Dark Chocolate and Skin Care......

Who doesn't love Chocolate?   

However, make it dark chocolate to get some skin benefits!

​Dark chocolate is my favorite!  I use it in a variety of my cakes, cookies and my granola!  The rich taste is so good!   I love it plain as well!   

If you like Dark Chocolate it is a #winwin for you!   Do you know that cocoa has some pretty great effects on your skincare?  Now you really have a reason to eat more chocolate!   But, make sure it is the high antioxidant dark chocolate.   Eating 20 grams of the high-antioxidant dark chocolate per day could allow your skin to withstand over twice as much UV radiation before burning versus eating low-antioxidant chocolate.

Participants in a recent study that consumed cocoa powder high in antioxidants each day,  experienced thicker, more hydrated skin over a 6-12 week period.    The skin was less rough, less sensitive to sunburn and had better blood flow.

Make sure to choose dark chocolate with at least 70% cocoa in order to maximize the benefits and keep added sugar to a minimum.   Give it a try!   The more you start eating dark chocolate, you might find yourself weaning off the fatty milk chocolate all together!

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