2018-02-24

11 Reasons Chocolate Is Good for You

https://www.thedailybeast.com/11-reasons-chocolates-good-for-you

I am eating 4 to 5 pieces of 85% dark chocolate per day for the supposed health benefits. It is not too high in sugar, with only one gram of sugar per piece. I might get the same benefit from just 2 to 3 pieces.

BTW, I have noticed that eating dark chocolate before playing chess helps. This is probably due to the 15mg of caffeine per piece, but there may be other nutritional benefits for the brain.

2018-02-15

Fwd: Alzheimer's

Researchers have found that gradually depleting an enzyme called BACE1 completely reverses the formation of amyloid plaques in the brains of mice with Alzheimer's disease, thereby improving the animals' cognitive function. The study raises hopes that drugs targeting this enzyme will be able to successfully treat Alzheimer's disease in humans.