Anyone who loves chocolate knows the importance of keeping their prized stash deeply hidden. After querying thousands of people, chocolate shop owner Julie Nygard reveals some of the best-of-the-best hiding spots, along with funny stories and extreme measures people take to hide their chocolate. These stories come from Chapter 7 of Julie's book "The Chocolate Therapist: A User's Guide to the Extraordinary Health Benefits of Chocolate." She also owns The Chocolate Therapist chocolate shop. 

Host Julie Nygard, owner of The Chocolate Therapist chocolate shop, shares valuable tips not only on how to take your s'mores to the next level with eclectic, clean ingredients, but also how to make them any time right in comfort of your own home. Use your imagination and get outside the s'more boundaries in this creative podcast all about chocolate.  Julie is also the author of "The Chocolate Therapist: A User's Guide to the Extraordinary Health Benefits of Chocolate."

Host Julie Nygard, owner of The Chocolate Therapist chocolate shop, shares 7 valuable secrets she's discovered during her 15+ year adventure in the chocolate business. From health benefits to hiding spots, this fun podcast will give you the skills needed to carry an educated discussion about chocolate wherever you are. Julie is also the author of "The Chocolate Therapist: A User's Guide to the Extraordinary Health Benefits of Chocolate."

Everyone should have a couple packages of 2-minute mousse in the house for those last minute guests, you know who they are! Today I'm using an organic 2-minute mousse from The Chocolate Therapist's website, and also adding a few twists to make it a lot more intriguing than a traditional mousse. It's all fun and games with chocolate today! Host Julie Nygard owns The Chocolate Therapist chocolate shop in Littleton, Colorado. Watch her TEDx presentation here.

Julie Nygard, owner of The Chocolate Therapist chocolate shop and author of numerous books about chocolate, shares her favorite trends happening in the chocolate industry. There's good news for milk chocolate lovers, sustainability and global growth. Keep yourself up to date in chocolate with this short, fun podcast.

Julie Nygard, owner of The Chocolate Therapist, shares her accidental discovery of how to make this decadent Port/chocolate dessert. While experimenting with a recipe she learned from a Swiss chef, she left her truffles in the freezer far too long. Not one to waste even a morsel of chocolate, she ate it anyway, and realized it might be one of the best mistakes she ever made. Julie is also the author of The Chocolate Therapist: A User's Guide to the Extraordinary Health Benefits of Chocolate.

Host Julie Nygard, owner of The Chocolate Therapist chocolate shop in Littleton, Colorado, reviews 10 of the country's top chocolate festival. Whatever your chocolate interest, there's a festival out there to make sure you experience the best of everything in a single location. From wine and chocolate to chili chocolate to bourbon vanilla hot chocolate and more, there's something for everyone.

Sounds like a perfect world--chocolate and THC, deliciously combined into a mouth-watering brownie. But how much THC are you actually getting? New research shows that for some reason, when you mix THC and chocolate together it's difficult to get an accurate reading of the potency. Host Julie Nygard, owner of The Chocolate Therapist chocolate company, summarizes the research to help you make an educated decision.

Host Julie Nygard, owner of The Chocolate Therapist chocolate shop, reviews the shop's Assorted Chocolate Collection, discussing the differences between their chocolate and other chocolates available on the market. The Chocolate Therapist products don't have sugary, dye-filled centers, but instead are made with all-natural chocolate, organic  flavoring oils and a little coconut oil to soften the centers. Very unique!

Host Julie Nygard, owner of The Chocolate Therapist chocolate shop, reviews the shop's 1st place award-winning toffee. Everything in the shop is made with all-natural ingredients, and the toffee is also gluten-free and made without corn syrup.

Julie Nygard, owner of The Chocolate Therapist chocolate shop, hosts a one minute(ish) review of The Chocolate Therapist's chocolate bars. All the shops products are made from all-natural ingredients, free from dyes, preservatives or artificial ingredients. The bars are also soy-free and gluten-free for those with special diet considerations.

Julie Nygard, owner of The Chocolate Therapist chocolate shop, hosts a 1-minute review of one of the shop's top selling products, the sea salt caramels. The shop makes all-natural chocolate free from dyes and preservatives, and the caramels are also corn-syrup free.

Author Julie Nygard (The Chocolate Therapist) responds to a recent article titled "No, Chocolate Won't Cure Depression." She discusses what chocolate does in the brain, how it can help depression, how much to eat and what kind of chocolate to eat. And the article review? Listen for yourself to see how ridiculous the authors represent their statistics.

Fourteen years in the chocolate industry has led host Julie Nygard through thousands of chocolate indulgences, in the name of research, of course. In this podcast she shares her top desserts ever, why she loves them, and challenges you to come up with your top 5 as well. It's a bit like choosing your favorite child...close to impossible! Julie owns The Chocolate Therapist and is the author of "The Chocolate Therapist: A User's Guide to the Extraordinary Health Benefits of Chocolate."

When host Julie Nygard set out to write a book about the health benefits of chocolate, she decided to eat chocolate every day as part of the plan.  She fully expected to gain a lot of weight, but much to her surprise she didn't. She shares her story and the adventures involved with writing her book The Chocolate Therapist, unexpectedly launching a chocolate company, and her favorite part of the whole project, which has nothing to do with chocolate.

Host Julie Nygard teaches chocolate and wine pairing classes 8-10 times a month at her shop The Chocolate Therapist. On this podcast she shares the step by step strategy on how to have your own successful gathering for your friends, neighbors, coworkers or just you and your sweetie.  Julie is also the author of "Dare to Pair: The Ultimate Guide to Chocolate & Wine Pairing."  Enjoy!

Julie Nygard, owner of The Chocolate Therapist chocolate shop in Littleton, Colorado, has not only attended dozens of chocolate festivals as a vendor but has also as a consumer. A true chocolate lover, she's honed the skills for chocolate festival attendance perfection by watching people tackle the process for years. She shares the best of the best tips here.

Trying to find a solution for hip pain, host Julie Nygard (author, The Chocolate Therapist) discovers what big pharmaceutical manufacturers of arthritis drugs hope we'll never know--that eating sugar might be one of the root causes of arthritis issues. Find out how to test your body with low-glycemic eating to find out if sugar is causing your pain.