Some people say that chocolate is good to our health. However, some other people say it is not. After reading the reasons for eating delicious chocolate from Hollandwood Chocolate, I can have more reasons to support my eating chocolate. You can click on this link to free sample of Hollandwood Chocolate to check out their chocolate. This is the excerpt for reasons of eating chocolate in their website:

22 Reasons to eat chocolate

1. MORE NUTRITIOUS
Unprocessed dark chocolate standardized for potency and purity is an excellent replacement for other candies (including white and milk chocolate).

2. CONTAIN FIBER
Both chocolate and acai contain fiber, which aids the body’s digestive system, carrying proper nutrients and eliminating wastes. Also, healthy chocolate has no trans-fatty acids.

3. BALANCES CHOLESTEROL
Quality dark choclate may help balance good and bad cholesterol. These “nuggets” of health have no cholesterol.

4. MAY AID WEIGHT LOSS
A recent study from Japanese researchers found that cocoa consumption may prevent weight gain through several mechanisms, including gene regulation. Cocoa’s potential mood-elevating chemicals may also help people feel more energy and want to exercise more, which will also contribute to weight loss.

5. SCAVENGES FREE RADICALS
Cocoa is literally teeming with antioxidant compounds. Acai and blueberries provide strong antioxidant support as well. Free radicals, also known as oxidants, are unbalanced atoms or molecules that are missing electrons. They go on a rampage and destroy anything they touch. Phytonutrients like flavonoids found in acai neutralize free radicals. They aid the body in millions of ways.

7. MAY REDUCE BLOOD PRESSURE
In a recent study, participants enjoyed a twelve-point reduction in systolic (top) blood pressure.

8. LOWERS BAD CHOLESTEROL
The study also showed an average 13% drop on levels of LDL (bad) cholestrol.

9.SUPPORTS VASCULAR SYSTEM
Dark chocolate improved the health of blood vessels in study participants by making arteries more relaxed and responsive.

10. IMPROVES INSULIN LEVELS
The measurement of sensitivity (predisposition to diabetes) was also improved in patients.

11. SUPPLIES THE BODY WITH CRUCIAL MINERALS
Magnesium is essential in over 300 biological reactions in the body, and important for energy production. Heart, nerves, muscle functions, bone health, and blood clotting are dependent upon adequate magesium. A high magnesium intake is shown to lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart attacks, stroke, diabetes, and osteoporosis.

12. CHOCK-FULL OF ANTIOXIDANTS
Chocolate, acai berry and blueberry are loaded with antioxidants. A nugget or square has an impressive ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity)reading of 3,120. Acai contains 25 times the antioxidants of grapes.

13. REPAIRS AND RESTORES OTHER ANTIOXIDANTS
Many antioxidants become weakened or are destroyed, but powerful antioxidants found in dark chocolate repair and strenghen the antioxidant network. In order for an antioxidant to be considered “powerful” or”super” they must meet the following criteria: (1)stop oxidative chain reactions-even in small dosages; (2)Repair other weakened antioxidants: and (3) restore these antioxidants without becoming weakened themselves.

14. FIGHTS PATHOGENS
As pathogens, antigens, mutagens and carcinogens enter the body or are created by the body’s own metabolism, they wreak havoc on cell membranes and mitchondrial DNA, which is 15 times more susceptible to DNA damage than the nucleus DNA. The phytonutrients in cocoa and acai fight back, slowing down or eliminating oxidative stress.

15. RICH IN POLYPHENOLS
Both cocoa and acai berries are very rich in polyphenols-a broad group of plant nutrients that act as antioxidants, relieve inflammation, protect against radiation, and perform many other helpful duties.

16. CLEANSES AND DETOXIFIES
Both cocoa and the acai berry have enjoyed centuries of use as a food staple and in folk medicine to cleanse and detoxify the body.

17. PROTECTS THE BODY’S 75 TRILLION CELLS
The various phytochemicals in cocoa and acai can protect the body’s cells in many ways. For instance, research suggests that these phytochemicals may be able to normalize the health of endothelial cells, thereby reducing the risk of different forms of cardiovascular disease. Other studies show a potential ability of these phytochmicals to inhibit the carcinogenic activity of cells. Because most disease originates at a cellular lever, it is vital to protect the health of and optimize the function of the body’s many cells.

