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More Dark Chocolate Health Benefits
Dark Chocolate Health Benefits Regular intake of dark chocolate can improve your mood, mental clarity, blood pressure, and blood sugar control, most likely due to the effects of antioxidant substances called flavonoids in cocoa solids. For example, eating dark chocolate enhances the production of serotonin, a calming, “feel-good” neurotransmitter. Adding dark chocolate to the diets
Dark Chocolate Health Benefits
Dark chocolate health benefits are profound, but some people resist the somewhat bitter taste. I have a solution–chocolate for breakfast! Click here to watch a short video that shows how to make dark chocolate oatmeal for breakfast in less than a minute. In my book I published three more great recipes for oatmeal. Each can
A Nature Affirmation to Reduce Stress
Studies show that a walk in the forest helps your body reduce stress more than a walk on a busy city street. Even looking at videos or pictures of forests helps lower stress! High levels of stress, and the corresponding high blood levels of stress hormones such as cortisol, probably contribute to belly fat in
If This Was A Novel You Probably Wouldn’t Believe It
What are the signs of a sociopath? When I read Bad Blood, John Carreyrou’s riveting expose of the “secrets and lies in a Silicon Valley startup,” I thought about the signs of a sociopath Martha Stout described in her book The Sociopath Next Door. The five signs of a sociopath Charm Irresponsibility Pity play
Four Ways You Boost Your Health When You Start to Paint
You may think taking time to paint is a luxury, when in fact there are four ways you boost your health when you start to paint. Arts Effect Research studies about art and health reach the overarching conclusion that creative arts contribute to the healing process. https://dx.doi.org/10.2105%2FAJPH.2008.156497 Art provides a refuge from intense emotions, and
Journaling for Weight Loss
I know people who are brave enough to take on a strict diet, restrict their calories, or eliminate big food groups when they want to lose weight. Yet they resist journaling for weight loss. That seems too easy. And how can it help? You might be as surprised as this puppy. Journaling Definition Most research