Celebrate National Nutrition Month® with CocoaVia

17 Mar Celebrate National Nutrition Month® with CocoaVia

This post was sponsored by CocoaVia^TM. All opinions are my own.

March is National Nutrition Month® and this year’s theme is to “Celebrate A World of Flavors.” This means celebrating flavors from cultures around the world, which is a tasty way to nourish our bodies and also help us appreciate diversity. A variety of flavors also means you get a variety of nutrients! Although various flavors are certainly important to celebrate, it’s also important to remember that nutrition goes beyond vitamins and minerals. There are many important bioactives such as cocoa flavanols—like those found in CocoaVia^TM – that are also part of the nutrition picture. Below you’ll find out more about bioactives, specifically cocoa flavanols, and get a Mediterranean inspired smoothie recipe made with the Mediterranean staple Greek yogurt, and CocoaVia^TM.

Benefits of Flavanols

Most foods contain bioactives, which are natural components of the food that provides health benefits. One important bioactive that helps to support heart and brain health is cocoa flavanols. You can find cocoa flavanols in CocoaVia^TM Cardio Health capsules, CocoaVia^TM Cardio Health powder and CocoaVia^TM Memory + capsules.

When it comes to heart health, CocoaVia^TM’s Cardio Health products contain a clinically proven cocoa extract, called Cocoapro^TM, that improves blood flow to support cardiovascular health. The cocoa flavanols found in CocoaVia^TM increase the body’s supply of nitric oxide, which enables arteries to dilate, and promote better blood flow. Taken regularly, cocoa flavanols support a strong vascular system, allowing organs, muscles, and tissues to receive what they need to stay at their best. One research study found that daily intake of cocoa flavanols for one month could improve arterial function by up to 21%.

When it comes to brain health, CocoaVia^TM Memory+ is formulated with 750 mg of cocoa flavanols, a level clinically proven to improve memory and brain function in as little as eight weeks when taken daily. These same levels are also proven to improve 3 types of memory: word recall (+31%), spatial memory (+24%), and long-term memory (+14%). CocoaVia ^TM Memory+ is backed by 4 double-blind clinical studies and 10 years of research. All research is peer-reviewed and published in leading journals.

How To Enjoy CocoaVia ^TM

You can enjoy CocoaVia^TM in capsule or powder form. CocoaVia^TM Cardio Health is available in both capsules and a dark chocolate flavored powder while CocoaVia^TM Memory+ is available in capsules. I have high cholesterol, which has a strong genetic factor in my family, but I like the CocoaVia^TM Cardio Health powder in the delicious dark chocolate flavor with no added sugar. It’s a fabulous addition to coffee, shakes, and smoothies and contains 500mg of cocoa flavanols, 3g of oat fiber, and is vegan.

Here is a recipe for an Oatmeal Cookie Smoothie recipe made with 1 scoop of CocoaVia^TM Cardio Health powder. It’s a deliciously easy smoothie I enjoy for breakfast or a mid-day snack.

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