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Is Chocolate Really Good for Us?

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Wondering about the nutritional benefits of raw chocolate or raw cacao? Read on to find out if raw chocolate is actually good for you. I can't say it any better than this author so I thought I'd share with you the words of Jennifer Murray. This is an article written by her found on about.com: Nutritional Benefits of Raw Cacao (Raw chocolate) Is chocolate really good for us, or do we just wish that it was? By Jennifer Murray I'll never forget the day my first acupuncturist told me it was good for me to eat chocolate. What a genius she was! So astute, so well educated, and clearly not to be doubted. She believes there is a reason why some people's bodies crave chocolate; that somehow, something in the chocolate helps your body toward it's goal of being balanced. In the years since, there has been a lot of controversy over whether or not she is right. In the raw foods community many people believe in raw cacao, or raw chocolate (not the roasted, processed ...