Alright, Hollstrom & Associates Inc can't present you a piece of chocolate via the computer, but we do have the power to share some of its benefits with you.

Chocolate and its principal ingredient, cocoa, have advantageous effects for your heart, mind and body.

• Cocoa has almost 4 times greater antioxidant capacity than green tea and twice that of red wine. (2) The anti-oxidant flavanols encountered in cocoa beans reduce cell damage in heart disease and help lower blood pressure. (4,6)
• Moderate (not overly indulgent!) consumption of dark chocolate offers blood pressure reducing effects and anti-inflammatory activity. (3,6)
• The anti-oxidants and the bigger magnesium content in dark chocolate may improve constipation trouble and even speed up bowel movements! (2,5) We chiropractors know that constipation when you have back pain isn't good!

These conclusions are why Hollstrom & Associates Inc can put up with the enjoyment of dark chocolate...in moderation, of course. Mood, memory, brain function, heart, immune system and stress reduction may all benefit as well. (2) Whose day isn't made better with a piece of chocolate?!