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Health and fitness seem to be taking the world by storm these days. Everyone is after the next best health plan, diet plan, and fitness plan. The reason being? Well, there are many different reasons, but the top two reasons (by far) are because we want to take care of our bodies and because we want to look good. Therefore, we will pay top dollar for a nutrition coach and a fitness coach. Or, we’ll buy a nutrition plan that helps us choose the right foods for our bodies and we’ll purchase a fitness plan that acts as a fitness coach (we just have to stick to the plan).

Food seems to be the biggest problem for most people when it comes to maintaining a certain weight or physique. The bad stuff tastes the best and the good stuff tastes the worst. But, what if you were on the show “Survivor”? If your food options were limited to water and rice, the good food that we think tastes bad now, would definitely not taste bad then. So, we’re capable of eating the right things and making the right choices, we just choose not to.

But what about our oral hygiene? We take care of our bodies and our fitness, but do we put the same emphasis on our teeth? Because like great nutrition helps our bodies, certain foods are also great for our teeth. Some foods actually build up tooth enamel and make them strong enough to ward off deterioration that can cause tooth decay. I know what you’re thinking “I’m sure these ‘tooth decay’ fighting foods are just like the foods that are good for you but taste bad, right?” Well, that depends on whether or not you’re a chocolate fan.

That’s right, I said it, chocolate. Well, specifically dark chocolate. Oh, and eaten in moderation. But still! Dark chocolate is actually a food that is good for your teeth. The reason is because of such a thing called CBH. Some dental professionals would say CBH is more effective in building tooth enamel than fluoride is. Can you imagine that? What if you got to have a dark chocolate paste spread on your teeth at the end of your teeth cleaning as opposed to fluoride? Dark chocolate has this compound (CBH) that helps build tooth enamel, which ultimately fights tooth decay. The cocoa bean is what ultimately houses the CBH, not the chocolate itself.