Got High Blood Pressure? Do You Like Chocolate?

[TheResearcher]

http://www.livestrong.com/article/49...colate-drinks/

"Rich and creamy chocolate drinks may help to reduce blood pressure, according to recent research. Researchers at Harvard conducted a review of past research in 2011 and found that dark chocolate lowered blood pressure in all study participants. The most notable reduction was seen in patients with hypertension. Another study published in the "BMC Medicine" journal in 2010 reviewed the results of 15 studies on the effect of chocolate and blood pressure. According to Dr. Karen Reid, dark chocolate can significantly lower blood pressure in people already experiencing hypertension."

[canis]

I just finished my cup of cocoa, the dark kind, not the milk chocolate. I also keep a bar of dark chocolate in the refrigerator and have a piece once in awhile. I don't know if it has any effect on bp, but that doesn't matter to me... although it would be a nice side effect.

My first taste of dark chocolate was in in the NYC subway candy machines back then. For a few pennies you could buy a tiny bar. Each machine offered about 8-10 different candies, each individually wrapped.

[Makinwaves]

I do have high blood pressure, I'll have to get some dark Chocolate, I am trying to watch my weight but one piece wouldn't hurt and ask my doctor!