• Chocolate is good for the Health

    Date: 2010.09.08 | Category: beauty services | Tags:

    Chocolate can actually be good for the health, strange though it may be to hear that.. One usually thinks of this high calorie food item as something that should be generally avoided – just a treat for special occasions. Numerous health benefits can be brought by chocolate, as has been proven on many occasions.. Due to the fact with the higher ranges of Coco in dark dark chocolate combined with much less sugar, can make it far more useful
    Magnesium and potassium are current in dark chocolate. Vitamins like B1,B2,D and E are also to be found in chocolate.. Due to the presence of phosphate and the other minerals, many researchers do not think that chocolate leads to tooth decay.

    It contains flavonoids which produce nitric oxide – keeping blood vessels elastic and preventing blood pressure from rising. The levels of certain hormones in the body are also kept in balance.. Flavonoids also act as antioxidants. Significanrt amounts of antioxidants are found in dark chocolate, about eight times more than strawberries..

    Not only does it stimulate the production of endorphins in your body, which makes you feel happiness, but it also contains the neurotransmitter serotonin which acts as an anti-depressant to get rid of any negative feeling. Substances that act as stimulants such as caffeine and theobromine  are also available in chocolate..
    Reduce your calorie intake instead of increasing it by having chocolate before  meals.. This is because indulging in a cup of hot chocolate before having a meal can reduce the appetite.

    The heart and cardiovascular system are benefited by eating chocolate.. If you are suffering from high blood pressure, then it may help in reducing that. The ‘bad’ cholesterol (LDL cholesterol) can be reduced by as much as ten percent..

    Chocolate, therefore, in reasonable quantities, is not a food item to be shied away from when it contains all these benefits.

    Anna lives in Spain and runs a Pursehook Company online selling Purse Hooks and Purse Hangers.