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
Podcast 2: How Chocolate Can Save The World
This week we present a TEDx talk by our resident nutritionist, Shawn Stevenson. When you watch Shawn's talk you will be inspired by the history and transformative power of this superfood. The cacao tree is native to the Americas. It may have originated in the foothills of the Andes in the Amazon and Orinoco basins of South America where today, examples of wild cacao still can ... Continue Reading