Cocoa: looks like brown-coloured powder, Cocoa is considered to be one of the best medicinal foods. It is full of flavonoids. It helps control diabetes and cocoa based products are advised to be included in the daily diet to improve the insulin resistance and level of glucose in the body. Cocoa powder is good for the heart and prevents fatal blood clots. Hence, avoiding severe cardiac problems. The flavonoid and anti-oxidants in cocoa beans lowers blood pressure and improves the elasticity of veins and blood vessels.
Cocoa is great for the skin. It is also considered to cure cancer — used particularly in the cure of prostate and colon cancer. It has anti-depressant properties that can help prevent mental exertion and facilitate certain physiological processes and elevate the mood.