Celebrate National Chocolate Day – for your health

Eating a piece of dark chocolate every day may help you live longer, because antioxidants in cocoa beans can reduce your risk of heart disease. I’ll take any excuse to indulge, and National Chocolate Day on Oct. 28 presents a perfect opportunity.

My favorite places to get a chocolate fix: Belleair Bluffs’ William Dean Chocolates, which transforms chocolate into art, and South Tampa’s Toffee To Go, which is among Oprah’s favorite things.

Chocolate Pizza Company offers another unique chocolate experience – Peanut Butter Wings, potato chips smothered in peanut butter and chocolate that offer a sublime combination of salty and sweet.

– Missy Hurley, APR, B2 Communications