Among the Kuna people of Panama who can drink up to 40 cups of cocoa per week, the proportion of "big killer" diseases are less than 10%. The cocoa is the richest source of flavonoids cold-processed products, and cocoa is the main drink of the Kuna, they probably are rich in flavonoids nutrition of the population.
For the two to the health of women and the health of people, dark, not enough chocolate, or consumed in a glass of up to three times per day, a number of advantages for the health of the cardiovascular system, the brain , energy and stamina, and sensitivity to insulin.
Cocoa in its present form is not the greatest antioxidant opinions of all food in the world. Anti-oxidants are essential in the fight against free radicals - a major cause of illness and death.
What is a Free Radical?
A free radical is an atom an odd electrons in the shell regions. Say that you have a blank piece of steel, and get outdoors for a certain period. What is the piece of steel? It's rust. This is known as oxidation.
Our bodies go through the same process every day. As we breathe, eat, sleep and exercise our body, the experiences of the oxidation. This is the cause of the aging population and more than 200 degenerative diseases. With the help of antioxidants, you can set the number of free radicals in the body.
What are antioxidants?
Antioxidants are molecules that are harmful effects of excess of free radicals in the body through the neutralization and destruction.
Antioxidants are an ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorption Capacity), for 100 grams of weight. Using this scale, the antioxidant capacity of various foods can be measured. The USDA recommends an intake from 3000 to 5000 ORAC per day. Comparing the ORAC Score cocoa not to other foods, it is immediately obvious, as it is necessary for health in everyday life. The benefits for the health concern almost exclusively dark chocolate, the bitter-sweet taste of chocolate and cocoa with a content of 60% or more. In general, the darker the chocolate, it is the healthcare services. Because the polyphenols in the cocoa bean, but not in milk, cream, sugar, waxes, the burdens, the fats and the Conservatives, the best dark chocolate. The search for chocolate products are processed without the "dutching" or alkalinization. These processes remove a large part of the naturally occurring antioxidants from cocoa. Cocoa beans, they are cold, without heating, heat destroys the polyphenols of cocoa and flavonoids.
We no longer need to feel, to eat, what we all love chocolate. Take a piece of dark chocolate healthy three or more per day - it helps to ensure the health has already begun!
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