When melancholy overcomes, energy disappears, a small bar of dark chocolate can return to a vigorous and active state. What does he do with the body? And where does a good mood suddenly come from?
What is the magical attraction of chocolate?
The thing is that when you consume even a small piece of chocolate, the body begins to produce the hormone of happiness necessary for life - serotonin. This comes from saturating the blood with glucose derived from sugar. Also, the body is enriched:
- magnesium;
- phosphorus;
- calcium;
- iron;
- potassium;
- essential oils;
- fats;
- caffeine;
- vitamins B1, B2, A;
- carbohydrates and other elements.
Based on such a set of microelements, chocolate can be a useful source of energy, a mood stimulant and just a very tasty product.
It is not recommended to eat dark chocolate before going to bed, especially for hypertensive patients. The caffeine present in it can increase blood pressure, it will be very difficult to fall asleep.
Now about the specific benefits of this product. The essential oils contained in the chocolate bar help to tone the heart vessels. They prevent the buildup of bad cholesterol on the walls and the formation of blood clots in the bloodstream. It turns out that chocolate helps in the fight against cardiovascular diseases: strokes and heart attacks.
It improves mood and relieves stress. It's worth remembering that it's good to eat only a small portion of the chocolate bar. Overeating this high-calorie food can lead to excess weight.
The chocolate wrap is a great help in the fight against excess weight, and the essential oils make the skin elastic and youthful. Such a procedure truly restores a second youth to the body. Warming the muscles, the movement of blood in the vessels increases, the activity of the body increases, and unnecessary fats simply disappear before our eyes.
Cocoa beans and cocoa butter are widely used in the field of cosmetology. Many anti-aging masks and nourishing creams contain essential oils and extracts of this wonderful plant.
Can chocolate be harmful?
The harm of this product can be talked about when the body is oversaturated with it. By itself, a small bar of chocolate cannot do any harm. Some of its components can cause an allergic reaction only if a person already has an allergy to them.
Often a child's overeating of chocolates leads to diathetic skin rashes. Again, this comes precisely from the overabundance of the product. The same effect can be observed when overeating regular caramels.
Chocolate cannot harm tooth enamel due to the fact that, on the contrary, it protects it from the penetration of harmful substances. These are, rather, outdated prejudices.
Chocolate in its usual form is harmful to diabetics due to the sugar it contains. But there are many varieties of diabetic products that contain cocoa butter. Therefore, it makes no sense to talk about the dangers of products containing cocoa.
Do not neglect the use of chocolate. It is only necessary to control this process and do not forget that this is still a very high-calorie food product.
