Want to help your heart and benefit from a better mood? How does a diet of bon-bons, kisses and chocolate bars sound? Believe it or not, chocolate can be a healthy addition to your diet, especially through Xocai.
So what makes chocolate an ideal addition to your diet? Two words: flavonoids and antioxidants. Flavonoids are compounds found in plants that can have beneficial effects on the body, while antioxidants are Pac-man like cells that eat the free radicals that threaten to damage healthy cells. If you want to take a look at the science — and convince your significant other that chocolate is right for you — take a look at our collection of scientific studies that stand behind the tasty truth behind Xocai products.
You’ll discover facts like this: A diet high in antioxidants can help counteract the negative effects of exposure to the sun, cigarette smoke and day-to-day pollutants. You’ll learn that chocolate is rich in flavonols (a specific type of flavinoid), which can keep blood vessels elastic.
Here’s one more bit of science for you: Making chocolate a part of your healthy diet can actually help prevent chronic illness. In a joint study between Tufts University in Boston and the University of L’Aquila in Italy, chocolate was found to lower blood pressure and improve insulin resistance. Whether it’s a study by DoSomething.org showing that a daily dose of dark chocolate can reduce the risk of heart disease by one third, or another by German researchers who found that eating six grams of dark chocolate per day lowered heart attack and stroke risk by 39 percent, the point is the same: chocolate is a delightfully healthy food.
Now let’s talk about mood. After eating chocolate, do you feel especially happy? That isn’t your taste buds thanking you, it’s something called phenyl ethylamine! Phenyl ethylamine is a natural mood elevator. Additionally, serotonin levels in the brain are enhanced by the carbohydrates in the chocolate. The result is a sense of well-being. Just the smell of chocolate can increase the theta waves in the brain, triggering relaxation.
But before you race to the grocery store to stock up on chocolate, be sure to buy the chocolates that are chock full of nutrients. Some chocolates are processed and little, if any, antioxidants remain. Aim for a diet with 50,000 total ORACfn daily. ORACfn measures the total antioxidant load in foods. The healthy chocolates — such as those produced by Xocai —are ethically sourced, organic and at least 70% cocoa.
Any chocolate lovers out there? Let us know how you love to eat this healthy indulgence.