Health Benefits Of Cacao Tea

By Kerri Stout


When making chocolate from cocoa beans the shell is a byproduct. This shell or husk is not a waste as it is used to make cacao tea. This tea is widely used in many parts of the world with highest numbers of users in Africa. It has many health benefits for the users.

Vitamins and minerals; it comes packed with many minerals and vitamins. Much needed Vitamin C in our bodies is found in it. Minerals such as potassium, copper, iron, magnesium and calcium all necessary for our body functions are found in the cacao husks which is used to make the tea. Our bodies can't function well in lack of these minerals. For example we need iron to make red blood cells.

Health of the heart; heart diseases can be deadly, they also limit your life on the activities you can do. So keeping your heart healthy is not an option; it is a must. Drinking this tea is one of the ways you can reduce chances of getting heart disease or complications. Magnesium in it increases the blood flow while copper makes blood cells have higher affinity to oxygen.

Feeling good; there are compounds in the cacao that boosts up and balance the levels of Serotonin leaving with you contentment and pure happiness the whole day. Serotonin is responsible for this. This has become a key consideration of cocoa being aphrodisiac from both men and women although it is yet to be scientifically proven.

Brain function; the brain is the central processing unit in human bodies if it can be compared to a computer. An increase in brain activity is always a positive thing. Cocoa increases your brain activity and has no side effects on you such as dizziness and headaches. Compared to caffeine which does the same, it is better for it doesn't increase heart activity as caffeine does.

Fighting illness; one of the diseases that has indiscriminately faced all people across all countries and social classes is diabetes. This disease has left out no one spared, both the young and the old. There are foods that people living with diabetes have been told to really keep away from so as to better and not worsen their conditions. The people with this condition can benefit from cocoa tea because not only can they not increase blood sugar levels because it is not sweetened, it can also greatly improve cell function.

Antioxidants; antioxidants compounds such as those found in fruits, grains and vegetables are also found in cocoa tea. The antioxidants are used to slow down the aging process in our bodies, which no one wants to be associated. There are more antioxidants in cocoa than in green tea or red wine. It has almost the same amount of antioxidants found in blueberries.

Listing all its benefits is almost impossible as some of them have not been found. For a healthier life, you can keep it in your kitchen cabinet; surprisingly it was once thought to be waste. Every person's wish is a long and healthy life, cocoa tea is the answer to that, because it improves serotonin in your body.




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