Eat chocolates to keep yourself warm in the winter

‘Never be more than twelve steps away from a chocolate’, this goes for all those chocolate lovers out there. Who doesn’t love chocolates? We all devour it. Though there’s never a season to eat chocolates but there is definitely a season in which you can splurge. It’s winters!  As a rule winters are dull, morose and lazy. The weather is always grey and monotonous outside. Plus, if the winter cold gets you down, you become even slower. But we know how to make you feel better. Just overeat chocolates!

Researchers in the U.K found that chocolates may be a natural cough suppressant. Out of the 300 patients that suffered from chronic cough, 60% felt better after they were given a dose of the theobromine, found in cocoa. These findings showed that theobromine is actually more effective than codeine, a common ingredient in cough medicines.

According to the study, patients were given 1,000 mg of theobromine, which is equal to two ounces of unsweetened dark chocolate or sixteen ounces of milk chocolate. Though researches say there is no word on whether eating chocolate or eating theobromine alone can stave off your cough, we’d definitely like to believe that eating a bar or two is definitely worth a shot.

Not to forget the magical smell of chocolates that wont keep you warm but can increase your brain waves significantly and relax your body. This is why chocolates are heavily used in spa treatments especially in the colder months.

Photograph by Tim Sackton