Dark Chocolate

Minarets? No Thanks, We're Swiss

Hisham Wyne | Posted 12.01.2009 | World


Hisham Wyne

Europe is creeping towards old habits of intolerance. Fascism has found a happy home in Europe before, and there are days when it appears contemporary Europe suffers nostalgia.

Eating Dark Chocolate Daily May Improve Metabolic Stress Response, Nestlé Researchers Say

Medical News Today | Catharine Paddock | Posted 11.15.2009 | Living


A new study by Nestlé researchers suggests that eating a few pieces of dark chocolate every day may improve the metabolic response of people who repo...

The Top 10 Foods for Great Sex

Christina Pirello | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living


Christina Pirello

Wining and dining a date will more likely result in a great night's sleep rather than a great romp in the sack. To really get things going, you need to stimulate your 'circuitry,' your nervous and circulatory systems.

7 Healthy Reasons To Enjoy Chocolate--Without the Guilt!

Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living


Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald

It might not be much of a surprise when we read about how eating broccoli can lower the risk of certain cancers, or how loaded with antioxidants fruit...

How Sweet It Is: Good News About Chocolate and Cocoa

Dr. Nicholas Perricone | Posted 08.13.2009 | Living


Dr. Nicholas Perricone

The darker the chocolate, the greater the cocoa content and thus, the higher the health-promoting flavonoid content.

Chocolate: The 10 Truths

Janice Taylor | Posted 07.10.2009 | Living


Janice Taylor

Know Your Limits: Plan on your one square of excellent dark chocolate per day, no more than one-ounce, and again make it a ritual of beauty, peace and empowerment.

If He Brings The Chocolate Body Frosting, Is Dessert On Me?

Diane Tucker | Posted 04.29.2009 | Style


Diane Tucker

But for me, the big shocker was discovering body frosting at my corner Rite-Aid drug store. Who knew mainstream America was so sensual?

Valentine's Day: A Chocolate State of Mind

Karen Leland | Posted 03.13.2009 | Style


Karen Leland

I consulted my trove of chocolate cookbooks to see what delicious deserts I could whip up in honor of Robert Steinberg's life and just in time for Valentine's Day.

Ethical Chocolate Worth Craving

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 12.15.2008 | Green


Josie Garthwaite

But chocolate made with an eye to its social and environmental impact needn't taste virtuous, as Sierra Club staffers recently found out.

New Study: Eating Dark Chocolate Daily Helps Heart Stay Healthy

Live Science | Posted 10.24.2008 | Living


A small square of dark chocolate daily protects the heart from inflammation and subsequent heart disease, a new study of Italians suggests. Milk choc...

Nestle To Open Chocolate Research Center

Bloomberg | Thomas Mulier | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Nestle SA, the world's largest maker of dark chocolate, will open a Swiss research center that will develop new chocolate products to meet anticipated...

"Dark Milk" Chocolate Reinvents Classic Treat

New York Times | Julia Moskin | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Chocolate's dark mood is lightening at last. Until recently, midnight-black, bittersweet bars with punishing percentages of cacao were, like coffee a...