Happy National Chocolate Mint Day!

It’s National Chocolate Mint Day, and we’re celebrating the benefits of both Chocolate and Mint with 25% off today at TOYOUSNACKS.COM. While we’re sure many of you are hesitant to dig into more sweets after the recent celebration of Valentine's Day, there’s no need to feel guilty! Not only does chocolate offer many health benefits, so does mint!

Don’t believe us? Check out these facts:

Benefits of Mint:

Creates proper digestion: Mint is referred to as a palate cleanser across the world. By beginning any meal with mint, you are decreasing your chances of indigestion or inflammation in the stomach and therefore digesting your food comfortably.

Generates Relief from Nausea: Mint is a naturally soothing substance. It not only alleviates inflammation for digestion but also prevents a rise of body temperature that can occur with headaches.

Respiratory Disorders and Coughs: If you’ve ever smelt a mint leaf or oil, you are aware of how strong the aroma is. This strong scent has actually proven to clear congestion of the nose, throat, bronchi and lungs.

Depression and Fatigue: Mint is a natural stimulant. Not only does its strong smell help with clearing congestions, it wakes up your body and gets your brain functioning on a high level.

Skin Care and Pimples: Mint soothes skin, and helps to cure infections and itchiness. Not only is that helpful when itching a bug bite, it has also been proven to help clear acne and pimples.

Weight Loss: Not only does Mint help with Digestion, as a natural stimulant it gives a kick to the digestive enzymes. These absorb nutrients from food while also consuming fat and turning it into usable energy.

Benefits of Chocolate:

Improves Cognitive Performance- Consuming chocolate has been proven to better the body’s cognitive function. These functions include activities involving reasoning, memory, attention and language.

Reduces Chances of Stroke- According to Medical News Todays, studies proved that eating a small amount of chocolate each day could lower chances of stroke and heart disease.

Reduces Memory Decline- Drinking two cups of hot chocolate a day could help stop memory decline and keep the brain healthy

Lowers Bad Cholesterol- It’s been observed that eating cocoa can reduce levels of bad cholesterol and raise levels of good cholesterol.