Dark Chocolate And Serotonin
Chocolate is so adored that some of us will do almost anything to attain it — from bribing our spouses to go on late-night chocolate runs, to stealing bits of chocolate from our children’s holiday stockings. Why do we take such risks for chocolate? Perhaps it’s because it may have health benefits.
Chocolate, Why Do I Love Thee?
Research shows that one of the reasons we take such chances for chocolate is the serotonin rush it gives us. Dark chocolate contains polyphenols, antioxidants that...
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