1725: Chocolate. A Boost For Brain Health? by Dr. Jenny Brockis on Studying the Benefits of Chocolate

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🗓️ 14 May 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Dr. Jenny Brockis talks about the effects that chocolate has on the brain Episode 1725: Chocolate. A Boost For Brain Health? by Dr. Jenny Brockis on Studying the Benefits of Chocolate Dr. Jenny Brockis is a medical practitioner and board-certified lifestyle medicine physician, keynote speaker and best-selling author based out of Perth, Western Australia. She is an expert in the science of high-performance thinking, creating thriving teams and leaders through improving brain health and wellbeing. And in her new book, Thriving Mind: How to Cultivate a Good Life, she reveals how to cultivate the mental agility, flexibility and adaptability required to meet the needs of the modern workplace and thrive. The original post is located here: https://www.drjennybrockis.com/2009/12/5/chocolate-a-boost-for-brain-health/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalHealthDailyDietNutritionFitness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Health Daily, episode 1725. Chocolate. A boost for brain health? By Dr. Jenny Brockus
0:07.1	of Dr. Jenny Brockes.com. And I'm Dr. Neal, your very own personal narrator. Hey there,
0:12.9	happy Saturday and welcome back to another weekend edition of Optimal Health Daily. This is where I
0:17.8	read to you from some of the best health and fitness blogs on the web,
0:26.1	and always with a bit of my commentary at the end. Now, I'm sure you're excited to hear all about the health benefits of chocolate. So let's keep this intro nice and short, and let's get right
0:30.5	to today's post as we optimize your life.
0:37.4	Chocolate, a boost for brain health by Dr. Jenny Brockus of Dr. Jenny Brockus.com.
0:44.2	Chocolate. My favorite brain food.
0:47.4	Mmm, chocolate. I really enjoy eating good chocolate as a treat.
0:52.2	How boring would life be without being able to savor and enjoy
0:56.0	some really good quality chocolate from time to time? And it would appear I'm not alone.
1:02.6	Australia as a nation ranks ninth in the world's consumption of chocolate, with each of us
1:07.8	eating around six kilograms each year. Now don't feel guilty. The Swiss eat 10 around 6 kilograms each year. Now, don't feel guilty.
1:11.6	The Swiss eat 10 kilograms per person each year.
1:15.3	So, having consumed those, say, 30,500 calories, 1,750 grams of fat, 1,270 grams of cholesterol,
1:26.3	4,950 grams of sodium, 3,550 grams of carbs, and 540 grams of protein,
1:34.7	do we need to be concerned with our health as a result? Does chocolate contribute to disease?
1:41.3	The results of a study from Harvard University reported recently that men over the age of 65
1:46.5	who ate chocolate several times a month actually lived longer than those who overindulged
1:51.8	or denied themselves any chocolate at all. So that would appear to indicate that abstinence
1:57.6	is worse than enjoying some chocolate occasionally.
2:02.5	And let's get rid of the acne myth.
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