Archive for the ‘Chocolate’ Category

• Magic Beans: How Cocoa Improves Cardiovascular Health

  • November 9th, 2012
  • Posted in Chocolate, Health Benefits of Chocolate
  • Tags: chocolate and cardiovascular health, cocoa beans, health benefits of cocoa

  Cocoa beans processed into cocoa solids could give the “magic” beans in Jack and the Beanstalk a run for their money with their antioxidant power that can help fight high blood pressure, heart disease, arterial plaque, cancer, and stroke. Dark… Read More

• Chocoholics Rejoice: Why Chocolate is Good for Your Health

  • November 2nd, 2012
  • Posted in Chocolate, Health Benefits of Chocolate, Sweet Treats, Wockenfuss Candy
  • Tags: candy makers Baltimore, chocolate as a remedy, health benefits of chocolate, studies on benefits of chocolate

  We reach for chocolate as a temporary remedy for heartache and emotional headaches, but as it turns out, dark chocolate is proven to be a cure for potentially long-term health issues as well. Cacao – the main ingredient in dark… Read More

• Satisfying Studies on Sweets: Chocolate Benefits

  • October 26th, 2012
  • Posted in Chocolate, Wockenfuss Candy
  • Tags: chocolate milk, flavonoids and chocolate, health benefits of chocolate, workout recovery drink

  Chocolate, the decadent dessert food made from fermented and roasted cocao beans has been coveted by humans for centuries. The word “chocolate” comes from the term “xocoatl,” of the ancient Aztecs, who thought it valuable enough to use it as… Read More