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Chocolate

Mmmminty Dark Chocolate

by laurel on April 1, 2009

I bought a really great bar of dark chocolate the other day. It was one of those days when everything was going wrong for me…so my solution was chocolate. I went to Walgreens and found it on the very bottom shelf of the candy aisle. The good stuff is always hard to find, right? Anyways, [...]

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Chocolate News!

by laurel on February 7, 2009

Here’s a good reason to pick up some dark chocolate for you or your one true love on Valentine’s Day…and every other occasion after that. A new study published in the Journal of Nutrition concluded that people who regularly eat dark chocolate (in moderate amounts) had 17% lower levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) in their [...]

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Hot Cocoa, All Natural

by laurel on December 22, 2008

This time of year I’m craving some hot cocoa. Its so nice to curl up on a couch with a movie and a hot cup of cocoa over the holidays. But, I’ve noticed that its virtually impossible to find a decent hot cocoa mix at the regular grocery stores (of course, unless you go to [...]

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The Top 10 Foods to Boost Your Sex Drive

by laurel on March 20, 2008

Have you ever wondered if eating certain foods could actually boost your sex drive? Claims that foods like chocolate and avocados are potent aphrodisiacs date back to ancient Greek and Aztec civilizations. Throughout history aphrodisiacs have been sought out to increase sexual performance, sex drive, and fertility. But in the modern scientific world is there [...]

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10 Reasons To Eat More Chocolate

by laurel on September 27, 2007

You might think chocolate is sinful, but it’s a lot better for you than you think. In fact, it has been used for hundreds of years by medical professionals to cure ailments such as tuberculosis, gout, fatigue, diarrhea, weak digestion, hemorrhoids, low virility, and shortness of breath. Recent nutritional research has identified many health benefits [...]

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