Skip the classic flowers and chocolate this year and get your mom something special this Mother’s Day. Gift-giving is a fun opportunity to buy a loved one something that she would really enjoy but would never buy for herself. Your mother deserves a unique gift to match her unique interests and personality. The following Mother’s Day gift ideas are fun ways to show your ... Continue Reading
The Amazing Ways Cacao Benefits Your Skin
Just because something is sweet and delicious doesn’t mean it won’t have a bigger story to tell. This is the case with the cacao plant, which is the tropical fruit tree responsible for all the world's chocolate. While being the primary ingredient in the world’s favorite sweet, the cacao fruit is also the main ingredient in many skincare products. It also has many health ... Continue Reading
The Facts About The Benefits of Dark Chocolate
If you’re a believer of ‘two cups of cocoa a day keeps dementia away,’ read on for the truth behind chocolate’s claim to fame in boosting brain power. This post from Bottom Line Health discusses how misleading news reports following a research can raise false hopes. You’ve probably read through many articles about how chocolate boosts brain power and helps fight dementia and ... Continue Reading
The Benefits of Chocolate For a Healthy Heart
The association between habitual chocolate consumption and the risk of future cardiovascular events has been re-examined and found to favor chocolate lovers, again. This post from Los Angeles Times reports the findings of a meta-analysis that reiterates the health benefits of chocolate. More good news for chocoholics: New research has found that devoted consumers of chocolate ... Continue Reading
Raw Recipe: Chocolate & Cherry Parfait
If you're like me and you think berries and chocolate are an awesome antioxidant-fueled mix, raise your hand! This raw chocolate and cherry parfait is heavenly and delicious. If you're like me and you think berries and chocolate are an awesome antioxidant-fueled mix, raise your hand! This raw chocolate and cherry parfait is heavenly and delicious. I recently made for my ... Continue Reading