A Recent Testimonial... Author: Michael Hill, D.C. Title: I have a lot of clients who've seen positive results. An antioxidant chocolate beverage with açai has really helped my energy level. There is a great amount of nutritional value in the juice. It has almost everything from A to Z. I have a lot of clients who have seen positive results while drinking the juice. One has noticed improvements with…		Cocoa Flavanols and Brain Perfusion Author: Fisher ND, Sorond FA, Hollenberg NK. Source: J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 47 Suppl 2:S210-4. Foods and beverages rich in flavonoids are being heralded as potential preventive agents for a range of pathologic conditions, ranging from hypertension to coronary heart disease to stroke and dementia. We and others have demonstrated that short-term ingestion of cocoa, particularly rich in the subclass of flavonoids known as flavanols, induced a consistent and striking peripheral vasodilation in healthy people, improving endothelial function in a nitric oxide-dependent manner...		Where Does Chocolate Come From? Is it a relatively new concoction, or does it have a long history? The answers may surprise you! Among the earliest people to discover the health benefits of chocolate were the Maya and their predecessors, the Olmec culture, in approximately 1,500 B.C. These ancient peoples in the Americas used the chocolate bean as the main ingredient in a bitter beverage revered for its nourishing qualities and ability to boost energy and stamina. It was also used to treat stomach and intestinal complaints, infections, fever and coughs. The drink was a mixture of fermented and roasted cocoa paste, water, chili peppers, cornmeal, and...