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Cocoa benefits & truffle indulgence

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December 9, 2015

Chocolate might be the best invention ever. Always there for you, comforting and ready to take all your sorrows away. This time of year and coming February, the amount of chocolate bought will surprise you. We love gifting this sweet bliss, or just indulge in it by ourselves, no matter the consequences. My recipe today is all about the perfection of a chocolate truffle, made with chocolate ganache and coated in Bioglan Superfoods raw cocoa powder. Obviously, all excesses are wrong, but when you’ll read about cocoa’s benefits you’ll ask for seconds.

Cocoa is one of the best superfoods in existence with extensive benefits for your health. After water, cocoa is the healthiest known powder for humanity, because it helps to prevent primary diseases and balances the cardiovascular system, reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke, decreases the high blood pressure, and the risk of cancer. I am going all scientific here, but Hippocrates said “Let food be thy medicine”. Nothing better than a genius word of wisdom.

Going even more deep in our research, cocoa contains over 700 known compounds, and the most interesting are the antioxidant ones. They protect the cells our bodies from premature destruction, and also reduce the risk of diseases. It also helps reducing the bad cholesterol, which is a major factor in the promotion of coronary disease. We learnt that tea, apples, onions, and red wine help to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, but cocoa has the highest antioxidant content, so you better start using it now! Bioglan cocoa powder truffleAnother aspect of the benefits of cocoa and chocolate involves mood. Cocoa is rich in the production of serotonin and dopamine, possessing anti-depressant properties. Now you get why everybody loves chocolate. Cocoa provokes a luxurious, serene sense of sumptuous delight. It masters the art of feeling good. Cocoa also contains caffeine in modest quantities, but it can also give a boost and stimulate our central nervous system. You know that feeling of being in love? Cocoa makes you experimenting similar senses, and may account for why it is so highly prized.

“I bring to you a special drink from far across the West,
Although it’s nearest loves on whom it’s said to work the best.
Good cheer it always brings, and your full years renews.
First take a sip, my dear, and I shall presently;
And know I serve it to you with all the warmth that’s due:
For we must take good care to leave descendants for posterity.”
– a chocolate love poem, late 1700’sBioglan cocoa powder truffle

By boosting the sense of well being, studies have found that women typically experience stronger cocoa craving than men. Cocoa might be a soft drug, having effects on your brain chemistry and on your body. I hope I have kindled your interest with these general information about cocoa. The one I am recommending is the Bioglan Superfoods Raw Cocoa Powder, rich in antioxidants, high in protein, fibre and packed with magnesium for whole body protection and natural immunity. Plus it naturally contains theobromine and anandamine that boost your mood – Cacao the Happy Superfood!

Bioglan cocoa powder truffle

I’m taking part in Bioglan Superfoods new campaign to superpowered the lives of women who are a Go Getter like me! For more tips or recipe inspiration, head to the Bioglan Superfoods hub to find out more or check out their Instagram or Twitter for daily inspiration.

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