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...

This Will Happen To Your Body When You Quit Smoking


Sometimes people choose to ignore the dangers of smoking and continue to find delight in cigarettes. If you are a smoker and you are not interested in the long term consequences, see the changes that will happen to your body in your close future if you quit smoking.

20 minutes after quitting your blood pressure comes down to normal level. In 8 hours the poisonous carbon monoxide in you will drop to normal, and the oxygen will rise to normal levels too.

 The possibility of a heart attack is reduced in 48 hours after quitting, and the feelings of taste and smell are normal again. In 72 hours due to relaxed breathing paths your energy levels are higher.

Circulation improves after 2 weeks. Your lungs capacity increases by 10% and different respiratory problems decrease in 3 to 9 months after quitting. In 1 to 5 years time the risks of suffering from a heart attack or stroke are decreased. In 10 to 15 years after quitting the chances of lung cancer or heart attack are equal as those of non-smokers.

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