There might be only few in the world who do not like chocolates. The dark colored chocolate that melts inside mouth is popular with all generations and it is said to be a favorite with women. At the same time, notions that eating more chocolates can lead to weight gain did lead to some people staying away from chocolates suffering much dismay.
Chocolate help relieving stress effectively!
Well, for all such chocolate lovers, here is good news. Recent research and studies have pointed out that chocolates can be good for health and in fact, all should consume some chocolate daily for it can act as a great reliever for stress. This must be cheerful news for many because in today’s time, a majority of population in the world suffer from stress related issues and it is better to have a chocolate than those pills prescribed by doctors.
Dark chocolate reduces stress hormone in the body
Till now, it was considered that chocolates may be not that good for health and gums. A research study published recently has made all chocolate lovers jump with joy. Of chocolates, it is the dark chocolate that should be consumed. The Journal of Proteome Research has published a study which says that having chocolates daily reduce stress levels. In fact, they found this after conducting a study on volunteers for two weeks. These people were given 40 grams of dark chocolate daily and the researchers found that consuming chocolates reduced the levels of cortisol and catecholamines, hormones that cause stress in human body.
In fact, a magazine on pregnancy even carried an article that pregnant women, if consumed dark chocolate, will give birth to babies with no stress.
Dark chocolates – the star
Dark chocolates do not contain high amount of sugar as compared to milk chocolates. The major component in dark chocolates is cocoa, which contains nutritious antioxidants, a vital ingredient for good health. Dark chocolates also contain more flavonoids, which are also essential health boosters.
Thus having dark chocolates daily can help boost health, apart from its stress-reducing properties. Do check the cocoa content in chocolates though.
More benefits of dark chocolates
In fact, it has been found that dark chocolates have more health boosting properties. In fact, a study from European Heart Journal reveals that people who consume chocolates have low blood pressure and even the risk of having a stroke or a heart attack is much reduced in such people.
Antioxidants present in dark chocolates help in controlling blood pressure and thus safeguard the heart of health. At the same time do remember that processed cocoa will not have similar benefits. So have chocolates that have high cocoa content. Now on, when you are in the super market, do not reach out to sweetened chocolates but get dark chocolates instead.
So, next time you feel low, do not pop any pill but reach out to the refrigerator and have a dark chocolate. And look cheerfully at lifted up spirits. Even the thought of having chocolates brings a smile to your lips, doesn’t it?