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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/chocolate-good-health-can-we-talk/">Chocolate = Good Health. Can We Talk?</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted March 7, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Kathleen Blanchard</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">We have all heard that chocolate is good for us, but most people think that it’s because chocolate is rich in antioxidants – and that’s true. However, there really is more you should know about the health benefits of chocolate, so please: let’s talk.&nbsp; Studies have shown that when you eat a little bit of dark chocolate (one square), you can experience long term effects of lower blood pressure. This particular study came from Germany and it’s a study that is quoted as being “exceedingly well done”. The research was released last July and the results were touted as “nothing short of revolutionary” by hypertension expert Dr Franz H Messerli (Columbia University, New York). The reasons for the effect aren’t exactly clear, but it’s believed that eating or drinking cocoa produces an increase in nitric oxide,…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/chocolate-good-health-can-we-talk/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/chocolate-good-health-can-we-talk/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/chocolate-good-health-can-we-talk/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/chocolate-good-health-can-we-talk/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-health/">her-health</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-nutrition/">her-nutrition</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/diet-myths/">diet-myths</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/healthy-eating/">healthy-eating</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-news/">her-news</a><br /><br /> </P>