In chocolate contains large amounts of physiologically active substances – theobromine and caffeine. They stimulate the cardiovascular and nervous systems. The chocolate enhances mood by stimulating the production of the hormone of joy – serotonin. Moreover, moderate amounts of chocolate a soothing effect on the body.
Advantages: chocolate stimulates the nervous and cardiovascular system and protects against the harmful effects of free radicals.
Disadvantages : chocolate leads to agitation before bedtime and can cause headaches.
It contains a large amount of polyphenols – flavonoids, whose quantity in one block chocolate razvnyavat five apples, four cups of tea or two glasses of red wine.
The flavonoids prevent the deposition of plaques in blood vessel walls and thus prevent stroke and heart attack. Another type of information contained in chocolate polyphenols are catechins. They are powerful antioxidants, ie help the body to fight free radicals. In chocolate content is several times higher than in green tea, which until recently was considered the leader in content of catechins (53 mg per 100 g to 14 g in 100 ml).
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If a man waving his hands and broke dishes, it certainly has a mental breakdown. Indeed, in medicine term “mental breakdown” does not exist. Usually spoken language is called a strong nervous breakdown caused by stress or trauma, or temporary loss of self. In response to some external stimulus or a stressful situation the nervous system sends a warning signal – namely it is expressed in unexplained feeling of anxiety or fear. Man loses control of his emotions. Externally it looks like a sudden burst of anger, tears or laughter unexpectedly, but is possible and an option when there is no any movement. This means that the brain is disturbed biological balance and it does not reach certain substances such as serotonin, adrenaline, noradrenaline. Overwhelmed marrow seek an opportunity to “unlock” and then he became talkative, bold and careless, often seek peace in doses which in practice can not obtain. All this is guided by the desire to be removed from the physical stimulus. Each trifle could become the occasion for such a position – on the street congestion, loss of key random fray. Itself stress is not sufficient and able to cause disruption. Stimuli must accumulate to such a critical mass when the nervous system is no longer able to cope with them. More often this type of disorder occurs in women because men generally are not having to deal with both business and domestic duties. The most vulnerable category of people is between 30 and 40 years – so called. age with the greatest anxiety “when most children are still young, parents grow old and need care, but also career takes a long time.
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