Dark Chocolate from Your Oxford Chiropractor

picture of dark chocolates in a red heart containerAlright, Satterwhite Chiropractic can't give you a piece of chocolate via the computer, but we do have the power to share some of its perks with you.

Principally, chocolate is good for you, especially the dark chocolate kind. Honest! Is that why why 36 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate are bought for Valentine's Day? (1) Probably not, but your Oxford chiropractor hopes you get one full of dark chocolates!

Chocolate and its central ingredient, cocoa, have beneficial effects for your heart, mind and body.

  • Cocoa has around 4 times higher antioxidant capacity than green tea and twice that of red wine. (2) The anti-oxidant flavanols found in cocoa beans decreases cell damage in heart disease and help lower blood pressure. (4,6)
  • Moderate (not too much!) consumption of dark chocolate offers blood pressure lowering effects and anti-inflammatory activity. (3,6)
  • The anti-oxidants and the bigger magnesium content in dark chocolate may improve constipation trouble and even speed up bowel movements! (2,5) We chiropractors know that constipation when you have back pain isn't good!

These discoveries are why Satterwhite Chiropractic can put up with the enjoyment of dark chocolate...in moderation, of course. Mood, memory, brain function, heart, immune system and stress reduction may all benefit as well. (2) Whose day isn't made better with a piece of chocolate?!

Satterwhite Chiropractic is adamant that not all nutrition has to be in pill form or even boring food form. Check out these articles, then chat with us about the viability of adding some dark chocolate to your life at your next Oxford chiropractic visit. Contact us now to set that up before all the chocolate hearts start arriving!
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