Enhance Your Health In These 9 Great Ways By Eating Dark Chocolate

By Justin French


1. Recent studies have shown a reduction in the risk of getting cardiovascular disease in those who regularly ate dark chocolate. In those susceptible to Alzheimer's, diabetes and stroke a 50% reduction in risk was reported.

2. Stroke happens when blood thickens and causes a clot to lodge in the brain. Eating dark chocolate causes bacteria in your gut to manufacture anti-inflammatories which thin the blood, lessening the chance of you getting a stroke.

3. Daily consumption of dark chocolate lowered participants blood pressure by some 3 to 4 points. This was reported in 20 different studies on the subject.

4.You don't have to be old and sick to benefit. Young and healthy men in their 20's reported a blood flow increase of between 14% and 23%.

5. Are you concerned about your cholesterol? Well, daily eating a square of dark chocolate can increase the good cholesterol (HDL) and lower bad cholesterol (LDL).

6. The anti-oxidants in dark chocolate seem to be so good for so many things! A recently published research paper showed that they could improve insulin sensitivity in diabetics. They even showed insulin sensitivity improvement in non-diabetics.

7. A substance in dark chocolate called Theobromine could even help protect your teeth by hardening your tooth enamel.

8. Dark chocolate improves blood flow to the skin surface giving you a healthy glow and protecting you from the sun.

9. A substance released by the brain called phenylethylamine is responsible for helping you feel happy and relaxed. This substance has been shown to increase on eating dark chocolate stimulating the production of the feel good hormones.

Choosing The Right Chocolate For Best Results

You don't want the milky, Mars Bars variety. Buy instead chocolates that are clearly labelled 70% or higher. They're not as sweet but you might find you acquire a taste for them.




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