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The Surprising Health Benefits of Being in Love

Sending fresh flowers, giving decadent chocolates, perhaps having dinner at a fancy restaurant or preparing a surprise gift – Valentine’s Day is an occasion where people pull out all the stops to impress their significant other. Besides setting hearts aflutter (in a good way), such expressions of love are also beneficial to your health. Here are some Valentine’s Day traditions that not only reaffirms your love, but may also have health benefits. Giving Chocolates Cocoa, the main ingredient used to make chocolate, is a natural source of flavonoids, which is an antioxidant to protect us against free radicals. The flavonoids...