Health Benefits of Raw Cacao Beans
Posted: 03/06/2011 04:33 PM IST
- Contains no sugar, no dairy
- Low in Calories and Fat
- Suppresses appetite--leads to weight loss
- Very high in anti-oxidant flavanols, which prevent aging
- Contains theobromine which invigorates and stimulates
- Phenylethalamine is the "love chemical in cacao which increases happiness, alertness and well being
- Contains tryptophan which helps increase and stabalize mood
- Contains anandamide, the "bliss" chemical which relaxes body and mind
- Has been shown to lower blood pressure
- More effective than codine as a cough suppresent
- High in magnesium for a healthy heart
- 50gms provide 95% of our daily iron needs
- Very good source of folic acid, vitamins A, E, K
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