
Well here is something different from Fitness by phone!
As most of you I love Chocolate, but did you know a good chocolate is healthier heart has a number of other benefits? It has been observed in 1600 that reduced the pain of angina and heart ...
I'm not talking about the race of the factory chocolate Coles and Woolies here.
Milk chocolate in particular is full of sugar, and is often corn syrup high in fructose, a known cause health problems. And often, it is also "Dutch processed. To make the black chocolate and get eliminate the acid / sour taste is added alakali.
In fact many of the "dark" chocolates are only dutches and added sugar to boot ...
The result? A sticky mass that blocks arteries, since it is so high in fat and sugar! However, there is "real" chocolate available that can offer real health benefits ...
In fact, the list of our cocoa beans lifting powers of health is growing. Research indicates that active ingredients can help the following conditions '
- Blood Pressure - Pressure switches - Clogged arteries - Heart disease - Infectious Disese - Dementia - and prostate cancer Lung - blood clots - Liver problems - Swelling - Allergies - Asthma
There is another benefit of researchers have discovered.
As you know one of the big problems with type II diabetes is the way that reduces blood circulation in the extremities.
When I was in the heart of the Gold Coast Hospital for nine days back in early 2006, I was surprised how badly his legs and feet of some of these guys were. (The Most were victims of diabetes and were there with heart problems as a result). A couple of them were looking amputations according to doctors, in part top of all their other problems. Yuk.
My ears pricked up when I heard of a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that cocoa significantly improves blood flow in people with type II diabetes (Balzer et al. "sustained benefits in vascular function through flavanol cocoa medicated diabetic patients: A randomized controlled double-blind, randomized. "Journal of American College of Cardiology. 2008. 51:2141-2149)
In that study, researchers divided the patients into 2 groups of diabetes - there was a group of 1,000 mg of cocoa a day (three doses a day) and the other 25 mg.
In the final one month, the most widely circulated groups of cocoa had normalized (from "seriously concerned"), while the low cocoa group was unchanged.
I found the way that works is the following - the cocoa improves nitric oxide production. The effect is to make blood vessels relax and open up to improve movement. This effectively drops blood pressure and helps supply more oxygen and nutrients afficiently ...
Pure Chocolate offers these benefits. When I say I mean only pure cocoa beans - no fluff or fillers such as sugar or fat ...
If you can get it, pure seed is best. The form which is usually supplied as "points". What is a pen? If you open a cacao pod, is a kind of bean or "tip". If you want to use chocolate as a health supplement (and who would not?), Then you have to eat beans only.
To my knowledge, only one way to obtain pure organic cocoa bean "points".
Dagoba chocolate tips (which can be obtained cheaply in Austrlaia here) are just lightly toasted organic cocoa beans and coarsely ground. You sprinkle on cereals, etc, in salads (which has had pine nuts on salad right?) Or a snack from the pack. They're a little bitter, but still nice enough for my taste.
It is not difficult to eat a gram a day, which is all you need to reap the benefits ...
Speaking of which, here are some other reasons for eating tips cacao bean.
There is a class of chemicals called flavonoids. They are actually an anti-microbial poison or substance used by the plant to fight the disease itself. They are an antioxidant as first thought. Latest research indicates that they are recognized by your body as a toxin and tries to remove them. (Lotito SB, Frei B. "Consumption of flavonoid-rich foods and increased of plasma antioxidant capacity in humans: cause, consequence, or epiphenomenon? "2006. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 41 (12): 1727'46).
Flavonoids are found in fruits and vegetables, coffee, tea, beer and red wine. But cocoa has the highest concentrations. (Lee et al. "Cocoa has more phenolic phytochemicals and antioxidant capacity higher than teas and red wine. "Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2003. 51:7292-7295.)
How does a poison that help you stay well, then? Flavonoids activate special enzymes and uric acid production. Together, these compounds change your body response to allergens tends to deactivate some cancer cells and cancer-causing agents, and other harmful substances from your system color (the same While trying to get rid of flavonoids). That yes, if your liver is more emphasis (as the main form of your body gets rid of toxins), then the benefits will not be as pronounced. I have other articles covering this issue.
So there you have it ... another healthy treat for the heart nature which reverses or prevents a series of life-threatening conditions.
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