Instant Feel Good Mood with Chocolate

Feel Good Instantly with Chocolate

Written by Irina Wardas on February 13th, 2009

Chocolate…. Mmmmm. Are you smiling already? Chocolate…

We, women, like chocolate so much because it like light, exercises, laughter or sex triggers the release of endorphins which give us instant feel good mood. In general women are more sensitive to chocolate than men, and that is why chocolate can boost our serotonin level to fight our moodiness and seasonal depression.

Did you know that chocolate is better and I mean healthier than kissing? When we kiss or eat chocolate our heart rate and brain activity both raise, but only with chocolate it lasts longer. We burn 34 calories in 30 min while light kissing. I am wondering how much calories we burn while eating chocolate

Studies show that chocolate- the main ingredient cocoa- contains health beneficial antioxidants flavonoids. They, like in fruits and vegetables, help prevent cancer and heart disease and stroke by protecting our immune system from radical damage and fighting inflammation. And by the way, if we drink a cup of good quality cocoa every day, we might have smoother and more moisturized skin.

When we talk about healthy benefits of chocolate we mean dark chocolate, and the more cocoa in chocolate, the darker and healthier it is. We should always buy 70-75% cocoa content to enjoy the taste and get health benefits( if chocolate contains more than 75% it tastes bitter, if less, it is not healthy any more).

Dark chocolate is very good for us but we have to eat it in moderation because of sugar and fat content. Even if it is made with cocoa butter and has less blood cholesterol, it still has a lot of calories, fat and refined sugar which can make us fat.

To buy good / healthy quality chocolate we have always read labels looking for 70-75% cocoa contain and cocoa butter as an ingredient. And we have to avoid chocolate with milk solids or with any mention of alkali or Dutching / Dutching cocoa which is known to reduce nutrients.

Let’s have some mood enhancing dark chocolate with a glass of red wine full of antioxidants and toast to us, ladies, while breathing, smiling and being happy!!!