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Here’s an article about a German study that found that dark chocolate may have a small benefit on blood pressure. Dark Chocolate a Comfort to Early Blood Pressure – Breaking Medical News + CME Teaching Brief® – MedPage Today I imagine the dark chocolate that was used was still alkalized and processed. Wouldn’t it be [...] Who woulda thunk that you could offset the effects of a meal high in saturated fat by eating another food high in fat–walnuts. Eating a meal high in saturated fat causes our veins and arteries to narrow, stiffen and the lining to become sticky. This article from RealAge tells us a few things we can [...] A recently completed four-week double-blind study on 160 subjects showed that consumption of cocoa powder reduced LDL and raised HDL. There have been quite a few studies that have shown the reduction of “bad” cholesterol and the increase of “good” cholesterol. Another interesting finding of the study was that oxidized LDL was reduced. Oxidized LDL [...] According to a RealAge article here, “Scientists may one day claim you need the stuff to be at your healthiest. It’s a theory growing from a study of the diets of a small Indian tribe in the Panamanian islands. High blood pressure is virtually unheard of within the group. And tribe members drink three or [...] Why not? Really, because it turns out that cacao (the stuff from which chocolate comes) is a potent antioxidant. Since this blog is about antioxidants and health, it just seemed like a fun name to me. |
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