Rising Gas Prices
May 15, 2007 is declared a gas-free purchase day. Show your discontent with the price
hikes by not purchasing gas on May 15.

When you do purchase gas, don't buy from Citgo (Venezuelan president who denounces the U.S. government) and Exxon-Mobile (Saudi Arabian subsidiaries - people who brought about 9/11/01 and are clearly motivating Arab / Muslim
states against the U.S.

Chocolate - Health Benefits
Dr. Norman Hollenberg, a Harvard Medical School professor and director of Brigham and
Women's Hospital physiologic research
division has found preliminary evidence that
suggests a key ingredient in natural cocoa beans - antioxidants called "flavanols" - eases high blood pressure and improves circulation.

Near Panama, the San Blas Islands, home
for centuries to the Kuna Indian tribe
proved to be an ideal research area
because in 15 years, the hospital’s
electrocardiogram machine has
never diagnosed a heart attack.

Daily, the Kuna people drink at least five cups of unprocessed homegrown
cocoa, containing a highly concentrated
type of flavanol known as "epicatechin",
and sweeten it with a bit of sugar.
The mainland Kuna drink little or
no cocoa, causing hypertension and
heart disease.

"The Kuna are exposed to more cocoa
than anyone else on earth, and
they are living longer," said Hollenberg,

Cocoa research may be in its infancy,
but consumers will already notice
its impact on grocery store shelves.
Mars Inc., which has funded Hollenberg's
research both here and in the San Blas,
produces a line of flavanol-rich
products called Cocoapro and CocoaVia
chocolates, while Hershey's Co.
promotes Extra Dark Chocolate
and Antioxidant Milk Chocolate
with "good-for-you benefits."

That doesn't mean people should
overindulge in the sweet stuff,
which remains high in calories
and fat, Hollenberg says.

"Chocolate is a delight," he says, "but it will
never be a health food."

Source: Pamela Ferdinand, Globe Correspondent,
April 30, 2007

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