Chocoholics corner

If you are a fan of chocolate you're in good company.

Whats that makes chocolate irresistible? Chocolate stimulates endorphins secretion,creating a pleasurable sensation in the body.Chocolate has been considered the most special of all confections. Chocolate inspires deep love &devotion from those who partake of it,& its ability to enhance one’s mood has been advertised everywhere. Now, new evidence may put all that positive information under wraps.

Chocolate improves Cardiovascular health and has positive nutritive properties abound. The cardiovascular protective effects of chocolate are believed to come from the poly-phenols that come from cocoa. Additionally, dark chocolate is believed to have positive effects on the action of insulin, as well as protect human skin from damage caused by UV rays.

Chocolate does have mood benefits and chocolate cravings are the body’s way of self-treating depression. chocolate enhances mood; negative mood is often immediately improved after consuming chocolate, though the effect is generally short-lived. This immediate mood benefit likely contributes to the habit of eating to cope with stress,primarily in so-called emotional eaters.

Chocolate is a long way away from being considered a health food or prescribed as a treatment for chronic diseases but has great powers after potentisation.However, its sociocultural allure is unchanging.But, no matter the cause and effect of chocolate’s relationship with depression, consumption of the quintessential confection is not likely to change anytime soon.