Healthy benefits of eating Dark Chocolate

At Chocolate Collective we only use the best quality Belgium dark chocolate.  Dark chocolate has recently been discovered to give a number of healthy benefits according to some research.

Six of the most commonly issued ones are:

Dark chocolate is good for your heart:  by eating a small amount two or three times a week it can help lower blood pressure.

Dark chocolate is good for your brain:  dark chocolate increases blood flow to the heart and brain and therefore increases cognitive function.

Dark chocolate helps control blood sugar:  dark chocolate helps keep blood vessels healthy and protect against type 2 diabetes.

Dark chocolate is full of antioxidants:  antioxidants help free your body of free radicals which help in the aging process and battle certain types of cancers.

Dark chocolate contains theobromine:  theobromine has been shown to help harden tooth enamel.

Dark chocolate is high in vitamins and minerals:  these being mainly potassium, copper, magnesium and iron all of which help cardiovascular ailments and type 2 diabetes.

However, one should always remember that eating dark chocolate is never a substitute for a healthy eating and exercise regime.