Alright, Layden Chiropractic can't give you a piece of chocolate via the computer, but we can share some of its advantages with you.

Chocolate and its principal 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 lowers cell damage in heart disease and help reduce blood pressure. (4,6)
• Moderate (not overly indulgent!) consumption of dark chocolate offers blood pressure lowering effects and anti-inflammatory activity. (3,6)
• The anti-oxidants and the larger magnesium content in dark chocolate might help with constipation problems and even speed up bowel movements! (2,5) We chiropractors know that constipation when you have back pain isn't good!

These discoveries are why Layden Chiropractic can accept 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 made better with a piece of chocolate?!