Remember
family dinners that ended with hot cups of cocoa shared around a warm
fireplace, cozily sitting next to familiar friends and family? Or remember the
times at your grandma’s house and she’d give you a cup of hot cocoa followed by
your favorite bedtime story? A cup of cocoa brings back special memories.
Special times shared with good company. A cup of cocoa? You’ll agree it’s like
coming home to a wealth of happiness.
Good Nutrition
We all know that cocoa tastes good. But did we know that science is now supporting evidence that the delightfully popular cocoa is a powerful nutrient necessary for supporting our good health? In fact, the Harvard University Gazette has called cocoa “the next wonder drug”! Of course, this is not the milk chocolate that we are used to eating but the raw, unadulterated cocoa processed from the cocoa beans. What is in cocoa that makes it a source of so much good nutrition?
Good Nutrition
We all know that cocoa tastes good. But did we know that science is now supporting evidence that the delightfully popular cocoa is a powerful nutrient necessary for supporting our good health? In fact, the Harvard University Gazette has called cocoa “the next wonder drug”! Of course, this is not the milk chocolate that we are used to eating but the raw, unadulterated cocoa processed from the cocoa beans. What is in cocoa that makes it a source of so much good nutrition?
Pure Cocoa …. 1-5
Pure cocoa contains high levels of epicatechins, and is rich in antioxidant value. The consumption of plain cocoa or dark chocolate is recommended for nutritionally:
• Supporting cardiovascular health
• Improving blood circulation,
• Reducing blood pressure,
• Lowering cholesterol levels.
• Supporting immune health
• Providing added energy and stamina.
Pure cocoa combined with the powerful antioxidant properties of Green Tea and Resveratrol in a flavorful health drink called CocoPure. What’s the benefit? More antioxidant power! Read on …
Green Tea … 6-13
All of us know of the rich health benefits of drinking Green Tea. The potent antioxidants in Green Tea called epigallactocatechins have been studied in clinical trials strongly indicating Green Tea nutritionally helps to:
• Support longevity
• Regulate healthy levels of cholesterol and glucose
• Protect our skin from UV rays and aid effective weight loss
Resveratrol … 14-16
Resveratrol contains high levels of polyphenols and is also a powerful antioxidant widely known to benefit cardiovascular health. Studies on Resveratrol indicate that it nutritionally helps your body:
• Reverse the trend of a high cholesterol diet.
• Enhances the work of nitric oxide in the blood. Nitric oxide has a relaxing effect on blood vessels, thus promoting blood flow.
• Prevent blood cells from sticking together which normally results in the formation of plaque in the arteries.
Chocolate Tea: A Cup of Health and Happiness
CocoPure is a chocolate lover’s delight. CocoPure is also a health lover’s dream because of the combined health benefits of pure Cocoa, Green Tea and Resveratrol! It contains no fat, no milk, no sugars. CocoPure has an ORAC value of 5,250 per 7.4 grams! The ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) is the measurement of antioxidant power.
The next time you share good times with good friends and family – make it a special memory. Share a cup of CocoPure—to happiness and good health! Let the good times begin!
References:
1. Kris-Etherton P, Keen CL. Evidence that the antioxidant flavonoids in tea and cocoa are beneficial for cardiovascular health. Curr Opin Lipidol 2002;13:41–9.
2. Adamson GE, Lazarus SA, Mitchell AE, et al. HPLC method for the quantification of procyanidins in cocoa and chocolate samples and correlation to total antioxidant capacity. J Agric Food Chem 1999;47:4184–8.
3. Heiss C, Dejam A, Kleinbongard P, Schewe T, Sies H,KelmM.Vascular effects of cocoa rich in flavan-3-ols. JAMA 2003;290:1030 –1.
4. Effect of cocoa and tea intake on blood pressure: ...[Arch Intern Med. 2007] - PubMed Result
5. Cocoa flavanol-enriched snack bars containing phytosterols effectively lower total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. PMID: 17081832
6. A soothing sip of focus. The latest on tea: it might quiet distracted minds. PMID: 17958197
7. Green tea and skin. PMID: 10926734
8. Skin photoprotection by green tea: antioxidant and immunomodulatory effects. PMID: 12871030
9. The Effects of Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate on Thermogenesis and Fat Oxidation in Obese Men: A Pilot Study, Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol. 26, No. 4, 389S-395S (2007)
10. Effect of green tea on blood glucose levels and serum proteomic patterns in diabetic (db/db) mice and on glucose metabolism in healthy humans, BMC Pharmacology 2004, 4:18
11. Wu LY, Juan CC, Hwang LS, Hsu YP, Ho PH, Ho LT. Green tea supplementation ameliorates insulin resistance and increases glucose transporter IV content in a fructose-fed rat model. Eur J Nutr. 2004 Apr;43(2):116-24. PMID:15083319.
12. Modulation of cholesterol metabolism by the green tea polyphenol (-)-epigallocatechin gallate in cultured human liver (HepG2) cells. PMID: 16506810
13. Raederstorff DG, Schlachter MF, Elste V, Weber P. Effect of EGCG on lipid absorption and plasma lipid levels in rats. J Nutr Biochem. 2003 Jun;14(6):326-32.
