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why is chocolate a girls best friend? what is in it that makes us want
it so much? i'm sitting here wanting chocolate and too tired to go to the store to get a candy bar. oh wait, there is chocolate in the house.. it may be in the form of an ice cream bar but it'll work... yeah... |
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i thought i heard one time that chocolate attacks a specific nerve
receptor that reacts to drugs, don't remember though |
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Love drug?
Chocolate contains a natural 'love drug'. Tryptophan is a chemical that the brain uses to make a neurotransmitter called serotonin. High levels of serotonin can produce feelings of elation, even ecstasy - hence the name of the designer drug that also works by increasing serotonin levels. |
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mmmmm chocolate ...best thing on earth ....
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While tryptophan could be considered 'chocolate's ecstasy', another
chemical called phenylethylamine has earned the nickname 'chocolate amphetamine.' High levels of this neurotransmitter help promote feelings of attraction, excitement, giddiness and apprehension. Phenylethylamine works by stimulating the brain's pleasure centres and reaches peak levels during orgasm. But many scientists are sceptical that chocolate could produce mood-altering effects in this way. Chemicals like tryptophan and phenylethylamine, which are also found in many other foodstuffs, are present in chocolate only in very small quantities. Chocolate pot? The same is true of anandamide, the current favourite candidate for a psychoactive chocolate ingredient. Anandamide is a neurotransmitter that targets the same brain structures as THC, the active ingredient in cannabis. But to make a substantial impact on the brain's own natural anandamide levels, experts estimate you would need to eat several kilos of chocolate! |
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mike where'd you get that info?
lion have to agree with you on that |
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chocolate are very delicious, that is why we love them
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The way I love chocolate is around some Reeses peanut butter!!!!
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oh and cant forget about hot chocolate you know jkust thinking of it
makes me think of being comfortable inside and out lol. |
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oh yeah sounds good.. don't forget the whip creme
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herewego I got it here and there is alot of interesting information on
many other topics as well.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/ |
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thanks mike will go check it out when i'm more awake.
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MMMMMMMM, cholate covered Zoloft. Now that'll do the trick.
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Chocolate is good for us all my favorite is homemade chocolate covered
fruits and berrys like strawberrys. Yum Yum for the Tum Tum. |
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