Make Me Happy, Sweet Chocolate, and Lower My Blood Pressure.
July 21, 2008 by Liberty Kontranowski
Filed under Diets and Dieting, Easy Health Tips, Food and Drink, Happy Living Tip, Junk Food That Isn't, Nutrition, WOO hoo!, Womens Health
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Is there just anything better than reading about the health benefits of steak, beer or chocolate? Methinks not.
So here’s another gem for you: German researchers say that eating a square of dark chocolate every day can reduce your systolic blood pressure (the top number) by 3 points and your diastolic pressure by 2! And you don’t have to worry about breaking the diet bank, either. Each square only totals about 30 calories (calories full of bliss, I might add.)
The trick? Natural compounds found in dark chocolate raise your levels of nitric oxide, a known blood-vessel relaxer.
So…more chocolate in your life = better health? Man, what great news for a Monday, eh?
Bon apetit!
Wohooo! I love dark chocolate! I think these kinds of news items will continue coming out, but its usually the AMOUNT that kills us. A square is a pretty small piece, hopefully people can stick to that.
Just bought my first bar of dark chocolate earlier this month and I find that one small square is enough for me not to want more!! Andre your so right, its all about portion control =\ but people don’t understand that!
Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate ♥ yum