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		<title>Autism and chocolate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Raw, unprocessed, dark chocolate may be useful in the treatment of autism. One reason for this is that it is rich in antioxidants. Research has shown that autism is characterized by an oxidative imbalance , involving an impaired anti-oxidant defense system and the overproduction of free radicals. Fortunately, researchers have found that unprocessed cocoa is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=celestialchocolates.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4570170&amp;post=406&amp;subd=celestialchocolates&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Raw, unprocessed chocolate is one of the most complex foods on the planet! It contains over 300 chemically identifiable compounds, some of which are very beneficial to the brain. Raw chocolate is a great source of serotonin and dopamine &#8211; neurotransmitters which promote a feeling of well-being and alleviate depression. In addition, it contains phenylethylamine, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=celestialchocolates.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4570170&amp;post=373&amp;subd=celestialchocolates&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The acai berry</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Acai berries]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[     The acai berry is a tiny purple fruit that grows in the tropical rain forests of Brazil.                                                                  Acai berries are considered the #1 superfood by Dr. Nicholas Perricone, dermatologist and frequent contributor to the Oprah Winfrey Show.  He calls it &#8220;Nature&#8217;s Energy Fruit.&#8221;  The acai berry is loaded with antioxidants, amino acids, essential [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=celestialchocolates.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4570170&amp;post=322&amp;subd=celestialchocolates&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Quetzalcoatl</title>
		<link>http://celestialchocolates.wordpress.com/2008/11/19/quetzalcoatl/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[        The Aztecs believed that, by drinking chocolate, they would gain some of the wisdom of their beloved god, Quetzalcoatl.  According to their beliefs, Quetzalcoatl had blessed the earth with abundance and had taught humans many things about agriculture and the arts.  In one legend, a man and a woman were banished from a beautiful garden [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=celestialchocolates.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4570170&amp;post=290&amp;subd=celestialchocolates&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Chocolate flavanols may increase blood flow in the brain</title>
		<link>http://celestialchocolates.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/chocolate-flavanols-may-increase-blood-flow-in-the-brain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 07:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston have researched the effects of regular flavanol-rich chocolate intake on cerebral blood flow in the elderly. The adults in the study were all healthy volunteers, averaging 72 years of age. For a period of two weeks, they were given daily doses of 900 mg flavanol-rich cocoa. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=celestialchocolates.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4570170&amp;post=285&amp;subd=celestialchocolates&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Chocolate may reduce risk of blindness</title>
		<link>http://celestialchocolates.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/chocolate-may-reduce-risk-of-blindness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[          Cold-pressed, raw cocoa contains more antioxidants than any other food on the planet, and researchers at Brigham Young University and Cornell University have found that a diet rich in antioxidants may help protect against macular degeneration. Macular degeneration is the main cause of age-related blindness in the United States.           Experiments were conducted using visual [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=celestialchocolates.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4570170&amp;post=237&amp;subd=celestialchocolates&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Chocolate, taken daily, may lower risk of heart attack</title>
		<link>http://celestialchocolates.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/chocolate-taken-daily-may-lower-risk-of-heart-attack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[         According to a study at John Hopkins University School of Medicine, small amounts of chocolate, taken daily, may &#8220;almost halve the risk of heart attack death in some men and women by decreasing the tendency of platelets to clot in narrow blood vessels.&#8221;          Between June 2004 and November 2005, more than 500 men and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=celestialchocolates.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4570170&amp;post=197&amp;subd=celestialchocolates&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ancient Mexican cures</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[                   The Indians of Mexico used the cacao bean, which they called &#8220;cacahoatl,&#8221; in a variety of medicinal drinks.   Francisco Hernandez, a 16th century Spanish physician and naturalist, wrote in  &#8220;The Mexican Treasury,&#8221; that a drink made entirely from cacao beans was used to treat the seriously ill, especially those with fever or liver problems.  With the addition of an an ounce of a gum from the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=celestialchocolates.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4570170&amp;post=173&amp;subd=celestialchocolates&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Boosting brain power with chocolate</title>
		<link>http://celestialchocolates.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/boosting-brain-power-with-chocolate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[          Take flavanol-rich unprocessed chocolate if you want to energize your brain.  In a recent study at the University of Nottingham, chocolate was found to give a short-term boost in brain power.  Ian Macdonald, professor of metabolic physiology at the University of Nottingham, through the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), detected increased activity in specific areas of the brain [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=celestialchocolates.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4570170&amp;post=137&amp;subd=celestialchocolates&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Aztecs and chocolate</title>
		<link>http://celestialchocolates.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/a-gift-from-the-gods/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[          The Aztecs believed that the god Quetzalcoatl gave them cacao beans. According to one Aztec legend, Quetzalcoatl was cast out of paradise for giving this sacred gift to humans.           The Aztec King Tezozomoc regarded chocolate as a divine substance, and he offered it to distinguished guests in a tortoise shell.            Xocolatl, a drink [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=celestialchocolates.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4570170&amp;post=109&amp;subd=celestialchocolates&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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