Posted by helpme on July 9, 2006, at 19:59:50
In reply to Re: Chocolate and depression » linkadge, posted by JLx on July 4, 2006, at 21:16:34
But what of the zillions of reports all over the place about dark chocolate boosting mood, releasing endorphins, etc? I'll take a look at your links...
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> "Chocolate may worsen depression
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> A recent paper written by Professor Gordon Parker and others, published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, has found that not only does chocolate lack the antidepressant qualities it was thought to have but that it may actually prolong a depressed mood."
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> http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/media/mediaclips/index.cfm
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> Three links are provided on that page: pdf files for a summary of the article, the full article and the Black Dog Institute press release.
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> I read the summary. One interesting thing it noted was that magnesium supplementation can alleviate chocolate cravings -- which I have experienced -- but the chocolate cravings were not due to a magnesium defiency.
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> > Yeah, chocolate contains both phenylalanine and substances that act as potent (but short acting) reversable MAO-B inhibitors.
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> > Anandamide + anandamide reuptake inhibition
> > PEA, Tyrosine, Tryptophan + MAO inhibitors
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> > Caffiene, Thebromine (stimulants).
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> > But no, I am not kidding about the ibuprofen chocolate synergy. I was searching the internet for a possable FAAH inhibitor and came across ibuprofen. It doesn't last forever, ibuprofen has a short half life.
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> > I'd say take 200-400mg of ibuprofen, then *slowly* eat a dark >=70% cocoa chocolate bar and see what happens.
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> > My logic could be completely wrong, but its cheap enough to give a try.
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