Cocoa is a store of useful substances and elements, but with a reservation. The benefit will be only from the powder of the natural cocoa beans, and not from the soluble analog, "enriched" with chemicals, dyes and flavors.
Cocoa is chemically composed of: selenium, potassium and phosphorus; magnesium and calcium; sodium and iron; manganese and zinc; Group B vitamins, PP, K. The composition includes the alkaloid theobromine, which has a milder effect on the body than caffeine. Therefore, doctors allow children cocoa, unlike chocolate. Chocolate is made from butter, pressed with cocoa beans. The powder is made from the remaining oil cake, so it contains less fat compared to butter. For a safer cocoa figure.
Cocoa helps the heart to work, since it contains potassium and are also rich in magnesium, these elements are necessary for the normal contraction of the heart muscles. The lack of potassium causes seizures, irregular muscle movements and, as a result, arrhythmias. The benefits of cocoa are due to polyphenols that have a broad spectrum of action. Where polyphenols appear, cholesterol plaques and blood clots disappear, and because of this, blood vessels become clearer.
Hypertension is a disease that many patients do not heal and do not consider pathology. At the first sign of high blood pressure, adjust the diet and light the cup of cocoa in the morning. The ability to reduce the pressure is due to the polyphenols mentioned above.
Cocoa strengthens bones, which is why it is included in the list of mandatory products in children, because of its large amount of calcium. Calcium is necessary to divide the bone cells and strengthen the bones. His lack suffers from dental, immune and muscular systems. Although to know that cocoa does not contain enough calcium to meet the daily need, so it is useful to use cocoa with milk.
Cocoa leaves behind coffee and green tea on the antioxidant content: black tea contains 3313 units per 100 grams, green tea contains 520 units. And in cacao 55653 units. And inferior to drinking a few products: cinnamon, wild rose and vanilla.
The importance of antioxidants for humans increases with age, as with age more and more cells are destroyed by the action of waste products. Antioxidants do not allow decomposition products to "wander", neutralizing them.
Cocoa improves brain function. "Charge" brains may be using cups of cocoa. The properties of the drink to act on the brain are explained by the presence of the antioxidant flavonol in beans, which improves blood circulation. If there is good circulation of blood in the brain, then the person does not suffer due to lack of mentality and inhibited thinking. The poor supply of blood to the brain can cause vegetative-vascular dystonia, therefore, the use of cocoa is a preventive measure against the pathology and will help in the treatment of an existing disease.
Cocoa contains nicotinic acid, which revives dead hair follicles, stimulates hair growth. The benefits of cocoa for the hair will be manifested when drinking the drink inside and using masks based on cocoa powder.
Cocoa trees are children of warm countries, so they adapted to the burning sun and transferred the capacity to the fruits. Beans contain melanin pigment, which neutralizes the negative effects of sunlight. A cup of drink will help prevent heat stroke, overheating and burning. The benefits for the skin will be manifested even if a sunburn has already occurred. Cocoa heals wounds, smoothes wrinkles and restores the epithelium.
The group of antidepressant products includes cocoa. It is stimulant and it is due to phenylamino. The chemical compound is secreted by the brain and gives a person a state of satisfaction, happiness and love. If a person is in love and feels sympathy, it means that phenylethylamine "worked". In its pure form, the compound refers to the drug, and in small quantities in the composition of the beans provokes positive emotions. The properties of cocoa powder also affect the mood due to serotonin, which has an effect similar to that of phenylethylamine.
The contraindications of cocoa refer to: people suffering from diseases of the joints: gout, osteoporosis, rheumatism and arthritis, due to purines, the culprits of the accumulation of uric acid; Children under 3 years, since caffeine excites the nervous system; pregnant and lactating women due to allergies; Overweight people - due to its high caloric content.
