Top 5 Health Benefits of Raw Cacao

The health benefits of raw cacao are fantastic: it can improve your memory, reduce heart disease, shed fat, increase immunity, boost your bliss, and give you loads of energy. It may surprise you that cacao raw chocolate contains about four times the antioxidant content of processed dark chocolate, which is 20 times more than blueberries and 119 times more than bananas.

The benefits of raw cacao are only found in the raw form. Below are Righteously Raw’s top health benefits of raw cacao:

1) Increase Bliss with Cacao: Raw Cacao is one of the healthiest foods you can consume and contains the mood booster, anandamide — known as at the bliss molecule, which gives you a feeling of euphoria. Raw chocolates, like Righteously Raw’s organic chocolate, are delicious and healthy cacao superfoods that everyone will love.

2) Protect Your Heart and Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: Raw Cacao is an anti-inflammatory and heart protective antioxidant. Raw cacao in chocolate can reduce the risk of stroke and help improve blood circulation. Try Righteously Raw’s chocolates to see for yourself!

3) Cacao Can Prevent Premature Aging: Raw cacao has the same polyphenol antioxidants as green tea and red wine. Next time you eat raw cacao chocolate for dessert, pair it with a nice glass of red wine or hot green tea. These anthocyanins (found in red wine) can protect your cells from premature destruction and make you feel younger and healthier!

4) Cacao Can Help You Shed Fat: Drinking a cup of hot cacao before nutritious meals can help you shed fat. This is due to raw cacao’s MAO inhibitors, which reduce appetite. Righteously Raw has 100% raw cacao mixes for your next healthy, delicious raw chocolate drink. Or, put 2tbsp of raw cacao in your next meal to get that extra benefit.

5) Lower Your Blood Pressure Naturally: Many studies show that the benefits of raw cacao are found to be decreased blood pressure. To get the most health benefits out of raw cacao, put 2bsp of our raw cacao powder in hot water or organic, vegan milk. You’ll love the taste!

There are many more physical and mental health benefits of raw cacao chocolate, including better sleep, lower fatigue, and stronger hair, skin and nails. Including a moderate intake of raw cacao in your lifestyle can improve your well-being and longevity.

Righteously Raw’s raw chocolates offer the finest ingredients of raw cacao and other superfoods to give you a healthy and tasty raw dessert. View our chocolate selection at www.righteouslyrawchocolate.com or call us today at 760-734-1867.