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Dark Chocolate: Is It Good or Bad for Health?

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When people want to pamper themselves, they often end up eating something sweet. It causes a high pleasure and makes you feel so much better than before. Helps you when you feel down or when you want to use them in a romantic atmosphere and who doesn’t love chocolate? You can find it almost everywhere, in different shapes and combinations, but did you know that eating it can positively affect your health? Of course, we are talking now about the dark chocolate, not about the other types loaded with sugar. Having in its ingredients cocoa tree ‘s seed, this is one of the best sources of antioxidants that you can find. Let's see some positive aspects that you can enjoy after eating this ailment. The chocolate with a high cocoa content is very nutritious, having minerals, fiber, potassium, zinc and selenium. Some stimulants such as caffeine and theobromine are between dark chocolate ingredients but don’t worry; it is not as effective as coffee so you can sleep at night after eatin...

Ginseng: Ashwagandha Health Benefits and Side Effects

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Indian ginseng, also known as winter cherry or Ashwagandha, is a herb used in an Indian based alternative medicine and has been used for over three thousand years for a variety of issues that improve the functions of the body as well as the brain. Ginseng is a small shrub, and the extracts or powders from the plant’s root or leaves are used for different conditions. Most of its health benefits being attributed to a chemical compound found in the plant, withanolides, which has exhibited medicinal properties that fight inflammations and even tumor growth. For people who have a problem with high blood sugar levels studies using ginseng have shown to help reduce those levels in affected as well as in healthy people. One research with people who have type 2 diabetes has been demonstrated that ginseng can be as effective as their usual diabetes medication. Another possible health benefit of ginseng but which has no human studies, though the results of animal and test-tube research have b...

Avocado: Healthy Eating or Hype?

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Nowadays we are trying to eat healthy food, to exercise and do all the things that will improve our lives. Avocado is one of those fruits that offers us a lot of benefits and also has a good taste. They have almost 20 vitamins and minerals such as folate(very good during pregnancy ), lutein (help with the eyes problems) and potassium( is good for blood pressure).An excellent source of vitamins C and E, avocados also give you the vitamins B which is very good in preventing and treating infection and disease. They are suitable for those who want to lose weight too because they contain fiber and that is how helps you feel no hunger for a longer time. Even if they are high in fat, it is good to know that this fat is monosaturated and helps with decreasing of the cholesterol. Most of the fruits have a lot of carbohydrates, but this one is a very different type, being full of healthy fats. Studies showed how beneficial could be for our health, here are some of them: It is a very nutr...

13 Lucky Health Benefits of Sex

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What Happens during Sex? Many people do not ask themselves about this because we tend to enjoy it and that’s all.According to Masters and Johnson (two sex therapists), there is a sequence of events that happen to the body when a person becomes excited. This sequence is called the sexual response cycle, and it’s divided into four parts: excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution. The phases have no separation between them. Orgasm is reached for men during the first part and for women might take 15 minutes more or even longer. During these phases, the pulse rates grow, and muscle from hips, thighs, hands, and buttocks began tense. Blood pressure rises, and endorphins, oxytocin, and prolactin are released in the body at the maximum point. Here are some best-known benefits: 1. Helps Your Immune System People who have sex regularly have higher levels of antioxidants or antibodies called immunoglobulin that protect us from viruses. These antibodies help combat colds and fl...