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Friday, November 28, 2008
7 Secrets Of Chocolate & Unprocessed Cocoa Revealed!
Most people think chocolate is bad. After all, how could something so good be good for you?
Impossible.
However, there are secrets of chocolate or unprocessed cocoa that most people do not know.
WARNING: Reading the rest of this article may be delightfully succulent for your taste buds and might signifcantly improve your health.
#1: Pure chocolate has no sugar in it.
Sugar may be added to unprocessed cocoa, just as other unhealthy ingredients can and are on a regular basis. Unprocessed cocoa can reduce the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and high blood pressure according to the Harvard Medical School.
#2: Pure chocolate has very little caffeine.
As an Adventist I have friends that will not eat chocolate due to the fact that it has caffeine in it. Truth be know there is no caffeine in chocolate but there certainly is in coffee, tea, pop and other such items. What is in chocolate is a substance called theobromine that is a distant cousin of caffeine that holds all the good and none of the bad qualities of caffeine.
#3: Pure chocolate if fully of healthy vitamins and minerals.
#4: The ingredients in pure chocolate stimulate both the cardiovascular as well as the muscular systems of the body.
#5: Pure chocolate contains high fiber and protein.
#6: Fighting diseases like dementia becomes easier with pure chocolate as it causes the blood flow throughout your body to increase. Another benefit is that your skin looks younger had your heart gains a layer of protection again diseases and issues that it might face.
#7: If you are looking for a source that is extremely high in antioxidants and flavenoids you will find it with pure unadulterated chocolate.
Simply put unprocessed cocoa also known as unadulterated pure dark chocolate is extremely good for the body. This is perhaps once of the best kept secrets of chocolate.
