Behold the Power of Chocolate

1. Behold the Power of Chocolate

2. ● Dr. Barry Slone acts as a Cognitive-Behavioral
Therapy Specialist at his private practice in
Aliso Viejo, California, where he has worked for
25 years treating patients with various
psychological issues.
● Dr. Barry Slone has helped numerous patients
overcome life’s difficulties and get on the road
to recovery.
● He also employs his gifts for social good, and
supports a number of charitable institutions
dedicated to bettering the lives of others.
● In addition, Dr. Barry Slone enjoys treating
himself to chocolate from time to time.

3. ● Chocolate has been around for at least 3,000
years in one form or another.
● Produced from the seed of the Theobroma
cacao tree, chocolate originated in Central and
South America and Mexico.
● Mesoamerican people such as the Aztecs
made drinks from chocolate, but the drinks
likely didn’t resemble anything we have today.
● Cocoa seeds have a very bitter taste, and
fermentation is the only way to develop their
flavor.
● After the beans ferment, they must be roasted,
de-shelled, and ground to a powder.

4. ● Next, the powder must be liquefied; in this form
it is known as chocolate liquor.
● Chocolate liquor can be processed into either
cocoa solids or cocoa butter.
● Chocolate as we know it consists of a
combination of the two with added fat and
sugar.
● For a very long time, chocolate was only
available as a drink.
● In 1847, Joseph Fry & Son developed a way to
create a solid form of chocolate and introduced
the first chocolate bar.

5. ● The benefits of chocolate have been highly touted and
research indicates that chocolate has positive
physiological effects on the body, such as improving
circulation.
● Other research has concluded that chocolate can lower
blood pressure when eaten in moderation and even help
avoid heart attacks.
● There are several kinds of chocolate, including milk, dark,
and white chocolates.
● Milk chocolate consists of sweet chocolate with added
condensed milk or milk powder; dark chocolate is made by
adding fat and sugar to the cacao mixture in varying
amounts.
● “White chocolate” consists of sugar, cocoa butter, and milk
solids, but does not contain cocoa solids—consequently,
many governments do not officially recognize it as a form
of chocolate.

6. ● It is hard to find someone who is not a fan of
chocolate.
● So many types of it exist that there truly is
something for everyone.
● We use chocolate for cold and hot drinks and
as an ingredient in a lot of ethnic cooking, and
very often, we eat it just as a treat.

7. ● It is hard to find someone who is not a fan of
chocolate.
● So many types of it exist that there truly is
something for everyone.
● We use chocolate for cold and hot drinks and
as an ingredient in a lot of ethnic cooking, and
very often, we eat it just as a treat.