Daily Chocolate May Keep The Heart Doctor Away

CNN ^ | 3/30/10 | Denise Mann

[Allegra]

Oh, YEAH!!

[444Flyer]

Even better! Strawberries are said to help in regulating blood pressure and thus, diminishing the risk of heart disease. You get the double whammy.

As well as:

*Strawberries have been associated with inhibiting the production of cholesterol in the liver.

*Strawberries have been known to help the body in getting rid of harmful toxins.

*The high antioxidant levels in strawberries can help the body neutralize the destructive effects of free radicals.

*The potassium in strawberries helps regulate the electrolytes in the body, in turn lowering the risk of stroke.

http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/benefits-of-strawberry-1515.html

[redhead]

My weapon of choice...

[Fiddlstix]

Ping

Hey! We wuz right! Chocolate is good medicine!

[Mama Shawna]

Where’s Diana in Wisconsin? Isn’t she the one that has the tag line ‘Save the earth...it’s the only planet with chocolate?’ I don’t know how to ping, someone ping her!

[Fiddlstix]

Where’s Diana in Wisconsin? Isn’t she the one that has the tag line ‘Save the earth...it’s the only planet with chocolate?’ I don’t know how to ping, someone ping her!

Ping

[JMJJR]

Cool,

now I have a better excuse for my nightly square of 88%.

I ate chocolate chip ice cream almost every night, till the Dr. started to make noise about my cholesterol. Finally figured out I was just eating the ice cream for the chocolate.

Now I just eat the chocolate !!

[Mama Shawna]

Thank you! I’m munching on an 85% Lindt dark chocolate right now, recommended by someone else upthread. Pretty dang good, actually!

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Thanks for the ping! I beat you to it, earlier in the thread. ;)

Mama, I’m adding you to the Freeper Chocoholic Ping List, if you don’t mind.

(Low volume Ping List. I ping about once a month when I’m having a ‘High Hormone Day’ and NEED chocolate lest I smack someone, LOL!)

[Mama Shawna]

LOL! Go ahead! You’re also on the gardening ping list, aren’t you? Don’t you run a business related to gardening? (Get all the names confused sometimes...but always loved your tag line!)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Yes. To all of the above. :)

[Salamander]

Check out redhead’s pick.

That’s *hard core* stuff.

[I can only take the 60% Ghiardielli, myself]

[shibumi]

Lindt 85% for energy and Lindt Intense Orange for near orgasmic pleasure.

[Salamander]

You are entirely primal.

[Fiddlstix]

Salamander: Thanks for the heads up

redhead: You have excellent taste

Omyx: You need to see this thread.

Chocolate! The Perfect Food! Chocolate will make you live a life of good heath. Chocolate heals the soul. Salamander believes that chocolate imparts immortality. I can find no fault with that logic.

[MWestMom]

Happy, happy, joy, joy! Happy, happy, joy!

[Salamander]

“Salamander believes that chocolate imparts immortality.”*

*Disclaimer:

Salamander also isn’t exactly playing with a full deck.

[I’m just sayin’]....;]

[Zman516]

It may keep the heart doctor away, but you may end up dying of diabetes?

That being said, dark chocolate is by far my favorite.

[Salamander]

Chocolate covered parsley would be an even more marvelous food.

[until after I ate them and it was too late, I thought “chocolate covered ants” was just a cute joke candy name]

[Fiddlstix]

LOL! Hey! I never had any fun at all back when I was in my right mind.....
Welcome to the club

Omyx will be glad to verify that I'm "insane". lol