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Can Dark Chocolate Help You Lose Weight?

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Rowena Portch

Dark chocolate may not only help you shed those unwanted pounds, it provides a host of healthy benefits that puts other indulgences to shame.

Rowena has been in the natural medicine field since 2008 and holds a certification in both nutrition and alternative medicine. She and her mate, Gregg, owned a natural medical office for four years where she practiced. She enjoys wild foraging, making medicines from plants, and salves from herbs and oils. In her opinion, there isn't a plant that exists that does not provide some type of medicine.