Benefits of Chocolate

Many people use chocolate as a gift for a loved one. Because the chocolate is considered as the food of love. This is because the texture of the chocolate so smooth. Brown also provides comfortable and relaxing effect.

            After eating the chocolate, there will be a sense of comfort. Not just a feeling, but it's chocolate contains a substance that enables hundreds of chemical reactions in the brain. These active substances that stimulate serotonin in the brain, triggering the next one's feeling of comfort. Most substances are contained in chocolate is theobromine, can stimulate the nerves and heart and spirit that makes awake. This effect can be obtained from the caffeine in coffee or tea. Another benefit of theobromine is to relieve cough.

Chocolate containing more than 70%, have health benefits. Because the chocolate is rich in antioxidants such as flavonoids and phenols. Presence of antioxidants, free radicals can help in the body. Antioxidant content of these, three times more when compared to green tea which is considered a beverage source of antioxidants.

The amount of antioxidants present in chocolate, chocolate became one health drink. Phenol is able to reduce cholesterol in the blood, helping to reduce the risk of heart attack, prevent cancer, hypertension and stroke disease. Fat content of chocolate with a high quality, proven cholesterol-free and does not clog arteries.

Chocolate also contains some vitamins such as vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin C, vitamin D and vitamin E. In addition, chocolate contains a substance as well as essential nutrients for the body such as iron, calcium and potassium. Cocoa is the highest natural source of magnesium. If a magnesium deficiency, leading to heart disease, hypertension, joint pain, hypertension and pre-menstrual. Eating chocolate can boost magnesium in the daily nutritional intake, leading to increased levels of progesterone in women and reduce the negative effects of pre-menstrual.

Another benefit is for beauty. Antioxidants and katein in it to prevent premature aging, therefore, develops a good chocolate body scrub for your skin.