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Good news for chocolate lovers: Many small but promising university studies report that dark chocolate not only tastes good, it may be good for you. Chocolate contains flavanols “antioxidants found in nutritional superstars like green tea, red wine, fruits, and vegetables” said to reduce the risk of cardiovascular and other diseases. Various studies show that antioxidants decrease blood pressure, improve glucose metabolism, and increase serotonin and endorphin production. No wonder you crave chocolate in a crunch. The only bad news is milk chocolate has fewer flavanols, white chocolate contains none, and processing with alkali reduces the amount.

Bissinger’s Handcrafted Chocolatier makes controlled indulgence easy with Spa Chocolates, a little treasure box with one chocolate for each day of the week, i.e., Dark Chocolate Almond Acorn and Sugar-free Cherry Cordial. Valentine’s Day never looked so good, and guilt free.

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