5 reasons why you should eat chocolate today

Why does eating chocolates make you happy? Click to know what happens in your brain when you take a bite. Happy World Chocolate Day!

A chocolate bite releases dopamine, the feel-good hormone behind all the pleasurable sensations one feels.

Dopamine

Phenylethylamine has positive effects on the brain. It makes your pulse racy, just like when you fall in love

Love drug

This hormone beats pain and stress. Chocolates, especially dark, boost endorphin levels in our brain.

Endorphin

Endorphins are released when you feel stress, helping your body to survive it. It also regulates appetite, eases depression

Easing pain

Theobromine in chocolates lowers blood pressure and keeps your heart happy. Dark chocolates have loads of theobromine

Theobromine

Ananda means joy in Sanskrit. It is like THC compound found in Marijuana. It increases dopamine in body.

Anandamide

Dark chocolates with high cocoa content have serotonin that boosts up our mental health. Serotonin is an anti-depressant

Serotonin