Postcard

I just recently became involved with my dark lover again after a 40 day period called Lent. I just wanted to share the passion....

TEN REASONS TO SHOVE YOUR FACE WITH CHOCOLATE:

1. Improves Blood Flow to the Brain (Guys - this might mean you should eat more too - especially if you're on a date with a hot chick;-)

2. Reduces risk of heart attack - John Hopkins University School of Medicine said that eating a few squares of dark chocolate every day may reduce your risk of dying from a heart attack by almost 50%.

3. Cocoa contains phenylethylanine - a feel-good chemical associated with pleasure, love and passion. Seems like the Maya and Aztec cultures considered the cocoa bean an aphrodisiac! (giggity giggity)

4. It gets rid of garlic breath. No seriously, it does.

5. Chocolate contains potassium, magnesium and calcium. All so very good for you.

6. Although chocolate has saturated fat, it comes from stearic acid, which is converted in the liver to oleic acid, a heart-healthy fat. (Not too shabby, eh?)

7. Ditch the cough - Dark chocolate has been found to contain theobromine which is a new and more effective cough suppressant to codeine. Am I the only one excited that chocolate can now be viewed the same as Chicken Noodle soup when you're sick?! Hell yeah!

8. Antioxidants - Many people don’t realize that unprocessed Cacao is the highest source of antioxidants in the world! Antioxidants are powerful healing molecules that prevent the damaging and aging effects of free radicals in your body. (So basically, if you eat enough chocolate you will forever stay young...right? ;-)

9. It helps you digest milk! This means it is good for those who are lactose-intolerant. Researchers at Rhode Island University have shown that cocoa stimulates activity of the enzyme lactase in the intestine. We need this to digest lactose, the sugar found in milk. Lactose-intolerant patients showed a reduction in bloating, cramping and diarrhoea when one-and-a-half teaspoons of cocoa were added to a cup of milk.

10. Its purely delicious.