Chocolate Tea: Sharing A Cup Of Happiness And Health

Remember family dinners that ended with hot cups of cocoa shared around a warm fireplace, cozily sitting next to familiar friends and family? Or remember the times at your grandma"s house and she"d give you a cup of hot cocoa followed by your favorite bedtime story? A cup of cocoa brings back special memories. Special times shared with good company. A cup of cocoa? You"ll agree it"s like coming home to a wealth of happiness.

Good Nutrition
We all know that cocoa tastes good. But did we know that science is now supporting evidence that the delightfully popular cocoa is a powerful nutrient necessary for supporting our good health? In fact, the Harvard University Gazette has called cocoa "the next wonder drug"! Of course, this is not the milk chocolate that we are used to eating but the raw, unadulterated cocoa processed from the cocoa beans. What is in cocoa that makes it a source of so much good nutrition?

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Pure cocoa contains high levels of epicatechins, and is rich in antioxidant value. The consumption of plain cocoa or dark chocolate is recommended for nutritionally:

• Supporting cardiovascular health