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- Michelle Schoffro Cook
- February 10, 2012
- 4:01 pm
- 195 comments
Forget what you’ve heard about death by chocolate. A new Harvard study shows that chocolate may be good for your heart. It’s a great day for chocolate lovers everywhere.
Murray Mittleman and his colleagues at Harvard Medical School studied data on 31,823 middle-aged and elderly Swedish women to assess the relationship between chocolate and heart failure. The women who consumed an average of one to two servings (that’s a fairly small amount) of high-quality, cocoa-rich chocolate per week had a 32 percent lower risk of experiencing heart failure. Those women who ate 1 to 3 servings a month had a 26 percent lower risk of heart failure.
The scientists noted that the high concentration of phytonutrients called flavonoids in dark chocolate are potent antioxidants that are likely responsible for the results. The flavonoids are believed to lower blood pressure and reducing inflammation linked with heart failure.
Keep in mind that not just any chocolate will do. Forget the vast majority of candy bars on the market. The study results were achieved with high-quality, cocoa-rich chocolate. Read DARK chocolate. The darker the better. And, be sure the one you choose is low in sugar, has no trans or hydrogenated fats, and no artificial colors, flavors, or other synthetic ingredients.
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Michelle Schoffro Cook, PhD
Michelle Schoffro Cook
Michelle Schoffro Cook, MSc, RNCP, ROHP, DNM, PhD is an international best-selling and 14-time book author and doctor of traditional natural medicine, whose works include: 60 Seconds to Slim, Healing Recipes, The Vitality Diet, Allergy-Proof, Arthritis-Proof, Total Body Detox, The Life Force Diet, The Ultimate pH Solution, The 4-Week Ultimate Body Detox Plan, and The Phytozyme Cure. Check out her natural health resources and subscribe to her free e-magazine World's Healthiest News at WorldsHealthiestDiet.com to receive monthly health news, tips, recipes and more. Follow her on Twitter @mschoffrocook and Facebook.
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Thank you for sharing.
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Ty!:-) Very helpful!
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Excellent ! Let's use this portable to small to large -- all over the world ! What a good useful …
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Thank you for sharing.
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Thanks for the info.
Nice! :0)
Chillies are better for that purpose!
The darker the better - so says the author. However, keep in mind that something is better than nothing - like the bournvita, cocoa and other drinks.
BTW, the article is a reminder to me to have today's quota of my chocolate!
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I love chocolates and I'm very pleased on how nutritious it is. I gained a lot of information about chocolates on chocolarious.com and now I'm a certified chocoholic. lol.
Also, try checking out milkdelight.com, coffeefashion.com, everything-cake.com, and zcocktails.com. =>
love dark chocolate (:
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