Daily Dark Chocolate Helps Hearts Stay Healthy
A Japanese study suggests that dark chocolate improves blood flow to heart muscle, lowers blood pressure and reduces the risk of diabetes.
The study involved 39 healthy men who ate a 1.4-ounce candy bar of either dark chocolate or white chocolate daily for two weeks. After two weeks, coronary circulation significantly improved in the dark chocolate group while the white chocolate group had no changes. (Read the full article on WebMD.)
Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D. is one of the world's leading integrative medical authorities on fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. He is the lead author of eight research studies on their effective treatments, and has published numerous health & wellness books, including the bestseller on fibromyalgia From Fatigued to Fantastic! and The Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Solution. Dr. Teitelbaum is one of the most frequently quoted fibromyalgia experts in the world and appears often as a guest on news and talk shows nationwide including Good Morning America, The Dr. Oz Show, Oprah & Friends, CNN, and Fox News Health.
