You’ve probably seen that the RealAge site is a favorite of mine. Once again they have an article regarding antioxidants and their action to decrease inflammation. They also mention dark chocolate!
Here’s a link to the original article:
YOU Staying Young Center — Top YOU Tip #1: Feed Your Heart
I don’t think you’ll see anything you didn’t already know, but as a wise man once said “The key to learning is repetition.” And he just said it again!
The article points out that the following foods are heart-healthy and anti-inflammatory:
- Fruits and vegetables
- Garlic
- Olive oil
- Fish
- Alcohol
- Foods with magnesium (whole grains, soybeans, lima beans, avocados and beets)
- Dark chocolate
I know over the last couple of months I’ve slipped somewhat on the number servings of fruits and vegetables I eat each day. I’ve committed to eating more veggies. I’ve done a pretty good job of replacing unhealthy fats with healthy ones. Between eating fish and taking pharmaceutical-grade fish oil, I get at least the minimum recommended amount of Omega-3 oils. We use olive oil almost exclusively in our house now. I eat small amounts of dark chocolate (at least 70% cacao) daily. I rarely eat white bread.
The article recommends 25% of your diet to come from healthy fats. Since the guideline is for total fat consumption to be 30% or less, there isn’t much room for anything but healthy fats!
Great post. I’m with you on Omega3′s. I’ve seen a noticeable difference in my circulation just combining the good fats with dark chocolate. Healthy Dark Chocolate, that is…
http://healthychocolatevideos.com/category/scientific+research
thanks, very well written post, found it through a random google search and i shared it on my facebook
I’ve been eating Xocai chocolate for several years and have measured benefits in my lipid profile. You’ll notice I sell it on my product site. In fact, Xocai products got me interested in researching antioxidants in general and prompted me to open this business.
Wonderful web site, exactly where did you obtain the web template?
I am just concerned about the main source of Omega 3 which is the liver of fish. as you can see, fishes can accumulate mercury and pcb. *.”
Dark chocolate is my favorite kind of chocolate. Chocolates have some natural antioxidants too.”*-
I’m concerned as well. That is why I only will take molecularly filtered fish oil. You can also get krill oil, and blue lip mussel oil, which don’t have the same concentrations of toxins.
There’s a link at the bottom of the page for the template source, but here it is anyway: http://wordpress.bytesforall.com/ I’m using their Atahualpa theme for the blog.