Life of the Candy Man‘ is sweet, but sometimes it’s sweeter than others. For years I have been saying that chocolate is good for you because it makes you happy and it makes you smile. But now there is research to that supports the idea that chocolate is good for you; just not for the reasons that I have been saying. Last week some very interesting research shows that eating chocolate may boost the body’s production of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) — the “good” form of cholesterol that protects against heart disease.
Findings reveal that “Chocolate contains polyphenols which can rev up the activity of certain proteins, including proteins that attach to the genetic material DNA in ways that boost HDL levels” according to the new study released by the American Chemical Society (ACS) in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
Credit for those heart-healthy effects goes to a cadre of antioxidant compounds in cocoa called polyphenols, which are particularly abundant in dark chocolate.
Don’t stop taking your cholesterol medicine and start eating twice the amount of chocolate, but don’t feel guilty for that occasional indulgence.
Have a sweet day!
The most interesting man in the world.
Photos, opinions, and journal entries by William Guth.
Tuesday 15 February 2011
Monday 24 January 2011
Justice Served
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So today I wanted to blog about a story that started about three and half years ago. Some of you may know we wholesale some of our products to other online sites and then fulfill the orders for them.
About three and half years ago I got a call from one of the companies and my contact, lets call her 'Sue,' asked if we had an employee with long dark hair?
I said yes, why? Well, she got a call from a guy who claimed he got a gift box of trufflesfrom her site as a wedding present from someone, but could not remember who. The gift supposedly had a long black hair.
Here were the problems
- Up to that date we never fulfilled a box of truffles for her.
- We don't ship boxes with her name on them either.
We both knew we were being scammed, but the guy was threatening everything under the sun, so to make him go away I sent him a new box of truffles at my expense.
I assumed the story was over and wrote it off as the cost of doing business.
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So here is what this person was doing and how he was caught...
Mr X was using his home and work computer to target various industries and telling them he had either a hair or some other foreign object in their product. This individual happened to like California wines and had targeted a number of wineries in the region. Low and behold at an association dinner one person in the group started telling how he knew he had been scammed, but didn't want the bad press it might cause; so he sent a bottle of wine to Mr. X.
All of sudden a relatively large percent of the room realized they had fallen victim to the same scam and had sent Mr X a bottle of wine; for the same reason that I sent the box of chocolates. Being an association, they hired an attorney or PI, not sure, to investigate and go after this guy. I guess the cost for a bottle of wine is a lot more than a box of truffles.
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To sum up a long story Mr X was found guilty. What happened to him?
- His company fired him immediately and cooperated with the authorities.
- He had to serve time in jail (not sure how much)
- He had to make retributions.
I figured I would never see a dime, but was happy he was being punished. Then a few months ago I got a check from Marion, Ohio. It was a check for the wholesale price of a box of chocolate plus shipping.
A sweet ending to a bitter sweet story (OK bad pun) all part of a day in the Life of the Candy Man.
Have a sweet day!
Monday 13 December 2010
Lactose
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Just wanted to post about two exciting new treats for those who can't eat Lactose or Casein.
For years those ever popular Christmas pretzels have been a treat that everyone loves. Only, one little problem: they have food coloring and they are covered in a milk based coating.
So, thanks to the advice of my five year old son, we now offer a treat that is perfect for those who can't have food coloring as well as those who, for various health reasons can't process Lactose or Casein.
Happy Sweet Holidays!
P.S. Our 3rd Annual LifeSource Blood Drive is this Sunday December 12, 2010, from 10:30am - 3:30PM. And now through Dec 31st you can SAVE BIG on all or your holiday purchases from Illinois Nut & Candy.
Tuesday 16 November 2010
Hebrew Alphabet
No two days are alike in the life of a Candy Man. I am always gettin many different requests for life cycle events. This weeks life cycle request was for an Upsherin. For the vast majority of the Jewish and Non Jewish population here is a definition of an Upsherin:
that her son could eat the letters off of. We delivered the order last week and the customer was really happy with the uniqueness of it. I was happy that the project gave me the push that I needed to get a set of Hebrew Letters online.
So another week another unique chocolate creation and for those who are of other faiths we do those life cycle events as well.
Have a sweet day!
"A child's third birthday signals a major transition in his or her education. For the first three years of life, a child absorbs the surrounding sights and sounds and the parents' loving care. The child is a receiver, not yet ready to give. At the age of three, children's education takes a leap—they are now ready to produce and share their unique gifts.For a Jewish boy, this transition is marked with a ceremony. It is age-old custom to allow a boy's hair to grow untouched until he's three years old. On his third Jewish birthday, friends are invited to a hair cutting." Source Chabad.orgOur customer requested that we help with the hair cutting party by supplying a chocolate party favor. I spoke with her on the phone and we came up with the idea of doing a small Chocolate Hebrew Letter for each child who attended. Additionally the customer wanted something unique for her son as some families have the custom that at the party the child has a sweet experience with the Hebrew Alphabet. We decided to create a Jumbo Chocolate Hebrew Alphabet Bar
that her son could eat the letters off of. We delivered the order last week and the customer was really happy with the uniqueness of it. I was happy that the project gave me the push that I needed to get a set of Hebrew Letters online.
So another week another unique chocolate creation and for those who are of other faiths we do those life cycle events as well.
Have a sweet day!
Sunday 24 October 2010
Monday 26 October 2009
Get some sun this weekend?
After checking out of the hotel, Julie and I went to Capistrano Bight to see the ocean. And while we'd been in California 4 days, we hadn't really been outside, except to drive. So, we found a narrow, rocky beach and trekked to the water's edge, took off our shoes, and proceeded the last 5 feet across these really sharp rocks to get our feet wet.
Now, what we thought would be ankle deep waters turned out to be crotch deep once a 3 ft swell that seemed harmless enough broke and tumbled up
Now, what we thought would be ankle deep waters turned out to be crotch deep once a 3 ft swell that seemed harmless enough broke and tumbled up
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