The first cacao powder with an approved EU health claim that it ‘helps maintain the elasticity of blood vessels, which contributes to normal blood flow’ tastes pretty good for a medicine that can lower blood pressure and protect against heart attack and stroke. Cacao health benefits Cacao is made from […]
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As a confessed chocaholic, I really wanted to believe the recent headlines claiming that eating chocolate would lower my risk of a heart attack or stroke. Sadly, having read the research paper, I’m left bemused that such a respectable British medical journal, Heart, agreed to accept it for publication. The […]
Magnesium is one of the most important minerals for optimum health, yet most of us don’t get enough. Magnesium is needed for over 350 enzymes and metabolic pathways to run smoothly and, among other actions, helps to reduce arterial spasm, maintain a healthy blood pressure, relax muscles, promote sleep and […]
Drinking cocoa has beneficial effects on the brain to boost your memory – especially your memory recall. This may explain why Einstein ate chocolate while formulating his Theory of Relativity, and why scientists writing in the New England Journal of Medicine previously showed that countries with the highest chocolate consumption […]
