Chocolate Addiction ( Dark Chocolate Benefits )

Hi all,

Good Morning everyone, I just wanna start of my day with a positive mind, hoping today will be better than yesterday.

 Its already the 15th day of the fasting month. Feels weird writing this entry time bulan Ramadhan. Nak tulis about my chocolate addiction. But its okay la, still morning and am not that hungry. Eventhough dah tidur lepas sahur tadikan . Amalan yang sangat teruk ye everyone, boleh buncit!! Tak percaya cuba try. Tak pasal ada orang have to wear Premium Beautiful ni sebab buncit. haha. I dah warning ye, dont blame me. I tak nak nanti ada orang whatsapp cakap nak pakai Premium Beautiful Corset ni sebab tidur lepas makan sampai buncit. haha. For those yang ada corset ni okay la, you can maintain. Corset tu pun boleh jaga kuantiti pemakanan you all if yang tak pandai nak berhenti makan tu kan. haha.

Kunjungan wajib ku dimana-mana kedai chocolate berdekatan.

Apabila pilihan terlalu banyak. Ia menjadi masalah buat ku.

Not a fan of white chocolate, but belgium chocolate sume jenis sedap. Seriously!!

My favourite Dark Chocolate Belgium

Ok2, Now I just nak start off on how I got addicted to Chocolate. You know in our senior year in high school, of course we're busy with homework an such. But not me, I hate doing homework. But still, I study my own way. It was kind of stressful and boring at the same time, since I cant participate in any activities anymore because the teacher wants us to focus on the up coming super important (determine our life) kind of exam. But when Im bored, my minds not working. So , therefore I had to find a way to release this felling of confinement. And that is when chocolate came into my life . (sounds over kan. LOL!!)

Borong di Langkawi. Mana tak nya. Cheaperrrr!!

Everytime balik, (wajib ) ada supply makanan like snacks and candys. I always bought chipsmore and more chipsmore . haha It was my fav since primary school because thats the only snacks my dad keep buying me since chilhood.Wokay. At that time, im not really a fan of choc,just makan biasa-biasa je. But then kan , there was this one time when my sis accidently! left her choc bar in my bag . Lucky me la kan. 
That night when I was studying late at night, I was hungry. So apa lagi. Chocolate in my bag. No second thought dah. I was eating the choc, super slow dah macam iklan tv yang buat orang rasa emmmm2......... tu. Then it came to me. Ada rasa macam suatu rasa relax je dalam minda ni. Rasa nikmat je makan . Try la! Who knows you jadi choc addict like me jugak. haha... Eating the choc actually release stress! Did a little research after the sudden discovery of my "chocolate addiction".Chocolate can also   help with weight loss, stabilizing blood sugar, controlling appetite and reducing cravings. It also tends to improve your mood, restrain your desire to consume comfort foods.



So I listed down the actual benefits of Dark Chocolate. I have never knew all of its benefit. All this time we were told to keep away from chocolate because its bad for you ,reasons like diabetes and weight gain.

But we got the facts wrong. 

Benefits Of Eating Dark Chocolate

1) Release Stress
A study published in the Journal of Proteome Research found that:
 eating the equivalent amount of one average-sized dark chocolate candy bar (1.4 ounces) each day for two weeks reduced cortisol hormone that effect our levels of the stress  as well as the “fight-or-flight” hormones known as catecholamines in highly stressed people

2)  Antioxidants
Dark chocolates are packed with antioxidants that help your body to release free radicals that oxidized and damage the skin cells. Free radicals actually effect your aging process and can even cause cancer!! So eating food rich in antioxidant like dark chocolate can protect you from many types of cancer and slow the sign of aging.

3) Health Benefits
Weight Watchers state that, good quality dark chocolate provides the same healthy benefits as leafy green vegetables.Not just that, dark chocolate can help lower your blood pressure, increase circulation and prevent arteriosclerosis, when enjoyed in small quantities.This are all very important for obese people.

4) Good For Your Brain And Heart
Dark chocolate can increase rate of blood flow to the brain and heart, so it improves cognitive function. Risk of stroke is also reduced. 

5) Makes Your Mood Good
Contains chemical compounds like phenylethylamine(PEA), the same chemical your brain creates when falling in loveeee. Your brain also engourages by PEA to release endorphins that makes you happier. Therefore, dark chocolate can have a really good effect on your mood .

6) Control Appetite
By controling the 3 hormones that is  insulin, ghrelin and leptin. Ghrelin is produced to increase appetite, while leptin has the opposite effect. People who are insulin-resistant lose the ability to feel full. An experiment show that the person who either ate or smelled chocolate showed a drastic reduction in ghrelin and satiated appetites.

7) Improve metabolism
Studied shown from Queen Margaret University revealed dark chocolate affects fat and carbohydrate metabolism, on how the body synthesizes fatty acids, thus reducing the digestion and absorption of fats and carbohydrates. So stick with 70% cacao.

8) Improve Health
Contains several vitamins and minerals that support your health like pottasium, copper, magnesium, and iron.


Fun Facts:
The higher the cocoa percentage, the healthier!!
The more dark chocolate you eat, the more of a tolerance yo bitterness you build. Meaning, if you start eating dark chocolate for example, 60% cocoa continuously, you can start to handle eating 70%, then 80% and later on even 90% cocoa dark chocolate bars.

Tengok, setiap percentage of cocoa nak dibelinya.