Yes Really Chocolate Has Health Benefits

Recent studies have shown that eating chocolate can be beneficial to your health. Chocolate contains a substance called catechins that can help prevent cancer and heart disease, as well as lower blood pressure. Catechins are strong antioxidants which clear away destructive molecules in the body called free radicals.

Free radicals damage cells which help trigger heart disease and cancer. A large amount of antioxidants in your diet can help reduce your risk for developing heart disease and cancer. Cocoa powder and chocolate are good sources of antioxidants. See the list of Top Antioxidant Foods below. Dark chocolate contains significantly higher amounts than most other foods. You can also find catechins in large doses in green tea. In addition, researchers have discovered that physical and emotional enjoyment from eating chocolate, even in small doses, can enhance immune function for hours afterwards.

They believe that life’s small pleasures may have a cumulative effect in boosting the immune system over a long period. The good news is that moderate chocolate consumption offers health benefits. The bad news is that you can’t eat too much chocolate can lead to weight gain.

Look out for dark chocolate with over 70% cocoa solids, that is the good stuff.   A few squares if you’ve been training will do you a lot of good.

Matt Lovell

SOURCE: Data from U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Journal of the American Chemical Society. *ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) is a measure of the ability of foods to subdue harmful oxygen free radicals that can damage our bodies.

Watch the new video about the Omega Burn Product

It’s my recommendation of choice as it ticks more boxes than any other. You can purchase it here .

The tea that I mention in this video is Yamakaen Powdered Green Tea (O Macha) 100g it’s available in the UK at www.Japancentre.com

I was featured in this article in the Guardian newspaper yesterday. I’ll be doing a quick Vlog about Coconut Oil soon so keep your eyes peeled for that.  It really is amazing stuff.

Guardian Coconut Oil Article

If you want to Purchase Coconut Oil, these guys have the Cheapest Virgin Coconut Oil , one of the reason’s is that there is a shorter trade route from Sri Lanka, which makes it great for us. The company was set up in the aftermath of the Tsunami,  to help people in Sri Lanka utilise sustainable resources of a product that is ethically produced and traded.

Catch you soon

Matt

Here’s part 2 of my sunday ritual, while the Roast Chickens are cooking lets get the weeks meals sorted out.
The important take-away from this sports nutrition recipe is to choose grass fed beef.

This is the first of a 4 part series where I take you through a Sunday ritual. Sunday is usually a recovery day so lets have a bit of a treat and replenish with some good nutrition.