This Ingredient Is The Best-Kept Secret For Brain Health—Here’s How To Get It*

Humans are living longer with every generation, but this increase in lifespan doesn’t equate to an increase in healthspan. Healthspan is the years when your body is still healthy and mobile, without need for regular medical care. And we’d argue it’s just as important as longevity.

While we all know the basics for supporting healthspan—sleep, movement, and nutrition—there are ways to go above and beyond in your support. One little-known tool? Flavanols. 

Found in plants, these bioactive compounds are not considered essential nutrients for the body, but scientific research shows they may be increasingly important to living and aging well—especially for heart and brain health.* 

A sub-class of flavanoids, flavanols are bioactives found in plants. While these compounds are considered non-essential to life, they’re an essential tool for any biohacker hoping to increase their healthspan.

A 2014 study published in the The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that consuming cocoa-derived flavanols could boost cognitive function and support metabolism.*

Thanks to The Cocoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS), we have a breadth of research on the perks of integrating cocoa flavanols into our diets. 

While flavanols are derived from plants, increasing your intake of red grapes, green tea, and berries alone may not be enough to unlock the health benefits above. Plus, flavanols are not listed on food labels, making it hard to know if you’re getting enough in your diet.

For example, cocoa flavanols may be one of the most studied plant-based nutrients but consuming dark chocolate isn’t enough. The production process of dark chocolate often destroys flavanols (and introduces other ingredients like added sugar or saturated fats that negate the bioactive’s heart-focused perks).

Opting for a supplement is an easy way to ensure you’re hitting a set amount of flavanols every single day to support brain and heart health.* What’s more, you can take the exact cocoa extract, Cocoapro™, used in the COSMOS study. 

Every CocoaVia™ product has at least 500 mg of Cocoapro™ per serving, a level proven to promote a strong heart and cardiovascular system.* 

The brand’s proprietary cocoa extract starts at cocoa beans on sustainable farms in Indonesia. These beans are carefully dried within 48 hours of harvesting to preserve their flavanol count. From there, they undergo a gentle roast to further preserve flavanol count. The final extract, Cocoapro™, is 24x more concentrated than the cocoa flavanols in natural cocoa powder.