Chocolate and its health benefits
- Written by Nadia Najam
Yum Yum! I really love to eat chocolate and I am totally obsessed with its taste. It’s like a magic bite to me. A bite that enhances my mood, forces me to fall in love and relaxes my nerves. Do you feel the same? I know like myself many people are obsessed with its taste and love biting it. But do they feel the same?
My Happy Heart:
Mary B. Engler (Ph.D.), a chocolate researcher said that many studies showed that human heart get benefit from dark chocolate. It increases blood flow and lessen platelet stickiness and clotting. It also helps in improving bad cholesterol level. Cocoa a natural food contains flavanol that have high potential to prevent heart attack.
Low Blood Pressure:
Many researchers after lot of study said that Dark chocolate rests blood vessels, which will reduces high blood pressure level. Several researches recommend that it may also be a feel-good treat that increases the development of mood-enhancing neurotransmitters.
Fatigue Magic:
Many people and athletes drink chocolate milk to reduce workout fatigue. It is considered the best energy booster drink. For experimentation drink daily a glass full of milk and experience how it works to relief your fatigue.
Magic Drink for skin:
Flavanols that are best in reducing heart attack risk are also helpful in skin rejuvenation and protection against UV. These can fight free radicals and act as antioxidants. As we said earlier that these help in increasing blood flow so they can also maintain a good glowing and dewy skin. Dark chocolate also helps in reducing stress hormones which results in less collagen breakdown and fewer wrinkles.
Cocoa butter is used in many moisturizers and beauty creams because it benefits skin inside out. Buy a good one for yourself and let give it a try.
Good Brain:
Dark chocolate contains phenyl ethylamine (PEA), the same chemical your brain creates when you feel like you're falling in love. PEA encourages your brain to release endorphins, so eating dark chocolate will make you feel happier. Dark chocolate contains caffeine in a little amount that also helps in relaxing brain.
Strong Teeth:
As we thought and it’s almost a truth that eating sweets damage your teeth. But Dark chocolate is such a magical sweet which contains Theo bromine that hardens tooth enamel and lower risk of getting cavities if also properly you do take care of Dental hygiene.
Nadia Najam
She is from Pakistan. She love to write and travel. In fact she is a fashionable personality that's why might be at Belle Monde.
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