As if you needed further motivation! Why you can actually feel good- alright, a little less guilty- about drinking hot cocoa, trucking into devil’s food care andn drizzling everything you can in chocolate sauce. 

• Chocolate stimulates the secretion of endorphins, producing a pleasurable sensation similar to the ‘runner’ s high’ a jogger feels after running several miles.

• Chocolate contains a neurotransmitter, serotonin, that acts as an anti-depressant.

• Chocolate has properties working against sugar’s tendency to produce the oral bacteria eventually leading to dental decay.

• It’s high in potassium and magnesium, and also provides vitamins B1, B2, D, and E.

• Dark chocolate and cocoa power may increase “good” (HDL) cholesterol levels by as much as 10 percent.

It’s healthier then green tea! It contains four times as many catechins, the powerful anti-oxidants that help prevent against cancer and heart disease.

Cortacy: The New Sunday Times December 11, 2005