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...
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7 Types Of Rashes You Should Never Ignore! These Are The Warning Signs

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What do bed bugs, tick bites and mosquito bites all have in common? For the most part, they all leave rashes of some kind that shouldn’t be ignored. With the latest outbreak of Lyme disease and other forms of diseases, it is vitally important for people, and parents especially, to pay close attention to what may seem like a slow-starting rash that eventually turns into a full-blown life-threatening situation and possible fatality. As reported by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) there are now more than 14 different diseases alone that are transmitted to humans by infected ticks. However, our article below deals with the seven most common rashes that are easily observable yet shouldn’t be ignored. If they are non-infectious, the chances are good that they can be treated with natural remedies or over-the-counter medications.

Although not in itself a worm, it actually is a fungus living off dead skin, hair and tissue surrounding the nails. Starting off red and scaly, it then turns into a red, itchy ring with raised, blistery or scaly borders. Ringworm is generally treated with anti fungal creams.

 Characterized by a flushed, bright, red face and flu-like symptoms, this generally mild contagious disease passes within a couple of weeks. Typically spread by coughing and sneezing, it’s normally treated with bed rest, fluids and pain relievers. Thankfully, not as common today because of Chicken Pox vaccinations, this is nevertheless one serious disease.

 Advancing in stages, this disease first blisters, bursts, dries and finally crusts over the body leaving an itchy rash with blisters over the body. This bacteria-caused disease is known for its red sores or blisters. Breaking open and oozing, impetigo develops into a yellow-brown crust. Showing up anywhere over the body, marks are more predominant around the mouth and nose area. Usually spread through direct skin contact or sharing things like towels, toys or sports gear, impetigo requires the use of antibiotic ointment.

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