Health Benefits of Chocolate

Apart from having a great taste and texture, do you know of the health benefits of chocolate?

Way back in time the Aztecs regarded chocolate or “Cacao” as sacred and love and fertility were associated with it. In fact it was used as currency and regarded as a food of the gods.

So why call it Cacao instead of Cocoa? Well, the unprocessed beans are cacao which are used to make cocoa powder. In Cocoa powder, some of the natural fats are removed by the processing.

Beans from the cacao tree contain powerful antioxidants that are known to help eliminate deadly free radicals from your body.  In fact, Cacao has the highest ORAC antioxidant rating per 100g, way in front of “Acai” berries or “Goji” berries.

Raw cacao has shown to be effective in promoting mental well being through the production of endorphins.  It also acts as an anti-depressant by raising serotonin levels. 

Cacao is a complete food.  In fact, cacao is the #1 source for magnesium, used in hundreds of metabolic processes.

Cacao is a also a rich source of:

• Chromium – Balances blood sugar levels
• Manganese – Formation of haemoglobin
• Iron – which fights back anemia
• Zinc – Helps with Immune System
• Vitamin C – Is a Super Medicine
• Fiber – Cleanses digestive system
• Cardiovascular cleansing compounds – Reduces the risk of blood clotting

So what’s the problem with modern day chocolate? I’ll tell you what it is! It’s the pounds of white refined sugar and pasteurized homogenized milk that’s added to it.

White sugar is a very harsh carbohydrate that acts as a drug causing your hormone levels to spike.  Pasteurized homogenized milk comes from thousands of cows. Some of them sick and most of them treated with antibiotics and growth hormones.

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