The ultimate guide to the most delicious superfood, offering the most complete overview of chocolate's health-giving properties and how the reader can use chocolate to lose weight, improve blood pressure, limit the risk of heart attack, stroke and dementia. Healthfood of the Gods details the lore, legend, and medical truths now known to science, as seen from the perspective of a physician, revealing how and why pure chocolate is wholesome and healthy. It reviews the many and often surprising health benefits of eating chocolate. It augments the facts with references to the scientific research for each major topic. This practical guide to the uses of chocolate as a superfood will serve as a valuable resource for everyone who wants to “have their cake and eat it too”, who wish to enjoy the seemingly sinful pleasures of dining on chocolate while simultaneously improving their health and well-being. Healthy chocolate for weight loss, cardiovascular disease prevention, sexual health, and mental wellness is explored in detail. A concise "users guide to healthy chocolate" is included.
