Tag Archives: Science

16Sep/16

Sir Hans Sloane – More Than Just The Chocolate Man

September 16, 2016Culture, Factual, Information, TechnologyBeverage, Blackwood, Botanist, British, Chelsea, Chocolate, Cocoa, Collection, College, Costume, Drinking, Duke, Egypt, Europe, Hincks, Inoculation, Ireland, Jamaica, Killyleagh, Liquid, London, Medicine, Middle East, Milk, Museum, Nelson, Newton, Physician, President, Quinine, Recipe, Royal, Science, Sloane, Society, Study, Sugar, Syria, TrafalgarSephra

Jenny Lee takes a bite of Killyleagh history during a walking tour of the Co Down village, birthplace of scientist and collector Sir Hans Sloane, who is credited with bringing the recipeRead More…

23Aug/16

The science of chocolate: What makes us like it so much?

August 23, 2016Culture, Factual, Information, NewsAnandamide, Art, Brain, Caffeine, Chocolate, Cocoa, Craving, Guilty, Happy, History, Marijuana, Mayan, Mexico, Milk, Pleasure, Sanskrit, Science, Serotonin, Stimulant, SugarSephra

Does chocolate make you happy? There’s science behind why that might be.

04May/16

Smile! Laughter and chocolate are good for your health

May 4, 2016Factual, Fun, Information, News, Products, TechnologyAdrenaline, Benefit, Bliss, Brain, Cacao, Chocolate, Cortisol, Emotion, Flavanoids, Happy, Health, Heart, Hormone, Laughter, Love, Memory, Research, Science, Smile, SugarSephra

Here’s something that’s sure to put a smile on your face: A key to good health just might come in the form of a chocolate chuckle.

21Apr/16

Dark Chocolate could enhance Athletic Performance

April 21, 2016Factual, Information, News, TechnologyAthlete, Athletic, Cardiovascular, Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, Diet, Endurance, Epicatechin, Exercise, Fitness, Flavanol, Health, Nitric Oxide, Oxygen, Performance, Research, Science, Sport, Study, trainingSephra

Dark chocolate has already been hailed for its positive effects on cardiovascular health – and now a study undertaken at London’s Kingston University has found the tasty treat could help give sportsRead More…

16Mar/16

My Favourite Brain Food… Chocolate.

March 16, 2016Factual, Information, News, UncategorizedBrain, Chocolate, Cognitive, Diabetes, Diabetic, Fat, Food, Heart, Salt, Science, Starch, SugarSephra

For all of you who have given up sweets for Lent, I apologize in advance. Just remember, Easter is coming.

11Feb/16

The Experience of Chocolate Craving

February 11, 2016Factual, Information, News, TechnologyAnitdepressant, Anxiety, Carbohydrates, Chocoholic, Chocolate, Comfort, Craving, Depression, Economics, Hormones, Menopause, Neurophysiological, Pleasure, Science, Serotonin, Therapy, UniqueSephra

“The experience of chocolate craving”- an extract from The Economics of Chocolate The following is excerpted from The Economics of Chocolate which provides an economic analysis, as well as an interdisciplinary overviewRead More…

12Jan/16