Chocolate is healthy?! :)

Of course, here I meant on dark chocolate. So my dear ladies, beside of healing your broken heart, dark chocolate is actually healthy. Chocolate healing powers lies in the cacao, the basic ingredient of each chocolate. It contains healthy chemicals like flavonoids and theobromine and the only problem is that taste is bitter and chalky. On the other hand, if you add milk, sugar and butter to improve the taste you are also adding and calories and reducing the benefits of cacao. So stick with the healthy chocolate with at least 70% cacao and enjoy in next benefits of it:

1. Chocolate has cardiovascular benefits - Regular chocolate consumption is reducing the risk of heart failure, heart attack and stroke and high blood pressure thanks to flavonoids which improve the veins and arteries flexibility.
2. Weight reduction - Believe it or not but small portion of dark chocolate can help you to lose some weight. It's very nutritious, rich with fibers and minerals and is going to keep you satiated longer.
3. Prevention for diabetes - Dark chocolate is   helping with controlling of insulin sensitivity.

4. Dark chocolate is reducing the stress 

5. It can protect your skin against the sun - this is happening because, as I wrote, chocolate is rich with flavonols which improves your blood flow to the skin and increase skin density and hydration.

6. Dark chocolate can improve your brain function - Cacao contains stimulant substances like caffeine and theobromine which are a main reason how cacao can improves your brain function so don't feel guilty if you reach for a chocolate bar when you are under job stress.

7. Cough relief 

8. Diarrhea relief 

9. Simple - Eating chocolate is making us happy :)

So my dear ladies, enjoy freely in your favorite sweets - miss chocolate. You are actually improving your health ;)