The Chocolate Therapist: A User's Guide to the Extraordinary Health Benefits of Chocolate (Revised Edition)

by Julie Pech

Overview

An updated edition to a classic book about the amazing benefits of everyone's favorite food: Chocolate!

Dark chocolate sales are on the rise as people embrace the concept that chocolate can truly be good for them. But how do they know what to eat, how much, and which kinds are the best?

The Chocolate Therapist answers these questions and more. This book has everything a person needs to know to select the best chocolate for health. Both informative and entertaining, it includes alphabetized ailments, each with a chocolate recommendation, followed by supporting research as to how and why it helps the body.

The Chocolate Therapist also includes a collection of chocolate necessities:

• Wine & chocolate pairing section with over 40 wines and three chocolate pairings for each wine.
• Wine aroma and chocolate flavor wheels to help readers discovers new flavors and combinations in both the wines and the chocolates.
• The Chocolate Bible: A unique compilation of websites, chocolate companies, international brands and research sites.
• A"Where Do You Hide Your Chocolate" section, a laugh-out-loud chapter for anyone who has ever hidden a piece of chocolate
• Over 60 alphabetized ailments from Alzheimer's to Weight Loss

The Chocolate Therapist helps readers discover what author Julie Nygard has known for years. The only difference between guilt-ridden and guilt-free chocolate enjoyment is simply education, and this book has it all!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781684421893
Publisher:	TURNER PUB CO
Publication date:	11/27/2018
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

JULIE NYGARD, CHt, has a degree in psychology and is a certified hypnotherapist. She's also a nutrition educator with over 350 hours of holistic nutrition training. She owns a chocolate shop that produces healthful chocolates with all-natural ingredients including nuts, berries, spices, and organic flavoring oils. Julie speaks up to twenty times a month to various groups about chocolate and health, teaches classes on pairing chocolates with wines and teas, hosts fund-raisers and charity events, and travels on cruise ships as a guest lecturer speaking about chocolate.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction 1

1 The Condensed History of Chocolate 7

2 From Cacao Tree to Chocolate Bar 17

The Cacao Tree and Where It Grows 18

Transforming Cacao Pods into the Food of the Gods 20

3 Healthy Investigation 23

Antioxidants 25

Vitamins, Minerals, Fiber, and Protein 28

Fats in Chocolate: Good or Bad? 29

Conflicting Research? 31

Your Overall Eating Strategy 33

4 Selecting the Proper Chocolate 35

Cocoa Percentages 37

White Chocolate Lovers Take Note 38

Wrapper Reading 101 39

Organic Chocolate 41

Fair Trade Chocolates 42

Are Your Assorted Boxed Chocolate Days Over? 43

Ingredient Dictionary 43

Finding Great Chocolate 53

The Final Concept 54

5 Proper Chocolate Consumption 55

Cultivating Your Chocolate Palate 56

Bean Flavor Profiles 59

6 Chocolate Remedies 61

ADD/ADHD 64

Allergies 65

Alzheimer's Disease 67

Andropause (Male Menopause) 68

5 Anemia 70

Antioxidant Assistance 71

Antiwrinkle Assistance 73

Anxiety 75

Arthritis 77

Asthma 78

Blood Sugar Control: Hypoglycemia 79

Caffeine Withdrawal 81

Cancer 83

Cataracts 84

Cavities 85

Chronic Fatigue 86

Constipation 87

Cough 89

Cramps 90

Depression 91

Diabetes 92

Doggy Danger 94

Emphysema 95

Energy Loss 97

Fiber Shortage 98

Fibromyalgia 99

Flatulence 100

Food Cravings 101

Gluten Intolerance

Going to the Dark Side 102

Headache 104

Heartbreak 105

Heart Disease 106

High Blood Pressure/Hypertension 108

High Cholesterol 109

Hyperglycemia/Hypoglycemia 112

Immune Deficiency 113

Impotence 114

Infertility 115

Insomnia 117

Lack of Sexual Desire 118

Lactose Intolerance 120

Life Expectancy 120

Macular Degeneration 121

Memory Loss 122

Menopause 124

Mental Performance 126

Mood Swings 128

Nausea/Speaking in Public 129

Osteoporosis 130

PMS 131

Pregnancy 133

Prostate Cancer 134

Sassy Kids 135

Smoking Cessation 137

Sniffles 138

Spousal Discord 139

Stress 140

Stroke 141

Sugar Overload 143

Vitamin Deficiency 145

Weight Gain 148

7 Where Do You Hide Your Chocolate? 151

Hilarious Stories from Chocolate Hiders 152

8 Chocolate and Wine Pairing 169

Wine and Health News Breaks 170

Similarities between Chocolate and Wine 171

How to Eat Chocolate Properly 172

Selecting the Proper Wineglass 174

How to Taste Wine 175

Putting It All Together 177

Red Wine and Chocolate Pairings 178

White Wine and Chocolate Pairings 201

Reference Guide 213

Wine Shopping Ideas 213

Chocolate and Wine Pairing Guidelines 214

Wine Information Web Sites 215

9 Recipes 217

How to Microwave Chocolate 217

Appendix A The Chocolate Bible: Everything You Need to Survive 233

Appendix B Glycemic Index and Weight Loss Summary 241

Appendix C Chocolate Dictionary 245

References 247

Index 269

Editorial Reviews

"What an amazing compelation of facts, statistics, strategy and remedies that makes any chocolate lover proud of their addiction! I never understood the many benefits and global impact of chocolate, and Julie makes it so interesting and FUN to learn! PLUS wine pairing and recipes are a huge bonus! This will be the top of my gift list for everyone!"—Betsy Wiersma, Founder Global Sisterhood Network

“A beautiful, comprehensive and insightful rendition of chocolate's medicinal attributes. The Chocolate Therapist catalyzes the discussion on the application of chocolate in our everyday lives.” — Anna Scwartz, RDN, Paramount Health Directions

"A delicious read. In addition to my enjoyment from Ms. Nygard’s unique and delightful style, which combines history, science and humor, the book changed my perception of what I had previously thought was a vice into a nutritional virtue." — Edward Stein

"Exciting and inspiring advice for healthy living. Pairs well with a bar of dark chocolate. Julie shows us that this delectable gift from nature could be the answer to what ails us. From what to why to how, the answers to the health benefits of chocolate are in this book."—Amy Hoeye, CPA

"Julie Nygard has done the world a great service. I trust Julie will one day win a Nobel Prize for this work, though whether it is for chemistry, medicine, literature, or peace remains yet to be determined." —Ross Kaminsky, radio talk show host and life-long chocophile

"This book turns years of fake news on how bad chocolate is upside down." — Jayne Colburn

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