Here's a prescription I know everyone will stick with - EAT CHOCOLATE!!Seriously! Chocolate has a lot of healing attributes. Full of antioxidants, it could be just what the doctor ordered.
Chocolate comes from plants so it contains many of the same health benefits as dark vegetables. The benefits come from the flavonoids which act as the antioxidants. As you know, antioxidants prevents aging caused by free radicals. This reduction in aging may prevent heart disease. Dark chocolate contains almost 8 times the amount of antioxidants of strawberries.
The flavonoids can also relax blood pressure through the production of nitric oxide. They can also help balance certain hormones in the body.
Dark chocolate has been shown to reduce the bad cholestrol levels up to 10 percent.
And for your moods, chocolate stimulates endorphin production which gives a feeling a pleasure. And it contains serotonin which acts like an anti-depressant. And finally it contains theobromine, caffeine, and other stimulants.
So I recommend eating 3-4 ounces of 70-80% cacao dark chocolate a day.
Enjoy!
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