24/03/2023
So the good news is that chocolate, yes chocolate, is an anti inflammatory food!
Not your average dairy milk, sugar laden store bought chocolate, so sorry!
Real chocolate, called raw cacao is the pure form of chocolate used to make those foods.
Real chocolate without all naughty additions, has magnificent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant benefits stemming from its wide variety of plant chemicals and flavonoids. And it could be useful for pain reduction too!
A 2020 article published in Pain Therapy Journal stated: "it contains a wide range of phytochemicals, including polyphenols, which have been shown to exert anti-inflammatory and antioxidant actions, and also to have a positive effect on pain"
What type to eat? It should be 85% dark chocolate or higher to get the most raw cacao and the lest sugar and additions.
You can read the full article here: doi: 10.1007/s40122-020-00165-5
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