There seems to be a consensus among many nutritionist these days– that an once a day (28 grams) of quality chocolate is not only okay, but it’s actually better than okay. Some will even tell you that 40 grams (close to an ounce an a half) is more like it.
I say, don’t push it, don’t guild the lily. I’m happy with an ounce a day. One ounce of good chocolate each day is adequate and advice very hard to ignore. (Why would you want to?) But what’s behind that admonition aside from a chocolate maker’s desire to sell more chocolate? (I admit my bias). Well, consider this latest tidbit from the September issue of the Journal of Internal Medicine.
The findings, coming out of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, indicate that heart attack survivors who eat chocolate two or more times per week reduce their risk of dying from heart disease about three fold compared to those who don’t eat chocolate. The bottom line, a line that gets bolder with each study released, is this: Chocolate is good for you. This is only one study among many that demonstrates that chocolate improves blood flow.
You and I already know that eating chocolate makes us feel good. That seems to be because chocolate promotes the release of endorphins that increase our sense of well-being. And all the good news about the health benefits of chocolate is having a definite effect on people who eat. (Allowing for a few anorexics, that’s most of us.) Chocolate consumption, especially the dark variety, is increasing.
The great thing is that chocolate is even getting better. One major supplier has even developed a chocolate that contains probiotic bacteria cultures that help regulate the right balance of intestinal flora. I’ll take a hunk of chocolate over yogurt any day of the week.
Even better, I’ll take a hunk of delicious sugar free chocolate…
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Chocolate is very good for you and can even help boost your immune system. I love chocolate!!!
Love, your product, having been buying it for 6 months and have to say for a sugar free chocolate it surpasses all other products I have tried.
I just put an order in for the holidays and I think it would be a good idea for you to send an email when order has been recieved so customer knows that it is process, expecially when using credt card over the net.
Sharon, we do send out confirmation e-mails when orders are placed and processed. If you have not received this confirmation e-mail, please make sure it’s not in your spam or junk folder. You can also click on the “MY ACCOUNT” link at the top right corner of our online store to see any previous orders and even track the shipment of your orders. http://www.amberlynchocolatestore.com/myaccount.asp.