I started this set of blogs by asking the above question, “Are chocolates good for the heart?” In this blog I conclude by answering this question. You may be surprised to learn that chocolate isn’t as bad for you as was once believed. Most chocolate falls into one of three categories: white chocolate, milk chocolate, …
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My gift to you
Yes, I have to complete my blog on cocoa and chocolates. There is an urgent need to complete this task. So bear with me. For the past few months, I have been promoting my book, Businessmen for the Poor. Ordering a book from many countries is difficult and costly. Therefore, I thought I’ll use the …
Cocoa
Before We get into the issue of chocolates and their health issues, I thought at least some of you may be interested in knowing where cocoa comes from. As a child of about 8 years, I visited a relative near Kandy in Srilanka where they had a cocoa farm. It was more of a slope …
Good bye to Vietnam
We bid good bye to Vietnam three weeks ago. We enjoyed our stay of two months. The weather was fine. We also enjoyed the seasonal fruits of Vietnam. We came back to water starved, hot Chennai. Catching up with pending work kept us busy. We are back to our routines. The one thought that came …
Violet yam of Vietnam
In my last post I shared about the fruit sour sop, how I had the privilege of enjoying the fruit of my childhood days here in Vietnam. My stay in Vietnam is coming to an end as I will be returning to India shortly. During my stay here some of the other fruits I enjoyed …
A very useful fruit
I did not mean to write on this topic. I wanted to continue on the healthy foods that I had started. Something interesting happened and so I am pitching thi blog in. Some of you may know that I am in Vietnam enjoying a good holiday with my daughter’s family. Some of you may also …
Now they say even Ghee is good. Really?
Gradually more viewers are visiting the site. I want to take the question I raised earlier one step further. For a long time we were teaching community to avoid coconut oil and ghee as they both contribute more to heart diseases. It appears that the cycle has gone one complete round. Now nutritionists are saying …
Are dark chocolates really good?
There are number of questions that arise as the list of foods that are good for the heart grows. Today I want to raise the question of chocolates. Chocolates have always been considered bad for the heart. Now the message that is being promoted is that dark chocolates are good compared to white and other …
Which foods are good for the heart?
Recently I went through a medical procedure. As I was leaving the ward, I was given a diet sheet. Top on the list of foods that were foods that were to be completely avoided which included some of my favourite oil fried Indian snacks. Mentally I was prepared to give up these. As I went …
Welcome to my website
Hello! It is my pleasure to invite you my blog and website. my website is simple -www.rajaratnamabel.blog This website has been created to share experiences over a lifetime in reducing poverty and providing health for the populations living in rural India. You will be able to benefit in a variety of ways. There would be …
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