Clarksville Living Magazine — February 2016
The February 2016 Clarksville Living Magazine savors the sweet life of chocolate, learns the heart's Simple 7, and follows the growing Greenway.
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“The Sweet Life of Chocolate” led the issue with a seasonal indulgence, tracing the treat's history — noting that the first Valentine's Day box of chocolates was packaged and sold in the late 1800s — before pointing readers to a local source: the affordable, locally made truffles at Silke's Old World Breads, at 1214A College Street.
Fittingly for American Heart Month, the issue took cardiac health seriously with “Healthy Heart Habits: Life's Simple 7,” laying out the American Heart Association's seven key measures, and “A Heart-Healthy Kitchen Makeover.” “The Clarksville Greenway Continues to Grow” charted the expansion of the city's beloved walking and biking trail — good news for anyone working on those heart-healthy habits. Lighthearted features like “Germs and Frogs” and ways to be kind to yourself rounded things out.
The recurring departments round out a February number that treats the heart in every sense — pleasure and prevention in the same breath. In a single issue a reader can indulge a sweet tooth and learn the seven habits most likely to protect their heart for decades, a very Clarksville Living way to spend February.
“The Sweet Life of Chocolate” traced the treat's long climb from medicine to luxury. The Maya, the feature noted, are believed to have ground the cocoa seed with seasonings into a spicy drink thought to improve health; Spanish conquistadors carried the seeds home and began mixing the concoction with sugar, and chocolate in its various forms became a drink of the European elite — a reputation for indulgence sealed, legend has it, by Casanova, who was said to take some before his romantic conquests.
Table of Contents
- The Sweet Life of Chocolate (p. 6)
- Healthy Heart Habits: Life's Simple 7 (p. 18)
- A Heart-Healthy Kitchen Makeover (p. 26)
- The Clarksville Greenway Continues to Grow (p. 28)
- Germs and Frogs (p. 38)
- Ways to Be Kind to Your (p. 100)
Regular Departments
- Advice (p. 14)
- Faith & Family (p. 24)
- Giving Back (p. 30)
- Candid Clarksville (p. 42)
- FT CAMPBELL Families (p. 43)
- Network (p. 44)
- Fridge (p. 54)
