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Exercise Video Series Warm Up Arm Circles

Exercise is a key component to losing weight. As part of the chocolate diet,we say to just make sure you at least take 10,000 steps every day, but more exercise will help you lose weight faster and better. Here is the next one of a series of warm up exercises. We'll be getting to the more exercise portion soon, but we all know you need to begin... Read More
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Chocolate and Weight Loss

Good News! Research is showing that healthy dark chocolate is not only good for you but may help with food cravings.

Researchers found that after eating dark chocolate (as compared with milk chocolate) subjects ate 15% less of foods such as pizza. We've been saying for some time that you should try to eat the healthy dark chocolate several times a... Read More
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Some great dark chocolate news from Dr. Al Sears

Al Sears, MD
11903 Southern Blvd., Ste. 208
Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411

February 17, 2010

Dear Pam,

If you ate chocolate on Valentine’s Day, I have some news for you. You don’t have to feel guilty.

In fact, I have evidence that you may have cut your risk from dying of a stroke nearly in half.

Two studies give us... Read More

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What does Alkalized and Cold Processed Dark Chocolate mean

Dark chocolate is any chocolate that has a high percent of cocoa solids - it's different for every country for what is legally considered a high percent, but generally 70% or higher is considered dark chocolate.

One of the processes that takes away nutrients from the raw cocoa (or cacao) while it is being processed to make dark chocolate, is... Read More

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Dark Chocolate and Fibromyalgia

fibromyalgia and dark chocolateIt's been said that 9 out of ten people like chocolate and half of those people crave chocolate and that a billion people ate chocolate yesterday and a billion people will eat chocolate today. It used to be that we were told that chocolate was bad for you and yet, now we are learning that there are many benefits to raw cacao which is used to make... Read More

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Dark Chocolate May Reduce Stress

dark chocolate chunkDark chocolate reduces stress? Are we surprised?

It's why we reach for a chocolate, but now there's another study showing that about an ounce and a half of dark chocolate daily for two weeks reduces the stress hormones in the body. The chocolate tested is not available over the counter in the USA, but it's probable that any 70% dark chocolate cacao will... Read More
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Chocolate for coughs

 dark chocolate coughEating 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

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

national chocolate dayNational 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?

dark chocolateBelieve 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

flavanoid rich dark chocolateDiets 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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7 Healthy Reasons To Enjoy Chocolate Without Guilt!

From an article on the Huffington Post:

It might not be much of a surprise when we read about how eatingbroccoli can lower the risk of certain cancers, or how loaded withantioxidants fruits and vegetables are. It seems that virtually everyday we see a report of a newly-discovered health benefit of a fruit orvegetable. We can almost expect foods we... Read More

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Chocolate & Acai - The Perfect Product Combination

Xocai

The name Xocai (pronounced "sho-sigh") defines the perfect combination of ingredients found in these unique products!

"Xo" from the word "Xocolatl" which was the name for an ancient Central American drink made from the cacao bean

"cai" from the exotic Acai Berry from the Amazon Rain Forest, which is... Read More
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Jenny Woo Fondue: Gets Dipped in Dark Chocolate for Good Cause

Jenny Woo Fondue: Gets Dipped in Chocolate for Good Cause

dark chocolate fondueJenny Woo, award winning world recognized journalist from Gambling911.com, found herself dipped entirely in dark chocolate this past Thursday, all for a good cause.

The physicians institute private affair helps was an effort to help bring awareness to the benefits of plastic surgery.

"I... Read More

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Dark chocolate a day keeps the doctor away

dark chocolate a dayDr. Tim Driscoll prescribes three to five doses of dark chocolate a day for his patients.

No, the dentist isn’t a character out of a Roald Dahl book. He’s for real.

“The health benefits of dark chocolate include a broad spectrum ofthings,” said Driscoll, who works at Sunrise Dental Care in Geneva. “Itreverses arterial sclerosis, lowers insulin... Read More

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Dark chocolate is good for you, too!

dark chocolateConfectionery companies say not all chocolate is created equal, and research has shown sipping cocoa and eating dark chocolate in moderation can be beneficial to cardiovascular functions.

Cocoa and dark chocolate are among the most concentrated sources of flavanol antioxidants, said Dr. David Katz, associate professor of public health at Yale... Read More
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Dark Chocolate (Cocoa) May Lower Risk of Death by Heart Disease

dark chocolate cocoa antioxidantsDutch Study Suggests Cocoa can Lower Blood Pressure and Lead to Better Health

Researchers from the Netherlands say that dark chocolate consumers were half as likely to die from cardiovascular problems as those who did not partake in the sweet products. The data was extrapolated from Zutphen Elderly Study conducted between 1985 and 2000.

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Chocolate fills one's heart, literally, with healthy love.

dark chocolate antioxidantsChocolate manufacturers are warm and fuzzy these days about ongoing research that centers around dark chocolate's health benefits. Aside from being a respectable source of magnesium and other vitamins and minerals, chocolate (or cocoa) contains a toothsome array of plant chemicals or phytonutrients.

According to a study from the School of Pharmacy... Read More

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Dark Chocolate Cravings and Depression

dark chocolate depression bathWhy do women say that they crave dark chocolate when they are depressed?

According to Dr Steve Warren, MD DPA: Dark chocolate contains a compound called tryptophan, which is a precursor of the natural antidepressant hormone serotonin. In fact, research shows that dark chocolate consumption increases levels of dopamine and serotonin in the body.

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Dark chocolate can help you lose weight

chocolate weight lossScientists have got an early Christmas present for chocoholics, the news that eating healthy dark chocolate can help you lose weight.

Research has found that dark chocolate is far more filling than milk chocolate, lessening your craving for sweet, salty and fatty foods.

The University of Copenhagen say this means eating healthy dark chocolate may be an... Read More
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