10 Sweet Reasons Chocolate Is Good For You

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 10 Sweet Reasons Chocolate Is Good For Your Health If you're a fan of the sweet stuff, you probably jumped for joy at the good news this week. Research published Monday suggested that regular chocolate eaters may more frequently have lower BMIs. Before you reach for that Snickers, remember this: While chocolate can do the body good, the study certainly doesn't go as far as proving a causal link between eating more chocolate and losing weight. Keep in mind that all chocolate was not created equal: Dark chocolate packs more of a health punch overall, but even the bittersweet varieties can be high in calories, fat and sugar. However, treating yourself to a small amount of chocolate regularly is definitely a health message we can get behind. Take a look at some of the surprising health benefits! 8 Foods That Could Naturally Lower Blood Pressure Weight Loss Success: 5 Habits Of Highly Successful Dieters INFOGRAPHIC: Who Runs Marathons? Half Of U.S. Cancer Cases Are Preventable, Study Shows BLOG POSTS Lloyd I. Sederer, MD: Are These Drugs Being Over-Prescribed, Yet Under-Delivering? When it comes to benefits, psychiatric medications hold their own when compared with general medical medications in the treatment of a great number of diseases that affect so many people. Carl Alasko: The Blame Cycle: Why We're All Still Acting Like We're In Kindergarten We tend to view blame as a necessary behavior, a way to seek justice, a synonym for accountability or responsibility. But it's none of these. Nancy Colier: Why Meditate? Meditation can change your life and your very sense of who you are. There is a reason it has been around for thousands of years and practiced by people from all walks of life and on all parts of the globe. Bridget Nielsen: 4 Ways To Awaken Your Creativity The key is opening the door to creativity by inviting in curiosity and doing things that awaken the energy of excitement to keep things open and flowing.

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