Chocolates for Healthy life

Botanists agree that cocoa or chocolate (Theobroma cacao) is cultivated for thousands of years ago in Amazon and Orinoco River basin in South America. Mayans, who first cultivated cacao beans. When they moved to the Yucatan they didn't leave this habit. Aztec nation establish a bitter chocolate as a beverage. Cocoa mixed with maize or fermented and then presented a cup made of gold. Aztec emperors named Lafayette has a habit of drinking milk by more than 50 cups of chocolate a day.

Hernan Cortez, a spanish colonist (1485-1547) first interested in the golden cup than the drink (chocolate) inside of it. Then he observed that chocolate also used by Aztecs as money. Therefore, he immediately set up by some cocoa plantations. A plantation known as  "brown gold " is growing and the results favored Spain, so that the control trade chocolate in the 18th century. The chocolate is then introduced to Europe continental and made a cake mixture of ingredients.

In the middle of the 19th century the Swiss began to develop and market chocolate as a snack. So chocolate, that's only used as a drink later evolved into snacks that can melt on the tongue. Switzerland was also famous as the best chocolate producing countries

Then smart entrepreneurs like Hershey, Kohler, Lindt, aromatizovane, Peter, and Suchard Tobler names they became well known chocolate brands today made a great contribution to the industry of chocolate. They found more efficient processing engine of cocoa and chocolate processing methods to get better.

Chocolate a passion of nationality and a symbol of love

The reason why many people give chocolate is that people often considered as food of love, because chocolate is soft surface and smooth to melt in your mouth. When it’s chewed, it gives a sensual impression to the person eat it. In addition, chocolate can provide convenient. Loose and can enhance sexual arousal.

Meaning of comfort after enjoying chocolate is not only a sense, because chocolate contains a substance that allows hundreds of chemical reactions in the brain. Substances that promote active serotonin in the brain which in turn will activate a feeling of comfort. More over, most of the substances contained in chocolate are theobromine contents that may encourage heart and nerve tissue that leads us to awake and excited. This effect you can order from the caffeine in coffee or tea. Another advantage of levels of theobromine is able to relieve cough.

Also contained phenylethylamine, which helps the absorption in the brain and produces Dopamine, leading to feelings of joy, increase the sense of interest and can lead to feelings of love. This is another reason why chocolate is often given as a gift of love.

Advantages of chocolate for health

Chocolate contains cocoa (cocoa beans) over 70% also has health benefits, because chocolate is rich of antioxidant content of phenols and flavonoids. With the presence of antioxidants, will be able to catch the free radicals in the body. The amount of antioxidants that even 3 times more than green tea, a drink that has been often considered as a source of antioxidants.

With the presence of antioxidants, make chocolate as a health drink. Phenols, antioxidant can reduce cholesterol in the blood so it can reduce the risk of heart attack that are also useful to prevent cancer in the body, preventing the onset of the stroke and high blood pressure. In addition to the fat content in high-quality chocolate proven cholesterol-free and do not obstruct the arteries.

Chocolate also contains various vitamins that useful for the body such as vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin C, vitamin D and vitamin E. Additionally, chocolate also substances or nutrients that are essential for the body such as iron, potassium and calcium. Cocoa itself is the highest natural source of magnesium. For magnesium deficiency, chocolate can lead to hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, joint pain and problems of woman's monthly pre-menstrual. By eating chocolate will add daily nutrition intake of magnesium in causing elevated levels of progesterone in women. This reduces the negative effects of pre-menstrual.

Chocolate for beauty

Other benefits of chocolate is for beauty, because antioxidants and catechins, which are presented in this can prevent premature aging, so don't be surprised if at this time developed a very good body chocolate scrub for your skin.

Healthier chocolate types

Many types of chocolate are available in the market. There are expensive, and some are cheap. What's the difference? Here is a comparison of the different types of chocolate and the benefits of each.

Dark chocolate

Dark chocolate contains cocoa nuts (cocoa) at least 70% Max contains cocoa chocolate, chocolate or cocoa contains a black bean without sugar and vegetable oil fatty acids or GL (HVO).

White chocolate

While white chocolate has only 33% content of chocolate or cocoa, the rest is sugar, milk and vanilla. The content of sugar, which can be negative effects, such as tooth decay and diabetes.

Chocolate milk

Milk chocolate, contains milk and sugar. This type of chocolate is also very popular, because it tastes delicious.

Be careful of any chocolate

Mistakes are often made. Thus, have the chocolate (cocoa beans) that an average of just under 20%, some even less than 7%. This type of chocolate also contains high levels of sugar, saturated fat and other vices, such as hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO), which causes tooth decay and health problems like diabetes.

Other chocolate products is also dangerous and bad for health, particularly in the form of Fontán (usually used to decorate cakes) and praline. In fact, fondan contains 100% sweeteners and praline is bad as well.

Everywhere, where you can choose the chocolate with a little content so you can enjoy great benefits of chocolate. Enjoy your chocolate!