A new home remedy for lowering blood pressure may be to eat cocoa daily! Harvard professor Norman Hollenberg has found evidence that cocoa rich in flavanols, antioxidant compounds found in cocoa beans, improves blood flow which may help people fighting a range of diseases, including hypertension. (Cromie)

Chocolate For Health

Chocolate to come from xocoatl ( Aziec tribe language) is meaning bitter beverage. Aziec Tribe and Maya in Mexico believes that Agriculture God has sent chocolate coming from heaven to them. Cortes then brings it to Spanyol between the year 1502-1528, and by people Spain the bitter beverage is mingled sugar so that the taste is easier. Chocolate then disseminates to French, Dutch and English. In the year 1765 build Chocolate factory in Massachusetts, US.

Healthy Dark Chocolate

Have we really overlooked an age-old health remedy and missed out on the benefits of pure dark chocolate? Most people laugh either with pleasure or disbelief when they first hear about healthy chocolate; however, most skeptics soon become converted when they are shown the research being compiled from sources across the world.
If the research does not completely win the skeptic, the personal testimonies of the customers are sure to do the trick.
Studies have shown that some of the benefits of taking Healthy Chocolate (pure cocoa) may include:

About cocoa

The cacao tree is a perennial that yields several harvests annually. First cultivated in South America, it was introduced into Europe during the 16th century. Today it is grown chiefly in western Africa. The average cacao tree attains a height of about 6 m (about 20 ft) and has shiny leaves, as long as 30 cm (12 in), and small pink flowers on the trunk and older branches. Only about 30 of the 6000 annual blossoms eventually bear seeds. The seeds are surrounded by a yellow or reddish-brown pod about 28 cm (about 11 in) long. Cocoa beans are either purple or off-white and resemble almonds. The high proportion of fat in the bean kernels (cocoa butter) is used in cosmetics, medications, and soaps. The pulverized residue, which is called cocoa, is used inbeverages and as a flavoring. Chocolate is also derived from cocoa beans.

Nutritionists would certainly congratulate you if you drink a cup of cocoa in the morning and before sleeping a cup of chocolate. Cocoa has magnesium and caffeine. Cocoa stimulates intellectual work, but also is good for hearth and kidneys. Cocoa creates better mood and help handling stress.

There are tree important cacao breeds:
CMOLO , which supplies are small, and flavour is very fine, so it is used for the most luxury chocolate products.
FORATERO , gives 80 % worlds production of cocoa, it have strong flavour and smell.
TRINITARIO , is result of mixing the both breeds.

History cacao

The history of cacao goes like this...Kolumbo was the first Europian who drinked cocoa, he wasn't clear about how Maje enjoys in that bitter very fat drink. Colombo and Cortez broth cocoa seeds home and plant it. Today known aroma made available by Conrad Von Houten in 1828 year when he made a machine fro abstraction cocoa butter. From that year cocoa took place on which he proudly stands for centuries.

Tips

• During the cooking time chocolate drinks must be mixed all the time, because it will give the beverage uniformity and sparkling quality.
• Chocolate drinks are more tasteful if you cook it before serving, than left it until it-s completely cool. Than warm it again, mixing it interruptible.
• Chocolate drinks taste better by adding sugar, vanilla, cinnamon or you can grate a quantity of orange pill, or add cooked coffee (2 cups per 1 liter chocolate)