For boys who like girls, they usually get chocolates for gifts. Why is this so? It’s not just because it’s sweet to give sweets. In order to attract someone, you have to make him or her feel a certain tinge of happiness. That’s what chocolates do. They make girls happy. How does this happen?
Chocolates like any other kind of food contain various substances. It contains phenylethylamine, which is responsible for the feeling of being in love when eating chocolates. Probably you’re not really in love. You just feel happy due to the effects of phenylethylamine.
Another glee-bringing content of chocolate is anandamide. From a Sanskrit word meaning eternal bliss anandamide is also present in marijuana. It is the alleged compound for the receptors on nerve cells to which tetrahydrocannabinol, the active ingredient of marijuana binds. Anandamide is known to be naturally present in the brain. Other chemicals also play a role in restraining the breakdown of anandamide, producing a longer feeling of happiness.
Aside from anandamide and phenylethylamine, theobromine is also present in chocolates. It is a caffeine-like stimulant that has similar effects with the first two compounds mentioned. According to some studies, these substances cause those amazing feeling of joy and excitement upon consumption of chocolate. So if ever you might feel bored or depressed, you might as well take a dose of cocoa and be high!
Chocolates like any other kind of food contain various substances. It contains phenylethylamine, which is responsible for the feeling of being in love when eating chocolates. Probably you’re not really in love. You just feel happy due to the effects of phenylethylamine.
Another glee-bringing content of chocolate is anandamide. From a Sanskrit word meaning eternal bliss anandamide is also present in marijuana. It is the alleged compound for the receptors on nerve cells to which tetrahydrocannabinol, the active ingredient of marijuana binds. Anandamide is known to be naturally present in the brain. Other chemicals also play a role in restraining the breakdown of anandamide, producing a longer feeling of happiness.
Aside from anandamide and phenylethylamine, theobromine is also present in chocolates. It is a caffeine-like stimulant that has similar effects with the first two compounds mentioned. According to some studies, these substances cause those amazing feeling of joy and excitement upon consumption of chocolate. So if ever you might feel bored or depressed, you might as well take a dose of cocoa and be high!