14. Belguendouz L, Fremont L, Gozzelino MT. Interaction of transresveratrol with plasma lipoproteins. Biochemical Pharmacology 55:811-816, 1998.
15. Zou JG, et al. Effect of red wine and wine polyphenol resveratrol on endothelial function in hypercholesterolemic rabbits. Int. J. Mol. Med. 2003;11:317-20.
16. Haider, U.G. et al. Resveratrol increases serine 15-phosphorylated but transcriptionally impaired p53 and induces a reversible DNA replication block in serum-activated vascular smooth muscle cells. Mol. Pharmacol. 200;363:925-32.
Pure cocoa contains high levels of epicatechins, and is rich in antioxidant value. The consumption of plain cocoa or dark chocolate is recommended for nutritionally:
• Supporting cardiovascular health
• Improving blood circulation,
• Reducing blood pressure,
• Lowering cholesterol levels.
• Supporting immune health
• Providing added energy and stamina.
Pure cocoa combined with the powerful antioxidant properties of Green Tea and Resveratrol in a flavorful health drink called CocoPure. What’s the benefit? More antioxidant power! Read on …
Green Tea … 6-13
All of us know of the rich health benefits of drinking Green Tea. The potent antioxidants in Green Tea called epigallactocatechins have been studied in clinical trials strongly indicating Green Tea nutritionally helps to:
• Support longevity
• Regulate healthy levels of cholesterol and glucose
• Protect our skin from UV rays and aid effective weight loss
Resveratrol … 14-16
Resveratrol contains high levels of polyphenols and is also a powerful antioxidant widely known to benefit cardiovascular health. Studies on Resveratrol indicate that it nutritionally helps your body:
• Reverse the trend of a high cholesterol diet.
• Enhances the work of nitric oxide in the blood. Nitric oxide has a relaxing effect on blood vessels, thus promoting blood flow.
• Prevent blood cells from sticking together which normally results in the formation of plaque in the arteries.
Chocolate Tea: A Cup of Health and Happiness
CocoPure is a chocolate lover’s delight. CocoPure is also a health lover’s dream because of the combined health benefits of pure Cocoa, Green Tea and Resveratrol! It contains no fat, no milk, no sugars. CocoPure has an ORAC value of 5,250 per 7.4 grams! The ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) is the measurement of antioxidant power.
The next time you share good times with good friends and family – make it a special memory. Share a cup of CocoPure—to happiness and good health! Let the good times begin!
References:
1. Kris-Etherton P, Keen CL. Evidence that the antioxidant flavonoids in tea and cocoa are beneficial for cardiovascular health. Curr Opin Lipidol 2002;13:41–9.
2. Adamson GE, Lazarus SA, Mitchell AE, et al. HPLC method for the quantification of procyanidins in cocoa and chocolate samples and correlation to total antioxidant capacity. J Agric Food Chem 1999;47:4184–8.
3. Heiss C, Dejam A, Kleinbongard P, Schewe T, Sies H,KelmM.Vascular effects of cocoa rich in flavan-3-ols. JAMA 2003;290:1030 –1.
4. Effect of cocoa and tea intake on blood pressure: ...[Arch Intern Med. 2007] - PubMed Result
5. Cocoa flavanol-enriched snack bars containing phytosterols effectively lower total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. PMID: 17081832
6. A soothing sip of focus. The latest on tea: it might quiet distracted minds. PMID: 17958197
7. Green tea and skin. PMID: 10926734
8. Skin photoprotection by green tea: antioxidant and immunomodulatory effects. PMID: 12871030
9. The Effects of Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate on Thermogenesis and Fat Oxidation in Obese Men: A Pilot Study, Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol. 26, No. 4, 389S-395S (2007)
10. Effect of green tea on blood glucose levels and serum proteomic patterns in diabetic (db/db) mice and on glucose metabolism in healthy humans, BMC Pharmacology 2004, 4:18
11. Wu LY, Juan CC, Hwang LS, Hsu YP, Ho PH, Ho LT. Green tea supplementation ameliorates insulin resistance and increases glucose transporter IV content in a fructose-fed rat model. Eur J Nutr. 2004 Apr;43(2):116-24. PMID:15083319.
12. Modulation of cholesterol metabolism by the green tea polyphenol (-)-epigallocatechin gallate in cultured human liver (HepG2) cells. PMID: 16506810
13. Raederstorff DG, Schlachter MF, Elste V, Weber P. Effect of EGCG on lipid absorption and plasma lipid levels in rats. J Nutr Biochem. 2003 Jun;14(6):326-32.
14. Belguendouz L, Fremont L, Gozzelino MT. Interaction of transresveratrol with plasma lipoproteins. Biochemical Pharmacology 55:811-816, 1998.
15. Zou JG, et al. Effect of red wine and wine polyphenol resveratrol on endothelial function in hypercholesterolemic rabbits. Int. J. Mol. Med. 2003;11:317-20.
16. Haider, U.G. et al. Resveratrol increases serine 15-phosphorylated but transcriptionally impaired p53 and induces a reversible DNA replication block in serum-activated vascular smooth muscle cells. Mol. Pharmacol. 200;363:925-32.
By: Kevin Agrawal