18. FIGHTS INFLAMMATION
The powerful polyphenol nutrients in cocoa and acai (including catechins, proanthocyandidins and vitamins C and E) are known to be able to inhibit different inflammatory mechanisms. This is important because a growing body of research shows that chronic inflammmation is strongly linked to various conditions ranging from cancer and cardiovascular disease to diabetes and dementia.

19. SUPPORTS MENTAL FUNCTION
A long list of diseases are now associated with free radicals, none more insidious than neurodegenerative conditions such as dementia, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s. Good cells die from lack of proper nutrition. Cells mutate from free radical attacks. Several studies have shown that cocoa may help protect the brain and improve cognitive function.

20. PROVIDES OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS
Omega-3 fats belong to a class of nutrients called essential fatty acids. We know that most Americans are severely lacking in omega-3’s, and increasing rates of various conditions could be a result of this deficiency. Studies suggest that essential fatty acids like omega-3 fatty acids can help improve brain function,protect against inflammation, reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and promote immune function.

21. PROTECTS THE HEART
Many of the phytoceuticals in cocoa and acai support the heart muscles, strengthen blood vessel walls, and may inhibit atherosclerosis, thereby reducing the risk of edema, stroke, and heart failure. These polyphenols can help clear the arteries.

22. BOOSTS SENSE OF WELL-BEING
Various chemicals found in cocoa create a sense of happiness and well-being. Theobromine and anandamide are two chemicals that contribute to enhanced mood. PEA also contributes to a feeling of euphoria, and possibly even acts as an aphrodisiac. Some research suggests that cocoa consumption can increase dopamine and serontonin activity in the brain.

According to Future Shop’s website, they are giving away double passes between February 25th and February 28th, 2008. Forty passes are available per Future Shop location. Limit one premiere double pass per person. Distribution will be on a first come, first serve basis.

These are the locations:

• Vancouver: Robson & Granville Future Shop (200 - 798 Granville Street)
• Calgary: Deerfoot Meadows Future Shop (1180 - 33 Heritage Meadows Way SE)
• Edmonton: Edmonton West Future Shop (9560-170th Street)
• Winnipeg: St James Future Shop (850 St James Street)
• Ottawa: Ottawa East Future Shop (1525 City Park Drive, Gloucester)
• Montreal: Centreville Future Shop (460 Rue St Catherine Ouest)
• Toronto: Yonge & Dundas Future Shop (2400 Yonge Street)

I wish you are able to get them to enjoy free movie.

Real Canadian Superstores in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Thunder Bay Ontario are running a tax free event between Thursday Feb 21 and Friday Feb 22 after 5 PM until close. So, stock up on your favorite taxed goods such as TVs, furniture, cameras and exercise equipment.

Pretty Cool - Lyn E: Do you have an answer?

(Don’t ask me! I don’t know how it’s done!!)

This is not a test - just a phenomenon. All readings are explained.
Read out loud the text inside the triangle below.

More than likely you said, ‘A bird in the bush,’! And. .
If this IS what YOU said, then you failed to see that the word THE is repeated twice!
Sorry, look again.

Next, let’s play with some words
What do you see?

In black you can read the word GOOD, in white the word EVIL (inside each
black letter is a white letter). It’s all very physiological too, because
use it visualize the concept that good can’t exist without evil (or the
absence of good is evil). Now, what do you see?

You may not see it at first, but the white spaces read the word optical,
the blue landscape reads the word illusion. Look again! Can you see why
this painting is called an optical illusion?What do you see here?

This one is quite tricky!
The word TEACH reflects as LEARN.

Last one. What do you see?

You probably read the word ME in brown, but…….
When you look through ME you will see YOU!

Do you need to look again? Test Your Brain
This is really cool. The second one is amazing so please read all the way
through.
ALZHEIMERS’ EYE TEST
Count every ‘? F ‘ in the following text:

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE
SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI
FIC STUDY COMBINED WITH
THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS…
(SEE BELOW)

HOW MANY ?
WRONG, THERE ARE 6 — no joke.
READ IT AGAIN !
Really, go Back and Try to find the 6 F’s before you scroll down.

The reasoning behind is further down.
The brain cannot process ‘OF’.

Incredible or what? Go back and look again!!
Anyone who counts all 6 ‘F’s’ on the first go is a genius.

Three is normal, four is quite rare.

Send this to your friends.
It will drive them crazy.!
And keep them occupied
For several minutes..!

