The Truth About Chocolate and Your Skin
May 14, 2008 by admin
Filed under Health, Healthy Dark Chocolate
Here’s a formula for sensational skin: cleanser, moisturizer, sunscreen, and . . . chocolate?
You heard right. When eaten, flavanol-rich cocoa, the main ingredient in dark chocolate, improves skin’s texture, thickness, hydration, and blood flow. It may even boost your skin’s defense against the sun by up to 25 percent! How? It packs serious antioxidant power. Just don’t overdo it — chocolate is high in fat and calories, too. And you still need to wear sunscreen every day. Read more
Dark chocolate may fight off heart attacks
May 14, 2008 by admin
Filed under Chocolate, Healthy Dark Chocolate, Heart Healthy Chocolate
By LEE BOWMAN,
Scripps Howard News Service
BOSTON (February 17, 2002 9:04 a.m. EST) - There’s more evidence that cocoa rich in cholesterol-battling antioxidants helps ward off some of the factors associated with heart attacks and stroke, scientists lecturing here Friday during the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science said.
The antioxidants in chocolate are called flavonoids, potent plant compounds also found in tea, red wine and Read more