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| essential fatty acids the body can't manufacture. Both have been found to help lower cholesterol and high blood pressure and prevent dangerous blood clots, as well as reduce the severity of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis. |
| Walnuts also contain ellagic acid, an antioxidant compound that appears to fight cancer on several fronts. It helps protect healthy cells from harmful free radicals, detoxifies potential cancer-causing substances, and helps prevent cancer cells from multiplying. Vitamin E, iron, selenium, and zinc round out the high nutrient profile of these nuts. |
| F.Y.I. |
| Although for most people chocolate is a prime feel-good food, it can make migraine sufferers feel very bad. The 20 milligrams or so of caffeine in a square of dark chocolate may be enough to launch a migraine attack. |
| A Bonus Food Chocolate |
| It's time to stop thinking of chocolate as sinful and start thinking of it as a food that's as good for you as it is good tasting (well, almost). |
| Granted, a lot of its benefits are all in your head, but still very real: One of the major ingredients of cocoa beans is theobromine, a gently stimulating chemical similar to caffeine (which is also in cocoa beans). Theobromine appears to trigger the release of feel-good endorphins in the brainthe same chemicals that kick into action when you experience love and arousal. And then there's anandamide, another cocoa ingredient that's been found to stimulate the same brain receptors as marijuana and other psychoactive drugs. In addition, chocolate's lush flavor may trigger a pleasure-induced burst of endorphins. |
| Though it gets more attention for its fat and sugar content, chocolate is a very good source of magnesium and iron, and it supplies protein and B vitamins as well. As for the fat, one-third of the |
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