Why Cocoa is Good Medicine 89.3 WRKF Baton Rouge Published May 11, 2014 at 4:36 PM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 5:09 Cocoa has been used as a health elixir for centuries, going back to the Incas. Dr. John Finley discusses the LSU AgCenter's study that revealed some of the compounds that make cocoa so beneficial.