World Heart Day meets PhytoCacao® Cardio

❤️ World Heart Day meets PhytoCacao® Cardio

Cardiovascular diseases cause more than 20.5 million deaths worldwide every year – around a third of all deaths.

World Heart Day, celebrated on 29 September, draws attention each year to an issue that links prevention, research and long-term health promotion. This is because many cardiovascular diseases are associated with modifiable risk factors such as diet, lack of exercise, tobacco use and high blood pressure.

For us, this year’s World Heart Day has a second significance: PhytoCacao® Cardio is celebrating its first anniversary. This is an opportunity not only to look back, but also to refocus attention on the importance of cocoa flavanols for vascular health.

So, what do healthy blood vessels have to do with cocoa? More than one might think at first glance.

Cocoa flavanols – between plant compounds and vascular research

Cocoa flavanols belong to the group of polyphenols and occur naturally in cocoa beans. Scientific studies focus in particular on their influence on endothelial function – the function of the endothelium, the innermost layer of cells lining our blood vessels. The endothelium plays a central role in regulating blood vessel diameter and, consequently, in maintaining normal vascular function. This is precisely where cocoa flavanols come into play: based on scientific evidence, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) states that cocoa flavanols help maintain the elasticity of blood vessels, which contributes to normal blood flow.¹

PhytoCacao® Cardio builds on precisely this approach.


How are these valuable cocoa flavanols extracted?

Using the patented, water-based epi⁺ process, the cocoa extract for PhytoCacao® Cardio is produced using a particularly gentle extraction method designed to preserve as many of the naturally occurring bioactive flavanols as possible. The result is a highly concentrated cocoa extract containing natural cocoa flavanols.
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One year of PhytoCacao® Cardio – a year dedicated to cocoa flavanols

PhytoCacao® Cardio’s first anniversary is a wonderful opportunity for us to pause and reflect, right on World Heart Day. What began a year ago with the idea of making valuable cocoa flavanols easy to incorporate into everyday life is now part of our daily routine. We believe that small, everyday steps can make a difference when it comes to supporting our cardiovascular health.

And perhaps that is the most wonderful thing about PhytoCacao® Cardio’s first year: seeing cocoa in a different light – not simply as a sweet temptation, but as a source of valuable plant compounds for our blood vessels.

Food supplements are not a substitute for a balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.

¹ The recommended daily intake is 200 mg of cocoa flavanols.