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Why you should eat dark chocolate every day
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Tags: chocolate, heart-healthy
It's yummy AND good for you!
| | Cocoa is one of the most concentrated sources of the flavonoids catechin and epicatechin. |
| | Dark Chocolate contains high levels of those flavonoids and other compounds. |
| | Epicatechin, a heart-healthy flavonoid, can reduce the risk of four of the major health problems: stroke, heart failure, cancer and diabetes. |
| | Epicatechin, also helps relax our blood vessels, allowing blood to flow to the heart more easily. This improved blood flow may also help memory! |
| | The Phenylethylamine contained can raise the level of endorphines, which are the pleasure-giving substances in the brain. |
| | Phenylethylamine also produces a buzz when it reaches the brain. This buzz is better than kissing, and helps get heart rates up. Allow it to melt on the tongue for maximum efect. |
| | Chocolate chemicals have biochemical effects similar to aspirin, in reducing the clumping which platelets do in arteries. |
| | Chocolate is also high in fat and sugar, so eating moderate amounts of it (4 oz or less per day of dark chocolate) may give you the heart and body healthy boosts without adversely affecting your waist line. |
| | It tastes good, too, so enjoy :) |
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