Chocolate ... Only with this one word the saliva starts to flow and the mood improves, and if you inhale the wonderful smell of hot chocolate ... Well, what kind of woman does not like chocolate? And let nutritionists convince us that it is harmful, I confidently say it is not so! In addition, it turns out that chocolate can not only be eaten.

Scientists constantly find in chocolate new useful properties. Cocoa beans are the richest source of biologically active substances, such as vitamins B1, B2, PP, provitamin A, trace elements: magnesium, potassium, sodium, iron, calcium; theobromine, phenylethylamine, plant proteins, phytosterols. And recently a group of English scientists discovered that chocolate is also a wonderful cough remedy, and much more effective than those that are now sold in pharmacies. It turns out that children whose mothers used chocolate during pregnancy become more cheerful and happy. True, all these properties refer to dark chocolate with a high content of cocoa beans. In milk chocolate, cocoa is less, but more sugar, and white chocolate consists entirely of milk and cocoa butter. In addition, according to some reports, milk reduces the useful properties of cocoa. So, as always, we are faced with a choice - either sweet or useful.

Flavonoids contained in cocoa:.

• reduce blood pressure, • lower cholesterol, • increase the body's ability to absorb sugar, t. have antidiabetic effect.

So if you want a sweet - it is better to eat a chocolate than caramel, the sugar contained in it will not be deposited on the hips.

Chocolate - an excellent antioxidant, which prevents the appearance of free radicals and fights with aging.

And of course, who does not know the property of chocolate to improve mood and treat depression. Many are unconsciously reaching out for a chocolate for this reason.

Aroma of chocolate:.

- Eliminates the state of fatigue and irritability;.

restores emotional balance;.

- gives a feeling of calm, serenity, inner heat.

Of course, scientists do not call for the absorption of chocolate in large quantities, yet you need to take into account its high calorie content, but consider that half a tile of dark chocolate per day will bring the body much more good than harm.

And for complete happiness, chocolate can not only be eaten, but also make of it masks and baths. And the word "happiness" is not just a turn of speech, but a description of the state in which you will stay after these procedures.

In the world now there is a real "chocolate boom", cosmetics and shampoos are produced on the basis of cocoa, in the beauty salons, anti-cellulite chocolate wraps. But keep in mind that cosmetics of the color of real chocolate, most likely, owe this shade to artificial colors.

Means with the content of defatted cocoa extract or its active ingredients: caffeine, theobromine, magnesium - have a completely neutral, almost white color. After exposure to chocolate, the skin is cleansed and moistened, acquires a pleasant bronze hue, pigment spots and acne disappear.

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