Cocoa Benefits

in health •  6 years ago 

Surely you, lover of chocolates, did not need to read here that cocoa is made from chocolate, but did you know what its benefits are? Cocoa has about 300 identified components of which the vast majority, in one way or another, benefit our body.


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Antioxidant properties

As we said at the beginning, cocoa tops the list of foods with antioxidant properties occupying the number 1 place and above green tea, acai, red wine and Goji berries, since it has more properties than all of them, Together!

High magnesium content

Magnesium is a necessary mineral for our body to function properly and raw cocoa gives our bodies high magnesium content. In addition to magnesium, cocoa possesses good quantities of two other minerals essential for the proper functioning at different levels of our body, iron and chromium.

Anandamide

Cocoa contains anandamide and of course, what is anandamide? Well, anandamide is an organic chemical compound and neurotransmitter that in our body produces effects slightly similar to those produced by some cannabinoids, imitating some of their psychoactive compounds present in them.

This works as a natural mood regulator that helps, for example, in a complementary treatment to treat depression and other aspects related to mood and mood. This compound also shows effects on concentration, focus, love and pleasure, favorably in several cases.

Other benefits of cocoa

As a result of its high chromium content, it helps incredibly to lose weight in the right amounts.
It helps regulate the amounts of sugar in the blood
There are those who argue that cocoa also has aphrodisiac properties and that it is a natural stimulant of love.

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