Cocoa for your heart

One of the most popular, natural remedies for your heart is cocoa.

•  heart tonic, mild stimulant.
• improves function of blood vessels
• antioxidant
• help the body produce nitric oxide essential for heart function
• enhances positive feelings

Cocoa contains a number of important minerals that our body needs to function properly:

• #1 source of Magnesium:
• supports heart
• boosts mental focus
• relieve constipation
• balances brain chemistry
• builds strong bones
• increases happiness
• improves mood
• Antioxidants:
• highest concentration of any food in the world
• Iron:
• carry Oxygen from lungs to body
• keeps blood healthy
• Zinc:
• healthy immune system, liver, pancreas, skin
• must have for sexual development, fertility and cell growth
• Manganese:
• formation of bone, cartilage, connective tissues
• promotes healthy joints
• helps formation of blood cells
• Copper:
• anti-microbial
• cleanse lymphatic system
• stimulates peristalsis
• helps build blood cells
• Phenethylamine (PEA):
• "the love chemical"
• chemical produced in the body when we fall in love
• increases focus and alertness
• Anandamide:
• "the bliss chemical"
• feeling great for longer periods of time
• great anti-depressant
• Theobromine:
• anti-bacterial that lower the chances for cavities to develop
• dilates cardiovascular system, making heart's job easier

Cocoa can be eaten raw, sprinkled over icecream, added to smooties, cakes and cookies, blended into herbal teas, taken as a tincture. Cacao nibs can be eaten raw or mixed in a trail mix with goji berries and raw nuts.