For the love of chocolate

Why is it that it takes one hour to burn off 400 calories on the treadmill, but just about 2 minutes to put it all back again via a sumptuous, lip-smackingly delicious bar of chocolate?????? My parents just came back from New York, dragging along the world's largest Hershey's Bar (its just 2.5 kgs - yes, I know, they hate me!!). And of course, I am going to eat it all, even though the 2.5 kg on the chocolate will translate into about a zillion kgs on my already-not-too-slender body...its ok, I will just focus on what it does for my skin :)

Yup, didn't you that chocolate not only prevents free radical damage to keep keep skin young and healthy, it’s also an excellent hydrator, skin softener and detoxifier :) And there is scientific evidence to back this up - a substance’s antioxidant capabilities are measured in ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) Assay units. Green tea has an ORAC value of 1,686 units per 100 grams, while oranges are just 750. Dark chocolate, on the other hand, scores a whopping 13,120, while milk chocolate has about 6,700.

Plus its also excellent at getting rid of stretch marks and cellulite when massaged into the skin locally...and the final irony, cocoa is terrific for detoxifying, waste elimination and metabolism boosting properties, which has it increasingly cropping up in skincare creams like Biotherm DrainChoc, which tackles water retention, and AbdoChoc, which helps firm and tone the stomach. Whoopie :)