Sunny Saturday GOKI Readers, today I bring you yet another informative health tip via my trusty little desk calender I actually purchased last month, titled: 365 Ways To Boost Your Brain Power, written by Carolyn Dean, M.D., Valentine Dmitriev, Ph.D., and Donna Raskin.
March 19 & 20, 2011 Health Tip Of The Day
Opt For Dark Chocolate
According to study results published in the American Chemical Society's Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, cocoa powder has nearly twice the antioxidants of red wine and up to three times what is found in green tea. Based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture/American Chemical Society's findings, dark chocolate tested the highest for antioxidants over other fruits and vegetables. Comparing the levels of antioxidants dark chocolate came in with a score of 13,120, its closest competitor milk chocolate had levels of 6,740 and third was prunes at 5770.
March 19 & 20, 2011 Health Tip Of The Day
Opt For Dark Chocolate
According to study results published in the American Chemical Society's Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, cocoa powder has nearly twice the antioxidants of red wine and up to three times what is found in green tea. Based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture/American Chemical Society's findings, dark chocolate tested the highest for antioxidants over other fruits and vegetables. Comparing the levels of antioxidants dark chocolate came in with a score of 13,120, its closest competitor milk chocolate had levels of 6,740 and third was prunes at 5770.