Posts Tagged ‘chocolate’

How Your Favourite Chocolate Bars Are Contributing To Illegal Deforestation

Next Story Our love for chocolate is undeniably high, meaning that the demand for cocoa beans is continuously increasing. Chocolate companies make a lot of money off this industry — an estimated $100 billion annually to be precise — and this number is only expected to rise. Trust me, I get it. I’ll be the […]

How high demand for chocolate is wiping out Africa’s rainforests

(Natural News) It would take some serious searching to find someone who does not love chocolate. Who can resist a chocolate bar after a long and stressful day? Or what about some delicious chocolate ice-cream in the sweltering summer heat? Chocolate milkshake anyone? The list goes on and on, and it is true to say […]

Is The Chocolate You Eat Toxic? Study Finds Heavy Metals In Popular Chocolate Brands

Next Story Like many other people on this planet, I absolutely love chocolate. Hot chocolate, chocolate bars, chocolate drizzle, chocolate fondue — you name it, and I’m likely interested in it. After all, it’s delicious, and in some cases even nutritious if it’s organic and raw cacao. Although not listed among the ingredients, many chocolate bars […]

Antioxidants In Chocolate May Prevent Diabetes

Specific compounds within cocoa promote the release of insulin and help protect against the onset of type-2 diabetes (T2D), reports a new study in Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. Strong evidence from several studies have shown that individuals consuming foods rich in different flavonoids have a reduced risk of overall mortality and of several chronic diseases. […]

Iran to construct chocolate factory as part of ‘1-District, 1-Factory’

Daily Guide– Government has signed an MOU with the Republic of Iran towards the construction of a 30,000 metric tonnes-capacity chocolate factory in Ghana. The project will be executed and managed by Shirin Asal Food Industrial Group, a major food processing factory in Iran. The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, signed […]

The Big Picture – Eat Chocolate to Keep the Heart Doctor Away!

The Big Picture – Eat Chocolate to Keep the Heart Doctor Away! By The Big Pictureyoutube.com Big Picture Fact Of the Day For more information on the stories we’ve covered visit our websites at thomhartmann.com – freespeech.org – and RT.com. You can also watch tonight’s show on Hulu – at www.hulu.com/the-big-picture and over at The […]

Calif. rancher sues Monsanto claiming four decades of Roundup use caused non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

(NaturalNews) A California rancher has filed a lawsuit against Monsanto in federal court, accusing the country of misleading customers into believing that the blockbuster herbicide Roundup was as safe as table salt. Plaintiff Peter Johansing says that he used Roundup for 40 years, and has now been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a form […]

Try This 5 Minute Meditation For Better & More Connected Sex

Sex is an act of give and take — giving yourself fully and unapologetically and allowing the same space for your partner. Sex also creates an energetic connection between you and your partner that goes beyond the physical. The more you understand and recognize your own presence, needs and wants, the deeper the experience will […]

Ancient Irish Musical History Found in Modern India

“Archaeology is usually silent. I was astonished to find what I thought to be dead soundscapes alive and living in Kerala today,” said the ANU College of Asia-Pacific student. “The musical traditions of south India, with horns such as the kompu, are a great insight into musical cultures in Europe’s prehistory. “And, because Indian instruments […]

New Study Finds Fructose Alters Genes in the Brain, Sabotages Learning and Memory

5th May 2016 By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World Since childhood, most of us received the memo loud and clear that sugar is bad — usually where our teeth are concerned. As we grew older, other worries came into the forefront, especially during teenage and adult years where body image played an important role […]

‘Arms Dealer in Chief’: Obama blasts gun violence while the US supplies 77% of the global arms trade

     While railing against domestic gun violence, the US president is placing high-tech weapons in the hands of dictators, scoring record profits for corporations that make killing machines. In an editorial published on Wednesday, Truthout’s Owen McCormack took President Obama to task, blasting him as the “Arms Dealer in Chief.” In the piece, McCormack points […]

This Is Our Realm

Zen Gardner, GuestWaking Times This is an important point to remember. This is our current and very real realm of existence on this planet. Our home. Contrary to what we’re being told, that we’re a curse on this planet, we’re supposed to be here. Many feel helpless, especially in times of […]

FDA to declassify electroshock therapy to same risk category as condoms and contact lenses

(NaturalNews) The Food and Drug Administration is set to allow for the dramatic expansion of electroshock therapy for patients who have been diagnosed with clinical depression, through reclassification of the devices used to deliver shock treatment, despite the fact that experts and former patients have attested to the damage such treatment causes. As […]

Trump Right AGAIN: Check Out How Netanyahu Just HUMILIATED Obama In Front Of WORLD

Dean James III% AMERICA’S FREEDOM FIGHTERS – It’s a well known fact that Barack Obama is not a fan of Benjamin Netanyahu or Israel. Then again, not many Muslims are. Apparently Netanyahu doesn’t care for Obama much either. I don’t blame him. I can’t stand the Kenyan myself. The Israeli Prime Minister has declined an offer to […]

Medicinal clay used by Native Americans shown to be more effective than overused antibiotics

(NaturalNews) For thousands of years, indigenous people throughout the world have used clay for and dirt for their powerful health benefits. Even animals are drawn to clay, especially in the form of mud. Whenever they are wounded, animals instinctively lick the mud and roll in it to obtain relief. They also tend to […]

Medicinal clay used by Native Americans shown to be more effective than overused antibiotics

(NaturalNews) For thousands of years, indigenous people throughout the world have used clay for and dirt for their powerful health benefits. Even animals are drawn to clay, especially in the form of mud. Whenever they are wounded, animals instinctively lick the mud and roll in it to obtain relief. They also tend to […]

No One Escapes the Shift

12th February 2016 By Zen Gardner Contributing Writer for Wake Up World It’s such a remarkable time we’re living in right now. All of this going on both within and without us is happening almost before we can even begin to identify what it is we’re going through or where we’re headed. It’s very much like […]

No One Escapes the Shift

12th February 2016 By Zen Gardner Contributing Writer for Wake Up World It’s such a remarkable time we’re living in right now. All of this going on both within and without us is happening almost before we can even begin to identify what it is we’re going through or where we’re headed. It’s very much like […]

No One Escapes the Shift

12th February 2016 By Zen Gardner Contributing Writer for Wake Up World It’s such a remarkable time we’re living in right now. All of this going on both within and without us is happening almost before we can even begin to identify what it is we’re going through or where we’re headed. It’s very much like […]

No One Escapes the Shift

12th February 2016 By Zen Gardner Contributing Writer for Wake Up World It’s such a remarkable time we’re living in right now. All of this going on both within and without us is happening almost before we can even begin to identify what it is we’re going through or where we’re headed. It’s very much like […]

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