Dr. Steve Smith - Chocolate for a Healthy Smile?
May 21, 2008 by admin
Filed under Media Center
Dangers at Bay
May 14, 2008 by admin
Filed under Health, Healthy Dark Chocolate, Heart Healthy Chocolate
By Amanda Gardner
HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) — People who couldn’t stomach a medical study requiring them to give up chocolate ended up helping science, anyway.
These chocoholics’ blood platelets displayed a reduced tendency to clot together in dangerous clumps, researchers found.
Billed as the “first biochemical analysis” on the subject, the finding may explain why chocolate can be good for the heart.
“Chocolate that’s flavonoid-rich, that’s dark, that’s good quality, that’s not traveling with all of its bad friends like sugar and fat, probably has some fairly potent pro-health benefits, although not as strong as 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