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Lead Stories: Friday, September 5, 2008

Indulge in chocolate for your sweet tooth and your health

Posted January 20th, 2007 at 9:30 AM by Valerie Cerami

Section: Nutrition, Healthy Eating

chocolate.jpgHersheys, Godiva, Lindt – dark, milk, white…

Guilt free, hedonistic (yet healthy) pleasure - dig into your holiday goodie stash (while it lasts).

Improve your mood, heart health, brain functioning – and even your skin!

Chocolate. Chocolate. Chocolate. The aroma, taste, texture and tantalizing effects (and affects) are truly addictive – and verifiably good for you, as well.

Discover chocolate in all its glory - indulge in all of its forms – hot, bars, cake or baths! For cocoa enthusiasts and the like - read on …

When it comes to cravings – good news – it isn’t just your imagination – or lack of willpower … In fact, it’s a documented fact that: Chocolate is the No. 1 most craved food, and women are the ones most likely to crave it. There, we know it’s true – but the reasons why we crave chocolate are complex and far reaching (but maybe these cravings aren’t such a bad thing after all!).
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Train your muscles to use lactic acid as fuel

Posted January 6th, 2007 at 11:00 AM by Hariz Siddiqui

Section: Running & Training, Training Tips, Health & Fitness, Exercise

lactic-acid-training.jpgYou exercise so intensely that your muscles burn and you gasp for breath. Then you slow down for a minute or two, catch your breath, and then go very fast again. This training technique has been used in all endurance sports since the 1920’s. Now George Brooks of the University of California at Berkeley has shown why interval training makes you a better athlete.

Inside each muscle cell are mitochondria, the little furnaces that burn fuel for energy. A major fuel for your muscles during exercise is the sugar, glucose. In a series of chemical reactions, glucose is broken down step by step, with each step releasing energy. When enough oxygen is available, the glucose releases all of its energy until only carbon dioxide and water remain; these are blown off through your lungs.
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