Now with Easter coming up the subject of the moment is chocolate, the best friend for some and the biggest nightmare for others.
Nowadays there is a lot of talk about diet and when chocolate is mentioned we only talk about weight gain, lots of calories, restriction on sweets and so on, but we often don't see that chocolate can bring many health benefits. We cannot help but admit that we cannot eat just any type of chocolate., the best type for us to obtain these benefits is dark chocolate.
Dark chocolate brings benefits for both health and beauty. When we talk about bodybuilding, we don't associate the use of chocolate at all., but it has a substance called “Epicatequina”, which provides an increase in performance, greater resistance to fatigue and greater cardiovascular benefits from physical exercise.
Cocoa is also great against inflammation, the Mayans and Aztecs used chocolate to treat cardiovascular problems, gastrointestinal and central nervous system. Cocoa contains chemicals that mimic some of our body's defense mechanisms to combat pain and inflammation., in addition to reducing inflammatory substances in our body.
Women with PMS can eat chocolate? Sim, they just can't do it as they should, because chocolate releases more “Serotonin” which is the hormone responsible for the feeling of well-being. Dark chocolate is a powerful antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals that are generated and increased naturally with stress and sun., for example.
In beauty, chocolate increases skin density and hydration of skin and hair, due to a substance called “Flavonoids” which also increases blood flow to the skin, aiding in healing.
This means that because it brings many benefits, we can eat any type of chocolate in any quantity.? It's not good there… We must always remember that the best type of chocolate for these benefits to help our body is dark chocolate., that despite numerous benefits, cannot be consumed at will, as it is still a significant source of calories and saturated fats.
A portion of 25 a 30 grams per day is enough to obtain the benefits of dark chocolate without weighing on your conscience or diet. This Easter, invest more in semi-sweet or bitter chocolates so you can eat and still stay healthy..
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