{"id":5736,"date":"2018-01-16T12:00:19","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T17:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/?p=5736"},"modified":"2019-06-06T21:32:46","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T01:32:46","slug":"chocolate-week-makes-your-skin-younger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=5736","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Week Makes Your Skin Younger"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"No, no, no, you don’t smear it on the outside — people do the strangest things sometimes — you eat it!!\"\"<\/p>\n

Research data show that consistent consumption of high cocoa chocolate protects your skin against UV damage from the sun. It’s like an internal SPF!<\/p>\n

Even better, the polyphenols found in cocoa can increase the blood flow to the skin. This brings more oxygen and nutrients to the dermal layers. In addition to this being much more healthy for the tissue, it also results in greater skin moisture and therefore less wrinkling.<\/p>\n

Seriously. Eat the chocolate. Make it dark. Don’t overconsume.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No, no, no, you don’t smear it on the outside — people do the strangest things sometimes — you eat it!! 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