Alright, Aaron Chiropractic Clinic can't present you a piece of chocolate through the computer, but we are able to share some of its benefits with you.

Chocolate and its primary ingredient, cocoa, have beneficial results for your heart, mind and body.

• Cocoa has about 4 times greater antioxidant capacity than green tea and twice that of red wine. (2) The anti-oxidant flavanols located in cocoa beans reduce cell damage in heart disease and help lower blood pressure. (4,6)
• Moderate (not too much!) consumption of dark chocolate offers blood pressure reducing effects and anti-inflammatory activity. (3,6)
• The anti-oxidants and the bigger magnesium content in dark chocolate might improve constipation trouble and even speed up bowel movements! (2,5) We chiropractors know that constipation when you have back pain isn't good!

These findings are why Aaron Chiropractic Clinic can put up with the enjoyment of dark chocolate...in moderation, of course. Mood, memory, brain function, heart, immune system and stress reduction may all benefit as well. (2) Whose day isn't enhanced with a piece of chocolate?!