The biggest value in eating cocoa and dark chocolate, besides the taste, maybe its ability to lower blood pressure. This comes from the rich, comforting,almost decadent, feeling of cocoa butter melting in your mouth.
That happy feeling may also add to chocolate's anti-depressant qualities.eating How dark chocolate makes us feel better and raises our mood.
“It contains phenethylamines, which is a neurotransmitter that is found in the brain and actually acts as a mood elevator. It also enhances the bloodendorphins, which are the happy opiates, and they are basically around whenyou are on a high.”
Not all chocolate is equal when it comes to those helpful chemicals. The waycommercial chocolate makers produce chocolate affects its health benefits.