Lesson 74: A Heart's Best Friend

Today I learned that chocolate consumption is linked to lower blood pressure, lower levels of bad cholesterol and reduced risk of stroke and heart attack. The flavonoids found mostly in dark chocolate, keep blood vessels flexible and reduce the clumping of platelets that block heart arteries.

So there really are scientifically proven health benefits to eating chocolate. I guess that chocolate bonbons aren't just for getting over a broken heart. Hershey Kisses can help strengthen it, too.