Basic Pursuits

Here's a piece of good news.

An Italian study shows that dark chocolate can significantly reduce the inflammation that leads to cardiovascular disease. The ideal amount is 6.7 grams per day (0.23 ounces). A typical Hershey chocolate bar weighs about 43 grams. That means eating one dark chocolate bar over the course of 6 1/2 days to get 6.7 grams per day.

My personal preference is the Lindt 85% cocoa bar. It comes in 10 gram sections.

Now it's going to taste even better.

According to a recent study, honey is damn good at killing bacteria that grows in our sinuses.

"...honey was significantly more effective in killing both planktonic and biofilm-grown forms of the bacteria, compared with the rate of bactericide by antibiotics commonly used against the bacteria."...