Two New Studies - Chocolate can lower stroke risk

I love it! The more they study dark chocolate, the more health benefits they find!

These studies are hot off the press and are about to be released to the American Academy of Neurology's (AAN) 62nd Annual Meeting, being held in Toronto, Ontario between April 10 and 17.

In a press release dated February 11, 2010, the AAN said that an analysis of three studies contributed to this conclusion. Two studies focused on chocolate, the other focused on strokes. To quote the release:

"The first study found that 44,589 people who ate one serving of chocolate per week were 22 % less likely to have a stroke than people who ate no chocolate. The second study found that 1,169 people who ate 50 grams of chocolate once a week were 46% less likely to die following a stroke than peple who did not eat chocolate."

It's the flavinoids found in chocolate that are so healing. The study said, "Chocolate is rich in antioxidants called flavinoids, which may have a protective effect against stroke, but more research is needed."

Smith Organic Chocolates had a customer with Lou Gehrig's disease who felt better if she ate chocolate every day. I think it was also the gentle stimulation that chocolate provides. For more information on the non-caffiene stiumulant that chocolate is - see a previous post.

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SPRING is on the way - Cleaning

Valentine's Day is over - and we had a great one! We shipped out 42 orders the week of Valentine's - and we survived an 18" snow in the middle of the week to boot!

As you can see, we're cleaning up and organizing. This was actually a 'staged' picture to show our 'inside' facility for Chocolate.com.

More pictures to follow - as we are totally revamping and re-organizing our chocolate "office" (Mom's old bedroom/old guestroom). We're not re-decorating yet - I think that might come in the late Spring. I still like having reminders around here that Mom was with us those six years (two in this house).

But there's very little left to make it appear that it was once a bedroom...just a chest of drawers (which we use for storage of ribbon, doilies, party supplies, etc. and a bookcase that also 'stores' things.

The only thing we don't do from this office is produce chocolate. That's done in the kitchen. But the administrative, packing and shipping is all done in our "office." Pictures to follow - when I've got it the way I want it.

And - we're planning for Easter - only seven weeks away! More info on those specials coming in about 2-3 weeks.