Chocolate. The Good, The Bad, The Chiropractic.

Dr Bridget

Interests: Mum's and Kid's Health, Headaches

The Good
Chocolate is actually good for you.

• The flavonoids in dark chocolate have been shown to help to lower your blood pressure.8
• Eating chocolate can also lower our stress hormones (cortisol) and can cause our brain to release feel good endorphins and oxytocin, the love hormone.

• The theobromine and phenylethylamine in cocoa can affect serotonin levels which can help with low mood/depression.2
• Chocolate can make us feel good by calming our cravings and releasing relaxing hormones.
• And when we are talking raw cacao, it has more than 20 times more antioxidant than blueberries and is also a good source of protein, calcium, carotene, thiamin, riboflavin, magnesium, sulfur, flavonoids and essential fatty acids 9.

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