8 Health Benefits of Chocolate for Women

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

8 Health Benefits of Chocolate for Women

If you love chocolate as much as I do, then today's guest blog post by Saurabh Mittal is for you! I love good chocolate, even more so now that I know about its healthy benefits. Check out this informative article and indulge in some chocolate today!

8 Health Benefits of Chocolate for Women

Whenever you think of giving a gift to your loved one, the first thing that comes to your mind is chocolate gift box. This is one of the best gifts that can be given at all occasions. The health benefits of chocolates are being studied for a long time now. The secret behind this is that it has the powerful substance called cocoa. It is filled with healthy chemicals such as theobromine and flavonoids.

Hence, chocolate gifts are the best possible gift for a woman. Some of the significant health benefits of chocolate have been mentioned below.

1. Reduces Pain

A recent study has shown that your response to pain might be delayed if you have chocolate. Thus, when you are suffering from any kind of pain, you can have chocolate and soothe the pain. This proves to be useful for women who suffer from menstrual pain.

2. Provides Healthy Heart

Studies have also shown that chocolate offers cardiovascular benefits. If you have one serving each day, it can reduce the risk of heart failure by almost one-third. It can help in maintain the blood pressure and reduce the risk of a heart attack.

3. Prevents Complications in Pregnancy

A research has shown that theobromine present in chocolate can help in reducing preeclampsia. This is primary complication associated with pregnancy. In this case, the darker is the chocolate, the better it is. Preclampsia is known for causing a rise in the blood pressure in pregnant women. For this, you need to have at least three servings of chocolate in the third trimester.

4. Reduces Weight

The best thing about chocolates is that you can add it to your diet without putting on some extra pounds. Chocolate is quite filling and thus, makes you feel satiated. In fact, if you have this, it will reduce the cravings for fatty, salty, and sweet foods. Thus, if you have chocolates, you will be able to indulge in a bit of small portion of food needed for optimum health.

5. Fights PMS

There is reason that women crave for certain foods like chocolates. It is simply because it is that time of the month. Chocolate is known to release endorphins which can help in reducing anxiety. Moreover, it is high in magnesium. This can helps in reducing water retention and improving your mood.

6. Offers Sun Protection

Research has shown that the flavonoids in chocolate have sun-protecting power. If you have it on a daily basis, it will take you twice as long to develop the reddening effect on the screen.

7. Higher Intelligence

The next time you under pressure because of a certain project at work, you can simply grab a chocolate bar. This will help your body to ward off the effect of stress. As a matter of fact, chocolate will also help in boosting your intelligence power.

8. Prevents Diabetes

You might feel that chocolate is the enemy of diabetes. However, you should know that having chocolate can reduce the insulin resistance by nearly half. Flavonoid helps in reducing the production of nitric acid. This helps in controlling the sensitivity to insulin.

This shows that the next time you buy some chocolate for yourself or your loved one you will not have to feel guilty.

BIO:

Saurabh Mittal, Founder ChocoCraft, is an entrepreneur by trade and an adventurer by heart. He is fascinated by all things chocolate and loves sharing interesting ideas and information on the subject. When not making chocolate gifts he loves to hike in the mountains.

ChocoCraft is a firm that specialized in made to order chocolate gifts for all occasions – Weddings, Corporate Gifts, Birth Announcements, Birthdays and Anniversaries. They create beautiful printed chocolates with photos, text or any design printed on them with edible ink.