Monday 5 August 2013

Chocolate for a healthier you



Dark chocolate has a number of health benefits but  is also high in fat but some of the fat contained in dark chocolate is healthy.. Bellow are 4 Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate...

1. Dark Chocolate is Good for Your Brain

It  increases blood flow to the brain as well as to the heart, so it can help improve cognitive function. It also helps reduce your risk of stroke.

2. Dark Chocolate is Full of Antioxidants

Antioxidants help free your body of free radicals, which cause oxidative damage to cells. Free radicals are implicated in the aging process and may be the cause of cancer, eating antioxidant rich foods like dark chocolate can protect you from many types of cancer and slow the signs of aging.

3. Dark Chocolate is Good for Stress Reduction

Dark chocolate also helps combat beauty’s public enemy number one: Stress. Cocoa helps reduce stress hormones, which means less collagen breakdown in the skin, and fewer wrinkles.

4. Dark chocolate can Protect your Skin

German researchers have found that the flavonoids in dark chocolate absorb UV light. This helps protect and increase blood flow to the skin, and improve skin’s hydration and complexion.

How to shop for a good chocolate:

"Buy dark chocolate that has 70% or more coca. Anything with sugar or milk  as the first ingredient will not contain 70% or more cocoa." Thierry Muret, Godiva Executive Chocolatier.

Try these Chocolates for a health treat.

 






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