Chocolate may help with your memory. A key component of many delicious desserts, dark chocolate is also rich in healthful antioxidants and flavanols that can help stave off a variety of diseases. New research is showing it may also help with memory. “After three months of consuming a special cocoa concoction, someone with the typical memory of a 60-year-old improved their memory to that of a 30- or 40-year-old, the researchers reported.” But they point out you shouldn’t run out and buy that chocolate bar just yet. “Flavanols are found in many types of foods, including tea leaves, fruits and vegetables, as well as raw cocoa. However, the manner in which most consumer chocolate products are produced renders them flavanol-free. The study therefore relied on a process developed by the food company Mars Inc. that could specifically preserve and isolate the flavanol in powder form, before being mixed into either water or milk for consumption.” The research shows that what we eat may have an important effect on how our brain works, but more research is needed to understand exactly how this occurs

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