More Brain Stuff . . From Cambridge University .

Olny srmat poelpe can raed this.
I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was rdanieg.
The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at
Cmabrigde Uine rvtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in what oredr the ltteers in a
word are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is that the first and last ltteer be in
the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can still raed it
wouthit a porbelm. This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey
lteter by istlef, but the word as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas
tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! If you can raed this psas it on !!

Psas It ON !

If you have done some research on internet dating services, you may have already heard of eHarmony and probably tried their service.

I know about their great services through one of my best friends who met his current girlfriend through eHarmony and highly recommended their great services to me. After I used their services, I got some matches right after registration and was surprised to find that these matches’ personalities were very compatible with mine. I met the first guy through eHarmony last month. We get along very well and am very satisfied with this match.

After you sign up, you get your eHarmony Personality Profile (worth $40) AND can view your highly compatible matches for FREE! Currently, they are running a promotion from February 15, 2008 through February 18, 2008 to let you have free communication with all your dating matches in eHarmony. So, if you are looking for a boyfriend or girlfriend, you should definitely give eHarmony a try and let them help you begin the journey to your soul mate today.

 
Why do you use eHarmony instead of other dating services?

• eHarmony is Different
  Their patented Compatibility Matching System narrows the field from millions of candidates to a highly select group of singles with whom you share deep levels of compatibility. Where other sites match on a picture and a paragraph, eHarmony matches you based on compatibility in the most important areas of life - like values, character, intellect, sense of humor, spiritual beliefs, passion, and up to 24 other dimensions.
• 90 eHarmony members get married every single day
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  Their comprehensive relationship questionnaire is one of the key ways they screen singles for deep compatibility with you on as many as 29 dimensions of compatibility.

From my personal experience of using their services, I have met my guy and developed a very good relationship. So, I can highly recommend eHarmony to you. You too can find your soul mate to experience the joy of falling in love by signing up for eHarmony. I wish you all the best on finding your true love.

During the Chinese New Year festivities, Rebtel is giving away one million free minutes of calls. These free minutes can be used calling from any Rebtel country to China or calling from Shanghai to the US and Canada. All users are eligible to participate in the Chinese New Year Campaign. In order to qualify for the campaign, new customers must join Rebtel, while existing customers must log in to their accounts. The Campaign is open from the 7th of February 2008 (00:00:00; GMT+8) until the 21st of February 2008 (00:00:00; GMT+8) or whenever the one million free minutes have been consumed. The free minutes can only be used during the Campaign period and each user is entitled to a maximum of five hours of calls.

Red Rose Tea is giving away Sisterhood Bracelet. All you need to do is to go to this web page to nominate your friends. You need to provide your name, your email address, your friends’ names and your friends’ addresses. Then a bracelet in a lovely presentation box will be mailed out to them within a few days. You can choose to send your friends emails to let them know that special gifts are on their way. You can nominate up to 10 people. No purchase is necessary. You should get them fast because offer is good while supplies last.

Every one likes freebies because you can try before you buy. Today, I will tell you to get the free trial size of Head & Shoulders shampoo, conditioner or shampoo & conditioner in this web page. When you are there, you can pick one of their products: Dry Scalp Care, Smooth & Silky or Classic Clean. The sign up process is simple. You just need to provide your mailing address and email address.

I hope you will enjoy this freebie!

I received a scary email saying that a person got hurt while answering his cell which was being recharged. Here is the content of this email:

Never, ever answer a mobile phone while it is being RECHARGED!!

A few days ago, a person was recharging his mobile phone at home. Just at that time a call came in and he answered it with the phone still connected to the outlet. After a few seconds electricity flowed into the mobile phone unrestrained and the young man was thrown to the ground with a heavy thud. His parents rushed to the room only to find him unconscious, with a weak heartbeat and burnt fingers. He was rushed to the nearby hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival. Mobile phones are a very useful modern invention. However, we must be aware that it can also be an instrument of death.

Never use the mobile phone while it is hooked to the electrical outlet!

Please tell all of your friends and family members about it.

Last year, I wrote the post Free 1 month National Post Subscription. If you missed the chance to subscribe last year, there is a new free 60 day National Post Subscription offered by Financial Forum. It expires on Feb 29, 2008.

If you did enjoy the offer last year, I am not sure if you can get free subscription again. But, it does not hurt to apply again.