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Nutri-Health Contest for Heart Health Month!

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I have a special treat for you!

My friends over at Nutri-Health Supplements are offering a special contest for the month of February, also known as Heart Healthy Month!

The details are as follows:

1. Comment about your favorite heart-healthy food or product from Nutri-Health on Facebook or Twitter.

2. Tag #HearYourHeart in your comment for a chance to win!

3. Check out and Like their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/nutrihealthsupplements

4. Follow them on Twitter: @Nutri_Health

Why enter?

1 winner will receive a $200 Gift Card to shop at Nutri-Health.com!!!
Contest ends February 28th at 11:59 p.m. EST.

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Nutri-Health: http://www.nutri-health.com/

Your source for nutritional supplements, probiotics, and digestive enzymes.

All products made in the U.S.A.

Contest Rules:

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A purchase will not increase your chances of winning. Sweepstakes period starts 2/11/14 and ends 2/28/14 at 11:59 p.m. EST.. Void where prohibited. Open to U.S. residents at least 18+. One (1) $200 Gift Card will be awarded. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Sponsor: Nutri-Health Supplements, 260 Justin Drive, Cottonwood, AZ 86326. Nutri-Health employees, contractors, and their families are not eligible to participate in the contest. This promotion is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.

Pan-Seared Sea Scallops With Steamed Veggies

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My pallet has evolved over the last few years, I now like mushrooms and olives. I became curious about sea scallops recently, convinced I would like them now after having tried them in my childhood and spitting them out into a napkin. I swear I did it as politely as possible! Last weekend, while my friend Tracy was visiting,  we ventured to Bonefish Grill with my husband. Tracy got scallops and shrimp for her entrée and she let me try one. I loved it! Now I was on a mission to trying making them myself. Read more →

Dark Chocolate: Good for the Heart

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Valentine’s Day is almost here and who can resist the allure of chocolate for this special occasion. Most heart-shaped boxes of chocolates are sugar laden with creamy and chewy caramel fillings. Why not have a treat that is heart healthy and delicious?

Go for the dark chocolate, 70% or higher for a richer flavor that’s also rich in heart healthy flavonoids. These are antioxidants that can help lower blood pressure and increase blood flow to the brain and heart. Chocolate is still high in calories, but all you need is a small amount (about 1 oz.) a few times a week to reap the benefits.

Lindt brand chocolate sells 3.5 oz. bars of dark chocolate 70%, 85%, or 90% cocoa content of the good stuff. You can find this at your local Publix. Each bar contains 10 squares that you can break up and eat 1 or 2 pieces at a time. The ingredients are simply: chocolate, cocoa powder, cocoa butter, demerara sugar, and bourbon vanilla beans. This is a high quality chocolate bar and very reasonably priced. For those sensitive to dairy products found in milk chocolate bars, dark chocolate will suite your non-dairy needs.

Here is an article published by the Cleveland Clinic about the benefits of dark chocolate: http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/prevention/nutrition/chocolate.aspx.