The Good News About Chocolate

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If you crave chocolate now and then, there is good news for you. Cacao, the cocoa part of chocolate, actually has a lot of health benefits.
For starters, cacao is one of the richest sources of antioxidants on the planet- Antioxidant effects are measured as ORAC values (oxygen-radical absorbing capacity) and dark chocolate’s ORAC value is one of the highest ever measured. Chocolate also contains flavonoids that help keep blood vessels elastic.
Your craving for chocolate is probably pretty natural because chocolate has some mood-elevating chemicals such as phenyl eth >‘lamine Chocolate also raises serotonin levels in the brain and appears to influence endorphins and oxytocin, neurotransmitters – associated with pleasure and intimacy. Read the rest of this entry »