Health Benefits Of Dark Chocolate For Women

Chocolate boosts blood circulation to the brain, which can improve your ability to focus. Taking a small number of cocoa flavanols for five days led to better blood flow to the brain in healthy adults who were performing cognitive tasks.

5. It helps improve your skin

Eating antioxidant-rich chocolate leads to smoother skin, less dried out, and more resistant to sunburn. Cocoa boosts blood circulation to the fine capillaries in the top layer of skin, vessels that are better equipped to draw oxygen and nutrients that protect skin against dehydration and burns.

6. It protects your teeth

It’s the sugar in chocolate candies that rots your teeth—cocoa actually protects them. Cocoa bean husks contain antibacterial compounds that reduce the formation of plaque and biofilms where cavity-causing bacteria can thrive. The higher the percentage of cacao the better, because chocolate with lower cacao percentages also has more sugar, which does promote decay.

7. It improves vision

Because of chocolate’s ability to improve blood flow, in particular to the brain, researchers have proved that chocolate may also increase blood flow to the retina, thereby giving the vision a boost.

8. It helps with asthma

If you or someone you know suffers from asthma, chocolate might just help. Dark chocolate contains three natural components: caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline, all of which work together to halt bronchospasms and open constricted bronchial passages. These ingredients also enable dark chocolate to work as a cough suppressant.

9. It can serve as an aphrodisiac

Cacao has long been used as an aphrodisiac due to the compounds it contains that send a “soothing” message to the brain. Dark chocolate helps one de-stress, relax, and produce higher levels of energy.

Maybe the gift of chocolates on Valentine’s Day is more than mere custom but actually to help put the lady in the right mood.