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The Healing Power of Chocolate

Chocolate is good for you. It's even better for me!
The ancient Mayans were right. Chocolate heals. Among the benefits reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association:

  • Cocoa, rich in flavonoids, help keep blood platelets from clumping together which can reduce the risk of blood clots that could lead to heart attacks.
  • Dark chocolate can lower blood pressure in elderly hypertensive patients.
  • Chocolate compounds can make blood vessels more flexible, improving cardiovascular health.
  • An ingredient in chocolate called theobromine might be more effective in controlling a persistent cough than traditional cough medicine containing codeine.
  • A study of 163 women about their chocolate consumption and their love lives revealed that the more chocolate a woman ate, the more likely she was to have a satisfying sex life.
  • Most chocolate desserts are rich in sugar and saturated fat, which makes them high in calories. Extra pounds would undo all the good that chocolate could do. Ingredients like margarine, butter and cream are not heart-healthy.

Scratch that last one, I didn’t like it. I plan on being a elderly hypertensive patient; please pass me the dark chocolate. 🙂

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4 responses to “The Healing Power of Chocolate”

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    Swt GA HunnyB

    Chocolate! YAY!!! What a sweet post!

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  2. A.M.M. Avatar
    A.M.M.

    What a great dating tip. Next time I take a girl out somewhere, I’m going to insist that she has a chocolate dessert.

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  3. Michael Avatar
    Michael

    Er. That wasn’t the sort of thing a father wanted to teach his son. Why don’t you just read every other post of mine, AMM? 😛

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  4. Laila Avatar
    Laila

    That’s awesome…. no wonder my sex life hasnt been too great. i quit eating chocolate 5 months ago!

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Michael, a sinner saved by grace, sharing what the good Lord has shared with me.

Solomon, in the book of Ecclesiastes, said, “I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.”

If you’re not living for the glory of God, then what you’re doing is meaningless, no matter what it is. Living for God gives life meaning, and enjoying a “chasing after the wind” is a gift from God. I’m doing what I can to enjoy this gift daily.

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