Healthy Vibes » dark chocolate http://www.healthyvibes.net Health Blog - Helping you feel Healthy! Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:38:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= The Many Benefits of Dark Chocolate: 2 http://www.healthyvibes.net/2010/the-many-benefits-of-dark-chocolate-2.asp http://www.healthyvibes.net/2010/the-many-benefits-of-dark-chocolate-2.asp#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:40:06 +0000 Heather http://www.healthyvibes.net/?p=184 Dark-chocolate-text448On top of having a ton of antioxidants inside of it, dark chocolate can actually improve a lot of things about your body as well.  For example, it can really help you decrease your blood pressure as well as reduce your cholesterol and increase a person’s insulin sensitivity.  All of these are pluses of course but one important thing about dark chocolate is that it can help you focus.

That is a huge point whenever you are working late and the 3:00pm tiredness comes around.  Just pop in some dark chocolate and you should start feeling better and your memory will even get better.

Dark chocolate is a fantastic alternative to a lot of the snacks that you are probably currently having and can definitely help you in a lot of ways.

]]> http://www.healthyvibes.net/2010/the-many-benefits-of-dark-chocolate-2.asp/feed 0 The Many Benefits of Dark Chocolate: 1 http://www.healthyvibes.net/2010/the-many-benefits-of-dark-chocolate-1.asp http://www.healthyvibes.net/2010/the-many-benefits-of-dark-chocolate-1.asp#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:34:42 +0000 Heather http://www.healthyvibes.net/?p=181 fadc3401e64615ca_dark_chocolate.previewDid you know that chocolate is actually one of the most consumed things in the world?  It is actually a world-wide thing and while when you are dealing with milk chocolate, you are you basically just eating fat, dark chocolate is a different story.  Dark chocolate actually can be good for you and certainly has a lot of benefits versus milk chocolate.

That is exactly what we are going to talk about in the next few blogs, what exactly dark chocolate can do for you if you have just a couple pieces a day.  Firstly, you need to understand dark chocolate.  It actually came about as an experiment and it is made with specific participates that gives it its dark color and flavor.

One of the greatest things about dark chocolate is the fact that it has a heck of a lot of antioxidants inside of it, which can help you.

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