Even thought there are some arguments against chocolate (liver, intestine arguments) The topic of chocolate, particularly in the lives of women, comes up over and over again. To comfort PMS, heartbreak, to feel lovely love-WHY? Read on guys! This falls under 'do the things you like to do' category (OH OK in moderation-Drat!)

Date:   3/22/2005 8:48:40 AM ( 19 y ago)

"Chocolate contains not only caffeine, but also two other compounds with possible sex-enhancing effects, anandamide and phenylethylamine. The term, anandamide, comes from the Sanskrit ananda, which means bliss.
Discovered in 1996, it's a neurotransmitter chemically similar to
tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the intoxicant in marijuana, which may partly explain why some people find chocolate so intoxicating. Phenylethylamine (PEA) is "the molecule of love," according to the late Theresa Crenshaw, M.D., author of The Alchemy of Love and Lust. PEA is a natural form of amphetamine. It's also a natural antidepressant. Both love and lust increase blood levels of PEA, but after a heartbreak, PEA levels plummet. Chocolate contains high levels of PEA, which may explain
why the broken-hearted sometimes binge on chocolate--it's a way to raise their PEA levels. Critics contend that chocolate's PEA is metabolized so quickly that it couldn't have much sexua| effect. Perhaps, but giving chocolates has become a worldwide courtship"

http://sexuality.about.com/od/aphrodisiacs/p/chocolate.htm


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