Is Dark Chocolate Really Healthy for you? 5 Benefits (+ Recipe!)

November 15th, 2023

By Charlene Bollinger

Guest Writer for Wake Up World

Who doesn’t crave the creamy, nutty, and well, downright chocolatey goodness of this dark brown delicacy every once in a while.

If you stick with the “real deal” when it comes to dark chocolate and cacao (I’ll explain exactly what that means a little later), not only will your palate thank you, your body and mind will appreciate it as well!

What is Chocolate? It All Starts with the Cacao

Chocolate as we know it today comes from the plant called cacao, which grows in low-hanging pods on in tropical regions of the world. Ancient peoples knew about cacao’s intense stamina-enhancing properties; the beans in raw form and in other ways have been eaten for hundreds, if not thousands, of years by cultures where cacao trees grow.

It has only been over the last approximately fifteen years, however, that modern science has caught on to the immense healing benefits that cacao can bring to the table, or the foil wrapper, as the case may be.

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