Yes - my wife and I both feel better after specifically eating very dark chocolate! Specialty grocers have 70% cocoa grades. Don't know a lot
about the science about it - don't care! :)
Dear Smiley,
Caffeine isn't the most recommended thing to ingest if you are a panic sufferer. The Hershey's minature sounds like a great idea. Just enough to fill the temptation, but not enough to overload the caffeine. A suggestion... try chocolate ice cream, it has the lowest amount of caffeine in it.
Susanne
Like Susanne said, how much you eat is up to you. A Hershey's Special Dark miniature (sometimes 2 -hee-hee:p)does the trick for me. If I were to eat a whole regular size candy bar, then the caffeine would make my heart race. Happy Eating!!
I was wondering about that myself. I love chocolate, but have cut it out of my diet. Dark chocolate just happens to be my favorite and I did read in a magazine recently that it produces that "feel good" chemical. How much do you think is too much?
Just a thought for all of you.........
Whenever I get anxious, I eat a piece of dark chocolate. You've probably heard that chocolate produces the "feel good" chemicals in your brain. It must be dark though - the darker the better. Milk chocolate won't work as well. I always have some dark chocolate on hand just in case. Don't eat too much though cause then the caffeine will counteract! :blush:
