Chocolate, nicknamed “the food of the gods,” has been around for 2000 years and helps our aging mind and bodies stave off some of the consequences of growing older. Research indicates that:
Dark chocolate works because it contains substances that lengthen blood clotting time, relax blood vessels, increase blood flow, inhibit an enzyme that raises blood pressure, activate genes in the liver that produce good cholesterol and dampen the production of “bad” cholesterol, and stimulate pathways in the brain that protect nerve damage. Best kind of dark chocolate? One with 70% or more cocoa content, and a minimum of other ingredients. How much? A square or two a day. In the immortal words of Jackie Gleason, “How sweet it is”!
For the “nectar of the gods,” or wine, the results are a bit more mixed, with plenty of discussions over the merits of imbibing – or not. Outcomes of studies are based upon “moderate” consumption of wine, defined as no more than one drink per day for women, and two drinks per day for men. A drink is defined as five ounces of wine.
The Good (assuming wine isn’t contraindicated because of medications, disease – including alcoholism – or for other reasons):
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