9 Great Boosts For Your Health From Dark Chocolate

9 Great Boosts For Your Health From 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. Bacteria in your intestines break dark chocolate down into ant-inflammatory compounds that reduce 'clumping' of blood. This reduces the chances of a clot that could cause stroke.

3. A report summarizing the results of 20 different studies on the benefits of dark chocolate, showed that participants blood pressure was lowered by some 3 to 4 points after regularly eating dark chocolate.

4. A very good improvement in blood flow was observed even in young, healthy men who were given a small square of 70% dark chocolate every day for a month. The flow increase ranged from 14% to 23%.

5. Eating dark chocolate can increase the HDL or good cholesterol in your blood, thus lowering any bad cholesterol (LDL).

6. The benefits of eating dark chocolate seem endless! Diabetics were shown in one recent study to obtain improved insulin sensitivity, further, it showed the same insulin sensitivity improvement in non-diabetics too.

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. Again, the flavonols in 70% dark chocolate have been shown to improve blood flow - this time to the brain. Another substance, phenylethylamine, helps release 'feel good' hormones in the brain helping you feel relaxed and happy.

Choosing The Right Chocolate For Best Results

70% cocoa chocolate is what you're looking for, not milky mars bars. These don't contain sufficient cocoa solids to achieve the above results.



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