The Medical Freedom Channel

“Remember Woody Allen’s character in the 1973 film Sleeper, who wakes up 200 years in the future to find that steak, cream pies, and hot fudge are considered healthy? Nutritionists are not quite there yet, but Dr. Norman Hollenberg is raising hopes that the secret elixir of life may have less to do with wheat germ and more with cocoa.Just to be clear, Hollenberg … is not advocating a diet of candy bars and cookies. He instead is exploring preliminary evidence that suggests a key ingredient in natural cocoa beans — antioxidants called ‘flavanols’ — eases high blood pressure and improves circulation. Flavanols, also present in other foods such as onions, tea, and red wine, might protect us from major illnesses, including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke and neurodegenerative disease, says Hollenberg.” (04/30/07)