Chocolate is loaded with antioxidants that are good for you. Eaten in moderation, it can make you healthier. Eating a whole box of chocolates is a chocolate lovers dream but it will increase your blood sugar and put those nasty calories on your stomach and thighs where you don’t want them.
Mother Nature created all our plants to keep us healthy, wealthy and wise but she didn’t count on people going overboard on the quantity we can consume. Nor did she take into the account what manufactures would put into our favorite delights. So it’s up to us to take things in moderation such as chocolate, exercise and sex.
Chocolate can give your brain a boost, like a high sort of feeling, when it releases its chemical compound into it. The chemical compound of chocolate creates endorphins in your brain that make you feel good. Endorphins are natural hormones that act as pain-killers and "happy makers". The scientific name is endogenous opioid polypeptide compounds. They are produced by your pituitary gland when ever you exercise, eat certain foods or have sex (that’s great, huh?).
Chocolate also gives you a psychological high. Everything will be alright if I just have this chocolate bar...isn’t that what you tell yourself? Of course you do, we all do. When you’re feeling down a bite of chocolate will make you feel better. But that whole box of chocolate cookies won’t do anything but raise your blood sugar and then let you down in 30 minutes later.
There are some that say you shouldn’t eat chocolate but once a week and that’s if you exercise everyday or if you’re on a diet. However, some of the studies done recently have shown that a bit a chocolate everyday is good for you. Like everything else in life it should be done in moderation. A little bit goes a long way.
When you crave chocolate your body is telling you something. Only you can say what that something is. It might be your blood sugar is too high due to overeating or too many sodas. It might be you need the endorphins or the vitamins and mineral in chocolate. When you crave chocolate, before you grab and eat, mentally check your body to see why it’s craving chocolate. Sometimes taking a little bit of sweet, like sugar, on the tip of your finger and put it on the tip of your tongue will fool your body and the craving will go away.
Whether it's as a treat or it's something you do to reward yourself, chocolate can help you feel better and it can help you get healthier. As long as you keep your eating to a minimum, you shouldn't have to swear off chocolate forever, even if you're on a diet.
