Too Cold and Windy

It really stormed last night. A cold front moved through about 10 pm. We got to sit and listen to the wind and rain because I unplugged all of our electronics because last time we had a big storm it blew out our entire entertain center and it is a pain to replace.

Today I'm inside because I hate riding my bike in the cold. Even more so if it is windy, No fun. So I'm watching tv.
The Today Show just had a segment on heart health. Part of it was things to eat that were good for your heart. One thing they said was kinda good for you was chocolate. Dark chocolate and only one small square a day. Yea right.

So I got to thinking if a chocolate pill was made. You know something that had all the good stuff extracted into a pill form. Lo and behold Mars is making a pill called CocoaVia. All of the benefits none of the goodness or guilt. Why?

So in my web clicking "research" I came across a scholarly article about the role chocolate plays in weight gain. Titled,

"Chocolate-candy consumption and 3-year weight gain among postmenopausal U.S. women."

It took a three year study to determine this?! They could have just gone over to Walmart and hung out in the candy aisle and seen who is shoveling candy into their cart.

I'm gonna go and dig through the cabinets to see if I can find some chocolate. It's good for my heart!

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