Natural health expert Joseph Mercola has some good and not-so-good news. The not-so-good news is that his popular cocoa cassava bars are sold-out. But don’t worry. The good news is that Dr. Mercola has created a new, tastier and healthier cocoa cassava bar, which will be available in early 2010. Not that there was anything [...]
Man’s enduring long love affair with chocolate dates back some 3,000 years ago. The Aztecs are believed to be the first to use cacao seeds to prepare a hot, frothy beverage similar to the hot cocoa we now enjoy today. The cacao tree’s scientific name is Theobroma cacao. Theobroma is a Greek term which literally [...]
MSG or monosodium glutamate is a popular food enhancer commonly used in Asian food (particularly Chinese) and is now added to thousands of processed foods. MSG is composed of 78 percent free glutamic acid, 21 percent sodium and up to one percent contaminants. Japanese inventor Kikunae Ikeda took a hint from the natural flavor enhancing [...]
People often dismiss chocolate snacks as not-so-healthy, because well, they contain chocolate. But eating chocolate can be healthy, as long as you don’t settle for regular chocolate bars like Snickers, and sugar-loaded commercial cocoa drinks. Studies show that dark, unprocessed chocolate can produce a positive impact to your health. Raw, unsweetened cocoa, from which chocolate [...]
Cocoa powder is produced when around 75 percent of cocoa butter is removed from chocolate liquor (the liquid from ground cocoa beans used in chocolate products). The remaining solids are then used to make unsweetened cocoa powder. Natural cocoa powder is dark, has a strong flavor and is slightly acidic and bitter. In 1828, Dutch [...]
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Dr. Mercola is a well-known physician and a multiple New York Times Bestselling Author. He started his website, Mercola.com, in 1997, and it has become the world's #1 Natural Health site. Dr. Mercola is a recognized, licensed Physician and Surgeon in the state of Illinois. He first opened his practice outside Chicago in 1986 and has treated over 20,000 patients.
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