Green Tea and Chocolate
Tea and chocolate contain flavanols, which are powerful antioxidants and free radicals scavengers found food. Transformation of the power of anti-aging of drinking green tea and cocoa.
Chocolate is a vegetable because it comes from the cocoa tree. All nutrients, flavanols in chocolate or is the largest concentration of natural and darkest of chocolate cocoa flavanols and antioxidants.
These flavanols are the key to a healthy heart by activating the production of nitric oxide in the arteries, causing blood vessels to relax and expand. This extension ensures that the flow of blood reduces stress on the walls of the artery and causes blood pressure to fall. A study published in the journal of the American Medical Association, demonstrated that those who every day for a week a chocolate bar dark chocolate ate their blood pressure possible. His blood pressure was when she stopped eating chocolate.
High cholesterol also leads to unhealthy hearts. When LDL or bad cholesterol, the radicals in the blood, the oxidation of LDL. When oxidized LDL cholesterol plaques cause to adhere to the walls of the coronary artery. Blood flow to the heart is slow or blocked causing a heart attack. Flavanols neutralize free radicals before can be oxidized LDL so stop or to prevent arterial aging.
All these scientific material is fine, but we all know why we as tastes of wonderful chocolate-TI! We are pleased (production of endorphins trigger), lifts our spirits (trigger serotonin) and stimulates (contains caffeine). And, above all, we can say that it is also good for us!
Green tea for a long time has touted by its ‘ health benefits. It turned out to promote healthy heart, prevent or reduce the risk of certain types of cancer, protect against bacterial or viral infection, prevent or help you manage diabetes, teeth of strengthening and promoting weight loss. This is because the green tea at least processed tea is. The leaves are steamed to prevent oxidation and fermentation and preservation of epigalocatequina-3-gallato (ECGC), one of the most powerful antioxidants in tea.
ECGC kills cancer cells without damaging healthy tissue, reduce the level of LDL or bad cholesterol in the blood and prevents the formation of blood clots. It kills the bacteria that cause plaque and prevents tooth decay. Will also start your metabolism and helps the body to burn more calories, according to promote weight loss. ECGC is a stagnation of starch and sucrose effectiveness as cause of glucose and insulin levels are lower and therefore help to manage diabetes.
Green tea is a wonder with so many advantages to maintaining good health. Negative to drink a lot of green tea can only be problems sleep thanks to caffeine. Green tea has, however, only half the caffeine of a cup of coffee. It can stimulate, but they give no nervousness as caffeine and coffee.
With so many benefits of green tea and chocolate, it would be a shame not to enjoy both. So, don’t feel guilty to enjoy!
