We all know how good chocolate is for you. How it can help you live longer, happier lives. Avoid heart attacks, strokes, clogged arteries and the blues. But did you know that you can make your chocolate even better for you. You can increase the health benefits by choosing the right things to add to [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Chocolate Appeal
Why is chocolate the favorite flavor of so many people? It’s the number one flavor of choice in most of the world. That’s a lot of chocolate lovers. But what is it about chocolate that appeals to so many taste buds?
There’s no doubt that chocolate is delicious. Everything about it appeals to the senses. [...]
Many people claim to be chocoholics and addicted to chocolate. But can you really get addicted to chocolate? Is there such a thing as a psychological or physiological addiction to chocolate?
Studies are attributing chocolate with lots of things that you could become addicted to, but are they really strong enough to lead to addiction? Most [...]
Chocolate’s been a world wide favorite since the secret of its existence spread outside of Spain. After the first taste, the world wanted more.
America’s responsible for the largest percentage of the worldís production of chocolate, but surprisingly, Americans donít eat the most. Americans only eat about 11 pounds per person per year. That may sound [...]
In 1544 Dominican friars took some Mayan nobles to visit Prince Philip of Spain. These nobles brought jars of their chocolate mixture frothed and ready to drink as gifts for Prince Philip. This is the first recorded appearance of chocolate in Europe. Even though chocolate was well accepted by the Spaniards, the first recorded official [...]
More people are familiar with chocolate used by the Aztecs in the 15th and 16th centuries. The Aztecs got the beverage from the Mayans during the 14th century. They cultivated their chocolate trees in the central highlands of Mexico. They were the first to tax the beans.
The Aztecs were possibly the first to serve the [...]
Chocolate is made from the seeds of the cacao plant, Theobroma cacao. It’s native to the rain forests of South America - exactly which part of South America is debated.
There is evidence of the Olmec cultivating gardens in what is now known as Belize, Honduras, Guatemala and in the Yucatan peninsula. These gardens date back [...]
Xocai is set to launch in the UK early next year…January 2009!
Please explore the website to find out more about the wonderful world of Xocai healthy chocolate and the amazing business opportunity on offer.
