It turns out that chocolate is not only pleasant and everyone’s favorite taste, but can become a healer for the human body.
We’ve learned that chocolate improves mood and activates the brain. What other useful properties of this delicious product? writes the Chronicle.Info with reference to WomanWay.
1. Immunity. We changed jackets with jackets, and boots – on bright shoes and ballet flats. Despite the warm weather, spring is very easy to catch a cold: the wind is treacherous, and rain is not uncommon. After the winter the body is weakened and easily gets attacked by viruses. To strengthen the immune system along with the usual vitamins will help the chocolate. Scientists have proven that chocolate can improve immunity. Dark bitter chocolate activates the production in the body immunoglobulin. This substance helps our body to fight viruses. Also found that even the smell of chocolate causes positive emotions, and produce immunoglobulin. So that chocolate can protect you from colds.
2. Cough. Dark chocolate (in which more than 50% cocoa) helps to cope with cough. The substance theobromine contained in cocoa beans, more effectively cope with the cough than the popular drug codeine. It does not cause any side effects, unlike drugs.
3. Pain in the throat. For sore throat, use real dark chocolate. Just put a piece on the tongue and let it dissolve. Repeat several times a day, and the pain will go away. Flavonoids are to fight bacteria that are in the sore throat. Flavonoids can be found in green tea, red wine, orange zest and chocolate (70% cocoa).
4. Teeth. Flavonoids and polyphenols contained in chocolate, have antibacterial properties. They help not only sore throat but also for the prevention of caries. In the shells of cocoa beans are many antibacterial substances. For example, theobromine protects teeth better than fluoride. It appears, from the extract of cocoa beans even make toothpaste and mouthwash. Or you can eat 30 grams of dark chocolate a day.
5. Vision. Improve vision for a short time will help any kind of chocolate – not only bitter but also milky. Scientists have discovered that after a person eats chocolate, it improves blood flow to the retina. Chocolate also stimulates blood flow to the brain, which can affect the vision. However, this means of emergency rescue, and you should see an ophthalmologist, and do not lean on chocolate, if vision problem. But if you are driving, and suddenly the mist fell, the chocolate will help: to improve vision and concentration.
6. Skin. Chocolate – everybody’s favorite cosmetic. Services chocolate masks and body wraps are offered by many beauty salons, because chocolate makes the skin elastic and shining, and a pleasant aroma enhances the mood. A mask of chocolate can be cooked at home, the main difficulty is to hold back and not eat all the chocolate before the procedure.
Chocolate wrap
This procedure helps to cope with cellulite. Melt two bars of chocolate (dark chocolate), add the pink clay (2 tbsp), dried ginger (a pinch). The mixture apply on the skin, wrap with foil. Rinse off after 15 minutes with warm water and apply the cream.
Face mask
Melt 40 g of chocolate, add the juice of the grape (5 PCs). Blend apply for 10-15 minutes and rinse with warm water. After the mask the skin will be very soft.
7. Life expectancy. The most important reason to eat chocolate – it prolongs life. In cocoa contains antioxidants that are beneficial to health. Cocoa products normalizes blood pressure, lower cholesterol levels in the blood, a positive effect on the heart.
To choose a good chocolate is easy. Give preference to the tile, where most cocoa. The most useful dark chocolate, 70% cocoa. Also in the quality of chocolate is cocoa paste and cocoa butter.
If the tile only cocoa powder, refrain from such sweetness. Real chocolate is shiny, the tile breaks loudly. In addition, real chocolate is an incredible flavor.
