Valentine fever can be healthy
POSTED February 6, 2009 - 20:09 | POSTED BY Riya Chauhan
Last edited by Harpreet Bhagrath on February 6, 2009 - 20:28
Washington, February 6: Valentine's Day is just around the corner and the cupid is probably already knocking at your door (or your heart). If you are anticipating flowers, candy or any of those mushy gifts, just don’t hold yourself back as all that affection in different forms helps boost your health.
Fruits, vegetables, good meats and other healthy foods are always ranked high in a nutrition chart, but chocolate is gradually making its way up. And with chocolate being the most popular Valentines’ gift, it’s just the right time to indulge.
Chocolate is made from plants and can convey the health benefits of many vegetables. The benefits are delivered in the form of flavonoids, the antioxidantsdefine known to defer aging. Besides, they ease the blood pressure and help maintain the balance of other hormonesdefine in the body.
Dark Chocolate may contain almost 8 times the amount of flavonoids found in strawberries. Chocolate can also compensate for all the walks and jogging sessions that you’ve been missing. It is known to stimulate endorphinsdefine, enhancing the pleasure of good taste.
Even the financial turmoil could not offset the flower-power and they remain among the most popular Valentine’s Day gifts. Flowers are known to improve your connections with friends and family and enhance innovative thinking. They help improve your power of hitting on new ideas by 30 percent, and also help improve problem-solving skills.
Greeting cards in your mailbox or even the e-greetings in your inbox can just brighten you instantly. Hand-written messages obviously have better effect on the receiver than printed or typed versions.
Besides, the pleasures of good sex can work wonders for your emotional as well as physical well being. "This is the only holiday when sex comes out of the back seat and is featured front and center," says April Masini, best-selling author of several relationship books and the advice column. "Some of the most thoughtful and 'best ever' gifts are not about the money. They're about the time, the effort, the creativity and the thoughtfulness of the gift."
We all want to have nice celebrations over Valentine’s Day and most of you probably have your plans set by now. Go on, indulge yourself, health is just another excuse!
