Anxiety and Stress? Thinks chocolate

Chocolate helps to combat stress, anxiety and depression. A milk or dark chocolate? The second best, read why.
 For many of you it will not be a novelty to know that chocolate helps to remove stress, anxiety and depression and combat mood swings, leaving a feeling of well-being. What's new then?The daily La Repubblica published an article recently where it is further confirmed this theory, talking about the nutritional properties and health benefits of chocolate.A large number of studies have confirmed more than once the beneficial properties of cocoa on the mind thanks to theobromine, a substance similar to caffeine that protects the capillaries, in addition, chocolate contains flavonoids and antioxidants that help the body to stay young, while the procyanidins, release a state of mild euphoria that stimulates a feeling of contentment, calm, serenity and contentment.
But it seems that dark chocolate is the best for our bodies, an article 20120 of the Journal of Proteome Research talked about a study that said that 40 grams of dark chocolate a day can help reduce the stress levels in people with hypertension.
 Other studies speak hypertension, chocolate favors lowering it, as would the works of placebo for the body, of course, we refer in particular to the dark one: it is the milk?It seems that the milk has a few beneficial effects on the psyche, and the milk chocolate is not the ultimate panacea, since the effects of cocoa are completely canceled. For this reason, we recommend limited use of milk chocolate and a good consumption of dark chocolate, of course, do not overdo it, as it is a food rich in calories.