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9 Health Benefits of Chocolate

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Superfoods don't just come from your supermarket's produce aisle. In fact those chocolate candy bars next to the gummy bears now qualify. Study after study proves that dark chocolate—sweet, rich, and delicious—is good for more than curing a broken heart. The secret behind its powerful punch is cacao, also the source of the sweet's distinct taste. Packed with healthy chemicals like flavonoids and theobromine, this little bean is a disease-killing bullet. The only problem? Cacao on its own is bitter, chalky, nasty stuff. Enter milk, sugar, and butter—good for your taste buds, not always good for your health. Besides adding calories, these can dilute the benefits of cacao. So snack smart: Stick to healthy chocolate with at least 70 percent cacao (or cocoa, which is cacao in its roasted, ground form). As long as the content is that high, says Mary Engler, Ph.D., a professor of physiological nursing at the University of California at San Francisco, you can reap the be...

3 Exercises You Need to Eliminate Poor Body Posture in Minutes

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You have probably heard it hundreds of times in your life: good posture is an important part of your health. Teachers, parents, and doctors say it over and over again. However, with the advent of smartphones and the increase in sedentary lifestyles, proper posture is hard to find nowadays. If you are willing to work on your posture and get it to where it needs to be, you may find that your health improves dramatically. Not only that, good posture may help you live a longer and more fruitful life.  WHAT GOOD POSTURE DOES FOR YOU Posture affects your body in several different ways. On a more shallow level, posture can just make you look better. Look at someone with rounded shoulders, a hunched back, and a head that hangs slightly forward. Do they look confident or happy? No. That is what people think of you when they look at your posture.  In addition, posture can smooth out the parts of your body you might not be a huge fan of. If you have a belly pooch, for exam...

10 BENEFITS FOR WOMEN TO KEEP SLEEPING NAKED

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Ditch the PJ’s! Even though less than 10% of the population of America sleep naked, it’s a scientifically proven fact that sleeping naked is good for you. Most of us only sleep naked for a bit of fun between the sheets, but here are ten reasons why you should be sleeping nude, every night: 1. You will sleep better The first and simple answer to why you should sleep naked is that you will get a better night’s sleep. Everyone needs a good night’s sleep, but how many times have you woken up, because you’re too hot or because your pyjamas got twisted around you? Sleep naked and those problems disappear.  2. It improves your self confidence Another one of great benefits of sleeping naked is that it will improve your self confidence. Spending time with no clothes on will help you to become more comfortable with your own body. When you feel comfortable and relaxed about yourself, then you will be more confident and happy too, in general.  3. It will improve your skin ...

10 TYPES OF KISSES WE LOVE MOST OF ALL

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Kissing is supposed to be such a simple thing, but there are so many variations on a kiss, you could write a book on the subject! All guys love to be kissed and with just one kiss, you can drive him wild, make him go weak at the knees or make him melt with affection, and here are ten of the kissing techniques that your guy will love most of all: 1. The earlobe nibble Let’s start off gently, with a tantalising nibble on his earlobe. This can be good for both genders, but surprise him with this show of intimacy and it will drive him crazy.  2. The Eskimo or nose kiss Not strictly a kiss, but it works for the Eskimos, and your man will love it too. Gently rubbing noses, with your eyes closed is such an innocent and almost childish thing, but it will really show your love for one another.  3. The kiss on the jaw line Always a favourite with the guys, kiss him gently on the jaw and work your way up from there. Why’s it a favourite? No idea, but it works!  4. ...

This Woman Weighed Over 1000 Pounds, You Won’t Believe What She Looks Like Now!

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Do you ever find yourself making up a whole bunch of excuses why you can’t get in shape? Well — I’m here to tell you that those excuses are BS. If Mayra Rosales can do it then anyone can. Mayra was so morbidly obese that not only could she not walk, she could barely lift herself up in bed. This made it impossible for Mayra to bathe or take care of herself, and she had to have family help her with the essentials of living.  When enough was enough, she had to have surgery to take away a large bulk of her weight so that she was able to move enough to actually start a weight loss regimen. The next part of her journey was hard work, but she also had multiple surgical procedures to help with cutting down her weight because her body had gotten so bad. Since then she has lost more than 80% of her body weight. The transformation is amazing.

Top 10 ingredients to avoid that cause dementia

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NaturalNews) Food affects our bodies and minds. Many people would be surprised to discover just how many food ingredients are linked to cognitive disorders, like dementia. Dementia is considered by many people to be a disease that accompanies age. Contrary to popular belief, however, dementia isn't a specific malady, but a general term that encompasses a variety of cognitive impairments in memory, thinking and communication. It's unsurprising that food alters our brains. What is surprising is that certain foods contain ingredients that can damage our brains. Consider the following as a list of ingredients that are best classified as brain poison.  1. Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) may cause plaque buildup in brain AGEs, also known as glycotoxins, are proteins that have become glycated through exposure to sugars. Cooking foods at high temperatures, including fries and meats, can produce AGEs. These harmful compounds have been linked to hypertension and diabe...

5 things you should know about newly approved female Viagra

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The drug is being described as "female Viagra”, after a more popular medication used to treat erectile dysfunction in men. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, on Tuesday, August 18, 2015, approved a drug for the treatment of low sexual desire in women, the first of its kind. The drug is being described as "female Viagra”, after a more popular medication used to treat erectile dysfunction in men.  Here are 5 things you should know about the drug:  It is to be sold under the brand name Addyi It will be made by privately held Sprout Pharmaceuticals, It will only be available through certified and specially trained health care professionals and pharmacies due to its safety issues.  It’s designed for premenopausal women whose lack of sexual desire causes distress. Unlike Viagra, which affects blood flow to the genitals, Addyi is meant to activate sexual impulses in the brain.

The Real Truth About Beans and Why You Shouldn’t Eat Them

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This might be shocking to you, but certain types of beans can be quite poisonous. Did you know that red beans were legally prohibited from being imported into South Africa because of “their potential toxicity to humans”? The main cause is a toxin called ‘phytohaemagglutinin’ or kidney bean lectin. This is a sugar based protein (glycoprotein) which is found in many types of beans such as cannellini beans. However, red kidney beans contain the highest concentrations of this toxin. It only takes a few beans to cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pains. Kidney beans, black beans and navy beans are high in oligosaccharides. Our bodies can not produce the enzyme necessary to break down these complex sugars. When we eat beans, the oligosaccharides ferment in the lower intestine producing carbon dioxide and methane gases. Legumes contain relatively high concentrations of lectins. Lectins are proteins produced by most plants as a natural pesticide. When consumed in hig...