5 Health Benefits to Make Eating Chocolate Guilt-Free
Often demonized, chocolate is nevertheless a delicacy that is good for our health. L’OFFICIEL gives you five guilt-free reasons to eat chocolate this winter.
Tablet enthusiasts have much to celebrate. Yes, chocolate has undeniable health and wellness benefits. Be careful, however, because this specifically concerns dark chocolate which has an increased cocoa content, as well as less sugar and milk in its composition than its alternatives like white and milk chocolate. Promoting happiness hormones, anti-aging properties, and a remedy against fatigue, L'OFFICIEL lists the five benefits that will justify your addiction to chocolate.
Vitamin D
It is scientifically proven that dark chocolate is an anti-blues weapon—especially in winter, when you get less sun exposure, causing a decrease in the synthesis of vitamin D in your body. Researchers from Martin Luther University (MLU) Halle-Wittenberg and the Max Rubner Institut published their findings and discovered that chocolate contained a significant amount of vitamin D2. Besides boosting our morale, vitamin D is important for strengthening bones and reducing the risk of respiratory disease.
Anti-Aging
Dark chocolate is the highest in antioxidants, which fight free radicals in the body. Among these antioxidants, catechin helps keep our bodies vibrant.
Memory Boost
Rich in flavonoids, chocolate plays with our brain capacities. Indeed, the flavonols accentuate the flow of blood in the part of your brain associated with the capacities of memorization, thus allowing you to maintain your memory longer.
Improved Sleep
Dark chocolate has an interesting magnesium content, namely 84 grams per 100 grams of dark chocolate with a minimum of 40 percent cocoa. Often, a magnesium deficiency can be the cause of disturbed sleep, therefore, a square of dark chocolate before falling asleep could be a miracle cure for some insomnia.
Endorphins
Between the lack of sun and the pandemic affecting our diet, it's important to eat food that is both healthy and delicious. Chocolate has a composition enriched with magnesium and theobromine—two substances that regulate our nervous system by increasing the effects of neurotransmitters such as serotonin which is known for its impact on stress, anxiety, and depression and provides a feeling of happiness.
Our selection of wellness chocolates:
