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Hey, Chocoholics!

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The next set of evidence about the health benefits of chocolate has arrived. A study from the University of Cologne in Germany found that dark chocolate seems to have a lowering effect on your blood pressure! Before you go digging into that box of chocolates, keep reading. According to the study, it doesn’t take a lot of chocolate to produce the beneficial effects for your heart. The volunteers in the German study ate about six grams of dark chocolate every day — that’s about one and a half Hershey’s Kisses. If ever there was a study I wish I could … Continue reading →

Making Healthy Choices At Parties

New Year’s Eve! Time to celebrate! And that usually means time to eat, too. Believe it or not, there are party foods out there that have great health benefits. Applesauce and apples are a great source of fiber. Eat the skin if you can — it’s a great source of quercetin, which can help prevent heart disease. Cheese is full of calcium and protein. Get the most health benefit from hard cheeses, rather than soft ones. Cranberry sauce, just like cranberry juice, can be great for fighting bacteria that cause urinary tract infections. Dark chocolate is all the rage these … Continue reading →

Purple M&M’s?

My 2-year-old daughter loves M&Ms, which makes getting through the grocery store’s check out line a bit tricky, especially since she doesn’t remain in the cart while I’m unloading my items onto the conveyor belt. Last week we went through our normal ritual of me trying to make like Speedy Gonzalez and get my items sorted and paid for before she had the chance to beg me for a bag M&M’s (which are conveniently located at her eye level bordering the cash register). “Mommy, I want M&M’s,” my daughter stated flatly. (Usually, I ignore the first two or three requests. … Continue reading →

Top Cholesterol Fighting Foods: Part 4

Today we continue to discover some more no-guilt foods we can enjoy to lower our bad cholesterol, and increase the good HDL Cholesterol. This prevents heart attacks and stroke, and ensures good health. Chocolate Health Choosing dark or bittersweet chocolate can help you fight cholesterol! Dark chocolate has antioxidants (three times as much as milk chocolate!) and less sugar. So you can eat more chocolate for the same amount of calories compared to milk chocolate. Flavonoids are antioxidants found in chocolate, and also tea (see below). This antioxidant helps to prevent cholesterol from sticking to your arterial walls, keeping them … Continue reading →