospitalized for a first heart attack. Each... Read More |
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Is chocolate a health food? |
| 9/20/2009 10:27:37 PM |
 When asked what he thought about news that chocolate was good for the heart, Andrew Weil, M.D. talked about the news about chocolate - that it makes blood vessels more flexible- adds to accumulating evidence that chocolate offers a number of health benefits and may be good for the heart. Earlier findings had shown that chocolate contains... Read More
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Chocolate and Resveratrol |
| 8/30/2009 1:04:49 AM |
Resveratrol - Just Another Reason to Eat Cacao
Yuri Elkaim, BPHE, CK, RHN
 Resveratrol is the highly potent antioxidant most commonly known for its presence in red wine. It has been at the heart of the debate as to why French people live healthier lives. But recent research is showing that red wine is not the only substantial source of resveratrol.
And... Read More |
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Chocolate Trivia |
| 8/28/2009 1:48:20 PM |
 Americans consumed over 3.3 billion pounds of chocolate in 2001 — almost half of the world's production. That's an average 11 pounds of chocolate per person per year. (The Swiss out do Americans by eating an average of 22 pounds of chocolate products per year per person.)- Annual world consumption of cocoa beans averages about 600,000 tons; it takes... Read More
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Chocolate protects skin from sunburn and skin cancer? |
| 6/26/2009 10:17:06 AM |
 This Summer as you're headed out to the beach bring along the suntan lotion AND the healthy dark chocolate!
Here's an interesting article from Kathleen Blanchard RN on www.emaxhealth.com which tells about another one of the health benefits of dark chocolate. Turns out, dark chocolate, the kind that comes from genuine cocoa, not milk chocolate,... Read More |
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Ten Truths of the Power of Pure and Earthly Chocolate |
| 6/10/2009 10:50:16 AM |
 How might you change your relationship to chocolate and make it apart of your every day life in the spirit of health, energy andself-empowerment? Janice Taylor, Chocoholic tells all!
Agreat many of us are chocolate lovers and have been known to indulgeand sometimes even over-indulge. One modest square of chocolate leadsto another, and while we fight... Read More |
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Chocolate May Reduce Risk Of Heart Disease |
| 6/5/2009 8:28:04 AM |
 A study by clinicians at Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has indicated that chocolate may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.
It has long been suggested that chocolate can both be good and bad for health. Chocolate contains a complex mixture of chemicals called polyphenols that have been reported to reduce the risk of death from... Read More |
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Chocolate Toothpaste Better than Fluoride, Researcher Says |
| 5/25/2009 1:13:25 AM |
 For a healthy smile brush between meals, floss regularly and eat plenty of dark chocolate?
According to Tulane University doctoral candidate Arman Sadeghpour an extract of cocoa powder that occurs naturally in chocolates, teas, and other products might be an effective natural alternative to fluoride in toothpaste. In fact, his research revealed that... Read More |
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Amazing Sales Trainer Jeffrey Gitomer Says Eat Chocolate |
| 4/2/2009 12:02:24 AM |
 My favorite sales trainer, Jeffrey Gitomer, writes a regular weekly sales column and it's always got nuggets of wisdom in it. It doesn't have anything to do with chocolate, let alone dark chocolate. So why do I have a non chocolate author who is the best sales trainer ever on this blog? Well, this week's issue (click here to see the full article)... Read More |
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Dark Chocolate and Healthy Teeth |
| 2/20/2009 3:00:10 PM |
Dentist explains his study on healthy dark chocolate and the effect he's seen on the health of his patients.
So, it looks like good healthy dark chocolate can help fight tooth decay. Remember this is not your ordinary candy chocolate you get at the store, this is based on dark chocolate that is high in cacao, that has been cold processed and is high... Read More with Video |
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A World Without Chocolate? |
| 2/17/2009 11:00:57 AM |
 Without Conservation Efforts, Cacao Could One Day Be in Short Supply
It's hard to imagine Valentine's Day without chocolate, but some scientists say that it's possible that chocolate could one day be in short supply.
Photo: It's hard to imagine Valentine's Day without chocolate, but some scientists say that it's possible that chocolate could one day... Read More |
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Chocolate Fake |
| 1/20/2009 12:32:57 PM |
 CHOCOLATE, sweet as it is, has set off bitter conflict since even before the conquistadors found Aztecs killing one another over cacao beans. It split families and estranged friends in the chocolate business to such a degree that when a Cadbury walked into a funeral for a rival he had done wrong, the widow shouted across Westminster Abbey, “Get... Read More |
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Is dark chocolate an Aphrodisiac? The ongoing debate |
| 12/12/2008 10:04:41 AM |
 The ancient Mayans drank chocolate for fertility, and the Aztecs were convinced that dark chocolate was a potent aphrodisiac. King Montezuma had rather a large harem which, as all harem keepers know, requires considerable dedication to satisfy. Fifty cups of dark chocolate a day laterand Monte was a happy man. It’s difficult to know, of course,... Read More |
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