Dark Chocolate - Prescription for Health or Health Hazzard?

Should we leave the doctor’s office with a prescription to eat dark chocolate?  A BMJ study found dark chocolate reduced heart attack risk by 37%, and stroke by 29%.  Dark chocolate is rich in antioxidants and minerals. It has been found to boost brain health, energy, mood, and even all cause mortality. But does dark chocolate have a dark side?

In honor of Valentine’s Day, I am featuring dark chocolate. Learn some of the history of dark chocolate, it’s amazing health benefits, and its potential downsides.

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Resources mentioned:

• I Love Dark Chocolate eBook (free - this month only)
• Free Summit: Heavy - Inescapable Toxins Causing our Health Epidemics
• The Perfect Metabolism Plan
• Lead and Cadmium Could Be in Your Dark Chocolate
• A Third of Chocolate Products Are High in Heavy Metals, CR's Tests Find
• Phenol Antioxidant Quantity and Quality in Foods: Cocoa, Dark Chocolate, and Milk Chocolate
• Beneficial Effects of Dark Chocolate for Episodic Memory in Healthy Young Adults: A Parallel-Groups Acute Intervention with a White Chocolate Control
• Regular Consumption of Dark Chocolate Is Associated with Low Serum Concentrations of C-Reactive Protein in a Healthy Italian Population
• Cocoa Flavanol Supplementation Influences Skin Conditions of Photo-Aged Women: A 24-Week Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial
• Chocolate consumption and cardiometabolic disorders: systematic review and meta-analysis
• Chocolate Helps with ... Math?
• Chocolate Has Antithrombotic Effects Similar to Aspirin
• Why Daily Chocolate Could Save Your Brain From Decline
• Chocolate consumption and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in a US population: a post hoc analysis of the PLCO cancer screening trial

 

Sara is not a doctor and the information provided in her podcast is general in nature and for informational purposes only. If you have questions about how it applies to your particular health situation, please consult your doctor or practitioner.

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