9 Health Benefits of Chocolate

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Superfoods don't just come from your supermarket's produce aisle. In fact those chocolate candy bars next to the gummy bears now qualify. Study after study proves that dark chocolate—sweet, rich, and delicious—is good for more than curing a broken heart. The secret behind its powerful punch is cacao, also the source of the sweet's distinct taste. Packed with healthy chemicals like flavonoids and theobromine, this little bean is a disease-killing bullet. The only problem? Cacao on its own is bitter, chalky, nasty stuff. Enter milk, sugar, and butter—good for your taste buds, not always good for your health. Besides adding calories, these can dilute the benefits of cacao. So snack smart: Stick to healthy chocolate with at least 70 percent cacao (or cocoa, which is cacao in its roasted, ground form). As long as the content is that high, says Mary Engler, Ph.D., a professor of physiological nursing at the University of California at San Francisco, you can reap the be...

All Smokers and Ex-Smokers: 6 Foods That Will Flush Out Nicotine From Your Bodies


Smoking is harmful for the health. We are all aware of this, but for some it is quite difficult to break this habit. Nicotine causes rapid increase of the blood pressure and serious damage to the lungs. Moreover, even if you stop smoking, the effect of nicotine will last for years.

Healthy foods and lifestyle changes can help you eliminate the nicotine from your body. We have listed some of the best foods that will help you remove the nicotine from your body:

 Broccoli It is rich in vitamin C and B5. Smoking reduces the levels of vitamin C in the body. Eat more broccoli to eliminate the nicotine from your organism. Oranges Orange juice is rich in vitamin C. Regular consumption of oranges will boost your metabolism and relieve stress.

 Carrot Juice If you smoke, then you should know that every time you light a cigarette the nicotine remains in your body for three days.

Nicotine also damages your skin. Carrot juice is good for the skin, and it rich in vitamins A, C, K and B, that are proven to be efficient in removing the nicotine from the body. 

Spinach Spinach is one of the healthiest vegetables, because it is not only rich in vitamins, but also contains large amounts of folic acid.

 Kiwi Fruit This miracle fruit will help you eliminate the nicotine from your body. Kiwi fruit is a rich source of vitamins A, C and E. When you smoke, the levels of these vitamins reduce.

 Water Smoking dehydrates your body. According to many researchers, by drinking plenty of water you can stop smoking and eliminate the nicotine from your body.

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