Don’t think that you can eat any sweets when you’re on a diet? Think again! Dark chocolate is actually a healthy chocolate that you not only should add but need to add to your daily diet.
Dark chocolate is shown to lower blood pressure by quite a large margin. It produces a substance called nitric oxide which balances hormones in your body. This leads to a lower blood pressure. Dark chocolate can also lower your cholesterol by 5-10%.
Going off of yesterdays post on how to relieve stress, dark chocolate encourages your brain to release endorphins, and it contains serotonin which both act as stress relievers.
Another benefit of dark chocolate is that it contains nearly 9 times the amount of antioxidants (nutrients that fight of sickness) than some fruits do. So eating a little dark chocolate every night will kick up your sickness-fighting antibodies.
Stick to no more than 100 grams a day of 60-75% dark chocolate. I like the organic kind with no added fillers or chemicals. This way, you can end your day on a healthy, sweet note.
Eat that dark chocolate, and spend Everyday Living Fit!
Image Source: http://www.omninfo.com
No comments:
Post a Comment