Antioxidants: Preventing Diseases, Naturally
May 18, 2008 by admin
Filed under Antioxidants
ScienceDaily (Sep. 13, 2007) — When it comes to boosting antioxidant intake, recent research indicates there’s little benefit from taking diet supplements. A better way, according to a report in the September issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter, is eating a diet rich in antioxidant-containing foods.
Antioxidants such as vitamins C and E, carotene, lycopene, lutein and many other substances may play a role in helping to prevent diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease and Read more
Dark Thoughts
May 14, 2008 by admin
Filed under Healthy Dark Chocolate, Heart Healthy Chocolate
A bit of dark chocolate may do more than just tickle your taste buds.
Eating about 3 1/2 ounces of dark chocolate helped relax people’s blood vessels in a recent study, which could help protect cardiovascular health. So go ahead and indulge, but don’t overdo it; dark chocolate is still high in calories and fat.
A recent study finds evidence that eating a little bit of chocolate may be good for your health. In the study, Read more
How to Taste Dark Chocolate
How to Taste Dark Chocolate
from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit
The actual flavor compounds found in dark chocolate exceed those of red wine, and detecting all these notes can be an extremely fun and educational endeavor. The following will serve as a guideline so that you can extract the fullest flavor potential from dark chocolate.
Steps
- Find a location free from background noise, such as television, music, a crying baby, road traffic noise or just talkative friends etc. Being able to concentrate as intently as possible will facilitate flavor detection.
- Clear your palate. This means that your mouth should not contain residual flavors from a previous meal. Eat a wedge of apple or piece of bread if necessary. This is crucial in order to taste the subtleties of chocolate’s complex flavor. Read more
Dark Chocolate Improves Endothelial Function
Dark but not white chocolate is associated with rapid improvement in endothelial and platelet function at 2 to 8 hours after ingestion.
“The effects of chocolate on cardiovascular health are still a matter of debate,” write F. Hermann, MD, from University Hospital in Zurich, Switzerland, and colleagues. “Chocolate may adversely affect cardiovascular risk because of its effects on glucose, lipids, and body weight or potentially favor cardiovascular health through antioxidative effects of chocolate ingredients, such as flavonoids (present in dark but not white chocolate).” Read more
Health Benefits of Chocolate
By Laura Fleenor
If you are a chocolate lover, you are going to love hearing about this. It is a little known fact that chocolate can be beneficial to your health. This article will help give some insight on why chocolate is beneficial to your health. Eating chocolate can actually be heart healthy. Read more